山东省烟台龙口市（五四制）2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题【含答案解析】

2023-2024学年度第二学期期中阶段性测试初三英语试题（时间:100分钟）温馨提示：1.本试卷共8页,满分90分；考试时间100分钟。考试结束后,请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。2.答题前,务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试卷和答题卡规定的位置上。3.选择题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其它答案标号。4.非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色签字笔作答,答案必须写在答题卡指定区域内相应位置；如需改动,先划掉原来的答案,然后再写上新的答案；不能使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带。5.在试卷上和答题卡指定区域外的答案无效。第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分35分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从短文后每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。ACaoXueqinwroteTheStoryoftheStone.HelivedintheQingDynasty.ThebookisthegreatestworksofChinesenovels.Itdescribesthefallofanoblefamilyandthelovestoriesofsomeyoungpeople.WangFulinturneditintoTVseries（电视剧）in1986.Price:¥129.5TheRomanceoftheThreeKingdomswaswrittenbyLuoGuanzhong.IttellsthestoryofthelateEasternHanDynasty.LiuBei,CaoCaoandSunQuanhavebecomefamousnamesamongChinesepeople.ItwasmadeintoTVseriesin1994andalsotranslatedintoEnglish.Price:¥92.5TheWaterMargintellsthehistoryoftheNorthernSongDynasty.ThebookwaswrittenbyShiNai’an.Fordifferentreasons,agroupofpeoplewenttoMountLiang,fightingagainsttheauthority.AmericanwriterPearBucktranslateditintoEnglish.ZhangShaolinmadeitaTVseriesin1998.Price:¥90WuCheng’enprobablycompletedJourneytotheWestin1570.ThebookintroducestheamazingexperienceofXuanzangandhisthreedisciplesintheTangDynasty.Onthewaytothewesttheyhelpedeachothertowineverybattle.DirectorYangJiemadeitaTVseriesin1986.Price:¥991.WhowrotethebookTheWaterMargin?A.CaoXueqin. B.LuoGuanzhong. C.ShiNai’an. D.WuCheng’en.2.IfyouareinterestedinhistoryoftheNorthernSongDynasty,whichbookwillyouread?A.TheStoryoftheStone. B.TheRomanceoftheThreeKingdoms.C.TheWaterMargin. D.JourneytotheWest.3.IfyouwanttobuyTheRomanceoftheThreeKingdomsandJourneytotheWest,howmuchwillyoupay?A.¥222. B.¥191.5. C.¥182.5. D.¥189.【答案】1C2.C3.B【解析】【导语】本文是中国四大名著的图书简介，包括图书的相关信息及价格等。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据“ThebookwaswrittenbyShiNai’an.”可知，《水浒传》是施耐庵写的。故选C。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据“TheWaterMargintellsthehistoryoftheNorthernSongDynasty.”可知，《水浒传》讲述的是南宋时期的历史。因此如果你对南宋时期的历史感兴趣，你可以看《水浒传》。故选C。【3题详解】推理判断题。根据表格第二行第二列的“Price:¥92.5”和第四行第二列的“Price:¥99”可知，如果你要买《三国演义》和《西游记》这两本书，你一共需要支付191.5元。故选B。BHaveyouheardofthedigital(电子的)pet?Itisakindofpet.Peopleusuallykeepitforenjoyment.HistoryPFMagicmadethefirstwidelypopulardigitalpetsDogzin1995,followedbyCatzinthespringof1996,andtheyfinallybecamePetz.ThedigitalpetsbecamefurtherpopularwhenTamagotchiappearedin1996andDigimonin1997.DigitalpetswerepopularinJapan,theUSandtheUKduringthelate1990s.DigitalpetsoverrealpetsIt’sagoodchoicetokeepdigitalpets.First,it’seasytokeepthemandpeoplecantakethemanywhereatanytime.Forthosewhocan’tcareforarealpet,adigitalpetcansuccessfullytaketheplaceofarealone.Besides,unlikerealpets,digitalpetsdon’tmakeamessinthehouse.CommonfeaturesTherearemanycommonfeaturesbetweendifferentdigitalpets.Someofthemareusedtogiveasenseofreality(真实感)totheuser,forexample,thepetresponding(回应)totouch,andsomeareusedtoimprovetheabilitytoplay,forexample,training.CommunicationNowthemoderndigitalpetsdon’thaveamessageboxtoshowthepet’shealthorfeelingslikeearlierones.Instead,userscanunderstandthepetbyreadingtheirbodylanguage.Thishelpsmakethemseemmorenatural.4.