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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] 【C6】
选项 A、visit
B、reply
C、story
D、check
答案 C
解析    本题考点为词语重复。
   (1)句式分析。
   原句是一个带有时间状语从句的复杂句。You need to think of a follow-up______是主句，a follow-up______作宾语，可见，此处应该填名词。
   (2)句意判断。
   从第二段中的something distinctive that tells a story about the person(能让此人与众不同的东西)这一句，以及后一句话中的Follow up with something personal(接着说一些个人话题)可知，这句话意为“在开始前，你需要想一个后续故事”。
   【知识拓展】(1)解题技巧。
   通读全文，从上下文提出关键信息或提示语，如词语重复、同义词、反义词、上下义词等。
   词语重复是语篇衔接的重要手段。通过在上下文寻找复现或共现关系，便可确定句意，选择合适的答案。
   (2)词汇拓展。
   ①与story相关的表达：to make a long story short简言之；The story goes(or runs)that…据说，据闻。
   ②与story意义相近的词：anecdote，tale。
   ③熟词生义：文中的follow-up为名词，意为“后续，随访”，to be a follow-up to sth．是某事的继续；a follow-up study进一步的研究。
   ④动词短语follow up的用法：to follow up跟进，追查；to follow up with sth．进一步做某事；to follow sth．up或to follow up sth．加强，巩固。
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