2018年MBA考研英語(yǔ)二閱讀理解真題及答案解析

Section II  Reading Comprehension

Part A

Directions:

Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing [A],[B], [C] or [D]. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)

Text 1

It is curious that Stephen Koziatek feels almost as though he has to justify his efforts to give his students a better future.

Mr. Koziatek is part of something pioneering. He is a teacher at a New Hampshire high school where learning is not something of books and tests and mechanical memorization, but practical. When did it become accepted wisdom that students should be able to name the 13th president of the United States but be utterly overwhelmed by a broken bike chain?

As Koziatek knows, there is learning in just about everything. Nothing is necessarily gained by forcing students to learn geometry at a graffitied desk stuck with generations of discarded chewing gum. They can also learn geometry by assembling a bicycle.

But he’s also found a kind of insidious prejudice. Working with your hands is seen as almost a mark of inferiority. School in the family of vocational education “have that stereotype...that it’s for kids who can’t make it academically,” he says.

On one hand, that viewpoint is a logical product of America’s evolution. Manufacturing is not the economic engine that it once was. The job security that the US economy once offered to high school graduates has largely evaporated. More education is the new principle. We want more for our kids, and rightfully so.

But the headlong push into bachelor’s degrees for all—and the subtle devaluing of anything less—misses an important point: That’s not the only thing the American economy needs. Yes, a bachelor’s degree opens more doors. But even now,54 percent of the jobs in the country are middle-skill jobs, such as construction and high-skill manufacturing. But only 44 percent of workers are adequately trained.

In other words, at a time when the working class has turned the country on its political head, frustrated that the opportunity that once defined America is vanishing, one obvious solution is staring us in the face. There is a gap in working-class jobs, but the workers who need those jobs most aren’t equipped to do them. Koziatek’s Manchester School of Technology High School is trying to fill that gap.

Koziatek’s school is a wake-up call. When education becomes one-size-fits-all, it risks overlooking a nation’s diversity of gifts.

21.A broken bike chain is mentioned to show students’ lack of.

[A]practical ability                  [B] academic training

[C]pioneering spirit              [D]mechanical memorization

22.There exists the prejudice that vocational education is for kids who.

[A]have a stereotyped mind         [B]have no career motivation

[C] are not academically successful       [D] are financially disadvantaged

23.we can infer from Paragraph 5 that high school graduates.

[A] used to have big financial concerns        [B] used to have more job opportunities

[C] are reluctant to work in manufacturing   [D] are entitled to more educational privileges

24.The headlong push into bachelors degrees for all.

[A]helps create a lot of middle-skill jobs

[B]may narrow the gap in working-class jobs

[C] is expected to yield a better-trained workforce

[D] indicates the overvaluing of higher education

25.The author’s attitude toward Koziatek’s school can be described as.

[A] supportive           [B] tolerant

[C] disappointed       [D] cautious

答案解析

21、[答案][A]practical ability

[解析]根據(jù)題干可知這是一道典型的例證題。根據(jù)題干關(guān)鍵詞“a broken bike chain”定位到第二段第二句，向前找其論點(diǎn)句 “He is a teacher at a New Hampshire high school where learning is not something of books and tests and mechanical memorization， but practical。 由該句可知，在他(Mr。 Koziaek)任教的這個(gè)學(xué)校里，學(xué)習(xí)不是書(shū)本、測(cè)試和機(jī)械記憶這些事情，而是實(shí)踐。所以舉“a broken bike chain”的例子是說(shuō)明學(xué)生們?nèi)狈?shí)踐能力，選A選項(xiàng) practical ability。

22、[答案][C]are not academically successful

[解析]根據(jù)題干可以定位到第四段，相關(guān)語(yǔ)句為“that it’s for kids who can’t make it academically，” he says。 其中，“can’t make it academically”就是對(duì)應(yīng)答案C中的“are not academically successful”， 因此，正確答案為C 選項(xiàng)are not academically successful。