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderofthedigitalpets’appearance?A.Catz→Dogz→Digimon→Petz B.Dogz→Catz→Petz→DigimonC.Petz→Dogz→Catz→Digimon D.Dogz→Catz→Digimon→Petz5.Whatcanweknowfromthethirdparagraph?A.It’scheaptokeepdigitalpets.B.It’sdifficulttokeepdigitalpets.C.Realpetsmaymakeamessinthehouse.D.Realpetsliketobewiththeowners.6.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“Commonfeatures”mean?A.共性 B.特性 C.差异性 D.实用性7.Howdotheusersunderstandthemoderndigitalpetsnow?A.Byreadingamessagebox.B.Bycommunicatingwiththem.C.Byaskingthedoctorforhelp.D.Byreadingtheirbodylanguage.【答案】4.B5.C6.A7.D【解析】【导语】本文主要介绍了电子宠物的情况，介绍了它的历史，对比了电子宠物和真正的宠物并介绍了它的特点以及沟通方式。【4题详解】细节理解题。根据“PFMagicmadethefirstwidelypopulardigitalpetsDogzin1995,followedbyCatzinthespringof1996,andtheyfinallybecamePetz.ThedigitalpetsbecamefurtherpopularwhenTamagotchiappearedin1996andDigimonin1997.”可知，按照时间的先后顺序，电子宠物出现的顺序是Dogz→Catz→Petz→Digimon。故选B。【5题详解】推理判断题。根据“Besides,unlikerealpets,digitalpetsdon’tmakeamessinthehouse.”可推知，真正的宠物可能会把家里弄得一团糟。故选C。【6题详解】词义猜测题。根据“Therearemanycommonfeaturesbetweendifferentdigitalpets.”以及下文的介绍可知，不同的电子宠物之间有一些共性，所以划线单词表示“共性”。故选A。【7题详解】细节理解题。根据“Instead,userscanunderstandthepetbyreadingtheirbodylanguage.”可知，现在用户通过解读它们的肢体语言来了解电子宠物。故选D。CWhyareyourstudyhabitsdifferentfromthoseofyourfriends?Whydoyouseemtolearnfasterinsomeclasseswhilemoreslowlyinothers?Onereasonyoumaynotknowisthatpeoplehavedifferentlearningtypes.Scientistssaytherearethreedifferentlearningtypes:visual（视觉型）,auditory（听觉型）,andkinesthetic（动觉型）.Visuallearnerslearnbestbyseeing.Ifyouseemtoeasilyrememberinformationfrompictures,graphs（图表）,andvideos,ifyoufindthatworksbetterforyou.Auditorylearnerslearnbestbyhearing.Ifyouseemtoeasilyrememberthingsbyhearingthem,thenyouareprobablyanauditorylearner.Youmustlistencarefullywhiletheteacherisspeakingbecauseit’stheeasiestwayforyoutolearn.Sometimesyoumayfindthattakingnotesstopsyoufromlisteningcarefully.Afterclass,youcanwritedownwhatyourememberorborrowyourfriend’snotestocopy.Kinestheticlearnerslearnbestbydoing.Ifyouseemtolearnbestbyworkingwithyourhands,youareprobablyakinestheticlearner.Takingnotesbywritingcanmakeyoupaycloseattentiontoinformationasyoureceiveit.Ofcourse,youcanlearnbestbymakingfulluseoflabsorotherclassactivities.Hopeyoulearnbetterbyknowingwhatyourpersonallearningtypeis8.Thereare________differentlearningtypesaccordingtothepassage.A.two B.three C.four D.five9.Judycanrememberthewordsofasongquicklybylisteningtoitonceortwice.Shemightbe________accordingtothepassage.A.anauditorylearner B.avisuallearner C.astrangeleaner D.ausuallearner10.Kinestheticlearnerslearnbestby________.A.rememberinginformationfromvideos B.listeningteachersinclassC.drawinggraphsorpictures D.doingthingswiththeirhands11.