《每周精讀》校本課程（由高考英語真題改編針對本科臨界生）

每周精讀

2019屆高三英語一輪復習資料

本科臨界生的提分寶典

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Week1閱讀素材（2018年高考英語全國I卷）

閱讀材料A

Washington,D.C.BicycleTours

CherryBlossomBikeTourinWashington,D.C.

Duration:3hours

Thissmallgroupbiketourisafantasticwaytoseetheworld-famouscherrytreeswith

beautifulflowersofWashington,D.C.Yourguidewillprovideahistorylessonaboutthe

treesandthefamousmonumentswheretheyblossom.Reserveyourspotbeforeavailability

一andthecherryblossoms一disappear!

WashingtonCapitalMonumentsBicycleTour

Duration:3hours(4miles)

JoinaguidedbiketourandviewsomeofthemostpopularmonumentsinWashington,

D.C.ExplorethemonumentsandmemorialsontheNationalMallasyourguidesharesunique

factsandhistoryateachstop.Guidedtourincludesbike,helmet,cookiesandbottledwater.

CapitalCityBikeTourinWashington,D.C.

Duration:3hours

MorningorAfternoon,thisbiketouristheperfecttourforD.C.newcomersandlocals

lookingtoexperienceWashington,D.C.inahealthywaywithminimumeffort.

KnowledgeableguideswillentertainyouwiththemostinterestingstoriesaboutPresidents,

Congress,memorials,andparks.Comfortablebikesandasmoothtourroute(路線)make

cyclingbetweenthesitesfunandrelaxing.

WashingtonCapitalSitesatNightBicycleTour

Duration:3hours(7miles)

JoinasmallgroupbiketourforaneveningofexplorationintheheartofWashington,

D.C.GetupclosetothemonumentsandmemorialsasyoubikethesitesofCapitolHilland

theNationalMall.Frequentstopsaremadeforphototakingasyourguideoffersuniquefacts

andhistory.Tourincludesbike,helmet,andbottledwater.Allridersareequippedwith

reflectivevestsandsafetylights.

重點詞匯：

經(jīng)典例句:

Question:Whichtourdoyouneedtobookinadvance?

閱讀材料B

GoodMorningBritain'sSusannaReidisusedtogrillingguestsonthesofaevery

morning,butsheiscookingupastorminherlatestrole一showingfamilieshowtoprepare

deliciousandnutritiousmealsonatightbudget.

InSaveMoney:GoodFood,shevisitsadifferenthomeeachweekandwiththehelpof

chefMattTebbuttofferstoptipsonhowtoreducefoodwaste,whilepreparingrecipesfor

under￡5perfamilyaday.AndtheGoodMorningBritainpresentersaysshe'sbeenableto

putalotofwhatshe'slearntintopracticeinherownhome,preparingmealsforsons,Sam,14,

Finn,13,andJack,11.

“WeloveMexicanchurros,soIbuythemonmyphonefrommylocalMexican

takeawayrestaurant,sheexplains."Ipay￡5foraportion（一份）,burMattmakesthemfor

26paportion,becausetheyareflour,water,sugarandoil.Everybodycanbuytakeawayfood,

butsometimeswe'renotawarehowcheaplywecanmakethisfoodourselves."

Theeight-partseries（系列節(jié)目），SaveMoney:GoodFood,followsinthefootstepsof

ITV'sSaveMoney:GoodHealth,whichgaveviewersadviceonhowtogetvaluefromthe

vastrangeofhealthproductsonthemarket.

Withfoodourbiggestweeklyhouseholdexpense,SusannaandMattspendtimewitha

differentfamilyeachweek.Intonight5sEasterspecialtheycometotheaidofafamilyin

needofsomedeliciousinspirationonabudget.Theteamtransformsthefamily'slong

weekendofcelebrationwithlessexpensivebutstilltastyrecipes.

