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Dismissingsmalltalkasunimportantiseasy,butwecan’tforgetthatdeeprelationshipswouldn’tevenexistifitweren’tforcasualconversation.Smalltalkisthegrease（润滑剂）forsocialcommunication,saysBernardoCarducci,directoroftheShynessResearchInstituteatIndianaUniversitySoutheast.“Almosteverygreatlovestoryandeachbigbusinessdealbeginswithsmalltalk,”heexplains.“Thekeytosuccessfulsmalltalkislearninghowtoconnectwithothers,notjustcommunicatewiththem.”

Ina2014study,ElizabethDunn,associateprofessorofpsychologyatUBC,invitedpeopleontheirwayintoacoffeeshop.Onegroupwasaskedtoseekoutaninteraction（互动）withitswaiter;

theother,tospeakonlywhennecessary.Theresultsshowedthatthosewhochattedwiththeirserverreportedsignificantlyhigherpositivefeelingsandabettercoffeeshopexperience.“It’snotthattalkingtothewaiterisbetterthantalkingtoyourhusband,”saysDunn.“Butinteractionswithperipheral（边缘的）membersofoursocialnetworkmatterforourwell-beingalso.”

Dunnbelievesthatpeoplewhoreachouttostrangersfeelasignificantlygreatersenseofbelonging,abondwithothers.Carduccibelievesdevelopingsuchasenseofbelongingstartswithsmalltalk.“Smalltalkisthebasisofgoodmanners,”hesays.

1.Whatphenomenonisdescribedinthefirstparagraph?

A.Addictiontosmartphones.

B.Inappropriatebehavioursinpublicplaces.

C.Absenceofcommunicationbetweenstrangers.

D.Impatiencewithslowservice.

2.WhatisimportantforsuccessfulsmalltalkaccordingtoCarducci?

A.Showinggoodmanners.B.Relatingtootherpeople.

C.Focusingonatopic.D.Makingbusinessdeals.

3.Whatdoesthecoffee-shopstudysuggestaboutsmalltalk?

A.Itimprovesfamilyrelationships.B.Itraisespeople’sconfidence.

C.Itmattersasmuchasaformaltalk.D.Itmakespeoplefeelgood.

4.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.ConversationCountsB.WaysofMakingSmallTalk

C.BenefitsofSmallTalkD.UncomfortableSilence

B

江苏】Inthe1760s,MathurinRozeopenedaseriesofshopsthatboasted（享有）aspecialmeatsoupcalledconsomme.Althoughthemainattractionwasthesoup,Roze’schainshopsalsosetanewstandardfordiningout,whichhelpedtoestablishRozeastheinventorofthemodernrestaurant.

Today,scholarshavegeneratedlargeamountsofinstructiveresearchaboutrestaurants.Takevisualhintsthatinfluencewhatweeat:

dinersservedthemselvesabout20percentmorepasta（意大利面食）whentheirplatesmatchedtheirfood.Whenadark-coloredcakewasservedonablackplateratherthanawhiteone,customersrecognizeditassweeterandtastier.

Lightingmatters,too.WhenBerlinrestaurantcustomersateindarkness,theycouldn’ttellhowmuchthey’dhad:

thosegivenextra-largesharesatemorethaneveryoneelse,butwerenonethewiser—theydidn’tfeelfuller,andtheywerejustasreadyfordessert.

Timeismoney,butthatprinciplemeansdifferentthingsfordifferenttypesofrestaurants.Unlikefast-foodplaces.finediningshopsprefercustomerstostaylongerandspend.Onewaytoencouragecustomerstostayandorderthatextraround:

putonsomeMozart（莫扎特）.Whenclassical,ratherthanpop,musicwasplaying,dinersspentmore.Fastmusichurrieddinersout.Particularscentsalsohaveaneffect:

dinerswhogotthescentoflavender（薰衣草）stayedlongerandspentmorethanthosewhosmelledlemon,ornoscent.

Meanwhile,thingsthatyoumightexpecttodiscouragespending—"

bad"

tables,crowding,highprices—don’tnecessarily.Dinersatbadtables—nexttothekitchendoor,say—spentnearlyasmuchasothersbutsoonfled.Itcanbeconcludedthatrestaurantkeepersneednot"

beoverlyconcernedabout‘badtables,’giventhatthey’reprofitable.Asforcrowds,aHongKongstudyfoundthattheyincreasedarestaurant’sreputation,suggestinggreatfoodatfairprices.Anddoublingabuffet’spriceledcustomerstosaythatitspizzawas11percenttastier.

5.Theunderlinedphrase“nonethewiser”inparagraph3mostprobablyimpliesthatthecustomerswere.

A.notawareofeatingmorethanusual

B.notwillingtosharefoodwithothers

C.notconsciousofthefoodquality

D.notfondofthefoodprovided

6.Howcouldafinediningshopmakemoreprofit?

A.Playingclassicalmusic.

B.Introducinglemonscent.

C.Makingthelightbrighter,

D.Usingplatesoflargersize.

7.Whatdoesthelastparagraphtalkabout?

A.Tipstoattractmorecustomers.

B.Problemsrestaurantsarefacedwith.

