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.
A．demands B．relationships C．victories D．mistakes
A．ones B．those C．others D．them
A． bother B．delay C． damage D．improve
A．lively B．short C． calm D．dull
A．scolds B．blames C．faces D．annoys
A．checking B．hiding C．seating D．hurting
A．pity B．sorrow C．intelligence D．honor
A．up with B．off C． away from D． out of
A．Grown-ups B．Men C．People D．Women
A．surprised B．relaxed C．encouraged D．upset
A．thinking B．doubting C．listening D．looking
A．matter B．sense C．direction D．point
A． often B． long C． soon D． far
A． out B． behind C． over D． off
A．reward B．gift C．hand D．chance
A．until B．if C．though D．since
A．naturally B．coldly C．quickly D．smoothly
A．indoors B．outside C．inside D．everywhere
A．abstract B．bitter C．enjoyable D．cruel
I was in a department store with my mom, aunt, and my sister a few days ago. 36, I am one of those people who do not like to go shopping with my family. However, I decided this time to 37 them.
My aunt and I were 38 for some things to buy for our family when I noticed two 39 on the side. One of them had a little girl sitting on it with her 40 nearby and the other one was 41. So, I decided to sit down. While I was 42 my own thing there, I 43 that the family were not in front of the 44 anymore. I saw the girl 45 and look around for her family. She came back and I saw her in 46, crying.
I knew that she 47 her family and was all by herself. Now, I am sure that almost everybody has been lost in a department store or 48 big before and we all know that feeling. 49 I went up to her and asked what was 50 and in between tears she told me she was lost. I 51 her a smile card I just bought. You should have seen the 52 on her face when she read it. Then I went up to customer service center and 53 them what happened. People there promised to 54 her. After I left, the little girl’s parents went there and I could see them looking around for the person who had found their daughter and given her the 55. Little did they know it was a regular teenager who did it.
A．Luckily B．Usually C．Sadly D．Surprisingly
A．help B．encourage C．join D．support
A．answering B．calling C．preparing D．looking
A．chairs B．children C．signs D．toys
A．friends B．book C．family D．bags
A．clean B．large C．empty D．beautiful
A．studying B．carrying C．buying D．doing
A．noticed B．believed C．doubted D．understood
A．shop B．girl C．gift D．lady
A．get up B．come up C．give up D．make up
A．return B．detail C．vain D．tears
A．hated B．lost C．raised D．lived
A．somewhere B．something C．everywhere D．everything
A．If B．As C．So D．Or
A．important B．wrong C．strange D．different
A．lent B．gave C．sent D．posted
A．smile B．hope C．puzzle D．worry
A．reminded B．warned C．asked D．told
A．look out for B．take care of C．wait for D．call up
A．courage B．money C．card D．explanation
I truly learned what a best friend is in my first year in high school. 
Kate and I were good friends and we were inseparable. We spent every day together and always had a good36 .
Then bas
ketball started and we were on the37 team. After a few games, 38 , Kate got moved up to the Rose Cup full-time. I wouldn't admit it then, but actually I envied（嫉妒） her. Having 39 practice times, we started to see less of each other. Soon I started to hear that she was talking 40 my back.
One night, I called Kate to tell her about my new41 .To my 42 , the next day at school she told everyone I43 her style because she hadtold me she wanted to get hers cut like this. At noon she handed me a letter and walked away44 talking with me. I couldn't accept the 45 words on the paper. In great__46__ , I wrote right back to her.
Over the next week, we exchange（交换） more
47 notes. I cried myself to sleep every night, 48 our friendship was over. One night my mom took me to Kate's home. Our moms looked at each other 49 . Kate's mom asked us questions but __50 _ of usresponded(反应) .At last I let everything out. The huge burden in my mind was slowlylifted as we each talked about ___51____ we were feeling. It was all out. Suddenly Kate 52 from her seat, crossed the room and hugged me with tears. I will never forget that.
It has been five months53 we broke with each other. Last weekend we were out together again. It makes me happy that we are54 to care about each other more. I now know that 55 I am asked about my friends, Kate will be at the top of the list.
A．rest B．time C．example D．party
A．right B．good C．famous D．same
A．however B．but C．still D．yet
A．regular B．free C．different D．strange
A．on B．in C．by D．behind
A．haircut B．clothes C．necklace D．shoes
A．joy B．surprise D．sorrow
A．caught B．gained C．copied D．created
A．in spite of B．instead of C．except for D．as well as
A．cruel B．sad C．disappointing D．beautiful
A．anxiety B．anger C．surprise D．doubt
A．serious B．dangerous C．regretful D．hurtful
A．meaning B．hoping C．believing D．proving
A．happily B．nervously C．excitedly D．surprisingly
A．neither B．either C．both D．none
A．what B．how C．which D．why
A．rose B．raised C．stood D．got
A．if B．when C．because D．since
A．planning B．pretending C．learning D．arranging
A．whenever B．whatever C．however D．whoever
When we talk about a bad man, we like to call him a “wolf”. But is it really true that the wolf stands for devil and ugliness？
Have you read the book “The Wolf Totem” by a famous writer Jiang Rong, which tells the story of the relationship between wolves and human beings? Have you ever 36 the wolves' world? If you had, you would 37 the wolves.