重點詞匯：

經(jīng)典例句:

Question:Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.KeepingFitbyEatingSmart

B.BalancingOurDailyDiet

閱讀材料c

Languageshavebeencomingandgoingforthousandsofyears,butinrecenttimesthere

hasbeenlesscomingandalotmoregoing.Whentheworldwasstillpopulatedby

hunter-gatherers,small,tightlyknit（聯(lián)系）groupsdevelopedtheii*ownpatternsofspeech

independentofeachother.Somelanguageexpertsbelievethat10,000yearsago,whenthe

worldhadjustfivetotenmillionpeople,theyspokeperhaps12,000languagesbetweenthem.

Soonafterwards,manyofthosepeoplestartedsettlingdowntobecomefarmers,and

theirlanguagestoobecamemoresettledandfewerinnumber.Inrecentcenturies,trade,

industrialisation,thedevelopmentofthenation-stateandthespreadofuniversalcompulsory

education,especiallyglobalisationandbettercommunicationsinthepastfewdecades,all

havecausedmanylanguagestodisappear,anddominantlanguagessuchasEnglish,Spanish

andChineseareincreasinglytakingover.

Atpresent,theworldhasabout6,800languages.Thedistributionoftheselanguagesis

hugelyuneven.Thegeneralruleisthatmildzoneshaverelativelyfewlanguages,often

spokenbymanypeople,whilehot,wetzoneshavelots,oftenspokenbysmallnumbers.

Europehasonlyaround200languages;theAmericasabout1,000;Africa2,400;andAsiaand

thePacificperhaps3,200,ofwhichPapuaNewGuineaaloneaccountsforwellover800.The

mediannumber(中位數(shù))ofspeakersisamere6,000,whichmeansthathalftheworld's

languagesarespokenbyfewerpeoplethanthat.

Alreadywellover400ofthetotalof6,800languagesareclosetoextinction(1肖亡)，with

onlyafewelderlyspeakersleft.Pick,atrandom,BusuuinCameroon(eightremaining

speakers),ChiapanecoinMexico(150),LipanApacheintheUnitedStates(twoorthree)or

WadjiguinAustralia(one,withaquestion-mark):noneoftheseseemstohavemuchchance

ofsurvival.

重點詞匯:

經(jīng)典例句:

Question：Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

閱讀材料D

Wemaythinkwe'reaculturethatgetsridofourworntechnologyatthefirstsightof

somethingshinyandnew,butanewstudyshowsthatwekeepusingourolddevices（裝置）

wellaftertheygooutofstyle.That'sbadnewsfortheenvironment——andourwallets——as

theseoutdateddevicesconsumemuchmoreenergythantheneweronesthatdothesame

things.

Tofigureouthowmuchpowerthesedevicesareusing,CallieBabbittandhercolleagues

attheRochesterInstituteofTechnologyinNewYorktrackedtheenvironmentalcostsfor

eachproductthroughoutitslife—fromwhenitsmineralsareminedtowhenwestopusing

thedevice.Thismethodprovidedareadoutfbrhowhomeenergyusehasevolvedsincethe

early1990s.Devicesweregroupedbygeneration.Desktopcomputers,basicmobilephones,

andbox-setTVsdefined1992.Digitalcamerasarrivedonthescenein1997.AndMP3

players,smartphones,andLCDTVsenteredhomesin2002,beforetabletsande-readers

showedupin2007.

Asweaccumulatedmoredevices,however,wedidn'tthrowoutouroldones."The

living-roomtelevisionisreplacedandgetsplantedinthekids9room,andsuddenlyoneday,

youhaveaTVineveryroomofthehouse,“saidoneresearcher.Theaveragenumberof

electronicdevicesrosefromfourperhouseholdin1992to13in2007.We'renotjustkeeping

theseolddevices一wecontinuetousethem.AccordingtotheanalysisofBabbitt'steam,old

desktopmonitorsandboxTVswithcathoderaytubesaretheworstdeviceswiththeirenergy

consumptionandcontributiontogreenhousegasemissions（排放）morethandoublingduring

the1992to2007window.