C.Waystoimproverestaurants'

reputation.

D.Commonmisunderstandingsaboutrestaurants.

【中原名校2018-2019学年高三第四次质量考评英语试题】Ihaveanentrepreneurfriend,Arthur,whoalwayswearsasuit.ItakethemickthatI’veneverseenhimincasualclothesandhisresponseis:

“Thesuitistheuniformofbusiness.”Butinmybusiness,theuniformhasoftenbeentornjeansandglitterorcomputerprogrammerT-shirts.Eitherway,workclothingcanbeflexible,aslongasit’sappropriate.AtWAHNails,manyoftheteamsaythatoneofthespecialbenefitsisthattheydon’thavetosuppress（抑制）theiridentityatwork.Butwhenweopenedinanewlocation,Ithoughtweneededauniformtomakethenailartistseasilyidentifiable.IntheteammeetingshowingpotentialbrandedT-shirts,oneoftheartists,Holli,saidsheepishly:

“ButwhenI’mwearingaplainblacklogoT-shirt,Ijustdon’tfeelmy‘Stylebrat’self.”（StylebratisherInstagramname.）Shewasright.Wehiredwomenwithuniquetaste,sowhywasItryingtoturnthemintoahomogenous（同类的）workerarmy?

Wegotridoftheshirtsandeveryonewasrelieved.

Ontheotherhand,withoutauniformorloosedresscode,Ipersonallystruggletokeepthestylebarhigheveryday.IlovegoingintoofficeswhereIseethatthefounderhasadistinctstylethathasmovedslowlydowntotheteam.Inthefashionindustryespecially,thisappropriationofcrewstyleshowsharmonious,whichisessentialforbusinesssuccess.Workclothingcanuniteyouinyourgoals.Italsoremovesdistraction.

Ihavenohesitationwearingthesame（clean）outfittwodaysinarow.I’dsaymylookisBusyWorkingStyleMom,mixingsportswearwithsuiting.Ihave10blackjacketsthatIpairwithoneof20blueZarajeans.Sometimesyou’rejusttheretogetthejobdone,nottoworryalotaboutyourappearance.

8.WhatistheclothingstyleofthestaffatWAHNails?

A.Itisformal.B.Itisfashionable.

C.Itischaracteristic.D.Itistraditional.

9.Whatdoestheparagraph2mainlytalkabout?

A.Astylelovedbyallworkersinacompany.

B.Thebenefitsofwearingauniforminwork.

C.Theimportanceofthefounders’tasteinfashion.

D.Theimportanceofafriendlyatmosphereinbusiness.

10.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestpeopledointhelastparagraph?

A.Womenshouldhavetheirownstyle.

B.Workerscanwearjeansinsteadofdresses.

C.Peoplecanwearthesameclothesforseveraldays.

D.Peopleshouldnotcaretoomuchabouttheirappearance.

11.Whomaythetextbeintendedfor?

A.Artists.B.Computerprogrammers.

C.Workingstaff.D.Womenteachers.

【江苏省南通泰州七市2019届高三第一次调研考试】Whenadriverslamsonthebrakestoavoidhittingapedestriancrossingtheroadillegally,sheismakingamoraldecisionthatshiftsriskfromthepedestriantothepeopleinthecar.Self-drivingcarsmightsoonhavetomakesuchethical（道德的）judgmentsontheirown—butsettlingonauniversalmoralcodeforthevehiclescouldbeatoughtask,suggestsasurvey.

Thelargesteversurveyofmachineethics,calledtheMoralMachine,laidout13possiblesituationsinwhichsomeone’sdeathwasunavoidable.Respondentswereaskedtochoosewhotospareinsituationsthatinvolvedamixofvariables:

youngorold,richorpoor,morepeopleorfewer.Within18months,theonlinequizhadrecorded40milliondecisionsmadebypeoplefrom233countriesandterritories.

Whentheresearchersanalysedtheseanswers,theyfoundthatthenationscouldbedividedintothreegroups.OnecontainsNorthAmericaandseveralEuropeannationswhereChristianityhasbeenthedominant（占支配地位的）religion;

anotherincludescountriessuchasJapan,IndonesiaandPakistan,withstrongConfucianorIslamictraditions.AthirdgroupconsistsofcountriesinCentralandSouthAmerica,suchasColombiaandBrazil.Thefirstgroupshowedastrongerpreferenceforsacrificingolderlivestosaveyoungeronesthandidthesecondgroup,forexample.

Theresearchersalsoidentifiedrelationshipsbetweensocialandeconomicfactorsinacountry.Theyfoundthatpeoplefromrelativelywealthycountrieswithstronginstitutions,suchasFinlandandJapan,moreoftenchosetohitpeoplewhosteppedintotrafficillegallythandidrespondentsinnationswithweakerinstitutions,suchasNigeriaorPakistan.

Peoplerarelyfacesuchmoraldilemmas,andsomecitiesquestionwhetherthepossiblesituationsposedintheonlinequizarerelevanttotheethicalandpracticalquestionssurroundingdriverlesscars.Buttheresearchersarguethatthefindingsrevealculturaldifferencesthatgovernment