10．Tips to keep a hearty conversation flowing
   On holidays we typically gather with our nearest and dearest．But（36）Bcan be made，maintained and broken through the ways we talk to our loved （37）A，according to Deborah Tannen，a George-town University professor in linguistics（語言學(xué)）．She has suggestions   as to  how we can（38）Dcommunications at our festival dinner tables．Let's take a look．
*A  round dinning table is best for promoting a（39）Aconversation because
everyone   （40）Ceach other．
*Avoid （41）Cgrandparents at the ends of a rectangular（長方形的） table，even though it is the traditional place of （42）D．Elderly people may feel lonely there if they are  unable to hear or keep （43）Aa conversation．
*（44）Dprefer 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）Bkeeping gazing on the TV，"says Tannen．"They'll still be（46）C，though．"
*Be aware that people have different ways of talking．Each person has a different（47）Bof tone，rhyme，timing and how（48）Bof a pause is normal in a conversation．Watch for people who seem left（49）A．If you feel you are doing all the talking，hold back to give others a（50）D．If you feel you aren't getting a chance to speak，try pushing yourself to start（51）A．
*People sometimes get upset on big festivals（52）Bthey stay too long in the apartment．Some families find that gatherings go more （53）Dif they plan for some fun（54）B．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）Cthan just sitting around inside．
36．A．demandsB．relationshipsC．victoriesD．mistakes
37．A．onesB．thoseC．othersD．them
38．A．botherB．delayC．damageD．improve
39．A．livelyB．shortC．calmD．dull
40．A．scoldsB．blamesC．facesD．a(chǎn)nnoys
41．A．checkingB．hidingC．seatingD．hurting
42．A．pityB．sorrowC．intelligenceD．honor
43．A．up withB．offC．a(chǎn)way fromD．out of
44．A．Grown-upsB．MenC．PeopleD．Women
45．A．surprisedB．relaxedC．encouragedD．upset
46．A．thinkingB．doubtingC．listeningD．looking
47．A．matterB．senseC．directionD．point
48．A．oftenB．longC．soonD．far
49．A．outB．behindC．overD．off
50．A．rewardB．giftC．handD．chance
51．A．talkingB．singingC．dancingD．playing
52．A．untilB．ifC．thoughD．since
53．A．naturallyB．coldlyC．quicklyD．smoothly
54．A．indoorsB．outsideC．insideD．everywhere
55．A．a(chǎn)bstractB．bitterC．enjoyableD．cruel

分析 本文是一篇教育文化類閱讀，文章主要介紹了保持談話流暢的方法．Deborah Tannen教授給出了在宴會餐桌上如何提高我們交流的技巧：1、圓桌最有利于促進(jìn)積極活潑的交談；2、避免讓祖父輩的人坐在長方形桌子的末端；3、女性更喜歡面對面的眼神交流，而男性則喜歡看著其他事物；4、要知道人們有不同的交流方式；5、人們會厭煩在重大的節(jié)日里一直待在公寓里不出門．