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.It’sbetternottotakenotesinclass.B.Aauditorylearnerneverlearnbydrawingordoing.C.Avisuallearnercanlearnfasterthanakinestheticlearner.D.Knowingwhatyourpersonallearningtypecanhelpyoulearnbetter.【答案】8.B9.A10.D11.D【解析】【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了三种不同的学习类型。【8题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段“Scientistssaytherearethreelearningtypes:visual（视觉型）,auditory（听觉型）,andkinesthetic（动觉型）.”可知，科学家说有三种不同的学习类型。故选B。【9题详解】推理判断题。根据第三段“Auditorylearnerslearnbestbyhearing.Ifyouseemtoeasilyrememberthingsbyhearingthem,thenyouareprobablyanauditorylearner.”可知，听觉型学习者通过听觉学习得最好。朱迪听一两次歌就能很快记住一首歌的歌词，她可能是听觉型学习者。故选A。【10题详解】细节理解题。根据第四段“Kinestheticlearnerslearnbestbydoing.”可知，动觉型学习者通过动手学习得最好。故选D。【11题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段“Hopeyoulearnbetterbyknowingwhatyourpersonallearningtypeis.”可知，通过了解自己的个人学习类型能帮助你学习得更好。故选D。DWhetheryouenjoytakingadailywalkorworkingouthardinthegym,youmaywonderwhichexerciseburnsthemostcalories(卡路里).Let’sfindout!RunningRunningisoneofthebestcalorieburnersoutthere.Anaveragepersoncanburnanywherefrom500to1,000inonehourofrunning.Speed,paceandendurance(耐力)allinfluencethisnumber.Butrunninguseseverymusclegroup(肌肉群)inthebody,allowingyoutoburnmorecalories.SwimmingInjust30minutesofswimming,anaveragepersoncanburn200to300calories.Swimmingalsoimprovescardiovascularhealth(心血管健康),buildsenduranceandincreasesstrength—allgreatreasonstojumpintothewater.CyclingThere’snothinglikeaniceeveningbikeridewhentheweatherisnice,andit’sactuallyagreatworkoutforyouaswell.Alongsteadybikeridecanburnupto500to700caloriesinanhour.BoxingNotonlyisboxingagreatwaytoreducestress,butitalsohelpsimprovebalanceandendurance.Boxinghelpsyougetagoodcalorieburn,too,withtheaveragepersonburningup500to800caloriesinanhour.12.Whichexercisecanburnupto800caloriesinanhourforanaverageperson?①Running②Swimming③Cycling④BoxingA.①③ B.②③ C.①④ D.③④13.Howmanycaloriesmightanaveragepersonburnbyswimmingforhalfanhour?A.250calories. B.500calories. C.800calories. D.1,000calories.14.Whichofthefollowingismentionedinallexercise?A.Dosanddon’tsfortheexercise. B.Theadvantages(优点)oftheexercise.C.Thebestplacetodotheexercise. D.Therighttimetodotheexercise.15.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Ifwerunlonger,we’llburnmorecalories.B.Swimmingcanburnthemostcalories.C.It’sbettertorideatnightthanduringtheday.D.Boxingisagoodwaytoimprovebalanceandendurance.【答案】12.C13.A14.B15.D【解析】【导语】本文主要介绍了四个燃烧卡路里效果好的运动。【12题详解】细节理解题。根据“Anaveragepersoncanburnanywherefrom500to1,000inonehourofrunning.”和“Boxinghelpsyougetagoodcalorieburn,too,withtheaveragepersonburningup500to800caloriesinanhour.”可知，跑步和拳击平均每小时燃烧800卡路里。故选C。【13题详解】细节理解题。根据“Injust30minutesofswimming,anaveragepersoncanburn200to300calories.”可知，游泳30分钟可以燃烧200到300卡路里。故选A。【14题详解】推理判断题。根据“Runningisoneofthebestcalorieburnersoutthere.”、“Swimmingalsoimprovescardiovascularhealth(心血管健康),buildsenduranceandincreasesstrength—allgreatreasonstojumpintothewater.”