Question

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Tips to keep a hearty conversation flowing

On holidays we typically gather with our nearest and dearest. But    36   can be made, maintained and broken through the ways we talk to our loved  _37___, according to Deborah Tannen, a George-town University professor in linguistics（语言学）. She has suggestions   as to  how we can  38    communications at our festival dinner tables. Let’s take a look.

＊A  round dinning table is best for promoting a     39    conversation because

everyone   40     each other.

＊Avoid _41_ grandparents at the ends of a rectangular(长方形的) table, even though it is the traditional place of __42__. Elderly people may feel lonely there if they are unable to hear or keep __43__ a conversation.

＊__44__ prefer to face each other and make eye contact when they talk. In contrast, men tend to look around at other things. “Guys may be more   45    keeping gazing on the TV,” says Tannen. “They’ll still be _46__, though.”

＊Be aware that people have different ways of talking. Each person has a different __47__ of tone, rhyme, timing and how _48__ of a pause is normal in a conversation. Watch for people who seem left __49__. If you feel you are doing all the talking, hold back to give others a 50  .If you feel you aren’t getting a chance to speak, try pushing yourself to start  51    .

＊People sometimes get upset on big festivals _52 they stay too long in the apartment. Some families find that gatherings go more __53__ if they plan for some fun _54___. So why not get a breath of fresh air? Going to a park for a walk or taking a trip to the zoo may be more__55__ than just sitting around inside.

1.	A．demands B．relationships C．victories D．mistakes

2.	A．ones B．those C．others D．them

3.	A． bother B．delay C． damage D．improve

4.	A．lively B．short C． calm D．dull

5.	A．scolds B．blames C．faces D．annoys

6.	A．checking B．hiding C．seating D．hurting

7.	A．pity B．sorrow C．intelligence D．honor

8.	A．up with B．off C． away from D． out of

9.	A．Grown-ups B．Men C．People D．Women

10.	A．surprised B．relaxed C．encouraged D．upset

11.	A．thinking B．doubting C．listening D．looking

12.	A．matter B．sense C．direction D．point

13.	A． often B． long C． soon D． far

14.	A． out B． behind C． over D． off

15.	A．reward B．gift C．hand D．chance

16.A. talking       B  singing       C.  dancing       D. playing

17.	A．until B．if C．though D．since

18.	A．naturally B．coldly C．quickly D．smoothly

19.	A．indoors B．outside C．inside D．everywhere

20.	A．abstract B．bitter C．enjoyable D．cruel

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.D

10.B

11.C

12.B

13.B

14.A

15.D

16.A

17.B

18.D

19.B

20.C

【解析】略