In ancient Japan, if you saved someone’s life, they would make it their duty to spend the

In ancient Japan, if you saved someone’s life, they would make it their duty to spend the rest of their life serving you. Nowadays, if you rescue someone’s story, he or she will feel the same kind of gratitude (感激).
It happens all the time. Someone in a group is telling a story and, just before their big point, BOOM! There’s an interruption. Someone new joins the group, a waiter with a plate of biscuits comes over, or a baby starts crying. Suddenly everyone’s attention turns to the new arrival, the food on the plate, or the “charming” little child. Nobody is aware of the interruption — except the speaker. They forget all about the fact that the speaker hasn’t made his or her point.
Or you’re all sitting around the living room and someone is telling a joke. Suddenly, just before their big punch line (妙语), little Johnny drops a dish or the phone rings. After the crash, everyone talks about little Johnny’s carelessness. After the call, the subject turns to the upcoming marriage or medical operation of the caller. Nobody remembers the great punch line got unfinished — except the joke teller. When it’s you entertaining everyone at a restaurant, have you ever noticed how you can almost set your clock by the waiter coming to take everyone’s order just before your funny punch line?
Most joke and story tellers are too shy to say, after the interruption, “Now, as I was saying …” Instead, they’ll spend the rest of the evening feeling bad they didn’t get to finish. Here’s where you come in. Rescue them with the technique I call “Lend a Helping Tongue.”
Watch the gratitude in the storyteller’s eyes as he stabilizes where his story sunk and he sails off again toward the center of attention. His expression and the appreciation of your consideration by the rest of the group are often reward enough. You are even more fortunate if you can rescue the story of someone who can hire you, promote you, buy from you, or otherwise lift your life. Big winners have excellent memories. When you do them subtle favors like Lend a Helping Tongue, they find a way to pay you back.
【小题1】Very often, a storyteller cannot make his point because .A．people are more interested in food than his storyB．many guests bring their babies to the partyC．he is interrupted by something unexpectedD．his story is easily forgotten by the listeners【小题2】From Paragraph 3, we know that when someone is telling a joke, .A．something bad will surely happen just before their punch line B．listeners’ attention is often drawn to something elseC．the only person really interested in the joke is the joke tellerD．the waiter knows when to take everyone’s order【小题3】How can we help the joke and story tellers when they are interrupted?A．By giving them a chance to finish.B．By comforting them to make them happy.C．By going on telling the story for them.D．By teaching them some useful techniques.【小题4】What is the text mainly about?A．People should learn how to take turns in a conversation.B．We can win someone’s heart by getting him back to his story.C．Telling jokes will make you the center of attention.D．It is impolite to cut in on someone’s talk.C

(答案→)C 解析：文章介绍了人们在讲故事的时候，往往会被一些意料之外的事情打断，从而陷入尴尬的境地，这时候，如果你拯救了这个形势，会得到讲故事的人的感激和其他人的赞赏。【小题1】细节题：题目问：为什么很多讲故事的人不能说到关键的地方？根据make the point定位到第二段的句子：There’s an interruption. ….Nobody is aware of the interruption — except the speaker. They forget all about the fact that the speaker hasn’t made his or her point.可知他们经常被预想不到的事情打断。选C。【小题2】细节题：题目问：从第三段可知当有人讲笑话的时候会怎样？定位到第三段的句子：Or you’re all sitting around the living room and someone is telling a joke. Suddenly, just before their big punch line (妙语), little Johnny drops a dish or the phone rings.可知当有人讲笑话的时候，观众的注意力会被其他事情吸引。选B【小题3】细节题：题目问：当有人被打断了以后，我们应该怎么帮助他们？根据文章第四段的句子：Here’s where you come in. Rescue them with the technique I call “Lend a Helping Tongue.”可知我们应该给他们机会讲完。选A。【小题4】主旨题：结合全文和第一段的句子：if you rescue someone’s story, he or she will feel the same kind of gratitude (感激).还有最后一段的句子：Watch the gratitude in the storyteller’s eyes as he stabilizes where his story sunk and he sails off again toward the center of attention.可知这篇文章讲的是通过帮助一些人说完故事我们可以赢得一些人的心。选B。

这个问题我还想问问老师呢