高三任务型阅读专练（一）Don’ttalktostrangers.Thisisasocialnormwesticktowhencommuting（通勤）bybusortrain,ortravellingbyair.Butnewresearchsuggestspeoplearedeeplywrongaboutthemiseryofstrikingupconversationswithstrangers.Contrarytoexpectations,peoplearehappierafteraconversationwithastranger,thestudyrevealed.ThestudywascarriedoutbyateamledbyNicholasEpley,aprofessorofbehavioralscienceattheUniversityofChicagoBoothSchoolofBusiness.Fortheresearch,EpleyandhisteamapproachedtrainridersinChicago.Inreturnfora$5Starbucksgiftcard,theyagreedtoparticipateinasimpleexperimentduringtheirtrainride.Onegroupwasaskedtotalktothestrangersittingnexttothemonthetrainthatmorning.Theotherwastoldtofollowstandardcommuternormsandkeeptothemselves.“Everyoneseemshappierandhasamorepleasantinteractionwhentheyconnectthansitalone,”Epleysaid.Perhapsevenmoresurprisingisthattheirconversationpartnersseemedtowelcometheconnection,too.“Nobodywasrejectedinanyofourstudies,asfarasIcantell,”Epleysaid.Oneofthereasonswecanactuallygainpositiveexperiencesfrominteractingwithstrangersisthatwetendtoputonourhappyfaceandreserveour“bad-temperedsideforthepeopleweknowandlove,”explainedEpley.Mostpeopleactmorecheerfullyaroundsomeonetheyhavejustmetthanaroundtheirownfriendsorfamilymembers.Sodon’tbeafraidofannoyingpeoplebyenteringtheirpersonalspace---reachingouttostrangersmayimprovetheirday,too.Thenhowtostartaconversationwithastrangersuccessfully?WemaygetsomeinspirationfromBrandonStanton.HehasmadeitahabitofapproachingpeopleonthestreetsofNewYorkCityandaskingthemforaphotographandachat.Hehasmanagedtogetthousandsofcompletestrangerstoopenuptohimwithpersonalstoriesoftheirfriendships,struggles,fears,loves,andlosses.Apieceofimportantadviceisthatreachingouttostrangersisallabouttheenergy.Stantonsaysherealizedthat“afterrepeatedattempts,ithadnothingtodowiththewordsIwassaying.It’sallabouttheenergythatyou’regivingoff.”Becalmandtryto“turntheatmosphereoffear,strangenessanduncomfortablenessintoanatmosphereofintimacy(熟悉).”Whenstartingaconversation,keepitsimple.Anopeninglineassimpleas“Ilikeyourhat”canleadtoapleasantconversation.“Otherpeoplearepeople,too,”hesaid:“Anditturnsout,they’dliketogettoknowyou.”Trybeginningwithanexperiencethatyouandthestrangerarebothexperiencingtogether.Breakingtheiceiseasierwhenyoucancreateaconnectionwiththestranger.Anddon’tbeafraidofrejection.Confidencecan’tbetaughtinaclassroom,Stantonsays.Youhavetoearnit.Sopractice,practiceandpractice.Challengeyourselftotalktoonestrangeraday,everyday,for30days.Ifyou’rewalkingpastsomeoneonthesidewalk,say“Hi”.Evenifheorshedoesn’tstopforachat,yourjobisdoneforthatday.Thisexercisewillhelpyougetusedtotalkingtopeopleyoudon’tknowandformthehabitofbeingmoresocial.KeywordsSupportingdetailsGeneralidea●Peopletendtofeel(71)__________tostartaconversationwithstrangers.(72)______ofEpley’sresearch●Engaginginaconversationwithastrangerisaverypleasantexperience.●Enteringastranger’spersonalspacebytalkingalsoraisestheconversationpartner’s(73)_________.Epley’sexperiment●Thetest(74)________weredividedintotwogroups.●Eachonereceiveda$5Starbucksgiftcardasa(n)(75)________.●Thosewhohadinteractionwithneighborsreportedhavingamorepositiveexperience.●Alltheneighborssittingnextwere(76)__________totalktothecommuters.Reasonsforthereaction●Weoftenlosetemperinthe(77)_________ofanacquaintance,whilewetendtoshowourbestsidetoastranger.●Whentalkingwithstrangers,mostpeopleactmorecheerfully.Suggestionsaboutbreakingtheice●Createanintimateatmosphereinsteadof(78)__________onthecontents.●(79)__________thebeginningofaconversation.●Establishaconnectionwiththestranger.●Don’tfearrejection.●Practicealotinreallifetodevelopyourconfidenceand(80)_________skills.1（一）71.miserable72.Findings/Results/Conclusion(s)73.spirits/mood74.subjects/participants75.reward76.willing/ready77.company/presence78.focusing79.Simplify80.social/communication/communicating/communicative2
