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. 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 on the transport system. ―The bus service is terrible, isn‘t it?‖ 41. Small talk is _______________.
A. a kind of conversation with short words B. a greeting used when people meet each other C. to let people disagree about something D. something we talk about to start a conversation
42. The favorite topic of small talk for English people is _________.
A. the weather
B. politics
C. games
D. languages
43. 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 the vocabulary C. we should learn the culture of the country
D. we should understand the importance of the language A. asking a question
B. having a conversation
44. When we say ―Great game, isn‘t it?‖, we are in fact __________.
D. making small talk
B
Time spent in a bookshop can be most enjoyable, whether you are a book-lover or only there to buy a book as a present. You may even have entered the shop just to find a shelter from a sudden shower. Whatever the reason, you can soon totally unaware（未意识到）of your surroundings. You soon become interested in some books or others, and usually it is only much later that you realize you have spent too much time there and have to rush off to keep some forgotten appointment.
This chance to escape the realities of everyday life is the main attraction（吸引）of a bookshop. A music shop is very much like a bookshop. You can walk around such a place to your heart's content. If it is a good shop, no assistant will come up to you with the greeting ―Can I help you?‖ You needn't buy anything you don't want. In a bookshop an assistant should remain in the background until you have finished reading. Then, and only then, are his services necessary.
Once a medical student had to read a textbook which was far too expensive for him to buy. He couldn't borrow it from the library and the only copy he could find was in a certain bookshop. Every afternoon, therefore, he would go along to the shop and read a little of the book at a time. One day, however, he was disappointed to find the book missing from his usual place. He was about to leave, when he noticed the owner of the shop beckoning to him. Expecting to be told off, he went towards him. To his surprise, the owner pointed to the book which was tucked away in a comer. ―I put it there in case anyone
C. greeting each other
tries to buy it !‖ He said, and left the delighted student continuing his reading. 45．According to the passage the main attraction of a bookshop is that ________. A. people can learn something from books B. it can be a shelter from a sudden rain C. it is the surrounding of new knowledge D. it offers a chance to get free from realities
46．The writer thinks that the assistant in a good bookshop should ________. A. always greet customers pleasantly and warmly B. help the readers to find what they want to read C. not say a word to the customers while they read D. not stand behind the bookshelf all the time
47．The underlined word “beckoning” in the last paragraph means ________. A. waving somebody to come up B. laughing at a person openly C. shouting at somebody angrily
D. shaking one's head to show disagreement
48．The purpose of the writer in writing the third paragraph is to ________. A. tell us a story that happened in a bookshop
B. support his idea of what a good bookshop is like C. teach us how to read in a shop without buying books
D. advise us to help other people whenever we can
C
Saturday, May 15—India's most famous political family is set to return to power after voters(选民) brought out one of the biggest electoral upsets in the country's history.
In an exciting victory Thursday, Sonia Gandhi's Congress Party and its supporters won 279 of the 545 seats in the national parliament（国会）. Loser Atal Behari Vajpayee resigned on Friday after serving as India's Prime Minister for nearly six years.
The 57-year-old Italian-born Gandhi is expected to become India's next Prime Minister when party officials meet Saturday to select their leader. Late Thursday, she held a press conference to thank Indian voters for their support.
\ensure our country has a strong, stable government.\
The Nehru-Gandhi dynasty ruled India for four decades after the nation gained independence from Britain in 1947. Jawaharlal Nehru was India's first Prime Minister. Sonia Gandhi's mother-in-law, Indira, led India from 1966 to 1977 and then again from 1980 to 1984. Her husband, Rajiv, succeeded Indira, serving as Prime Minister until 1989. He was
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