Sowhafsthesolution（解決方案）?Theteam'sdataonlywentupto2007,butthe

researchersalsoexploredwhatwouldhappenifconsumersreplacedoldproductswithnew

electronicsthatservemorethanonefunction,suchasatabletfbrwordprocessingandTV

viewing.Theyfoundthatmoreon-demandentertainmentviewingontabletsinsteadofTVs

anddesktopcomputerscouldcutenergyconsumptionby44%.

重點詞匯：

經(jīng)典例句:

Question：Whatdoestheauthorthinkofnewdevices?

閱讀材料E

Colorisfundamentalinhomedesign—somethingyou'llalwayshaveineveryroom.A

graspofhowtomanagecolorinyourspacesisoneofthefirststepstocreatingroomsyou'll

lovetolivein.Doyouwantaroomthat'sfulloflife?Professional?Orareyoujustlooking

foraplacetorelaxafteralongday?Whileallofthemareuseful,coloristhekeytomakinga

roomfeelthewayyouwantittofeel.

Overtheyears,therehavebeenanumberofdifferenttechniquestohelpdesigners

approachthisimportantpoint.Whileallofthemareuseful,theycangetalittlecomplex.But

goodnewsisthatthere9rereallyonlythreekindsofdecisionsyouneedtomakeaboutcolorin

yourhome:thesmallones,themediumones,andthelargeones.

Smallcolorchoicesaretheoneswe'remostfamiliarwith.They5rethelittlespotsof

colorlikethrowpillows,mirrorsandbasketsthatmostofususetoaddvisualinteresttoour

rooms.Lesstiringthanpaintingyourwallsandlessexpensivethanbuyingacolorfulsofa,

smallcolorchoicesbringwiththemthesignificantbenefitofbeingeasilychangeable.

Mediumcolorchoicesaregenerallyfurniturepiecessuchassofas,dinnertablesor

bookshelves.Colorchoicesinthisrangeareastepupfromthesmallonesintwomajorways.

Theyrequireabiggercommitmentthansmallerones,andtheyhaveamorepowerfuleffect

onthefeelingofaspace.

Thelargecolordecisionsinyourroomsconcernthewalls,ceilings,andfloors.Whether

you'relookingatwallpaperorpaint,thetime,effortandrelativeexpenseputintoitare

significant.Wsnotreallyagoodideatousetoomanysmallcolorpieces.

重點詞匯：

經(jīng)典例句:

文章結(jié)構(gòu):

Week2閱讀素材（2018年高考英語全國I卷）

詞匯學習

第一組詞匯

putforwardjumpedattriedoutturneddown

wasteearnsavepay

excitedworriedmovedtired

titlecompetitortextbookinstructor

urgeddemandedheldmeant

第二組詞匯

fastesteasiestbestrarest

interviewmeetchallengebeat

chancequalificationhonorjob

realperfectclearpossible

attendpassskipobserve

第三組詞匯

addexposeapplycompare

eventuallynaturallydirectlynormally

gamepresentationcourseexperiment

criterionclassroomdepartmentsituation

taughtwrotequestionedpromised

第四組詞匯

factstepmannerskill

gradesdecisionsimpressionscomments

analyzedescriberebuildcontrol

announcesignalblockevaluate

roledesireconcernbehavior

閱讀材料1

Duringmysecondyearatthecitycollege,Iwastoldthattheeducationdepartmentwas

offeringa"free”course,calledThinkingChess,forthreecredits.Ijumpedattheideaof

takingtheclassbecause,afterall,whodoesn'twanttosaveafewdollars?Morethanthat,I'd

alwayswantedtolearnchess.And,evenifIweren'texcitedenoughaboutfreecredits,news

aboutourinstructorwasappealingenoughtome.Hewasaninternationalgrandmaster,which

meantIwouldbelearningfromoneofthegame'sbest.Icouldhardlywaittomeethim.

