Twenty-first century humanity has mapped oceans and mountains, visited the moon, and surveyed the planets. But for all the progress, people __1 don’t know one another very well.
That brings about Theodore Zeldin’s “ 2 of conversation” — events 3 individuals sit in pairs with persons they don’ t know for three hours of 4 talk designed to help people know better about each other.
Mr. Zeldin heads Oxford Muse, a l0-year-old foundation based on the _5 that what people need is not more information, but more inspiration and encouragement.
The “feast” in London looks 6 at politics or events, but at how people have felt about work, relations among the sexes, hopes 7 fears, enemies and authority, the shape of their lives. The “menu of _8 ” includes topics like “How have your concerns changed 9 the years?” Or, “What have you done against the past?”
As participants gathered, Zeldin opened with a speech: that despite _10 communications like QQ and MSN in a globalized age, issues of human heart 11 . Many people are lonely, or occupied in dealing with their daily businesses that discourage knowing the _ 12 _ of one another. “We are trapped in _ 13 _ conversations and the whole point now is to think, which is sometimes painful,”he says. “But 14 _ interaction is what separates us from other species, __15 maybe dogs that do have interactions with humans.”
The main rules of the “feast”: Don’t 16 _ with someone you know or ask questions you would not answer. The only awkward moment came when the multi-racial crowd of people of different ages, in sun hats, ties and __17_, looked to see 18 they would talk with for hours. 19 15 minutes later, everyone was seated and talking, continuing full force until organizers interrupted them 180 minutes later.
Some said they felt free to talk on 20 topics. Thirty-something Peter, from East London, said that “it might take weeks or months to get to the level of interaction we suddenly opened up.”
| 小题1: | | A．still | B．already | C．even | D．yet |
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| 小题2: | | A．topic | B．subject | C．idea | D．feast |
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| 小题3: | | A．what | B．when | C．that | D．where |
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| 小题4: | | A．free | B．organized | C．guided | D．random |
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| 小题5: | | A．theory | B．idea | C．opinion | D．fact |
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| 小题6: | | A．not | B．not only | C．never | D．ever |
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| 小题8: | | A．talk | B．speech | C．conversation | D．communication |
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| 小题9: | | A．during | B．over | C．for | D．within |
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| 小题10: | | A．convenient | B．accessible | C．immediate | D．instant |
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| 小题11: | | A．leave | B．appear | C．disappear | D．remain |
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| 小题12: | | A．depth | B．well | C．truth | D．good |
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| 小题13: | | A．small | B．daily | C．deep | D．shallow |
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| 小题14: | | A．thinking | B．talking | C．communicating | D．lecturing |
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| 小题15: | | A．with | B．besides | C．except | D．from |
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| 小题16: | | A．talk | B．pair | C．involve | D．sit |
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| 小题17: | | A．dresses | B．skirts | C．T-shirts | D．coats |
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| 小题20: | | A．hot | B．popular | C．sensitive | D．private |
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小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:B
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:B
小题10:D
小题11:D
小题12:A
小题13:D
小题14:A
小题15:C
小题16:B
小题17:A
小题18:B
小题19:C
小题20:C |
试题分析：本文主要介绍了一个聊天组织，它的建立初衷以及适合人群等。
小题1:根据But for all the progress,故选A，still仍然。
小题2:根据The “feast” in London looks not at politics or events, 故选D。
小题3:这个句子中含有一个定语从句，且关系词在从句中作地点状语，故用where，所以选D。
小题4:根据designed to help people know better about each other，故选C，guided指导的。
小题5:根据that what people need is not more information, but more inspiration and encouragement，故选B，idea主意，想法。
小题6:根据but at how people have felt about work, relations among the sexes，故选A。
小题7:这里想说希望和害怕，故选B。
小题8:根据That brings about Theodore Zeldin’s “feast of conversation”，故选C。
小题9:表示“在……之间”，故选B。
