not talk about private issues either, because you do not know if you can trust the other person with your secrets or personal information. Lastly, it is not wise to continue talking about an issue that the other person does not seem comfortable with or interested in.

　　5．What does the passage mainly tell us?

　　A．Why do people make small talk?

　　B．What topics do people choose when making small talk?

　　C．What is small talk?

　　D．In which situations do people make small talk?

　　解析：选B　主旨大意题。文章谈到人们进行闲聊时安全的和不被接受的话题。故选B。

　　6．Which of the following is NOT the best topic when you make small talk?

　　A．Beautiful day, isn't it?

　　B．Did you watch the news today?

　　C．Have you got a boyfriend?

　　D．What do you think of the new computers?

　　解析：选C　细节理解题。根据最后一段第三句可知在不太熟悉的人们之间不要谈论有关私人问题的话题。故选C。

　　7．The underlined part "controversial issue" in the fourth paragraph most probably means "________"．

　　A．debatable question B．acceptable question

　　C．private question D．interesting question

　　解析：选A　词义猜测题。从该词后面所给的例子：比如关于人权的法律方面的问题，可知其意为"有争议的问题"。故选A。

　　8．How is the text organized?

　　A．①②③④/⑤⑥⑦ B．①②③④/⑤/⑥⑦

　　C．①/②/③④/⑤⑥⑦ D．①/②③④/⑤⑥⑦

　　解析：选D　篇章结构题。第一段定义small talk，第二至四段讲闲谈时的保险话题，第五至七段讲一些闲谈时不能提及的话题。故选D。

　　C

　　I did an experiment by talking to strangers recently. Here are some things I experienced during the experiment.

On October 9th, while visiting my family hometown for a wedding, I met a man sitting on