Module1SmallTalk单元小结Smalltalkseems“small”，becauseitisgenerallythoughttobeinformalandnotserious.However,ifyousaythewrongthingonacertainoccasion,you'llmakebothsidesawkward,forwhichyou'llhavetomakeanapology.Asaconsequence,itisnecessarytobeawareofsomebasicsocialrulesanddoalittleadvanceplanning.Forexample,ifafriendwhoisnotwelloffpaysavisittoyou,youcanbehospitabletohim,butnevershowoffyourrichesduringtheconversation.Anyhow,youshouldbecautiousaboutotherpeople'sfeelings,evenifheisanacquaintance.Inaddition,youshouldlearntobeagoodlistener.Whiledoingsmalltalk,youshouldn'tyawn,sigh,orlookawayfromthepersonwhoistalkingtoyou,tryingtousepositivebodylanguage.闲谈似乎是小事，因为人们一般认为闲谈不正式、不严肃。但是，如果在某个场合你说了错话，你会使双方很尴尬，你将不得不为此道歉。因此，有必要知道一些基本的社交规则，提前做点计划。例如，如果一个不是很富有的朋友拜访你，你可以对他很热情，但在对话中千万不要炫耀你的财富。不管怎样，你应该注意别人的感受，即使他是个熟人。另外，你应该学会成为一名好的倾听者。在聊天时，你不应该打呵欠、叹气或者是不看和你说话的人，尽量使用积极的身体语言。加餐练(一)完形阅读组合练Ⅰ.完形填空Silenceisunnaturaltoaman.Hebeginslifewithacryand__1__itinstillness.Inbetweenhedoesallhecantomakea__2__intheworld,andhe__3__silencemorethananythingelse.Evenhisconversationisanattempttopreventafearful__4__.Ifheisintroducedtoanotherperson,andanumberofpausesoccurintheconversation,hewillregardhimselfasa__5__，aworthlessperson,andwillbefullofenvyofthemostemptyheadedchatterbox(话多的人).Heknowsthatninetyninepercentofhuman__6__meansnomorethanthebuzzofafly,butheisanxioustojoininthebuzzandto__7__thatheisamanandnotawaxwork(蜡像)．Theaimofconversationisnot,forthemostpart,tocommunicateideas;itisto__8__thebuzzingsound.Thereare,itmustbe__9__，differentqualitiesofbuzzes;thereisevenabuzzthatisasannoyingasthecontinuousnoisemadebyamosquito(蚊子)．__10__atadinnerpartyonewouldratherbeamosquitothanaquietperson.Mostbuzzes，__11__，arepleasanttotheear,andsomeofthemarepleasanteventothemind.Hewouldbea(n)__12__manifhewaiteduntilhehadawise__13__totakepartinthebuzzwithhisneighbors.Thosewho__14__topickuptheweatherasaconversationalopeningseemtomenottoknowthereasonwhyhumanbeingswishtotalk.Veryfewhumanbeingsjoininaconversation__15__learninganythingnew.Someofthemare__16__iftheyaremerelyallowedtogoonmakinganoiseintootherpeople's__17__，thoughtheyhave__18__totellthemexceptthattheyhaveseentwoorthreenewplaysorthattheyhadfoodinaSwisshotel.Attheendofaneveningduring__19__theyhavesaidnothingmeaningfulforalongtime,theyjustprovethemselvestobe__20__conversationalists.语篇解读：本文主要介绍了人们在日常生活中聊天的目的。在聊天的过程中，人们并不是交流所有的观点，而且绝大多数的聊天是没有意义的。1．A.discussesB．endsC．leadsD．faces解析：选B根据空格前的“beginslifewithacryand”和空格后的stillness可推知，人生开始于啼哭，结束于沉寂。2．A.wordB．screamC．livingD．noise解析：选D根据下文中的“Ifheisintroducedto...envyofthemostemptyheadedchatterbox(话多的人)．”可知，他尽力制造声音。3．A.fearsB．appreciatesC．desiresD．dreams解析：选A根据“Inbetweenhedoesallhecantomakea__2__intheworld”以及下文中的“fearful”的提示可知，他害怕沉默，所以A项正确。4．A.beginningB．resultC．silenceD．loss解析：选C根据上下文可知，甚至他(与他人)的交谈也在试图阻止可怕的沉默。5．A.celebrityB．strangerC．clerkD．failure解析：选D由空格后的“aworthlessperson”...