小题10:根据like QQ and MSN in a globalized age ,故选D，instant立即的。
小题11:根据communications like QQ and MSN in a globalized age, issues of human heart，故选D，remain
剩余。
小题12:这里想说阻碍了知道相互的深度，故选A，depth深度。
小题13:根据conversations and the whole point now is to think, which is sometimes painful，故选D，shallow
浅滩。
小题14:根据“We are trapped in shallow conversations and the whole point now is to think, which is sometimes painful,”he says，故选A，thinking思考。
小题15:根据maybe dogs that do have interactions with humans，故选C，except除了。
小题16:根据with someone you know or ask questions you would not answer.故选B，pair使成对。
小题17:根据in sun hats, ties，故选A，dresses衣服。
小题18:这里含有一个宾语从句，且引导词在从句中作宾语，故选B。
小题19:这里表示转折关系，故选C，But但是。
小题20:这里想说有些人说他们对于谈论敏感的话题很轻松，故选C，sensitive敏感的。
点评：答题前一定要略读全文，把握文章要表达的主题，注意前后句与句，段落与段落之间的关系。答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系。对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一遍文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯。 |
核心考点
试题【Twenty-first century humanity has mapped oceans and mountains, visited the moon,】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
【1】 It"s difficult enough to have privacy(隐私) in a house, so privacy in a small dorm room is next to impossible. However, it can be done if both roommates are willing to cooperate.
【2】 Step1 Tie a scarf to the outside doorknob as a symbol of Do Not Disturb, but be careful not to do this too consistently. Warn your roommate beforehand about possible days and times when this scarf will be on the door so your roommate will have time to make plans ahead of time instead of it being a surprise, especially if you plan to have an overnight guest. Be considerate if your roommate needs to get into the room regardless of the scarf on the door to get something out of the dorm because it is his dorm room too.
【3】 Step2 If one roommate is a light sleeper and the other is a heavy sleeper, the heavy sleeper could consider an alternate way to wake himself up besides an alarm. Heavy sleepers tend to ignore alarms, but sometimes vibrating (震动的) cell phones feel like someone is shaking them. It is also a quieter way to not disturb the light sleeping roommate using a vibrating cell phone.
【4】 Step3 Take cell phone calls outside of the room. Your roommate may not want to hear your conversation or you may want some privacy, but your roommate should not have to leave every time you have a phone call. The roommate who is not on the phone has no way of knowing how often you will have phone calls and should not be put out because you do.
【5】 Step4 Ask if it" s okay to have a guest in the room. Although your roommate is not your parent, and you may feel like this is your room too, remember that ____ . He may not want company when you do. If one roommate is more sociable than the other and guests become a repeated argument, consider asking the resident director if you can swap( 交换) roommate with someone else.
小题1:What does the passage mainly talk about? (no more than 10 words)
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小题2:Complete the following statement with proper words, (no more than 6 words)
To avoid disturbing the light sleeper, _______________________ is also a good way.
小题3:Please fill in the blank in the passage with proper words, (no more than 6 words)
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小题4:What does Step 3 suggest us? (no more than 10 words)
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小题5:What does the underlined word "it" (line 2, paragraph 1) probably refer to? (no more than 3 words)
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Just recently I was invited to attend a ceremony to celebrate the 25th anniversary of a business owned by a very good friend of mine.
The day of the 1 arrived. However, because of a business appointment 2 time, I knew that I was going to be late, 3 I phoned to let my friend know. I arrived 20 minutes 4 and my friend came out to welcome and 5 me. He said he was 6 to see me and had put off the 7 part of the celebration, knowing that I was on my 8 .
As I joined the other guests, I could 9 a wonderful sense of friendship, warmth and happiness in the room. 10 , I had very little time to speak to more than a couple of people 11 the official part of the celebration 12.
In his 13 , my friend welcomed all the guests on behalf of his family and team members, and then 14 the majority of the people who were gathered in the room for their support and friendship over the 15 25 years. In his thank-you speech, he used a quote: Always 16 with the person you took to the dance.
