Question

【题目】 Knowing how to communicate well needs very personal attention between you and another person, we should face it. Is there a better way to learn how to communicate successfully? Yes, there is. please follow the basic steps below.

Relax and breathe.

Whether it's a business meeting or a first date, the first thing you must do in order to communicate is to relax.

When you relax, you are in control. You control your reactions(反应）and your reactions do not control you. Breathing is central to relaxation. Take a few deep breaths and your body will begin to be more relaxed, which will help you use what you have already known about how to communicate well.

Think and you will be prepared.

Have you heard the old saying, “Think before you speak.”? Well, it rings true. By thinking ahead about how the conversation might flow(流畅），you will be better prepared, more relaxed and more confident.

Follow the flow of the conversation.

If you are uncomfortable, being silent will only make it worse and make the other person uncomfortable as well. so when all else fails, you should follow through with small talks until a common topic appears.

A good way to keep a conversation going is to ask the other person questions. People love to talk about themselves and if you do this, they will keep the conversation going, thinking very highly of you. Learning good communication is not something out of reach. If you make an effort, you will succeed.

请阅读短文，在下面的横线上填入与文章意思最符合的内容， 1-4题每空一词，5题所填内容不超过5个汉字。

Relax and breathe.

When you relax, you are better at【1】your reactions. Your body will become more relaxed if you breathe 【2】

Think.

You'll make better preparations and get【3】, if you think ahead about how the conversation might flow. And you will also feel more relaxed.

Follow the flow.

Small talks can be used to get through the situations in which you feel uncomfortable.

If you keep【4】.Just because you feel uncomfortable，the other person will feel uncomfortable as well.

Please translate the underlined phrase“out of reach”【5】(不超过5个汉字)

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】controlling

【2】deeply

【3】confidence

【4】silent

【5】遥不可及

【解析】

短文是一篇说明文。主要就如何成功地与别人进行沟通给出了三点建议。

【1】根据文中Relax and breathe中的信息When you relax, you are in control. You control your reactions(反应）and your reactions do not control you.当你放松的时候，你在掌控之中。你控制你的反应，你的反应不能控制你。可知当放松的时候，人会控制自己的反应，而空格前at是介词，所以后面要接ing形式，故答案为controlling。

【2】根据文中Relax and breathe中的信息Take a few deep breaths and your body will begin to be more relaxed深呼吸几次，你的身体就会开始放松。可知如果深呼吸，身体会更加放松，而空格修饰的是动词breathe，所以要用副词，故答案为deeply。

【3】根据文中Think and you will be prepared中的信息By thinking ahead about how the conversation might flow(流畅），you will be better prepared, more relaxed and more confident.通过提前思考谈话的流程，你会有更好的准备，更放松，更自信。可知，这里表达的是“自信”，故答案为confidence。

【4】根据文中Follow the flow of the conversation中的信息If you are uncomfortable, being silent will only make it worse and make the other person uncomfortable as well.如果你感到不舒服，保持沉默只会让事情变得更糟，也会让对方感到不舒服。可知如果你保持沉默，你会让自己和别人都感到不舒服，keep是系动词，后面要接形容词，故答案为silent。

【5】根据文中Learning good communication is not something … If you make an effort, you will succeed.学习良好的沟通并非……如果你努力，你会成功的。根据句意理解可知，这里表达的意思是“手够不到，达不到”，故答案为：遥不可及。