In most languages, a greeting is usually followed by “small talk”. Small talk means the little things we talk about at the start of a conversation.
In English-speaking countries people often make small talk about the weather: “Nice day, isn’t it?” “Terrible weather, isn’t it?” But there is something special about small talk. It must be about something which both people have the same opinion about. The purpose of small talk is to let both people agree on something. This makes meeting people easier and more comfortable. People usually agree about the weather, so it is a safe topic for small talk. But people often disagree about religion or politics so these are not suitable topics for small talk in English. The topics for small talk also depend on where the conversation is taking place. At football matches, people make small talk about the game they are watching: “Great game, isn’t it?” At bus stops, people may comment about the transport system: “The bus service is terrible, isn’t it?”
Greetings and small talk are an important part of conversation in any language. The way people great each and the things they talk about, however, may be different from one language to another. This shows that there is much more to learn when we learn a language than just the vocabulary and the grammar of the language. We also have to learn the social behavior of the people who speak it.
小題1:Small talk ___.
A．is a kind of conversation with short words
B．is a greeting when people meet each other
C．is to let people disagree about something
D．is something we talk about to start a conversation
小題2:The best topic of small talk is about ___.
A．the weatherB．politicsC．GamesD．languages
小題3:The passage suggests that when we learn a language ___.
A．we should learn about the transport system of the country
B．we should only master the grammar and vocabulary
C．we should know the culture about the country
D．we should grasp the importance of the language
小題4:When we say “Great game, isn’t it?” we in fact___.
A．a(chǎn)sk a questionB．have a conversation
C．greet each otherD．begin a small talk
小題5:What we learn from the passage is that ___.
A．different language has different grammar
B．small talk is an important part in a language
C．small talk depends on the purpose of the conversation
D．in English-speaking countries we should talk about the weather.

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:B

小題1:本文的第一段提到小對話指的是在對話開始時談論的小事情，故本題選D。
小題2:本文第二段第一句提到在說英語的國家經(jīng)常談論的小對話是天氣，故小對話的最佳話題是天氣，故本題選A。
小題3:本文的最后一句提到我們學習語言不僅僅要學習語法和詞匯，我們也要學會說此語言人的社會行為，也就是要學習語言的文化差異，故本題選C。
小題4:本文的第二段提到小對話也取決于你所處的位置，在足球比賽場上人們談論的小對話通常是比賽的情況，故本題選D。
小題5:本文的第三段第一句提到小對話在任何語言中都是對話的一個重要部分，故本題選B。
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