The phone rings. It’s a friend who wants to tell you his or her latest health problems. You hate to be impolite and cut your friend off, but what can you do? Stephanie Winston, author of Stephanie Winston’s Best Organizing Tips, offers his advice:
Don’t ask questions like “What’s new?” They give the information that you have time to talk. After “hello”, get right to the heart of the matter.
Time your calls wisely. If you make a call right before lunch or dinner, or at the end of the workday, people chat less.
Set a time limit. Start with, “Hi, I’ve only got a few minutes, but I wanted to talk to you about….” Or, “Gee, I’d love to talk more, but I only have a couple of minutes before I have to leave.”
Jump on a pause. Even the most talkative caller has to pause now and then. Quickly say, “It has been great talking with you.” Then end the conversation.
Forget niceties. Some people just don’t take a hint. Cut your caller off and say, “I’d like to talk to you longer, but I’m afraid I have no enough time. Good bye.” Then hang up.
Find “a partner in crime”. If nothing else works, ask someone in your home to help you. For example, one woman gives a sign to her husband, who shouts, “Jane, I think the roast chicken is burning.”
Avoid the phone completely. Use an answering machine to screen calls. If you have an important message for a chatterbox, leave the message when he or she isn’t in.
小題1:What’s the good time to make a call so that people can chat less?
A．After lunch or dinner.
B．In the middle of the workday.
C．Before lunch or dinner.
D．At the beginning of the workday.
小題2:“Finding a partner in crime” means ______.
A．finding someone to answer the call
B．getting right to the heart of the matter
C．telling the caller you are just cooking
D．a(chǎn)sking someone to help you end the call
小題3:What’s Winston’s advice about?
A．How to talk on the phone.
B．How to make calls wisely.
C．How to make a phone call.
D．How to keep phone calls short.

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:D

試題分析：電話響了。這是一個朋友，他想告訴你他或她最新的健康問題。你討厭不禮貌和打斷你的朋友，但你會做什么呢？一名作者為大家提供了一些技巧與他的建議：1.不要問這樣的問題：有什么新鮮事嗎？2.明智你的打電話時間。3.設(shè)置一個時間限制。4.跳上一個停頓。5.完全避免電話。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。問題：有多少好的時機去打電話目的人們能減少聊天？分析原文：If you make a call right before lunch or dinner, or at the end of the workday, people chat less.句意：如果你打電話在午餐或晚餐之前,或在工作日結(jié)束的時候,人們更少聊天。分析前面的中心句也提出明智的打電話時間，體現(xiàn)出第三項符合。故選C
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。問題：這句話的意思？分析原文：Find “a partner in crime”. If nothing else works, ask someone in your home to help you.句意：找到合作伙伴。如果沒有其他工作,要求某人到你家來幫助你。分析從句子中的例子中就明確的知道答案，讓一個人找自己做活，借以停止通話。故選 D
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。問題：溫斯頓的建議是什么?分析本文的第一段中明確的指出中心思想句�？傮w都是介紹如何打電話用很短的時間。故選D
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