1、Section Lesson 2 How Do We Like Teachers Feedback? the other,to speak only when necessary.The results showed that those who chatted with their server reported significantly higher positive feelings and a better coffee shop experience.“Its not that talking to the waiter is better than talking to your
2、 husband,” says Dunn.“But interactions with peripheral(外围的) members of our social network matter for our well-being also.” Dunn believes that people who reach out to strangers feel a significantly greater sense of belonging,a bond with others.Carducci believes developing such a sense of belonging st
3、arts with small talk.“Small talk is the basis of good manners,” he says. 1.What phenomenon is described in the first paragraph? A.Addiction to smartphones. B.Inappropriate behaviours in public places. C.Absence of communication between strangers. D.Impatience with slow service. 2.What is important f
4、or successful small talk according to Carducci? A.Showing good manners. B.Relating to other people. C.Focusing on a topic. D.Making business deals. 3.What does the coffee shop study suggest about small talk? A.It improves family relationships. B.It raises peoples confidence. C.It matters as much as
5、a formal talk. D.It makes people feel good. 4.What is the best title for the text? A.Conversation Counts B.Ways of Making Small Talk C.Benefits of Small Talk D.Uncomfortable Silence B You see your phone light up from the corner of your eye and quickly reach for it.What started as a simple notificati
6、on(通知) check snowballs into an hour-long period as you look through rows of notifications and endless social media feeds. This is by design.Tech companies such as Google and Facebook have spent years working to make consumer technology as addictive as possible.After all,time spent with their product
7、s could equal big profits for the company. However,thats starting to change.Apple takes action with the introduction of tools in its new operating system aimed at informing users to better manage their smartphone usage and parental controls that allow parents to better monitor and control their chil
8、drens phone time. Google also offers a “Wind Down” feature to set at bedtime,which automatically puts the phone into “Do Not Disturb”.No notifications will show up on your phone,and losing all colour on-screen is certainly a cause to put your phone away. There are still no clear guidelines on what c
9、auses tech addiction,but its a growing concern likely on the minds of parents everywhere as they see their kids faces constantly glued inches away from a screen.And everywhere you go,youre all but guaranteed to see people buried in their phones. Apart from Apple and Google,Facebook deserves a fair a
10、mount of blame,as CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged in a blog post earlier this year.The social network announced plans to roll out changes aimed at making interactions more meaningful. “By making these changes,I expect the time people spend on Facebook will go down,”Zuckerberg said.“But I also expec
11、t the time you do spend on Facebook will be more valuable.And if we do the right thing,I believe that will be good for our community and our business over the long term too.” 5.What has been done to change phone addiction? A.Making some colour disappear on the screen. B.Offering functions to reduce
12、phone use. C.Improving consumer technology. D.Stopping sending messages. 6.What does the underlined phrase“The social network” in Paragraph 6 refer to? A.Google. B.Apple. C.A blog post. D.Facebook. 7.What does Zuckerberg mean in the last paragraph? A.Facebook is expecting fewer people to use it. B.I
13、ts valuable for people to do the right thing on Facebook. C.People should spend time on Facebook as little as possible. D.Facebook and its consumers will have a win-win relationship. 8.What can be a suitable title for the text? A.Fighting Against Screen Addiction B.Making Tech Addiction by Design C.
14、Controlling Childrens Phone Time D.Letting Phone Interactions Meaningful 答案： 一、1.ended up in 2.associate;with 3.desperate to 4.After all 5.beyond words 6.give up 7.set off 8.connect;to 二、1.including the twins 2.forbids publishing 3.stopped to rest 4.waiting anxiously for 5.making the whole situation
15、 more complicated 6.raised further question 7.before they could run out 8.should you give him my textbooks 三、1.C 段落大意题。从第一段的描述可以看出,人们在公众场合,要么只看手机,要么 “struggling with the uncomfortable silence”(与令人不舒服的安静抗争着)。所以本段描述 的现象是陌生人之间缺少对话。 2.B 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“The key to successful small talk is learning how to
16、 connect with others,not just communicate with them.”可知选 B项。 3.D 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“The results showed that those who chatted with their server reported significantly higher positive feelings and a better coffee shop experience.”以 及“But interactions with peripheral members of our social network matter fo
17、r our well-being also.”可知,small talk会让人们感到愉快。 4.C 主旨大意题。本文的主题指向的是 small talk,并分段阐述其给我们带来的好处。A 项范围太广。 5.B 细节理解题。从文章第三段和第四段可知选 B项。 6.D 词义猜测题。根据前文,除了苹果和谷歌,Facebook 也要被责备可知,这里的 social network指的就是 Facebook。 7.D 推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句中的“I believe that will be good for our community and our business over the long term too”可知,Zuckerberg希望看到的是双赢的 局面。 8.A 主旨大意题。本文前两段描述了手机上瘾的情况,从第三段开始介绍各个公司提 出的解决这个问题的方法。
