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  3. Starting a conversation is as easy for some people as eating and breathing. H

Starting a conversation is as easy for some people as eating and breathing. H

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问题    Starting a conversation is as easy for some people as eating and breathing. However, if you suffer from social anxiety disorder (SAD), a room full of strangers can be as frightening as moving to a foreign country. If the stranger that you are looking to start a conversation with is an authority figure, this just adds to your anxiety. Here are helpful tips when trying to start a conversation.
   Often the person you are trying to start a conversation【C1】______ will have some item of jewelry, an unusual shirt or maybe even a tattoo; something distinctive that tells a story about the【C2】______. Items like this give you a starting【C3】______ for conversation.
   After you receive a【C4】______, the key is to have something else to say that will give you a【C5】______ platform on which to build a conversation and a relationship. You need to think of a follow-up【C6】______ before you start. This is the key to building a conversation. Follow up with something personal that【C7】______ to the other person and that tells them something interesting about you.
   Try the old standby, "Haven’t I seen you somewhere before?"【C8】______ the right circumstances, this conversation starter can work. If you【C9】______ to someone, "You seem really familiar. Do I know you from somewhere?", it makes it very easy to start a conversation.
   All these help【C10】______ you to the person and keep the conversation moving: What high school did you【C11】______? Did you play an instrument? Where do you work? I’ve been to that Starbucks.
   As you go through the details of the other person’s life story, you should feel 【C12】______ to change subject. Remember, you don’t really want to find out if you’ve met before; you want to get to【C13】______ each other.
   One of the best ways to start a conversation is to make a funny【C14】______ about your surroundings. "Hey, doesn’t our instructor look like Harry Potter?" or, "Is the guy in the front row asleep?" The goal is not to be mean-spirited or judgmental, so be sure to 【C15】______ your comments light-hearted.
   Try to invite the other person in on the joke. "Where do you think he keeps his magic wand, in his briefcase?" or "Do you think he’s going to sleep through the whole class?" This 【C16】______ of starting a conversation can be risky. Humor is difficult with an audience whom you don’t know well. However, if you find【C17】______ that shares your sense of humor, chances are that it will be the start of a great friendship.
   Remember that any of these tricks is【C18】______ to fail some of the time. If you don’t get a positive response from somebody, there are always other people that you can approach. If you are【C19】______, you will find that over time it will get easier to speak with strangers. As you become more【C20】______ and at ease you won’t need to rely on tricks to start conversations. [br] 【C4】
选项 A、letter
B、call
C、response
D、topic
答案 C
解析    本题考点为语境推理能力。
   (1)句式分析。
   原句中After you receive a______是时间状语从句，the key is to have something else to say…是主句。从句中you作主语，receive作谓语，a______作宾语。不定冠词后应该用名词。
   (2)句意判断。
   上文提到开始搭讪，那么根据日常交际的话轮转换，该对方做出反应，所以选择response。根据第二段最后一句话Items like this give you a starting______for conversation(诸如此类的东西都可以作为搭讪的开端)可知，本句意为“当你得到回应后，关键是要有别的话题”。
   【知识拓展】(1)解题技巧。寻找复现或共现关系。词语的重复出现，同义词和反义词的使用是重要的连句成篇的词汇纽带。解题时应联系上下文寻找相关线索和提示，如某一个词的原词、指代词、同义词、近义词、上义词、下义词和概括词等。
   (2)词汇拓展。
   ①与receive有关的表达：to receive a letter收到一封信；to receive a call接待来访者；to receive a response收到答复或得到回应；to be warmly received受到热烈欢迎：to receive sth．with sth．以某种态度对待某事物；to be received into sth．获准加入。
   ②与response有关的表达：to make a good response to很好地作答；no response没有反应；in response(to)回答，响应，作为反应。
   (3)语法拓展：状语从句。
   充当状语的句子叫状语从句。
   e．g．I left my office at eight．
   我八点离开了办公室。(状语是介词短语)
   He went home when it was eight．
   八点时他回家了。(状语是一个句子)
   英语中有九种状语：时间、地点、原因、结果、目的、条件、比较、方式、让步。
   本题的从句属于时间状语从句。引导时间状语的从属连词有：before，after，when，while，as，since，till，until，as soon as，every time，each time，by the time，the first time，any time等。
   e．g．Li Hua had hardly arrived at school when the class began．
   李华刚到学校就上课了。
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