第一部分阅读理解（共两节；满分40分）
（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
A
In most languages, a greeting is usually followed by “small talk”. Small talk means thelittle things we talk about at the start of a conversation. In English-speaking countries
people often make small talk about the weather. “Nice day, isn’t it?” “Terrible weather,
