How to Start and Keep a Good Conversation Going
How to Start a good conversation
"Hi，my name is Sara．""I'm Frank．Nice to meet you．"
Introductions，like the one above，are a great way to begin a good conversation．When you introduce yourself，be confident and comfortable．That will make others comfortable，too．After the introduction，wait a bit．If the other person doesn't ask a question，you ask one．Starting with a question shows interest in the other person．You could ask "What do you do？"or "How do you know our host？"But asking something a little different shows you are clearly different．"What did you do last weekend？"and "Have you seen any good movies recently？"are two topics you could ask about．Another good way to start with is "Tell me about yourself．"Most people love talking about themselves．
How to keep a good conversation going
As the other person begins to answer your question，look for the same opinion．If you ask about last weekend，the person could talk about a bike ride they took．When the person finishes his opinions，you could mention an experience that you had with biking．You can then move on to discussing other sports the person may be interested in．
When the other person is talking，be interested in them．Listen carefully to their answers．Don't look around the room．That gives the other person the message that you are not really interested in them．
If you are answering the question，don't go on and on．Answer the question and then stop．A good conversation is like a tennis game where the ball goes back and forth．
With some practice，you'll be able to start and keep a conversation going with anyone！
请将答案写在答题卡上
（1）How do you show interest in the other person after the introduction？
（2）Why is it good to start a conversation with "Tell me about yourself．"？
（3）What can you do when the other person begin to answer your question？
（4）Why can't you look around the room when the other person is talking？
（5）What is your good way to keep a good conversation going？（请自拟一句话作答）
Dubai （迪拜） is a good place to travel to． There， you can find many tall buildings， taste lots of delicious food and experience some interesting things．Have you ever been to this city？ If you go to Dubai during the summer holiday， you may see a special kind of"taxi"． It is a drone （无人机）． It flies in the sky by itself！ It is said that Dubai plans to use Chinese﹣made drones as a self ﹣flying air taxi in July．
The drone taxi is named EHang 184． A Chinese company（公司）made it． The city of Dubai will start using it in July． It will be the world's first passenger drone， according to Yahoo News．
The drone taxi can fly up to 3， 500 meters high． It can fly at a top speed of 160 kilometers an hour． It can only take one person．
How do you call an EHang1842 You use its app（应用程序） on your phone． When the drone comes， you choose the place you want to go to on a touch screen． There is no pilot in the drone．But some people on the ground will be watching it． They will make sure your trip is safe． You don't have to worry about it．
EHang 184's battery（电池） can only keep about 30 minutes， So it cannot take you further than 50 kilometers．
Would you like to take a trip in this flying drone？ Don't wait． Let's go!
（1）EHang 184 was made by a（n） company，
| A． |
Dubai's |
| B． |
American |
| C． |
Japanese |
| D． |
Chinese |
（2）Which statement （陈述） about EHang 184 is correct？
| A． |
There is a pilot in it． |
| B． |
Its battery can keep around half an hour． |
| C． |
It can fly up to 4， 500 kilometers． |
| D． |
The trip in it isn't safe． |
（3）Where may we find this article？
| A． |
On the Internet． |
| B． |
In a guide book． |
| C． |
In a story book． |
| D． |
In a novel． |
（4）What's the best title of the passage？
| A． |
The Exciting Vacation |
| B． |
The Special Trip |
| C． |
The Drone Taxi |
| D． |
The Computer Company |
Perhaps the only test score that I remember is the 55 I got when I was in high school．
The test was the last one of the term． I remember waiting nervously as my teacher Mr． Right gave out our papers one after another． It was a rather difficult test． I heard my classmates groaning（叹息），and I could guess by the groans that the scores were not looking good．
Mr Right put my paper on my desk． There in big red numbers， circled to catch attention， was my score， 55! I let my head go down， and covered the score up quickly． A 55 is not something that you wanted your classmates to see． "The scores were not very good， none of you passed，" Mr Right said． "The highest score in the class was a 55．"
A 55． That's me! Suddenly I didn't feel so bad． I had the highest score． I was getting a little better．
I walked home alone that day with the low but high score． My mother knew that I had a big test that day and asked me as soon as I got home， "How did you do in your test？ ""I got 55， "I said．A frown （皱眉） appeared on my mother's face I knew I had to explain at once． "But Mum， I had the highest score in the class， "I said proudly． "You failed， Dave! "my mother replied． "But it's the highest! "I insisted （坚持）． "I don't care what scores others had， you failed． The important thing is what you do! "my mother said in a strong way．