MauriceAshleywaskindandsmart,aformergraduatereturningtoteach,andthisjob

wasnogameforhim;hemeantbusiness.Inhisintroduction,hemadeitclearthatourcredits

wouldbehard-earned.Inordertopasstheclass,amongothercriteria,wehadtowriteapaper

onhowweplantoapplywhatwewouldlearninclasstoourfutureprofessionsand,

eventually,toourlives.ImanagedtogetanAinthatcourseandlearnedlifelessonsthathave

servedmewellbeyondtheclassroom.

TenyearsaftermychessclasswithAshley,I'mstillputtingtousewhathetaught

me:“Theabsolutemostimportantskillthatyoulearnwhenyouplaychessishowtomake

gooddecisions.Oneverysinglemoveyouhavetoanalyzeasituation,processwhatyour

opponent（對手）isdoingandevaluatethebestmovefromamongallyouroptions,"These

wordsstillringtruetodayinmyroleasajournalist.

重點詞匯:

經(jīng)典例句:

閱讀材料2

Accordingtoareviewofevidenceinamedicaljournal,runnerslivethreeyearslonger

thannon-runners.Youdon'thavetorunfastorforlongtoseethebenefit.Youmaydrink,

smoke,beoverweightandstillreduceyourriskofdyingearlybyrunning.

Whilerunningregularlycan'tmakeyouliveforever,thereviewsaysitismore

effectiveatlengtheninglifethanwalking,cyclingorswimming.Twooftheauthorsofthe

reviewalsomadeastudypublishedin2014that/whichshowedamerefiveto10minutesa

dayofrunningreducedtheriskofheartdiseaseandearlydeathsfromallcauses.

Thebestexerciseisonethatyouenjoyandwilldo.Butotherwise...it'sprobably

running.Toavoidkneepain,youcanrunonsoftsurfaces,doexercisestostrengthenyourleg

muscles（肌肉），avoidhillsandgetgoodrunningshoes.Runningischeap,easyandit's

alwaysenergetic.Ifyouaretimepoor,youneedrunforonlyhalfthetimetogetthesame

benefitsasothersports,soperhapsweshouldallgiveit/runningatry.

重點詞匯：

經(jīng)典例句:

小試牛刀：（自己把以下材料改編成語法填空）

Accordingtoareviewofevidenceinamedicaljournal,runnerslivethreeyearslonger

thannon-runners.Youdon'thavetorunfastorfbrlongtoseethebenefit.Youmaydrink,

smoke,beoverweightandstillreduceyourriskofdyingearlybyrunning.

Whilerunningregularlycan'tmakeyouliveforever,thereviewsaysitismoreeffective

atlengtheninglifethanwalking,cyclingorswimming.Twooftheauthorsofthereviewalso

madeastudypublishedin2014that/whichshowedamerefiveto10minutesadayofrunning

reducedtheriskofheartdiseaseandearlydeathsfromallcauses.

Thebestexerciseisonethatyouenjoyandwilldo.Butotherwise...it'sprobablyrunning.

Toavoidkneepain,youcanrunonsoftsurfaces,doexercisestostrengthenyourlegmuscles（肌

肉）,avoidhillsandgetgoodrunningshoes.Runningischeap,easyandit'salwaysenergetic.If

vouaretimeooor.vouneedrunfbronlvhalfthetimetogetthesamebenefitsasothersnorts,so

閱讀材料3

Duringmylastwinterholiday,Iwenttothecountrysidewithmyfathertovisitmy

grandparents.Ifoundabigchangethere.ThefirsttimeIwentthere,theywerelivingina

smallhousewithdogs,ducks,andotheranimals.LastwinterwhenIwentthereagain,they

hadabigseparatehousetoraisedozensofchickens.Theyalsohadasmallpondinwhich

theyraisedfish.Mygrandpasaidlastsummertheyearnedquitealotbysellingthefish.Ifelt

happythattheirlifehadimproved.Attheendofourtrip,ItoldmyfatherthatIplannedto

returnforeverytwoyears,andheagreed.

