Question

【2011·安徽名校第一次聯考】

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項A、B、C和D中，選出空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

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（語言學）. 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(長方形的) 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.

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

37. A. ones           B. those           C. others              D. them

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

39. A. lively              B. short          C. calm          D. dull

40. A. scolds              B. blames         C. faces          D. annoys

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

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

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

44. A. Grown-ups         B. Men            C. People            D. Women

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

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

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

48. A. often             B. long         C. soon          D. far

49. A. out               B. behind         C. over          D. off

50. A. reward               B. gift          C. hand             D. chance

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

52. A. until                B. if               C. though           D. since

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

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

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

  

Answer 1

36.B 通過和我們親人交談的方式，可能會產生，維持或毀掉我們和他人的關系。

37.A．見上文

38.D 她有一些關于在宴會桌上如何提高我們交流的技巧。

39.A 圓桌最有利于促進積極活潑的交談。

40.C．因為每個人都彼此面對。

41.C seat sb.使某人坐下。

42.D the traditional place of honor 傳統的尊位。

43.A 表示跟上談話的內容”

44.D 從”in contrast” 可知是女性與男性的對比。

45.B 男人眼睛會盯著電視，也許顯得更輕松。

46.C 從though看出，雖然眼睛盯著電視機，但仍在聽。

47.B 每個人對說話的強調，節奏，時間和停頓的長短都有不同感覺。

48.B  停頓的長短。how long 多長，多長時間；how soon多快，有多久；how often 多久一次

49.A  留意那些似乎被冷落的人。

50.D  給別人一次機會，與下文呼應。

51.A  push sb. to do sth. 敦促某人做某事。

52.B  如果人們呆在屋里太久，他們有時也會對彼此感到厭煩。

53.D  聚會會進展得更順利。

54.B  與文章最后的inside相對應

55.C  enjoyable 令人愉快的