He then went on to talk about the importance of 17 loyal to those people who had supported him. He also 18 that during that time many people had offered their services and even sometimes provided a 19 arrangement for his business.
What a great 20 it was for me to continue to go to the dance with such a good friend!
| 小题1: | | A．meeting | B．discussion | C．celebration | D．activity |
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| 小题2: | | A．running over | B．taking on | C．making up | D．standing for |
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| 小题4: | | A．behind | B．ahead | C．late | D．afterwards |
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| 小题5: | | A．help | B．praise | C．respect | D．greet |
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| 小题6: | | A．surprised | B．pleased | C．interested | D．disappointed |
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| 小题7: | | A．official | B．normal | C．usual | D．ordinary |
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| 小题8: | | A．holiday | B．mind | C．way | D．duty |
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| 小题9: | | A．learn | B．find | C．feel | D．touch |
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| 小题10: | | A．Luckily | B．Happily | C．Angrily | D．Sadly |
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| 小题11: | | A．before | B．after | C．when | D．why |
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| 小题12: | | A．ended | B．started | C．continued | D．paused |
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| 小题13: | | A．self introduction | B．explanation | C．speech | D．comment |
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| 小题14: | | A．thanked | B．blamed | C．encouraged | D．criticized |
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| 小题15: | | A．first | B．next | C．other | D．last |
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| 小题16: | | A．work | B．live | C．dance | D．sing |
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| 小题17: | | A．remaining | B．falling | C．growing | D．turning |
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| 小题18: | | A．guessed | B．mentioned | C．thought | D．supposed |
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| 小题19: | | A．bigger | B．harder | C．worse | D．better |
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| 小题20: | | A．pride | B．idea | C．honor | D．comfort |
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Along the seashore(海边)，the tall coconut(椰子)trees waved in he wind. The sand was white in the bright sun, and the ocean was dark blue. The houses in the town near the shore, were painted white. The boats had been pulled up on the shore. Usually they would all be in the water with hard-working fishermen. But today was a holiday, and everyone was preparing for the celebration that was going to take place that evening.
In the distance, men could be seen climbing the coconut trees. They were singing as they worked. There were monkeys in the trees, too. The monkeys were jumping up and down and screaming angrily.The climbers just laughed at the monkeys and continued to pick the fruits.
小题1:What is this passage about?| A．It tells us a story of the monkeys. | | B．It describes the scene on the seashore. | | C．It talks about the life of the fishermen. | | D．It is about how the people celebrated a holiday. |
小题2:The boats had been pulled up on the shore because_________.| A．it was a holiday | | B．the weather was too hot | | C．there was going to be a storm | | D．it was not the season for fishing |
小题3:The men climbed the coconut trees to_________.| A．pick the coconuts | | B．catch the monkeys | | C．look at the ocean far away | | D．see who could climb high and fast |
小题4:The word "screaming" in Paragraph Two probably means _______.| A．singing and working | | B．jumping up and down | | C．running here and there | | D．shouting in a high voice |
小题5:The monkeys were angry because________.| A．the men were trying to catch them | | B．the men wanted to drive them away | | C．the men got the coconuts , which were their food | | D．the men climbed higher and faster than they did |
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Rather than talk about how he feels, often a man would express his love by buying the woman cosmetics (化妆品), or bringing home a flower, or giving up the control of the remote (遥控器).
And when men do talk, they’d prefer to talk about actions rather than emotions. For example, a lot of men would choose to express their long-range faith in a relationship by talking about next summer’s vacation plans, not by starting a conversation about undying love.
Men just prefer to say their plans with plane tickets, rather than poetry. It’s one of the reasons why men are more comfortable talking at work (the practical world) than they are at home (the castle that emotion built). But you can bring out his great communicator by making him feel more like he’s operating in the work mode, even when the topic at hand is your love life.
