【正文】 groups for them with their reading class teachersDWe39。ve all been there:in a lift,in line at the bank or on airplane,surrounded by people who are,like us,deeply focused on their smartphones or,worse,struggling with the unfortable ’s the problem? It’s possible that we all have promised conversational ’s more likely that none of us start a conversation because it’s awkward and challenging, or we think it’s annoying and the next time you find yourself among strangers, consider that small talk is worth the say it’s an invaluable social practice that results in big small talk as unimportant is easy, but we can’t forget that deep relationships wouldn’t even exist if it weren’t for casual talk is the grease(潤滑劑)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 2014 study, Elizabeth Dunn, associate professor of psychology at UBC, invited people on their way into a coffee group was asked to seek out an interaction(互動)with its waiter。the other, to speak only when results showed that those who chatted with their server reported significantly higher positive feelings and a better coffee shop experience.“It39。s not that talking to the waiter is better than talking to your husband,” says Dunn.“But interactions with peripheral(邊緣的)members of our social network matter for our wellbeing also.”Dunn believes that people who reach out to strangers feel a significantly greater sense of belonging, a bond with believes developing such a sense of belonging starts with small talk.“Small talk is the basis of good manners,” he phenomenon is described in the first paragraph? to behaviours in public of munication between with slow is important for successful small talk according to Carducci? good to other on a business does the coffeeshop study suggest about small talk? improves family raises people39。s matters as much as a formal makes people feel is the best title for the text? Counts of Making Small Talk of Small Talk Silence第二節(jié)(共5小題。每小題2分，滿分10分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。If you are already making the time to exercise,it is good indecd!With such busy lives,it can be hard to try and find the time to work Working out in the moring provides additional benefits beyond being physically productivity is makes you more awake and ready to handle whatever is ahead of you for the Your metabolism(新陳代謝)gets a head If you work out in the mornings,then you will be getting the calorie(卡路里)burning benefits for the whole in your Studies found that people who woke up early for exercise slept better thas those who exercised in energizes you,so it is more diffcilt to realx and have a peaceful sleep when you are very If you work out bright and early in the will be more likely to stick to healthy food choices throughout the would want to ruin their good workout by eating junk food?You will want to continue to foucs on positive are a lot of benefits to working out,especially in the your alarm clock an hour early an hour early and push yourself to work out!You will feel energized all day will stick to your quality of sleep prefer healthy food to fast is no reason you should exercise in the can keep your head clear for 410 hours after you exercise , you continue to burn calories throughout the you are planning to do exercise regularly , or you’re doing it now , then listen up!第三部分 語言知識運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分45分)第一節(jié)(共20小題：，滿分30分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A，B，C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Two weeks ,had got in touch , he’d moved to England with his mum when he was three and it had been 13 years since I’d 41 seen imagine my 42 when he ed me saying he wanted to e to visit was 43!I arrived early at Byron Bay where we were supposed to bay was 45 in sunshine, and there was a group of kayakers around 150m off the a little realized one kayak(皮劃艇)was in 47.“Something’s not 48!” I took off my Tshirt and 49 into the saw there were two instructors on board and a man lying across the was 50 arms with one of the helped 51 the young man out of the was unconscious and as I looked at his face, something 52 to brown eyes were very 53.“What’s his name ?” I asked the instructor.“Ben,” he replied, and immediately I stranger was my son!The instructors called for an , after a brief a stay in was well enough to be allowed to 56 and later the family met up for chatted about everything and then Ben 57 to me.“I’m just want to say thank you,” he said, “You 58 my life!”I still can’t believe what a 59 it ’m just so glad I was there 60 to help my board time sure purpose第二節(jié)(共10小題：，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Diets have changed in Chinaand so too has its top 2011,the country 61(grow)morn corn than production has jumped nearly 125 percent over 62 past 25 years, while rice has increased only 7 taste for meat is 63(actual)behind the important part of its corn is used to feed chickens, pigs, and reason for corn39。s government encourages farmers to grow corn instead of rice 64(improve)water uses less water 65 rice and creates less fertilizer(化肥) switch has decreased 66(pollute)in the country39。s major lakes and reservoirs and made drinking water safer for to the World Bank, China accounts for about 30 percent of total 67(globe)fertilizer Chinese Ministry of Agriculture finds that between 2005when the government 68(start)a soiltesting program 69 gives specifie fertilizer rcmendations to farmersand 2011, fertilizer use dropped by million prevented the emission(排放)of million tons of carbon 39。s approach to protecting its environment while 70(feed)its eitizens “offers useful lessons for agriculture an