【正文】 role models for them. B. Ask them to write book reports. C. Set up reading groups for them. D. Talk with their reading class teachers. D We?ve all been there: in a lift, in line at the bank or on an airplane, surrounded by people who are, like us, deeply focused on their smartphones or, worse, struggling with the unfortable silence. What?s the problem? It?s possible that we all have promised conversational intelligence. It?s more likely that none of us start a conversation because it?s awkward and challenging, or we think it?s annoying and unnecessary. But the next time you find yourself among strangers, consider that small talk is worth the trouble. Experts say it?s an invaluable social practice that results in big benefits. Dismissing small talk as unimportant is easy, but we can?t fet that deep relationships wouldn?t even exist if it weren?t for casual conversation. Small talk is the grease(潤(rùn)滑劑 ) for social munication, says Bernardo Carducci, director of the Shyness Research Institute at Indiana University Southeast. “Almost every great love story and each big business deal begins with small talk,”he explains. “The key to successful small talk is learning how to connect with others, not just municate with them.” In a 2021 study, Elizabeth Dunn, associate professor of psychology at UBC, invited people on their way into a coffee shop. One group was asked to seek out an interaction(互動(dòng) ) with its waiter。. B. 163。 Groups: 163。 Gardens Visitor Information How to Get to Holker By Car: Follow brown signs on A590 from J36, M6. Approximate travel times: Windermere20 minutes, Kendal25 minutes, Lancaster45 minutes, Manchester1 hour 30 minutes. By Rail: The nearest station is CarkinCartmel with trains to Carnforth, Lancaster and Preston for connections to major cities amp。s unpredictable B. It39。 is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Schoolmates. B. Colleagues. C. Roommates. does Frank plan to do right after graduation? A. Start his own business. B. Travel around the world. C. Work as a programmer. 聽第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 題。聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題 5 秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出 5 秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。 9. 18. C. 163。聽完每段對(duì)話后 ,你都有 10 秒鐘時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。 4．考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并上交。 2． 選擇題的作答：每小題選出答案后，用 2B 鉛筆把答題卡對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。全卷滿分 150分，考試用時(shí) 150分鐘 ) 注意事項(xiàng)： 1． 答題前，先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫在試卷和答題卡上，并將準(zhǔn)考證條形碼粘貼在答題卡上的指定位置。寫在試卷、草稿紙和答題卡上的非答題區(qū)域均無效。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題 ,從題中所給的 A、 B、 C 三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最 佳選項(xiàng) ,并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。 19. 15. B. 163。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的 A、 B、 C 三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。 is the man going to do this summer? A. Teach a course. B. Work at a hotel. C. Repair his house. will the man use the money? A. To buy books. B. To hire a gardener. C. To pay for a boat trip. 聽第 7 段材料，回答第 9 題。 is Wang Ming? student B. An employer. C. An engineer 18. What does the speaker say about the college job market this year? A. It39。 A Wele to Holker Hall amp。 163。 Gardens? A.163。. event will you go to if you want to see a live music show? A. Winter Market. B. Producers’ Market. C. National Garden Day. D. Holker Garden Festival. B With the explosion of consumer choices in recent history, the latest must haves would surely need to be upgraded more often than every 10 years. In 2021 a puter and basic mobile phone would have been enough for most people, but now? The public need a trendy notebook puter and a smart phone with WiFi connection to feel they are up to date. So when will we have enough things? When will we finally be happy? Well, it looks like the things we buy today will barely keep us satisfied for a few months. In the eyes of some psychologists, far from making us happy, greater consumer choice creates many serious psychological problems. A fundamental principle of the society is that more freedom is better and more choice in the marketplace means more freedom. Therefore more choice leads to more happiness. This is not the case, however. Imagine you go to a cafe offering chocolate and vanilla ice cream. You choose the chocolate and eat it happily. But what if the cafe serves 50 kinds of ice cream? You choose chocolate and then start to worry, maybe blueberry would have been better, perhaps the halffat ice cream would have been healthier. Stupid me all these choices and I didn?t make the best one! In China?s major cities we have now passed the point where more consumer choice is making us happier. We are annoyed by all the options we have, disappointed because our expectations are so high and angered at ourselves when we don?t make a perfect choice every time. A newspaper reporter tells a story about traveling on a plane with high speed Inter access. He thought this was amazing the newest piece of technology he had heard of. Then the service went down. The man next to him was angry and swore. The reporter thought, “How quickly the world owes him something he knew existed only 10 seconds ago!” 24. What is the text mainly talking about? A. Hitech and consumer needs. B. Computers and smart phones. C. Wireless products and WiFi connection. D. Diverse choices and consumer satisfaction. 25. What may some psychologists think of the consumer demand in the caf233。 If you are already making the time to exercise, it is good indeed! With such busy lives, it can be hard to try and find the time to work out. 36 Working out in the morning provides additional benefits beyond being physically fit. ? Your productivity is improved. Exercising makes you more awake and ready to handle whatever is ahead of you for the day. 37