When men talk less and women want more, the conflict can escalate. Like when a policeman is questioning an unwilling witness, more silence equals more questions. A full 65 percent of men we surveyed recently told us that they don’t want their partners to ask them more questions about themselves.
It’s clear that some men are just tired of feeling like they’re on the witness stand. They’re not necessarily hiding anything; many men simply prefer not to have to tell confusing feelings that they may not even understand themselves.
An age-old method can make things better: back off a little, give him room to operate in a conversation, and he’s more likely to open up.
小题1:According to the author, men feel more comfortable when talking .| A．actions | B．feelings | | C．long-term friendship | D．conversations |
小题2:How can women communicate more successfully with men?| A．They may give men a surprise by buying plane tickets. | | B．They can ask men if they have a great time during working. | | C．They might create a warm home environment first of all. | | D．They can give men the feeling that they are talking at work. |
小题3:The underlined word “escalate” has the similar meaning to .| A．decrease | B．disappear | C．change | D．increase |
小题4:From the text it can be inferred that .| A．women are better at writing poems about emotions than men | | B．it is natural for women to be fond of finding the faults of men | | C．men are more interested in learning more about their partners | | D．men prefer to pour out their hearts in a forgiving environment |
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Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women. Career women are__1___ than housewives．Evidence shows that __2_ are in poorer health than the job-holders．A study shows that _3___ the unemployment rate increases by 1%，the death rate in-creases correspondingly by 2%．All this comes down to one point：Work is helpful to health．
Why is work good for health? It is because work ___4_ people busy, _5__ loneliness and solitude . Researches show that people feel unhappy，_6__ and lonely when they have nothing to do．Instead，the happiest are those who are _7___．Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard . Work serves as __8___ between man and reality．By work，people_9__ each other．By collective activity，they find friendship and warmth．This is helpful to health．The loss of work __10__ the loss of everything．It affects man spiritually and __11_ him liable to disease．
__12__ ，work gives one a sense of fulfillment and a sense of _13__ ．Work makes one feel his value and status in society．When __14__ finishes his writing or a doctor successfully __15__ a patient or a teacher sees his students __16_ ，they are happy ___17__ ．
From the above we can _18__ to the conclusion that the more you work, _19___ and healthier you will be．Let us work hard，study well and __20__ a happy and healthy life．
| 小题1: | | A．richer | B．weaker | C．healthier | D．wors |
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| 小题2: | | A．the old | B．the busy | C．the hard-working | D．the jobless |
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| 小题3: | | A．whether | B．whenever | C．though | D．since |
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| 小题4: | | A．forces | B．keeps | C．needs | D．require |
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| 小题5: | | A．away from | B．in lack of | C．in touch with | D．in charge of |
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| 小题6: | | A．worried | B．joyful | C．concerned | D．interested |
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| 小题8: | | A．a bridge | B．a gap | C．a channel | D．a guard |
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| 小题9: | | A．come across | B．look down upon | C．come into contact with | D．watch over |
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| 小题10: | | A．stands | B．means | C．helps | D．matches |
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| 小题11: | | A．makes | B．orders | C．finds | D．forces |
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| 小题12: | | A．Then | B．Besides | C．However | D．Yet |
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| 小题13: | | A．disappointment | B．regret | C．achievement | D．apology |
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| 小题14: | | A．a worker | B．a farmer | C．a manager | D．a writer |
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| 小题15: | | A．makes friends with | B．has a talk | C．deals with | D．operates on |
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| 小题16: | | A．raise | B．rise | C．grow | D．increase |
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| 小题17: | | A．beyond words | B．without a word | C．at a word | D．in a word |
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| 小题18: | | A．reach | B．come | C．arrive | D．draw |
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| 小题19: | | A．the happier | B．the weaker | C．the stronger | D．the lonelier |
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| 小题20: | | A．make | B．lead | C．earn | D．share |
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