Twenty-first century humanity has mapped oceans and mountains, visited the moon,

题文

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．stillB．alreadyC．evenD．yet小题2:A．topicB．subjectC．ideaD．feast小题3:A．whatB．whenC．thatD．where小题4:A．freeB．organizedC．guidedD．random小题5:A．theoryB．ideaC．opinionD．fact小题6:A．notB．not onlyC．neverD．ever小题7:A．butB．andC．orD．with小题8:A．talkB．speechC．conversationD．communication小题9:A．duringB．overC．forD．within小题10:A．convenientB．accessibleC．immediateD．instant小题11:A．leaveB．appearC．disappearD．remain小题12:A．depthB．wellC．truthD．good小题13:A．smallB．dailyC．deepD．shallow小题14:A．thinkingB．talkingC．communicatingD．lecturing小题15:A．withB．besidesC．exceptD．from小题16:A．talkB．pairC．involveD．sit小题17:A．dressesB．skirtsC．T-shirtsD．coats小题18:A．whichB．whomC．whoD．that小题19:A．SoB．AndC．ButD．Then小题20:A．hotB．popularC．sensitiveD．private 题型：未知难度：其他题型

答案

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

解析

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。

考点

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日常生活类阅读

日常生活类阅读的概念：

日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。

日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：

【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。