23、[答案][B]used to have more job opportunities

[解析]根據(jù)題干要求定位到第五段，解決本題的關(guān)鍵是對(duì)第三句話“The job security that the US economy once offered to high school graduates has largely evaporated?！钡睦斫?，尤其需要注意本句的時(shí)態(tài)，定語(yǔ)從句“that the US economy once offered to high school graduates”是過(guò)去時(shí)態(tài)，表明“美國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)曾經(jīng)為高中畢業(yè)生提供了工作保障”，而主句“The job security has largely evaporated”卻是現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)，意為“這種工作保障在很大程度上已經(jīng)蒸發(fā)了”，說(shuō)明曾經(jīng)的工作機(jī)會(huì)現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)不再擁有了，故而[B]選項(xiàng)是正確選項(xiàng)。

24、[答案][D]indicates the overvaluing of higher education

[解析]根據(jù)題干關(guān)鍵詞“headlong push”以及“bachelor’s degree”直接定位到文章第六段第一句話。根據(jù)第一句話“But the headlong push into bachelor’s degree for all—and the subtle devaluing of anything less—misses an important point： That’s not the only thing the American economy needs”(大力推動(dòng)學(xué)士學(xué)位—以及低估其他任何方面—使得人們忽略了非常重要的一點(diǎn)：這并不是美國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)所需要的)，可初步確定正確選項(xiàng)為D“indicates the overvaluing of higher education”(高估了高等教育)。另外，第二句先是認(rèn)可了這種做法的好處：“Yes， a bachelor degree opens more doors”(學(xué)士學(xué)位為本科生打開(kāi)了更多扇門)。但是，第三行最后出現(xiàn)轉(zhuǎn)折詞But，說(shuō)明后面內(nèi)容一定是負(fù)面情感取向，是“bachelor degree”沒(méi)能解決的問(wèn)題，因此，D選項(xiàng)為正確答案。

25、[答案][A]supportive

[解析]本題考查作者的態(tài)度。一般最后一段凸顯作者的態(tài)度， 第一句話“Koziatek’s school is a wake-up call?！闭f(shuō)明“Koziatek學(xué)校為我們敲響了警鐘”。第二句話“When education becomes one-size-fits-all， it risks overlooking a nation’s diversity of gifts”表明“當(dāng)教育適合所有人的時(shí)候，它同樣也造成一種危險(xiǎn)，即容易忽視的人才多元化?！蓖瑫r(shí)我們也注意到第七段最后一句話說(shuō)“… is to fill the gap。”(Koziatek學(xué)校正試圖填補(bǔ)這一空白)， 說(shuō)明作者的態(tài)度是支持性的，即supportive。因此，A選項(xiàng)是正確答案。

Text 2

While fossil fuels—coal，oil，gas—still generate roughly 85 percent of the world’s energy supply, it's clearer than ever that the future belongs to renewable sources such as wind and solar. The move to renewables is picking up momentum around the world：They now account for more than half of new power sources going on line.

Some growth stems from a commitment by governments and farsighted businesses to fund cleaner energy sources. But increasingly the story is about the plummeting prices of renewables，especially wind and solar. The cost of solar panels has dropped by 80 percent and the cost of wind turbines by close to one-third in the past eight years.

In many parts of the world renewable energy is already a principal energy source. In Scotland，for example，wind turbines provide enough electricity to power 95 percent of homes. While the rest of the world takes the lead，notably China and Europe，the United States is also seeing a remarkable shift. In March，for the first time，wind and solar power accounted for more than 10 percent of the power generated in the US，reported the US Energy Information Administration.

President Trump has underlined fossil fuels—especially coal—as the path to economic growth. In a recent speech in Iowa，he dismissed wind power as an unreliable energy source. But that message did not play well with many in Iowa，where wind turbines dot the fields and provide 36 percent of the state’s electricity generation—and where tech giants like Microsoft are being attracted by the availability of clean energy to power their data centers.

The question“ what happens when the wind doesn’t blow or the sun doesn’t shine?” has provided a quick put-down for skeptics. But a boost in the storage capacity of batteries is making their ability to keep power flowing around the clock more likely.

The advance is driven in part by vehicle manufacturers，who are placing big bets on battery-powered electric vehicles. Although electric cars are still a rarity on roads now, this massive investment could change the picture rapidly in coming years.

While there’s a long way to go，the trend lines for renewables are spiking. The pace of change in energy sources appears to be speeding up—perhaps just in time to have a meaningful effect in slowing climate change. What Washington does—or doesn’t do—to promote alternative energy may mean less and less at a time of a global shift in thought.