、“There’snothinglikeaniceeveningbikeridewhentheweather’snice,andit’sactuallyagreatworkoutforyouaswell.”以及“Notonlyisboxingagreatwaytoreducestress,butitalsohelpsimprovebalanceandendurance.”可知，四种运动都提到了运动的优点。故选B。【15题详解】细节理解题。根据“Notonlyisboxingagreatwaytoreducestress,butitalsohelpsimprovebalanceandendurance.”可知，拳击是提高平衡和耐力的好方法。故选D。第二节(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。Lastyear,IdidnotlikemyEnglishclass.Everyclasswaslikeabaddream.TheteacherspokesoquicklythatIdidnotunderstandhermostofthetime.____16____Ijusthidbehindmytextbookandneversaidanything.ThenonedayIwatchedanEnglishmoviecalledToyStory.____17____SoIbegantowatchotherEnglishmovies,too.AlthoughIcouldnotunderstandeverythingthecharacterssaid,theirbodylanguageandtheexpressionsontheirfaceshelpedmetogetthemeaning.____18____MypronunciationimprovedaswellbylisteningtotheconversationsinEnglishmovies.Idiscoveredthatlisteningtosomethinginterestingisthesecrettolanguagelearning.Ialsolearnedusefulsentenceslike“It’sapieceofcake”or“Itservesyouright”.____19____ButbecauseIwantedtounderstandthestory,Ilookedthemupinadictionary.____20____IwanttolearnnewwordsandmoregrammarsothatIcanhaveabetterunderstandingofEnglishmovies.A.Ididnotunderstandthesesentencesatfirst.B.Ifellinlovewiththisexcitingandfunnymovie!C.NowIreallyenjoymyEnglishclass.D.Iwasafraidtoaskquestionsbecauseofmypoorpronunciation.E.Ijustreadquicklytogetthemainideasatfirst.F.IalsorealizedIcouldgetthemeaningbylisteningforjustthekeywords.【答案】16.D17.B18.F19.A20.C【解析】【导语】本文主要讲述了作者改变对英语课的看法，提高英语水平的经历。【16题详解】根据“TheteacherspokesoquicklythatIdidnotunderstandhermostofthetime”可知，此处提到自己英语遇到的问题，D选项“因为我的发音不好，我不敢提问”符合，故选D。【17题详解】根据“ThenonedayIwatchedanEnglishmoviecalledToyStory.”可知，此处提到了英语电影，B选项“我爱上了这部刺激有趣的电影”符合，故选B。【18题详解】根据“theirbodylanguageandtheexpressionsontheirfaceshelpedmetogetthemeaning.”可知，介绍自己通过什么方式来理解电影表达的意思，F选项“我还意识到我可以通过只听关键词来理解意思”符合，故选F。【19题详解】根据“ButbecauseIwantedtounderstandthestory,Ilookedthemupinadictionary”可知，不懂这些句子所以需要查询，A选项“起初我不懂这些句子”符合，故选A。【20题详解】根据“IwanttolearnnewwordsandmoregrammarsothatIcanhaveabetterunderstandingofEnglishmovies”可知，改变了想法开始喜欢英语课，C选项“现在我真的很喜欢我的英语课”符合，故选C。第二部分语言知识应用(共两节,满分25分)第一节完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Housefiresoftenhappen.Soitappearsnecessarytolearnsomethingusefulto____21____familyfromthem.Thefollowingposterintheneighborhoodwilltellyou____22____todoit.FireSafetyPutasmoke(烟)alarminyourhouseand____23____iteverymonth.Halfofallhousefire____24____happenbetween11p.m.and7a.m.Theriskofdyingina____25____fireiscutinhalfwithworkingsmokealarms.Makesureyourhearingaid,wheelchairoreyeglassesarenexttoyourbed.Firecanspreadthroughahousesoon.Youmayhaveaslittleastwominutestoescape(逃离)____26____.Be____27____toactatonce.____28____afireescapeplan.77%offamiliesdon’thaveahousefireescapeplantofollow.That’soneofthe____29____whyatleastonechilddiesand293childrenareinjuredinahousefireeveryday.Don’tcall119untilyouaresafelyoutside.Duringafire,the____30____thingtodoistogetoutofthehouseasfastasyoucan.21.A.protect B.borrow C.expect D.order22.A.what B.when C.why D.how23.A.walk B.train C.test D.practice24.A.times B.deaths C.news D.places25.A.house B.school C.hospital D.park26.A.quietly B.happily C.slowly D.safely27.A.happy B.ready C.interested D.important28.A.Increase B.Avoid C.Create D.Attend29.A.expressions B.situations C.lessons D.reasons30.A.first B.impossible C.strange D.last【答案】21.A22.D23.C24.B25.A26.D27.B28.C29.D30.A【解析】【导语】本文主要告诉我们在发生火灾时应该怎么办。