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 conve

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 ournearest and dearest. But    36   can bemade, 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   asto  how we can  38    communications atour festival dinner tables. Let’s take a look.

＊A round dinning table is best for promoting a     39    conversationbecause

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, mentend to look around at other things. “Guys may be more  45    keeping gazing on the TV,” says Tannen. “They’llstill be _46__, though.”

＊Beaware that people have different ways of talking. Each person has a different__47__ of tone, rhyme, timing and how _48__ of a pause is normalin a conversation. Watch for people who seem left __49__. If you feelyou are doing all the talking, hold back to give others a 50  .Ifyou feel you aren’t getting a chance to speak, try pushing yourself to start 51    .

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

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

试题答案

【答案】

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