26.The word “plummeting”(Line 3，Para.2)is closest in meaning to.

[A]stabilizing      [B]changing

[C]falling          [D]rising

27.According to Paragraph 3，the use of renewable energy in America.

[A]is progressing notably          [B]is as extensive as in Europe

[C]faces many challenges               [D]has proved to be impractical

28.It can be learned that in Iowa, .

[A]wind is a widely used energy source

[B]wind energy has replaced fossil fuels

[C]tech giants are investing in clean energy

[D]there is a shortage of clean energy supply

29.Which of the following is true about clean energy according to Paragraphs 5&6?

[A]Its application has boosted battery storage.

[B]It is commonly used in car manufacturing.

[C]Its continuous supply is becoming a reality.

[D]Its sustainable exploitation will remain difficult.

30.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that renewable energy.

[A]will bring the US closer to other countries

[B]will accelerate global environmental change

[C]is not really encouraged by the US government

[D]is not competitive enough with regard to its cost

答案解析

26、[答案][C]failing

[解析]詞匯釋義題。根據(jù)論點(diǎn)論據(jù)關(guān)系，二段最后一句話證明but之后的論點(diǎn)句。由第二段最后一句得知在過(guò)去8年中，solar panels (太陽(yáng)電池板)和wind turbines (風(fēng)輪機(jī))成本分別下降了80%和約1/3，故可推知可再生能源的價(jià)格會(huì)下降，故C項(xiàng)failing正確。

27、[答案][A]is progressing notably

[解析]邏輯推理題。根據(jù)題干應(yīng)該定位到三段第三句話。本段第三句說(shuō)“其他在清潔能源發(fā)展方面保持領(lǐng)先(takes the lead)，美國(guó)也看到了顯著的變化”，also提示我們美國(guó)和其他的情況應(yīng)該有相似之處。再結(jié)合后一句中的數(shù)據(jù)，可確定美國(guó)可再生能源的使用正穩(wěn)步發(fā)展，A項(xiàng)正確。

28、[答案][A]wind is a widely used energy source

[解析]邏輯推理題。由Iowa我們可快速定位至第四段。一般來(lái)講，推理題優(yōu)先考慮段落主旨，But轉(zhuǎn)折之后應(yīng)該為本段中心。盡管前兩句提到Trump不看好風(fēng)能，但but后面話鋒一轉(zhuǎn)，說(shuō)到Iowa的很多人不贊成這種看法，并列舉數(shù)據(jù)說(shuō)明風(fēng)能在Iowa的發(fā)展勢(shì)頭良好，故本題選A。

29、[答案][C]Its continuous supply is becoming a reality

[解析]雙段推理題。根據(jù)提干關(guān)鍵詞Paragraph 5&6定位到5、6段，雙段推理題應(yīng)該優(yōu)先考慮雙段主旨。第5段中心為關(guān)鍵信息詞but之后的內(nèi)容。文中a boost in the storage capacity of batteries keeps power flowing around the clock對(duì)應(yīng)選項(xiàng)中的its continuous supply; is becoming a reality對(duì)應(yīng)文中is making their ability to。。。。同樣，第6段可以驗(yàn)證。6段中心為最后一句話Although electric cars are still a rarity on roads now， this massive investment could change the picture rapidly in coming years， 也說(shuō)明這件事在未來(lái)可能成為現(xiàn)實(shí)。

30、[答案][C]is not really encouraged by the US government

[解析]推理判斷題。根據(jù)提干關(guān)鍵詞the last paragraph定位到文中最后一段，最后一段關(guān)鍵信息詞while(盡管)引導(dǎo)的內(nèi)容為重點(diǎn)信息：“盡管還有很長(zhǎng)的路要走，這種趨勢(shì)勢(shì)不可擋”，故可以排除D： is not competitive enough with regard to its cost。而根據(jù)第二句“have a meaningful effect in slowing climate change”故排除B： will accelerate global environmental change。文章最后一句“what Washington does—or doesn’t do—to promote alternative energy may mean less at a time of a global shift in thought?！薄盁o(wú)論華盛頓行動(dòng)還是不行動(dòng)越來(lái)越不重要了”，可以推測(cè)出美國(guó)政府的態(tài)度，因此選C。

Text 3

The power and ambition of the giants of the digital economy is astonishing—Amazon has just announced the purchase of the upmarket grocery chain Whole Foods for$13.5bn，but two years ago Facebook paid even more than that to acquire the WhatsApp messaging service，which doesn’t have any physical product at all. What WhatsApp offered Facebook was an intricate and finely detailed web of its users’ friendships and social lives.

