14.In ancient Japan,if you saved someone's life,they would make it their duty to spend the rest of their life serving you.Nowadays,if you rescue someone's story,he or she will feel the same kind of gratitude (感激).
It happens all the time.Someone in a group is telling a story and,just before their big point,BOOM!There's an interruption.Someone new joins the group,a waiter with a plate of biscuits comes over,or a baby starts crying.Suddenly everyone's attention turns to the new arrival,the food on the plate,or the"charming"little child.Nobody is aware of the interruption-except the speaker.They forget all about the fact that the speaker hasn't made his or her point.
Or you're all sitting around the living room and someone is telling a joke.Suddenly,just before their big punch line (妙語),little Johnny drops a dish or the phone rings.After the crash,everyone talks about little Johnny's carelessness.After the call,the subject turns to the upcoming marriage or medical operation of the caller.Nobody remembers the great punch line got unfinished-except the joke teller.When it's you entertaining everyone at a restaurant,have you ever noticed how you can almost set your clock by the waiter coming to take everyone's order just before your funny punch line?
Most joke and story tellers are too shy to say,after the interruption,"Now,as I was saying …"Instead,they'll spend the rest of the evening feeling bad they didn't get to finish.Here's where you come in.Rescue them with the technique I call"Lend a Helping Tongue."
Watch the gratitude in the storyteller's eyes as he stabilizes where his story sunk and he sails off again toward the center of attention.His expression and the appreciation of your consideration by the rest of the group are often reward enough.You are even more fortunate if you can rescue the story of someone who can hire you,promote you,buy from you,or otherwise lift your life.Big winners have excellent memories.When you do them subtle favors like Lend a Helping Tongue,they find a way to pay you back.
28.Very often,a storyteller cannot make his point becauseC.
A.people are more interested in food than his story
B.many guests bring their babies to the party
C.he is interrupted by something unexpected
D.his story is easily forgotten by the listeners
29.From Paragraph 3,we know that when someone is telling a joke,B.
A.something bad will surely happen just before their punch line
B.listeners'attention is often drawn to something else
C.the only person really interested in the joke is the joke teller
D.the waiter knows when to take everyone's order
30.How can we help the joke and story tellers when they are interrupted?A
A.By giving them a chance to finish.
B.By comforting them to make them happy.
C.By going on telling the story for them.
D.By teaching them some useful techniques.
31.What is the text mainly about?B
A.People should learn how to take turns in a conversation.
B.We can win someone's heart by getting him back to his story.
C.Telling jokes will make you the center of attention.
D.It is impolite to cut in on someone's talk.
分析 文章介紹了人們在講故事的時(shí)候,往往會(huì)被一些意料之外的事情打斷,從而陷入尷尬的境地,這時(shí)候,如果你拯救了這個(gè)形勢,會(huì)得到講故事的人的感激和其他人的贊賞.
解答 28.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)make the point定位到第二段的句子:There's an interruption.….Nobody is aware of the interruption-except the speaker.They forget all about the fact that the speaker hasn't made his or her point.可知他們經(jīng)常被預(yù)想不到的事情打斷.選C.
29.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文中句子Or you're all sitting around the living room and someone is telling a joke.Suddenly,just before their big punch line (妙語),little Johnny drops a dish or the phone rings.可知當(dāng)有人講笑話的時(shí)候,觀眾的注意力會(huì)被其他事情吸引.選B
30.A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第四段的句子:Here's where you come in.Rescue them with the technique I call"Lend a Helping Tongue."可知我們應(yīng)該給他們機(jī)會(huì)講完.選A.
31.B 主旨大意題.結(jié)合全文和第一段的句子:if you rescue someone's story,he or she will feel the same kind of gratitude (感激).還有最后一段的句子:Watch the gratitude in the storyteller's eyes as he stabilizes where his story sunk and he sails off again toward the center of attention.可知這篇文章講的是通過幫助一些人說完故事我們可以贏得一些人的心.選B.
點(diǎn)評 本文考查細(xì)節(jié)題為主,細(xì)節(jié)題可以在文章中直接找到與答案有關(guān)的信息?或是其變體.搜查信息在閱讀中非常重要它包括理解作者在敘述某事時(shí)使用的具體事實(shí)、數(shù)據(jù)、圖表等細(xì)節(jié)信息.在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都屬于這類圍繞主體展開的細(xì)節(jié).做這類題一般采用尋讀法?即先讀題,然后帶著問題快速閱讀短文,找出與問題有關(guān)的詞語或句子,再對相關(guān)部分進(jìn)行分析對比,找出答案.