經(jīng)典例句:

小試牛刀：（自己把以下材料改編成短文改錯）

Duringmylastwinterholiday,Iwenttothecountrysidewithmyfathertovisitmy

grandparents.Ifoundabigchangethere.ThefirsttimeIwentthere,theywerelivinginasmall

housewithdogs,ducks,andotheranimals.LastwinterwhenIwentthereagain,theyhadabig

separatehousetoraisedozensofchickens.Theyalsohadasmallpondinwhichtheyraisedfish.

Mygrandpasaidlastsummertheyearnedquitealotbysellingthefish.Ifelthappythattheirlife

hadimproved.Attheendofourtrip,ItoldmyfatherthatIplannedtoreturnforeverytwoyears,

haarrrQQrl

經(jīng)典作文范文背誦

假定你是李華，你的新西蘭朋友Terry將去中國朋友家做客，發(fā)郵件向你詢問有關(guān)

習俗。請你回復郵件，內(nèi)容包括：

1.到達時間；

2.合適的禮物；

3.餐桌禮儀。

注意:詞數(shù)100左右；可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

試題分析：

該書面表達要求考生寫一封電子郵件，仍然屬于書信應用文。試題要求告知新西蘭朋

友Terry在中國家庭做客的基本習俗（屬社交禮儀、飲食范疇），非常貼近學生生活，且

自然地融入中國傳統(tǒng)文化。

文體書信體，一種常見的告知信，與去年類同。

人物關(guān)系朋友

問候語及開頭Howareyou?/How'severythinggoing?/Howareyoudoingthesedays?I'm

語writingtoyouabout.../I'mwritingtotellyousomethingabout...

寫信目的告知在中國做客的相關(guān)習俗

結(jié)束語如：Lookingforwardtoyourearlyreply./Hopetohearfromyousoon./

Lookingforwardtoseeingyou!/Bestwishes!

個人發(fā)揮適當增加相關(guān)細節(jié)

語言分析

社交禮儀：manner,custom,cultureshock,gesture,impress,respect,turnup,drink

to,ontime,makeanappointmentwith,casual,private

話題詞匯

激活

飲食：chopstickjuice,spoon,knife,fork,cuisine0在平時的學習中要注意話題

詞匯的積累。

運用高級詞塊：請某人吃飯invitesbtodinner,建議某人做某事advisesbtodosth,做

詞塊和句某事講得通itmakessensetodosth

式句式：since引導的狀語從句,do+動詞原形強調(diào)句，which引導的非限制性

定語從句

參考范文一

DearTerry,

Howareyoudoingthesedays?IhearyouareinvitedtodinneratyourChinesefriend^

house.AsforthisIdon'tthinkthereismuchforyoutopayattentionto.However,Idohavea

fewsuggestionsforyou.Sincesomepeopleareverycautiousabouttime,Istronglyadvise

youtoarrive5minutesearlier.

Youmaytakeagiftwithyou,butitdoesn'thavetobesomethingofgreatvalue.It

makessensetotakesomefruitwithyou.Andyou'dbetterpracticeusingchopsticksin

advanceorletthemknowaheadoftimethatyouneedaforkorspoon.

Don'tworry.IbelieveyoucanfitintotheChinesefamily.

Yours,

LiHua

參考范文二

DearTerry,

IlearnfromyourlastletterthatyouaregoingtopayavisittoyourChinesefriend.Here

areseveralrelevantdetailsyouhavetopayattentionto.

Firstandforemost,youaresupposedtoarriveatyourfriend9shousetenminutesearlier.