Facebook promised the European commission then that it would not link phone numbers to Facebook identities，but it broke the promise almost as soon as the deal went through. Even without knowing what was in the messages，the knowledge of who sent them and to whom was enormously revealing and still could be. What political journalist，what party whip，would not want to know the makeup of the WhatsApp groups in which Theresa May’s enemies are currently plotting? It may be that the value of Whole Foods to Amazon is not so much the 460 shops it owns, but the records of which customers have purchased what.

Competition law appears to be the only way to address these imbalances of power. But it is clumsy. For one thing, it is very slow compared to the pace of change within the digital economy. By the time a problem has been addressed and remedied it may have vanished in the marketplace, to be replaced by new abuses of power. But there is a deeper conceptual problem, too. Competition law as presently interpreted deals with financial disadvantage to consumers and this is not obvious when the users of these services don’t pay for them. The users of their services are not their customers. That would be the people who buy advertising from them—and Facebook and Google，the two virtual giants，dominate digital advertising to the disadvantage of all other media and entertainment companies.

The product they’re selling is data，and we，the users，convert our lives to data for the benefit of the digital giants. Just as some ants farm the bugs called aphids for the honeydew they produce when they feed, so Google farms us for the data that our digital lives yield. Ants keep predatory insects away from where their aphids feed; Gmail keeps the spammers out of our inboxes. It doesn’t feel like a human or democratic relationship，even if both sides benefit.

31. According to Paragraph 1, Facebook acquired WhatsApp for its.

[A]digital products       [B]user information

[C]physical assets       [D]quality service

32.Linking phone numbers to Facebook identities may.

[A]worsen political disputes       [B]mess up customer records

[C]pose a risk to Facebook users       [D]mislead the European commission

33.According to the author, competition law.

[A]should serve the new market powers

[B]may worsen the economic imbalance

[C]should not provide just one legal solution

[D]cannot keep pace with the changing market

34.Competition law as presently interpreted can hardly protect Facebook users because.

[A]they are not defined as customers      [B]they are not financially reliable

[C]the services are generally digital      [D]the services are paid for by advertisers

35.The ants analogy is used to illustrate.

[A]a win-win business model between digital giants

[B]a typical competition pattern among digital giants

[C]the benefits provided for digital giants’ customers

[D]the relationship between digital giants and their users

答案解析

31、[答案][B]user information

[解析]細(xì)節(jié)題。題干問(wèn)：根據(jù)第一段，臉譜收購(gòu)WhatsApp 應(yīng)用的目的是為了什么，由此定位于文章第一段，本段第一句末說(shuō)臉譜出巨資購(gòu)買的應(yīng)用是一種messaging service，就是信息服務(wù)，而緊接著本段最后一句話說(shuō)明WhatsApp 應(yīng)用提供的這種信息服務(wù)實(shí)際上是一種intricate and finely detailed web of its users’ friendships and social lives，復(fù)雜的和極其詳細(xì)的用戶朋友圈和社交生活的方面的信息。答案B正是這句話的同義改寫。

32、[答案][C]pose a risk to Facebook users

[解析]細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)題干中的關(guān)鍵詞Linking phone numbers to Facebook identities定位于文章第二段。本段中的第二句話指出“即使不知道具體的信息內(nèi)容是什么，知道了信息是誰(shuí)發(fā)的和信息發(fā)給誰(shuí)也有可能透露客戶隱私”。也就是說(shuō)，綁定電話號(hào)碼和臉譜身份的做法極有可能泄露客戶隱私，增加客戶的個(gè)人信息風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。答案C正是這句話的概括。

