2018年考研《英语二》真题（完整版）_第5页

　　D.detailed plans many not be as fruitful as expected

　　38. According to Newport, idleness is ________.

　　A.a desirable mental state for busy people

　　B.a major contributor to physical health

　　C.an effective way to save time and energy

　　D.an essential factor in accomplishing any work

　　39. Pillay believes that our brains’ shift between being focused and unfocused _______.

　　A.can result in psychological well-being

　　B.canbring about greater efficiency

　　C.is aimed at better balance in work

　　D.is driven by task urgency

　　40. This text is mainly about _______.

　　A.ways to relieve the tension of busy life

　　B.approaches to getting more done in less time

　　C.the key to eliminating distractions

　　D.the cause of the lack of focus time

　　Part B

　　Directions:

　　Read the following text and match each of the numbered items in the left column to its corresponding information in the right column. There are two extra choices in the right column. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)

　　A. Just say it

　　B. Be present

　　C. Pay a unique compliment

　　D. Name, places, things

　　E. Find the “me too”s

　　F. Skip the small talk

　　G. Ask for an opinion

　　Five ways to make conversation with anyone

　　Conversations are links, which means when you have a conversation with a new person a link gets formed and every conversation you have after that moment will strengthen the link.

　　You meet new people every day: the grocery worker, the cab driver, new people at work or the security guard at the door. Simply starting a conversation with them will form a link.

　　Here are five simple ways that you can make the first move and start a conversation with strangers.

　　41.____________

　　Suppose you are in a room with someone you don’t know and something within you says“I want to talk with this person”—this is something the mostly happens with all of us. You wanted to say something—the first word—but it just won’t come out. It feels like itis stuck somewhere, I know the feeling and here is my advice just get it out.

　　Just think: that is the worst that could happen? They won’t talk with you? Well, they are not talking with you now!

　　I truly believe that once you get that first word out everything else will just flow. So keep it simple: “Hi”,“Hey”or“Hello”—do the best you can to gather all of the enthusiasm and energy you can, put on a big smile and say“Hi”.

　　42.____________

　　It’s a problem all of us face: you have limited time with the person that you want to talk with and you want to make this talk memorable.

　　Honestly, if we got stuck in the rut of“hi”,“hello”, “how are you?”and“what’s going on?”you will fail to give the initial jolt to the conversation that’s can make it so memorable.

　　So don’t be afraid to ask more personal questions. Trust me, you’ll be surprised to see how much people are willing to share if you just ask.

　　43.____________

　　When you meet a person for the first time, make an effort to find the things which you and that person have in common so that you can build the conversation from that point. When you start conversation from there and then move outwards, you’ll find all of a sudden that the conversation becomes a lot easier.

　　44.____________

　　Imagine you are pouring your heart out to someone and they are just busy on their phone, and if you ask for their attention you get the response “I can multitask”.

　　So when someone tries to communicate with you, just be in that communication wholeheartedly. Make eye contact, you can feel the conversation.

　　45.____________

　　You all came into a conversation where you first met the person, but after some time you may have met again and have forgotten their name. Isn’t that awkward!

　　So remember the little details of the people you met or you talked with; perhaps the places they have been to the place they want to go, the things they like, the thing the hate—whatever you talk about.