In most languages, a greeting is usually followed by “small talk”. Small talk means the little things we talk about at the start of a conversation. In English-speaking countries people often make small talk about the weather. “Nice day, isn’t it?” “Terrible weather, isn’t it?” But there is something special about small talk. It must be about something which both people have the same opinion about. The purpose of small talk is to let both people agree on something. This makes meeting people easier and more comfortable. People usually agree about the weather, so it is a safe topic for small talk. But people often disagree about religion(宗教) or politics(政治) so these are not suitable topics for small talk. The topics for small talk also depend on where the conversation is taking place. At football matches, people make small talk about the game they are watching. “Great game, isn’t it?” At bus-stops, people may comment on the transport system. “The bus service is terrible, isn’t it?”
【小题1】Small talk is _______________.

In most languages, a greeting is usually followed by “small talk”. Small talk means the little things we talk about at the start of a conversation. In English-speaking countries people often make small talk about the weather. “Nice day, isn’t it?” “Terrible weather, isn’t it?” But there is something special about small talk. It must be about something which both people have the same opinion about. The purpose of small talk is to let both people agree on something. This makes meeting people easier and more comfortable. People usually agree about the weather, so it is a safe topic for small talk. But people often disagree about religion(宗教) or politics(政治) so these are not suitable topics for small talk. The topics for small talk also depend on where the conversation is taking place. At football matches, people make small talk about the game they are watching. “Great game, isn’t it?” At bus-stops, people may comment on the transport system. “The bus service is terrible, isn’t it?”

1.Small talk is _______________.

A．a kind of conversation with short words

B．a greeting used when people meet each other

C．to let people disagree about something

D．something we talk about to start a conversation

2.The favorite topic of small talk for English people is _________.

A．the weather       B．politics            C．games            D．languages

3.The passage suggests that when we learn a language _________.

A．we should learn about the transport system of the country

B．we should only master the grammar and the vocabulary

C．we should learn the culture of the country

D．we should understand the importance of the language

4.When we say “Great game, isn’t it?”, we are in fact __________.

A．asking a question                       B．having a conversation

C．greeting each other                     D．making small talk

5.What we learn from the passage is that __________.

A．different languages have different grammar

B．small talk is an important part of a language

C．small talk depends on the purpose of the conversation

D．in English-speaking countries we should talk about the weather

I was used to be the shyest person in the world. I often hide behind my mother whenever there came a visitor. When asking to speak in class, I could hard breathe. Then in the seven grade, I had a new English teacher, Miss Creen. One day, he asked me a question but I didn’t know the answer of it. I stood there, not knowing what to say. Learning that I was a shy person after class, she gave me some advices. She said, “Remember to smile after doing everything, and you’ll feel good about yourself.” Now I’m not a shy person. With smile, I can meet people without being afraid.

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）。如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

       此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

       此行错一个词：在错的词下面划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

       Working in a international company in New York, Bill used              

to go to the barber's during working hours to have his hair         

cut, which, of course, ∧against the rule: Office workers had to        

have their hair cut in their own times．While Bill was at           

the barber's one day, the manager came in by the accident to             

have his own hair cut．Bill tried to hide his face immediate             

he saw the manager, but the manager recognized himself．When             

asking why he was having his hair cut in office time,                

Bill said calmly, “It grows in office time.” “No all of it,”          

said the manager．“Some of it grow in your own time.”          

“But I am not having it all cut off.” Bill replied.