33、[答案][D]cannot keep pace with the changing market

[解析]細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)題干回文定位到文章第三段，第三句話“it is very slow compared to the pace of change within the digital economy?！币鉃椋簩?duì)比數(shù)碼經(jīng)濟(jì)中變化的速度，它是很緩慢的，cannot keep pace with 是選項(xiàng)中slow的同義替換，因此正確答案為選項(xiàng)D。

34、[答案][D]the services are paid for by advertisers

[解析]因果細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)題干回文定位到第三段第六句話，其中it is not obvious是題干can hardly protect的同義替換。后文中指出when the users of these services don’t pay for it， 表明這種情況發(fā)生的原因是這些服務(wù)的用戶沒(méi)有付款，而真正付款的是advertisers，因此正確答案為D。

35、[答案][D]the relationship between digital giants and their users

[解析]觀點(diǎn)例證題。根據(jù)題干中的關(guān)鍵詞ants analogy回文定位到最后一段第二句話。而該例子論證的觀點(diǎn)是上一句話，即最后一段的首句，該句指出“他們(Google和Facebook)所銷售的商品是數(shù)據(jù)，而為了這些數(shù)據(jù)巨頭(像Google和Facebook這樣的數(shù)據(jù)信息企業(yè))的利益，作為用戶的我們將生活轉(zhuǎn)向數(shù)據(jù)”，這句話揭示了用戶和數(shù)據(jù)巨頭之間的關(guān)系，通過(guò)數(shù)據(jù)聯(lián)系在一起。數(shù)據(jù)巨頭銷售數(shù)據(jù)，用戶生活中使用數(shù)據(jù)。因此正確答案為[D]選項(xiàng)，該例子論證了數(shù)據(jù)巨頭和用戶之間的關(guān)系。

Text 4

To combat the trap of putting a premium on being busy, Cal Newport, author of Deep work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World, recommends building a habit of “deep work”—the ability to focus without distraction.

There are a number of approaches to mastering the art of deep work—be it lengthy retreats dedicated to a specific task; developing a daily ritual; or taking a “journalistic” approach to seizing moments of deep work when you can throughout the day. Whichever approach, the key is to determine your length of focus time and stick to it.

Newport also recommends “deep scheduling” to combat constant interruptions and get more done in less time.“At any given point, I should have deep work scheduled for roughly the next month. Once on the calendar I protect this time like I would a doctor’s appointment or important meeting”, he writes.

Another approach to getting more done in less time is to rethink how you prioritize your day—in particular how we craft our to-do lists. Tim Harford, author of Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives, points to a study in the early 1980s that divided undergraduates into two groups: some were advised to set out monthly goals and study activities; others were told to plan activities and goals in much more detail, day by day.

While the researchers assumed that the well-structured daily plans would be most effective when it came to the execution of tasks, they were wrong: the detailed daily plans demotivated students. Harford argues that inevitable distractions often render the daily to-do list ineffective, while leaving room for improvisation in such a list can reap the best results.

In order to make the most of our focus and energy. we also need to embrace downtime, or as Newport suggests, “be lazy.”

“Idleness is not just a vacation, an indulgence or a vice; it is as indispensable to be brain as Vitamin D is to the body...[idleness]is, paradoxically, necessary to getting any work done,” he argues.

Srini Pillay, an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, believes this counter-intuitive link between downtime and productivity may be due to the way our brains operate When our brains switch between being focused and unfocused on a task, they tend to be more efficient.

“What people don’t realise is that in order to complete these tasks they need to use both the focus and unfocus circuits in their brain”.says Pillay.

36. The key to mastering the art of deep work is to ________.

[A] keep to your focus time                                                    [B]list your immediate tasks

[C]make specific daily plans                                                    [D]seize every minute to work

37. The study in the early 1980s cited by Harford shows that ________.

[A] distractions may actually increase efficiency

[B]daily schedules are indispensable to studying

[C]students are hardly motivated by monthly goals

[D]detailed plans many not be as fruitful as expected

38. According to Newport, idleness is ________.

[A] a desirable mental state for busy people

[B]a major contributor to physical health

[C]an effective way to save time and energy

[D]an essential factor in accomplishing any work

39. Pillay believes that our brains’ shift between being focused and unfocused _______.

[A] can result in psychological well-being

[B]can bring about greater efficiency

[C]is aimed at better balance in work

[D]is driven by task urgency

40.This text is mainly about _______.