【21题详解】句意：因此，有必要学习一些有用的东西来保护家人免受他们的伤害。protect保护；borrow借；expect期待；order命令。根据“Housefiresoftenhappen.”可知，此处指火灾发生时要“保护”家人。故选A。【22题详解】句意：下面这个贴在附近的海报会告诉你怎么做。what什么；when什么时候；why为什么；how怎样。根据“Thefollowingposterintheneighborhoodwilltellyou…todoit.”可知，海报告诉人们火灾发生时应该怎么做。故选D。23题详解】句意：在家里装一个烟雾报警器，每个月测试一次。walk步行；train火车；test测试；practice练习。根据“Putasmoke(烟)alarminyourhouse”可知，每月测试烟雾报警器。故选C。【24题详解】句意：一半的房屋火灾死亡发生在晚上11点到早上7点之间。times次数；deaths死亡；news新闻；places位置。根据“Theriskofdying”可知，此处讲的是“房屋火灾死亡”。故选B。【25题详解】句意：有了烟雾报警器，死于房屋火灾的风险降低了一半。house房屋；school学校；hospital医院；park公园。根据“Housefiresoftenhappen.”可知。此处指“房屋火灾”。故选A。【26题详解】句意：你可能只有两分钟的时间安全逃生。quietly安静地；happily快乐地；slowly慢地；safely安全地。根据“escape…”可知，此处指“安全逃生”。故选D。【27题详解】句意：做好立即行动的准备。happy高兴的；ready准备好的；interested有趣的；important重要的。bereadytodosth.“准备好做某事”。故选B。【28题详解】句意：制定一个逃生计划。Increase增长；Avoid避免；Create创建；Attend参加。根据“…afireescapeplan”可知，应该制定一个逃生计划。故选C。【29题详解】句意：这就是为什么每天至少有一名儿童在房屋火灾中死亡、293名儿童受伤的原因之一。expressions表达；situations情况；lessons课程；reasons原因。根据“That’soneofthe…why”可知，上文解释了原因。故选D。【30题详解】句意：发生火灾时，要做的第一件事就是尽快离开房子。first第一；impossible不可能的；strange奇怪的；last最后的。根据“togetoutofthehouseasfastasyoucan”及常识可知，发生火灾时，要做的第一件事就是尽快离开房子。故选A。第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。FromNovember2020toMarch2021,thePowerStationofArtheldanexhibition.Iwasluckytobeavolunteerguideattheexhibition.Thisspecialexperiencewasreally____31____(help)tome.Toworkasaguideattheexhibition,youaresupposed____32____(explain)theartworksclearlytohelpvisitorsbetterunderstandandenjoythebeautyoftheartworks.Amongallthe____33____(tour)Igavetothevisitors,themostunforgettableonewasthetourIgavetoaJapanesefamily.Theycametomeandaskedfor____34____Englishtour.Ihesitated(犹豫)atfirstbecauseitwasabigchallengeforme.ButIfinallyaccepted____35____(they)request(请求).Duringthetour,Ifounditdifficulttofullyexpressthemeaningoftheartworks____36____Englishbecausemyvocabulary(词汇)waspoor.ButItriedmybest.Tomysurprise,thefamilyenjoyedmyguide____37____muchthattheytookaphotowithmeattheendofthetour.Theypraised(称赞)meformyEnglishandsaidtheycouldn’tbelievethatIwas____38____(simple)twelveyearsold.Itmademefeelveryhappy.By____39____(work)asavolunteerguide,Iimprovedmycommunicationskills.Ialso____40____(find)anewwayofstudyingandthinking.【答案】31.helpful32.toexplain33.tours34.an35.their36.in37.so38.simply39.working40.found【解析】【导语】本文主要讲述了作者在上海当志愿导游的经历。【31题详解】句意：这次特殊的经历对我很有帮助。be动词后接形容词helpful作表语。故填helpful。【32题详解】句意：作为展会的导游，你需要清楚地讲解艺术品，以帮助参观者更好地理解和欣赏艺术品的美。besupposedtodosth表示“应该做某事”。故填toexplain。【33题详解】句意：在我带游客的所有旅行中，最难忘的是我带一个日本家庭的一次旅行。根据空前的all可知应用tour的复数形式tours。故填tours。【34题详解】句意：他们来找我并要求进行英语之旅。tour为单数名词，且English为元音音素开头的单词，此处应用不定冠词an表泛指。故填an。【35题详解】句意：但我最终还是接受了他们的要求。request为名词，此处应用形容词性物主代词their修饰名词。故填their。