Additionally,tobringasuitablepresentisagoodchoice.Youcantakesomefruitorflowers.

Lastbutnotleast,youhadbettereatthefoodinfrontofyouinthatputtingyourchopsticksin

frontofothersisconsideredabadmanner.Alwayskeepinmindthatyoucan'tbetoo

talkativewhenyouareeating.

Ihopethesesuggestionswouldbebeneficialtoyou.

Yours,

Week3閱讀素材(2018年高考英語全國II卷)

閱讀材料A

SummerActivities

Studentsshouldreadthelistwiththeirparents/carers,andselecttwoactivitiesthey

wouldliketodo.Formswillbeavailableinschoolandonlinefbrthemtoindicatetheir

choicesandreturntoschool.Beforechoicesarefinalised,parents/carerswillbeaskedtosign

toconfirmtheirchild'schoices.

Member

ActivityDescriptionCost

ofStaff

Takeyourselfoutofyourcomfortzonefbra

week,discovernewpersonalqualities,andlearn

Outdoornewskills.Youwillbeabletotakepartina

AdventurenumberofactivitiesfromcanoeingtowildMr.Clemens￡140

(OUT)campingonDartmoor.Learnrockclimbingand

workasateam,andenjoythegreatoutdoor

environment.

OnMondaywetraveltoLondon.Afterstaying

overnightinLondon,wetravelonDay2to

WWInorthernFrancetovisittheWorldWarI

Battlefieldsbattlefields.OnDay3wecrossintoBelgium.

Mrs.Wilson￡425

andParisThursdayseesusmaketheshortjourneytoParis

(WBP)wherewewillvisitDisneylandParispark,staying

untillatetoseetheparadeandthefireworks.Our

finalday,Friday,seesusvisitcentralParisand

tourthemainsights.

Fourdaysofproductdesigncentredaround

textiles.Makinglovelyobjectsusingrecycledand

CraftyFoxes

madematerials.Bags,cushionsanddecorations...Mrs.Goode￡30

(CRF)

Learnskillsandleavewithmodernandunusual

textiles.

VisitWarnerBrosStudio,shopstoptobuypicnic,

stayovernightinanapprovedYouthHostelin

Streatley-on-Thames,guidedtourofOxfordtosee

Pottyaboutthefilmlocations,picniclunchoutsideOxford'sMissDrake￡150

Potter(POT)Christchurch,boatingontheRiverCherwell

throughtheUniversityParks,beforeheadingback

toExeter.

重點詞匯:

經(jīng)典例句:

Question:Whichactivitywillyouchooseifyouwanttogocamping?

閱讀材料B

ManyofusloveJulybecauseifsthemonthwhennature'sberriesandstonefruitsarein

abundance.ThesecolourfulandsweetjewelsfromBritishColumbia'sfieldsarelittle

powerhousesofnutritionalprotection.

Ofthecommonberries,strawberriesarehighestinvitaminC,although,becauseoftheir

seeds,raspberriescontainalittlemoreprotein（蛋白質(zhì)）,ironandzinc（notthatfruitshave

muchprotein）.Blueberriesareparticularlyhighinantioxidants（抗氧化物質(zhì)）.Theyellow

andorangestonefruitssuchaspeachesarehighinthecarotenoidsweturnintovitaminAand

whichareantioxidants.Asforcherries（櫻桃），theyaresodeliciouswhocares?However,

theyarerichinvitaminC.

Whencombinedwithberriesorslicesofotherfruits,frozenbananasmakeanexcellent

baseforthick,coolingfruitshakesandlowfat“icecream".Forthispurpose,selectripe

bananasforfreezingastheyaremuchsweeter.Removetheskinandplacetheminplastic

bagsorcontainersandfreeze.Ifyoulike,asqueezeoffreshlemonjuiceonthebananaswill

preventthemturningbrown.Frozenbananaswilllastseveralweeks,dependingontheir

ripenessandthetemperatureofthefreezer.