[A] ways to relieve the tension of busy life

[B]approaches to getting more done in less time

[C]the key to eliminating distractions

[D]the cause of the lack of focus time

答案解析

36、[答案][A]keep to your focus time

[解析]這是一道細(xì)節(jié)題。注意題干的一一對(duì)應(yīng)，選項(xiàng)進(jìn)行等價(jià)替換。根據(jù)題干定位到第二段最后一句。The key is to(題干對(duì)應(yīng)) determine your length of focus time and stick to it(剩余信息為答案)。 對(duì)應(yīng)選項(xiàng) keep to(stick to)your focus time(your length of focus time)

37、[答案][D]detailed plans may not be as fruitful as expected

[解析]根據(jù)題干為細(xì)節(jié)題，考察的是實(shí)驗(yàn)結(jié)論。The study in the early 1980s cited by Harford shows that， 根據(jù)1980s和Harford快速找到定位第四段第二句，那么結(jié)論應(yīng)該在后面，也就是第五段。第五段開(kāi)頭第一句while為讓步，看主句部分they were wrong，冒號(hào)后面解釋說(shuō)，the detailed daily plans demotivated students。對(duì)應(yīng)D選項(xiàng)，其中的may not be as fruitful對(duì)應(yīng)demotivated。

38、[答案][D]an essential factor in accomplishing any work

[解析]這是一道細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)提干中的關(guān)鍵詞，Newport和idleness，回文定位到第6段的Newport和第7段idleness，再結(jié)合第7段段末代詞he， 考查到代詞的指代問(wèn)題，根據(jù)上下文確定此處的he指代Newport，確定第7段引號(hào)之內(nèi)即為作者對(duì)于“idleness”的觀點(diǎn)，由第7段后半句 idleness is ，paradoxically， necessary to getting any work done得出正確答案為 an essential factor in accomplishing any work，其中essential 是對(duì)原文necessary的同義替換，accomplishing any work是getting any work done的同義替換。

39、[答案][B]can bring about greater efficiency

[解析]這是一道人物觀點(diǎn)題，根據(jù)提干中的關(guān)鍵詞，Pillay 回文定位到第8段，再進(jìn)一步匹配題干中的剩余信息，our brains’ shift between being focused and unfocused定位至第8段段末處，our brains switch between being focused and unfocused，其中shift是switch的同義替換，由后半句 they tend to be more efficient得出正確答案為 can bring about greater effcieny， 是對(duì)原文tend to be more efficient的同義替換。

40、[答案][B]approaches to getting more done in less time

[解析]根據(jù)題干的特征，這是一道主旨題。文章開(kāi)篇提出主題，關(guān)于“the ability to focus without distraction”， 第二段開(kāi)頭說(shuō)“a number of approaches”， 提出方法，第四段開(kāi)頭another approach，所以這篇文章重點(diǎn)還是在說(shuō)方法，所以B選項(xiàng)approaches to getting more done in less time為正確答案。more done in less time對(duì)應(yīng)focus without distraction。

Part B

Directions:

Read the following text and answer the questions by choosing the most suitable subtitles from the list A-G for each numbered paragraph(41-45).There are two extra subtitles which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)

A. Just say it

B. Be present

C. Pay a unique compliment

D. Name, places, things

E. Find the “me too” s

F. Skip the small talk

G. Ask for an opinion

Five ways to make conversation with anyone

Conversations are links, which means when you have a conversation with a new person a link gets formed and every conversation you have after that moment will strengthen the link.

You meet new people every day: the grocery worker, the cab driver, new people at work or the security guard at the door. Simply starting a conversation with them will form a link.

Here are five simple ways that you can make the first move and start a conversation with strangers.

41.____________

Suppose you are in a room with someone you don’t know and something within you says “I want to talk with this person”—this is something the mostly happens with all of us. You wanted to say something—the first word—but it just won’t come out. It feels like it is stuck somewhere, I know the feeling and here is my advice just get it out.

Just think: that is the worst that could happen? They won’t talk with you? Well, they are not talking with you now!

I truly believe that once you get that first word out everything else will just flow. So keep it simple: “Hi”, “Hey” or “Hello”—do the best you can to gather all of the enthusiasm and energy you can, put on a big smile and say “Hi”。

42.____________

It’s a problem all of us face: you have limited time with the person that you want to talk with and you want to make this talk memorable.

