Those who hate to pick up the weather as a conversational opening seem to me not to know the reason why human beings wish to talk. Very few human beings join in a conversation in the hope of learning anything new. Some of them are content if they are merely allowed to go on making a noise into other people's ears, though they have nothing to tell them except that they have seen two or three new plays or that they had food in a Swiss hotel. At the end of an evening during which they have said nothing meaningful for a long time, they just prove themselves to be successful conversationalists.

　　文章大意：沉默是金，文章作者主要解释了人为什么会不停的交谈。

　　1．According to the author, people make conversation to ______.

　　A．exchange ideas

　　B．prove their value

　　C．achieve success in life

　　D．overcome their fear of silence

　　答案：D　细节理解题。文章的第一段Even his conversation is an attempt to prevent a fearful silence.可知交谈是克服沉默的恐惧。故D正确。

　　2．By “the buzzing of a fly” (Para. 1), the author means“________”．

　　A．the noise of an insect B．a low whispering sound

　　C．meaningless talks D．the voice of a chatterbox

　　答案：C　词义理解题。根据文章第一段大意及最后一句but he is anxious to join in the buzz and to prove that he is a man and not a waxwork figure.可知the buzzing of a fly为“无意义的交谈”之意。故C正确。

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