【36题详解】句意：在参观过程中，我发现很难用英语完整表达艺术品的含义，因为我的词汇量很差。inEnglish表示“用英语表达”。故填in。【37题详解】句意：令我惊讶的是，这家人非常喜欢我的导游，以至于在旅行结束时与我合影。根据“enjoyedmyguide…much”可知much为副词，此处应用so…that引导结果状语从句，表示“如此……以至于……”。故填so。【38题详解】句意：他们称赞我的英语，并说他们不敢相信我才十二岁。根据“theycouldn’tbelievethatIwas…twelveyearsold”可知此处应用simple的副词simply表示“仅仅”。故填simply。【39题详解】句意：通过担任志愿者导游，我提高了自己的沟通能力。bydoingsth表示“通过做某事”。故填working。【40题详解】句意：我也找到了新的学习和思考方式。根据上文“Iimprovedmycommunicationskills”可知此处句子也应用一般过去时。故填found。第三部分书面表达(共两节,满分30分)第一节阅读表达(共5小题；每小题2分,满分10分)Whenwemeetnewpeople,wedon’tbeginbytellingthemourlifestory.Westartwithsmalltalk,liketrafficorweather.Peoplemakesmalltalkjustaboutanywhere,buttherearecertainplaceswhereitisverycommon.Mostoften,smalltalkhappensinplaceswherepeoplearewaitingforsomething.Peoplewithmanydifferentrelationshipsusesmalltalk.Themostcommontypeofpeopletousesmalltalkarethosewhodonotknoweachotheratall.Thoughweoftenteachchildrennottotalktostrangers,adultsareexpectedtosayatleastafewwordsincertainsituations.Smalltalkcanstartnewfriendship.Whenwebeginconversationswithnewpeople,weusesmalltalktofindcommoninterests.Smalltalkevenhelpspeoplegetajob.So,howcanyoumakesmalltalkleadtoanewfriendshiporjob?Firstofall,choosesomethingaroundyouthatyousharewiththeotherperson.Next,keeptheconversationsgoing.Compliment(赞美)theotherpersontomakehimorherfeelcomfortable,andaskquestionstoshowinterest.Third,talkingtostrangersisnotaneasythingforshypeople.Butwithmorepractice,smalltalkdoesgeteasier.Somepeoplethinkthingsliketrafficorweatherarejusttoosmall.However,smalltalkisanythingbutsmall.Infact,itisactuallyabigdeal!41.Wheredoessmalltalkhappenmostoften?______________________________________________42.Whattypeofpeopleusesmalltalkmostcommon?______________________________________________43.Whatadvantages(好处)cansmalltalkbringyou?______________________________________________44.Aboutmakingsmalltalk,howmanypiecesofadvicedidthewritergiveyou?______________________________________________45.Howdoyoukeepthesmalltalkgoing?______________________________________________【答案】41.Inplaceswherepeoplearewaitingforsomething.42.Thosewhodonotknoweachotheratall.43.Smalltalkcanstartnewfriendshipandevenhelpspeoplegetajob.44.Three.45.Complimenttheotherpersontomakehimorherfeelcomfortable,andaskquestionstoshowinterest.【解析】【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章介绍了什么是闲聊，以及闲聊的好处和关于闲聊的一些建议。【41题详解】根据第一段“Mostoften,smalltalkhappensinplaceswherepeoplearewaitingforsomething.”可知闲聊最常发生在人们等待某事的地方。故填Inplaceswherepeoplearewaitingforsomething.【42题详解】根据第一段“Themostcommontypeofpeopletousesmalltalkarethosewhodonotknoweachotheratall.”可知最常用闲聊的人是那些彼此根本不认识的人。故填Thosewhodonotknoweachotheratall.【43题详解】根据第二段“Smalltalkcanstartnewfriendship.”和“Smalltalkevenhelpspeoplegetajob.”可知闲聊的好处是可以开始一段新的友谊，甚至能帮助人们找到工作。故填Smalltalkcanstartnewfriendshipandevenhelpspeoplegetajob.【44题详解】根据第三段“Firstofall,choosesomethingaroundyouthatyousharewiththeotherperson.Next,keeptheconversationsgoing.Compliment(赞美)theotherpersontomakehimorherfeelcomfortable,andaskquestionstoshowinterest.Third,talkingtostrangersisnotaneasythingforshypeople.Butwithmorepractice