Honestly, if we got stuck in the rut of “hi”, “hello”, “how are you?” and “what’s going on?”you will fail to give the initial jolt to the conversation that’s can make it so memorable.

So don’t be afraid to ask more personal questions. Trust me, you’ll be surprised to see how much people are willing to share if you just ask.

43.____________

When you meet a person for the first time, make an effort to find the things which you and that person have in common so that you can build the conversation from that point. When you start conversation from there and then move outwards, you’ll find all of a sudden that the conversation becomes a lot easier.

44.____________

Imagine you are pouring your heart out to someone and they are just busy on their phone, and if you ask for their attention you get the response “I can multitask”.

So when someone tries to communicate with you, just be in that communication wholeheartedly. Make eye contact, you can feel the conversation.

45.____________

You all came into a conversation where you first met the person, but after some time you may have met again and have forgotten their names. Isn’t that awkward!

So remember the little details of the people you met or you talked with; perhaps the places they have been to the place they want to go, the things they like, the thing the hate—whatever you talk about.

When you remember such thing you can automatically become investor in their wellbeing. So the feel a responsibility to you to keep that relationship going.

That’s it. Five amazing ways that you can make conversation with almost anyone. Every person is a really good book to read, or to have a conversation with!

答案解析

41、[答案][A](Just say it)

[解析]從下方段落中看到I truly believe that once you get that first word out everything else will just flow。 So keep it simple： “Hi”， “Hey” or “Hello”——do the best you can to gather all of the enthusiasm and energy you can， put on a big smile and say “Hi”。 中我們不難發(fā)現(xiàn)重復(fù)的內(nèi)容say “Hi”， 也相當(dāng)于get that first word out， 共同表達(dá)的內(nèi)容就是開(kāi)口說(shuō)，故A (Just say it開(kāi)口說(shuō)) 與之完美對(duì)應(yīng)。

42、[答案][G](Ask for an opinion)

[解析]從下方段落中出現(xiàn)So don’t be afraid to ask more personal questions。 Trust me， you’ll be surprised to see how much people are willing to share if you just ask。 中我們不難發(fā)現(xiàn)重復(fù)的內(nèi)容ask， 根據(jù)復(fù)現(xiàn)詞我們不難找到G (Ask for an opinion詢問(wèn)看法)，與其后的“how much people are willing to share”(人們非常愿意分享)完美對(duì)應(yīng)。

43、[答案][E](Find the “me too”s)

[解析]從下方對(duì)應(yīng)段落When you meet a person for the first time， make an effort to find the things which you and that person have in common so that you can build the conversation from that point…中我們找到關(guān)鍵詞have … in common有共同點(diǎn)。這與E (Find the “me too”s 尋找共同點(diǎn))完美對(duì)應(yīng)。

44、[答案][B](Be present)

[解析]從下方對(duì)應(yīng)段落So when someone tries to communicate with you， just be in that communication wholeheartedly。 因此當(dāng)有人跟你跟你聊天時(shí)，要全身心的投入到談話中，以及后面復(fù)現(xiàn)詞eye contact進(jìn)行眼神交流，我們找到B (Be present，在現(xiàn)場(chǎng)，投入當(dāng)前事件中)能夠與之對(duì)應(yīng)。

45、[答案][D](Name， places， things)

[解析]從下方對(duì)應(yīng)段落…but after some time you may have met again and have forgotten their name。 Isn’t that awkward! …但是之后你可能再次見(jiàn)到時(shí)忘記了他們的名字。這不是很尷尬嗎?通過(guò)反義疑問(wèn)我們得知：應(yīng)該要記得名字!而且隨后So， remember the little details of the people you met or you talked with; perhaps the places they have been to， the places they want to go， the things they like， the things they hate。因此，請(qǐng)記得你遇到且與之聊過(guò)天的這些人的一些小細(xì)節(jié)，比如他們?nèi)ミ^(guò)的地方，他們想要去的地方，他們喜歡的以及討厭的事物等等。從這些內(nèi)容中我們不難找到與之對(duì)應(yīng)的小標(biāo)題D (Name， places， things)