2020年10月11日阅读细节题切片配套练习（答案）.pdf

2020年10月11日阅读细节题切片配套练习

一、阅读理解（共1题）

2020•

（全国专题汇编）

We’veallbeenthere:inalift,inlineatthebankoronanairplane,surroundedbypeoplewho

are,likeus,deeplyfocusedontheirsmartphonesor,worse,strugglingwiththeuncomfortable

silence.

What’stheproblem?It’spossiblethatweallhavecompromisedconversationalintelligence.It’s

morelikelythatnoneofusstartaconversationbecauseit’sawkwardandchallenging,orwethinkit’s

annoyingandunnecessary.Butthenexttimeyoufindyourselfamongstrangers,considerthatsmall

talkisworththetrouble.Expertssayit’saninvaluablesocialpracticethatresultsinbigbenefits.

Dismissingsmalltalkasunimportantiseasy,butwecan’tforgetthatdeeprelationships

wouldn’tevenexistifitweren’tforcasualconversation.Smalltalkisthegrease(润滑剂)forsocial

communication,saysBernardoCarducci,directoroftheShynessResearchInstituteatIndiana

UniversitySoutheast.“Almosteverygreatlovestoryandeachbigbusinessdealbeginswithsmall

talk,”heexplains.“Thekeytosuccessfulsmalltalkislearninghowtoconnectwithothers,notjust

communicatewiththem.”

Ina2014study,ElizabethDunn,associateprofessorofpsychologyatUBC,invitedpeopleon

theirwayintoacoffeeshop.Onegroupwasaskedtoseekoutaninteraction(互动)withitswaiter;

theother,tospeakonlywhennecessary.Theresultsshowedthatthosewhochattedwiththeirserver

reportedsignificantlyhigherpositivefeelingsandabettercoffeeshopexperience.“It’snotthat

talkingtothewaiterisbetterthantalkingtoyourhusband,”saysDunn.“Butinteractionswith

peripheral(边缘的)membersofoursocialnetworkmatterforourwell-beingalso.”