Ifyouhaveajuicer,youcansimplyfeedinfrozenbananasandsomeberriesorsliced

fruit.Outcomesa"soft-serve“creamydessert,tobeeatenrightaway.Thismakesafiin

activityfbrachildren'sparty;theylovefeedingthefruitandfrozenbananasintothetopof

themachineandwatchingtheicecreamcomeoutbelow.

重點詞匯:

經(jīng)典例句:

Question:Whyisfreshlemonjuiceusedinfreezingbananas?

閱讀材料c

Teensandyoungerchildrenarereadingalotlessforfun,accordingtoaCommonSense

MediareportpublishedMonday.

Whilethedeclineoverthepastdecadeissteepforteenreaders,somedatainthereport

showsthatreadingremainsabigpartofmanychildren'slives,andindicateshowparents

mighthelpencouragemorereading.

Accordingtothereport'skeyfindings,"theproportion（比例）whosaythey'hardlyever'

readforfunhasgonefrom8percentof13-year-oldsand9percentof17-year-oldsin1984to

22percentand27percentrespectivelytoday/9

Thereportdatashowsthatpleasurereadinglevelsforyoungerchildren,ages2-8,remain

largelythesame.Buttheamountoftimespentinreadingeachsessionhasdeclined,from

closertoanhourormoretoclosertoahalfhourpersession.

Whenitcomestotechnologyandreading,thereportdoeslittletocounsel（建議）parents

lookingfordataabouttheeffectofe-readersandtabletsonreading.Itdoespointoutthat

manyparentsstilllimitelectronicreading,mainlyduetoconcernsaboutincreasedscreen

time.

Themosthopefuldatasharedinthereportshowsclearevidenceofparentsservingas

examplesandimportantguidesfortheirkidswhenitcomestoreading.Datashowsthatkids

andteenswhodoreadfrequently,comparedtoinfrequentreaders,havemorebooksinthe

home,morebookspurchasedforthem,parentswhoreadmoreoften,andparentswhoset

asidetimeforthemtoread.

Astheendofschoolapproaches,andschoolvacationreadinglistsloom（逼近）ahead,

parentsmighttakethischancetostepinandmaketheirownsummerreadinglistandplana

familytriptothelibraryorbookstore.

重點詞匯：

經(jīng)典例句:

Question:Whydomanyparentslimitelectronicreading?

閱讀材料D

We'veallbeenthere:inalift,inlineatthebankoronanairplane,surroundedbypeople

whoare,likeus,deeplyfocusedontheirsmartphonesor,worse,strugglingwiththe

uncomfortablesilence.

What'stheproblem?It'spossiblethatweallhavecompromisedconversational

intelligence.Ifsmorelikelythatnoneofusstartaconversationbecauseit'sawkwardand

challenging,orwethinkit'sannoyingandunnecessary.Butthenexttimeyoufindyourself

amongstrangers,considerthatsmalltalkisworththetrouble.Expertssayit'saninvaluable

socialpracticethatresultsinbigbenefits.

Dismissingsmalltalkasunimportantiseasy,butwecan'tforgetthatdeeprelationships

wouldn'tevenexistifitweren'tforcasualconversation.Smalltalkisthegrease（潤滑齊ll）for

socialcommunication,saysBernardoCarducci,directoroftheShynessResearchInstituteat

IndianaUniversitySoutheast."Almosteverygreatlovestoryandeachbigbusinessdeal

beginswithsmalltalk,“heexplains."Thekeytosuccessfulsmalltalkislearninghowto

connectwithothers,notjustcommunicatewiththem.^^

Ina2014study,ElizabethDunn,associateprofessorofpsychologyatUBC,invited

peopleontheirwayintoacoffeeshop.Onegroupwasaskedtoseekoutaninteraction（互動）

withitswaiter;theother,tospeakonlywhennecessary.Theresultsshowe