For years， my mother was always in that way． She didn't care what others did， only cared what I did and that I did it excellently． My mother's words have made a big difference to my life．
（1）When did the test take place？
| A． |
At the beginning of the term． |
| B． |
In the middle of the term． |
| C． |
At the halfway term． |
| D． |
At the end of the term． |
（2） of the students failed the test．
| A． |
Both |
| B． |
None |
| C． |
All |
| D． |
Neither |
（3）How did Dave′s mother feel when she knew his score？
| A． |
She was upset． |
| B． |
She felt very happy． |
| C． |
She felt embarrassed． |
| D． |
She was really excited． |
Sleep plays an important role in brain（大脑）development．Children should get enough sleep．（1） A study says that because of being short of sleep，it is much harder for children to do something carefully．And also they become forgetful and easy to make mistakes．Another study shows that the right amount of night﹣time sleep is just as important for children's development as healthy eating and taking exercise．
（2） In general a younger child needs more sleep than an older one．Children at the age of 5﹣11 will need 10﹣12 hours of sleep a night while children at the age of more than 11 will need less hours
In fact，many parents don't know how to help their children get enough sleep．Here is something you can do．For children at the age of 5﹣11，a 30﹣40 minutes routine（常规）before sleep is helpful．（3） In the activities，children relax and enjoy themselves a lot，and they will go to sleep more easily．
Children at the age of more than 11 may go to bed late in the evening，talking with friends online，playing games or watching TV．（4） And even they will be tired during the day．So limit（限制）your children's use of the Internet，games and the TV before they go to bed．（5） ．
根据短文内容，从下列七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将其字母标号涂黑．
| A． |
If not，many problems will come to them． |
| B． |
Why does a child need so much sleep？ |
| C． |
How many hours of sleep is enough for a child？ |
| D． |
So they will find it difficult to get up in the next morning． |
| E． |
It includes a bath，reading a story together and so on． |
| F． |
Taking exercise is as important as enough sleep for children． |
| G． |
And don't allow them to have a computer or TV set in their bedroom． |
Mr． and Mrs．Smith have two children，Kevin and Jenny．The whole family are all busy，so they often leave notes to each other．Here are these four notes of today．
|
3：30 pm To Kevin， Mr．King rang，telling there is no football practice today，and he asked you to get ready for the football match tomorrow． Jenny |
4：00 pm To Jenny， It's your turn to walk our pet dog Teddy and play with him after school． Kevin |
|
6：45 pm To all， Has anyone found my tennis shoes？I'm doing my homework in my bedroom． Kevin |
9：00 pm To Kevin， I saw your shoes this morning．They smelt terrible so I put them outside the back door．Good night，dear! Mum |
根据表格信息，选择最佳的答案，并在答题卡上将其字母标号涂黑．
（1） was asked to walk the pet dog after school．
| A． |
Mum |
| B． |
Kevin |
| C． |
Jenny |
（2）Kevin was doing his homework in the at 6：45 pm．
| A． |
bedroom |
| B． |
garden |
| C． |
living room |
（3）Kevin could find his tennis shoes ．
| A． |
under the desk |
| B． |
outside the back door |
| C． |
in the bag |
（4）What will Kevin probably do tomorrow？
| A． |
Play with Teddy． |
| B． |
Play tennis． |
| C． |
Play in a football match． |
（5）What can we learn from the notes？
| A． |
Teddy doesn't like to stay at home． |
| B． |
Mr．King may be a coach． |
| C． |
Mum washed Kevin's shoes． |
Once there was a boy and his little sister living in a small village．The boy was good﹣looking but his sister was not．One day they found a mirror（镜子）and they saw what they looked like for the first time．The boy was very pleased and he said to his sister， "How handsome I am!I look nicer than you!" The girl didn't like what her brother said and gave him a hard push． "Go away!" she said angrily．
Their father saw what was happening．He went up to them and said to the boy， "You must always be good as well as look good．" Then the father said to the girl， "My dear，if you help everyone and do your best to please（使愉快）them，everyone will love you．It doesn't matterthat you are not as good﹣looking as your brother．"
根据短文内容，选择最佳的答案，并在答题卡上将其字母标号涂黑．
（1）Once a boy and his little sister lived in a small ．
| A． |
cit |
| B． |
town |
| C． |
village |
（2）The boy and his sister saw what they looked like in the mirror for the time．
| A． |
first |
| B． |
second |
| C． |
third |
（3）The girl didn't like what her said．
| A． |
aunt |
| B． |
brother |
| C． |
mother |
（4）Father told the boy to be good as well as look ．
| A． |
good |
| B． |
young |
| C． |
C ugly |
（5）The underlined word "matter" in Paragraph 2 means in Chinese．
| A． |
麻烦 |
| B． |
问题 |
| C． |
要紧 |