In the book, wolves are heroes on the large grassland. They know more about 38 than humans. They can attack lambs without disturbing their mothers. They also know how to39 full use of the shape of land to 40 sheep. I believe that if wolves were humans, they would be41 experts good at fighting.
The wolf is a kind of special creature that can deeply understand 42 . Each wolf serves its group with its heart and soul. A 43 wolf has little power, but a pack of wolves 44 nothing. All the wolves obey the rules. 45 they are defeated, they run away together. It is their teamwork 46 makes wolves powerful.
The wolves also have great self-respect and won't 47 to anyone. The writer, who wrote the book “The Wolf Totem”, 48 stole a one-month-old baby wolf and raised it very carefully. To his 49 , he found the little wolf still wanted to go back with 50 wolves. He bit through the iron chain that limited him. The wolf was 51 and he never gave in, fighting 52 his death. The little wolf died as a glorious fighter.
I was shocked by this kind of 53 : wolves are one of the most respected creatures on earth. I want everyone to look at wolves in a 54 way. They are our teachers. They show us how to survive and 55in this not simple and dangerous world. Please honor the wolves, please honor all these heroes of nature!
A．talked about B．walked into C．thought about D．cared for
A．hunt B．admire C．draw D．watch
A．space B．spot C．food D．survival
A．make B．take C．have D．get
A．fight B．avoid C．trap D．discover
A．special B．imaginative C．outstanding D．creative
A．operation B．teamwork C．lifestyle D．control
A．single B．brave C．lonely D．fair
A．fight B．struggle C．fear D．fail
A．As for B．As though C．Even so D．Even if
A．what B．he C．that D．one
A．turn in B．give in C．take in D．break in
A．once B．just C．soon D．only
A．satisfaction B．disappointment C．pleasure D．sorrow
A．rest B．others C．another D．the other
A．proud B．satisfied C．willing D．eager
A．until B．although C．before D．unless
A．selflessness B．self-confidence C．self-respect D．self-protection
A．curious B．different C．strange D．humorous
A．walk B．hand C．get D．succeed
I live in Albuquerque and I used to give much money to the homeless around, feeling sorry for their misfortune. But later I became a single mom with no home, a huge ---36--- and hardly any income. ---37---, I stopped giving and became very bitter.
Several years later, things started to ---38---. I became ---39--- enough to have a home, and ---40--- a backyard, and I started to pull myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the ---41---, “ Will work for food. ” I ---42---. My daughter asked why I no longer helped the people in ---43---. I replied, “ Honey, they just use that money for ---44--- or other bad things. ” She didn’t respond. But when I said that, it didn’t feel right.
Three days later, I was ---45--- to pick up my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner and something deep inside ---46--- me to help him. So I stopped my car , and he ran over with enthusiasm. He said, “ God bless you, I only need 77 cents. ” I ---47--- into my ashtray and ---48--- enough, there sat three quarters and two pennies.
Greatly shocked by this ---49---, I gave him all the money in the ashtray. He ---50--- with joy and tears in his eyes, “ You just made it ---51--- for me to see my mom for Christmas ! The bus offering this great sale is ---52--- right away ! ” It was a moment I’ll never forget. I think that man won’t forget it either, but I was the one who got the best ---53--- in life_____giving. It also ---54--- me that nothing is a coincidence, ---55--- everything has meaning.
Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were year exams. All the ___11___ had been working hard for some time, reviewing their lessons for the exams. If they didn’t __12___, they would have to retake them in September. There were usually a few who ___13___, but Jane didn’t want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, but just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister Barbara was ___14___ about her. She went to bed too__15___. The night before the first exam, Barbara __16___ that she have an early night and take a __17___ pill（药丸）. She promised to wake her up in the morning.
As she was falling asleep, Jane was afraid that she might oversleep. Her ___18___ kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of ___19___, she went to sleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the examination ___20____, but she couldn’t answer any of the questions. Everyone around her was writing pages and gages. Though she thought hard, she couldn’t find anything to write about . She kept looking at her ___21____. Time was running out. There was only an hour to go. She started one question, wrote two sentences, ___22____ and tried another one. With only half an hour left she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started ___23___. Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she ___24___ up. She was still in bed and it had all been a ___25____ dream. A minute later, Barbara called her name.
A．teachers B．students C．classmates D．schools
A．prepare B．miss C．join D．pass
A．succeeded B．failed C．ended D．called
A．excited B．frightened C．worried D．pleased
A．early B．late C．heavily D．eagerly
A．insisted B．hoped C．ordered D．wished
A．sleeping B．resting C．exciting D．breathing
A．hand B．eye C．mind D．body
A．her sister B．her parents C．the lessons D．the medicine
A．result B．marks C．desk D．paper
A．watch B．textbook C．sister D．subject
A．gave up B．put off C．look around D．think over
A．examining B．leaving C．copying D．crying
A．raised B．woke C．stood D．cheered
A．nice B．wonderful C．terrible D．special