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.
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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.”
小題1:
A．stillB．a(chǎn)lreadyC．evenD．yet
小題2:
A．topicB．subjectC．ideaD．feast
小題3:
A．whatB．whenC．thatD．where
小題4:
A．freeB．organizedC．guidedD．random
小題5:
A．theoryB．ideaC．opinionD．fact
小題6:
A．notB．not onlyC．neverD．ever
小題7:
A．butB．a(chǎn)ndC．orD．with
小題8:
A．talkB．speechC．conversationD．communication
小題9:
A．duringB．overC．forD．within
小題10:
A．convenientB．a(chǎn)ccessibleC．immediateD．instant
小題11:
A．leaveB．a(chǎn)ppearC．disappearD．remain
小題12:
A．depthB．wellC．truthD．good
小題13:
A．smallB．dailyC．deepD．shallow
小題14:
A．thinkingB．talkingC．communicatingD．lecturing
小題15:
A．withB．besidesC．exceptD．from
小題16:
A．talkB．pairC．involveD．sit
小題17:
A．dressesB．skirtsC．T-shirtsD．coats
小題18:
A．whichB．whomC．whoD．that
小題19:
A．SoB．AndC．ButD．Then
小題20:
A．hotB．popularC．sensitiveD．private

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:B
小題6:A
小題7:B
小題8:C
小題9:B
小題10:D
小題11:D
小題12:A
小題13:D
小題14:A
小題15:C
小題16:B
小題17:A
小題18:B
小題19:C
小題20:C

試題分析：本文主要介紹了一個(gè)聊天組織，它的建立初衷以及適合人群等。
小題1:根據(jù)But for all the progress,故選A，still仍然。
小題2:根據(jù)The “feast” in London looks not at politics or events, 故選D。
小題3:這個(gè)句子中含有一個(gè)定語(yǔ)從句，且關(guān)系詞在從句中作地點(diǎn)狀語(yǔ)，故用where，所以選D。
小題4:根據(jù)designed to help people know better about each other，故選C，guided指導(dǎo)的。
小題5:根據(jù)that what people need is not more information, but more inspiration and encouragement，故選B，idea主意，想法。
小題6:根據(jù)but at how people have felt about work, relations among the sexes，故選A。
小題7:這里想說(shuō)希望和害怕，故選B。
小題8:根據(jù)That brings about Theodore Zeldin’s “feast of conversation”，故選C。
小題9:表示“在……之間”，故選B。
小題10:根據(jù)like QQ and MSN in a globalized age ,故選D，instant立即的。
小題11:根據(jù)communications like QQ and MSN in a globalized age, issues of human heart，故選D，remain
剩余。
小題12:這里想說(shuō)阻礙了知道相互的深度，故選A，depth深度。
小題13:根據(jù)conversations and the whole point now is to think, which is sometimes painful，故選D，shallow
淺灘。
小題14:根據(jù)“We are trapped in shallow conversations and the whole point now is to think, which is sometimes painful,”he says，故選A，thinking思考。
小題15:根據(jù)maybe dogs that do have interactions with humans，故選C，except除了。
小題16:根據(jù)with someone you know or ask questions you would not answer.故選B，pair使成對(duì)。
小題17:根據(jù)in sun hats, ties，故選A，dresses衣服。
小題18:這里含有一個(gè)賓語(yǔ)從句，且引導(dǎo)詞在從句中作賓語(yǔ)，故選B。
小題19:這里表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故選C，But但是。
小題20:這里想說(shuō)有些人說(shuō)他們對(duì)于談?wù)撁舾械脑掝}很輕松，故選C，sensitive敏感的。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：答題前一定要略讀全文，把握文章要表達(dá)的主題，注意前后句與句，段落與段落之間的關(guān)系。答題中，一定要認(rèn)真分析，注意選項(xiàng)與上下文的關(guān)系，與前后單詞的關(guān)系。對(duì)于一時(shí)沒(méi)有太大的把握的題可以放到最后再來(lái)完成，因?yàn)橛袝r(shí)答案可以從下文內(nèi)容體現(xiàn)出來(lái)。答完后再通讀一遍文章，看看所選選項(xiàng)能不能是語(yǔ)句通順，語(yǔ)意連貫。
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C．online businesses provide a lot of products
D．receiving offers makes online shoppers regretful
小題3:The underlined word “taxed” in Para. 4 probably means______.
A．burdenedB．numbedC．relievedD．challenged
小題4:The passage is mainly about______.
A．the big advantages of online shopping
B．the rapid development of online shopping
C．online shoppers’ preference for taking offers
D．online companies strategies to improve service

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