解答 36-40BADAC   41-45CDADB   46-50CBBAD  51-55ABDBC
36．B名詞辨析題．空格處語意為：通過和我們親人交談的方式，可能會產(chǎn)生，維持或毀掉我們和他人的關(guān)系（relationships）．故選B．
37．A代詞辨析題．根據(jù)36題的解釋，our loved ones指我們所愛之人，我們的親人．故選A．
38．D動詞辨析題．A．bother打擾；B．delay延遲；C．damage破壞；D．improve提高，提升．此處譯為：她有一些關(guān)于在宴會桌上如何提高我們交流的技巧．故選D．
39．A語境辨析題．根據(jù)此處語境可知，圓桌最有利于促進(jìn)積極活潑的交談．lively譯為：充滿活力的；積極的．故選A．
40．C細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)前面提到圓桌有利于促進(jìn)積極活潑的交談，那是因為每個人都彼此面對（faces）．故選C．
41．C動詞辨析題．seat sb．指使某人坐下．該處譯為：避免讓祖父輩的人坐在長方形桌子的末端．故選C．
42．D名詞辨析題．A．pity憐憫，同情；B．sorrow悲痛，悔恨；C．intelligence智力，聰穎；D．honor尊重，敬意．該處the traditional place of honor 譯為傳統(tǒng)的尊位．故選D．
43．A固定搭配題．該處表示跟上談話的內(nèi)容．keep up with譯為跟上，趕上．故選A．
44．D聯(lián)系下文題．從"in contrast"可知是女性與男性的對比．Women指女性．故選D．
45．B形容詞辨析題．A．surprised驚喜的；B．relaxed放松的，自在的；C．encouraged鼓勵人的；D．upset混亂的；空格處語意為：男人眼睛會盯著電視，也許顯得更輕松．故選B．
46．C語境辨析題．從though看出，雖然眼睛盯著電視機，但仍在聽（listening）．故選C．
47．B名詞辨析題．A．matter物質(zhì)；B．sense感覺；C．direction方向；D．point點．空格處語意為：每個人對說話的強調(diào)，節(jié)奏，時間和停頓的長短都有不同感覺．故選B．
48．B語義理解題．該處指停頓的長短．how long 多長，多長時間；how soon多快，有多久；how often 多久一次．故選B．
49．A固定搭配題．空格處語意為：留意那些似乎被冷落的人．be left out指被冷落．故選A．
50．D聯(lián)系下文題．空格處語意為：給別人一次機會（chance），與下文If you feel you aren't getting a chance to speak，（如果你感覺沒有機會說出口）呼應(yīng)．故選D．
51．A固定搭配題．push sb．to do sth．譯為：敦促某人做某事．此處譯為：如果你感覺沒有機會說出口，試著敦促你自己開始交談．故選A．
52．B語境辨析題．根據(jù)語境可知，此處表達(dá)的意思是：如果（if）人們呆在屋里太久，他們有時也會對彼此感到厭煩．故選B．
53．D副詞辨析題．A．naturally自然地；B．coldly冷淡地；C．quickly迅速地；D．smoothly順利地．空格處語意為：聚會會進(jìn)展得更順利．故選D．
54．B前后對應(yīng)題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容與結(jié)構(gòu)，此處與文章最后的inside（室內(nèi)）相對應(yīng)，應(yīng)該為"outside"（室外）．故選B．
55．C形容詞辨析題．A．a(chǎn)bstract抽象的；B．bitter苦的；C．enjoyable令人愉快的；D．cruel殘酷的．空格處語意為：去公園散步或去動物園旅行可能比坐在室內(nèi)更令人愉快．故選C．

點評 完形填空題主要考察學(xué)生詞匯和語法知識在短文中的綜合運用能力的典型題型．它主要考查學(xué)生的閱讀理解能力，考查學(xué)生對詞、詞組、以及語法知識的掌握情況并檢測學(xué)生綜合運用英語知識的水平和實踐能力．它結(jié)合了單項選擇題和短文填空的優(yōu)點，既考查學(xué)生詞語搭配、近義詞辨異、動詞時態(tài)、句型結(jié)構(gòu)、復(fù)合句的關(guān)聯(lián)和習(xí)慣用法等，又考查學(xué)生分析、判斷、歸納、總結(jié)、邏輯推理等方面的能力．

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49．A．managedB．boughtC．blamedD．praised
50．A．weeklyB．monthlyC．yearlyD．daily
51．A．broadcastB．welcomedC．rejectedD．judged
52．A．suspectB．opposeC．believeD．understand
53．A．raiseB．earnC．saveD．waste
54．A．guidingB．listeningC．observingD．enjoying
55．A．worked outB．broken outC．turned outD．come out
56．A．friendsB．relativesC．strangersD．classmates
57．A．give awayB．take awayC．throw awayD．put away

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15．Children with learning disabilities （LD） often have problems．For many，strong （36）A of anger，shame，sadness，or disappointrnent can  （37）B psychological difficulties such as anxiety，depression or low self-esteem．These problems can be far more than the （38）D challenges themselves．
Several heading experts in the field of I，D have offered suggestions on ways to help （39）B children from these problems．
To be most eflective in supporting（40）A，it can help to understand some prinary （41）C for the psychological and cmotional challenges they may face．
First，it is not difficult to see （42）A children with LD are at greater risk for developing psychological difficulties if on consklers the repeated faihre they （43）A．Althought they make efforts to"try harder，"children with LD may receive little （44）D feedhack（反饋）．Their acadernie struggles and failures are often met with （45）C by teachers，peers and parents．Such disapproral can take the form of unpleasant labeling（標(biāo)簽）of a child （46）B"slow，""lazy"or"dumb．"（47）Bdeveloping a sense of pride in their accomplishments．Children with LD may （48）D in disappointraent and sheme．Low self-cateem and a lack of confidenee onlyA（49）A prvent learning and academic success．
The second reason is the （50）Adifficulties they often experience．Research indicates that as many as 75% of kids with LD have such（51）D as making and keeping friends．Children with LD are less（52）D and often rejecred by their peers．Teachers and other adults also may（53）A to have negative views of them．Such sojal rejection can tesult in （54）Cof self-esteem and feelings of loneliness．Which．（55）D．may lead to psychological difficulties such as anxiety and depression．

36．A．feelingsB．opinionsC．ideasD．a(chǎn)ttitudes
37．A．getB．causeC．solveD．overcome
38．A．physicalB．mcntaiC．potentialD．a(chǎn)cademic
39．A．preventB．protectC．removeD．separate
40．A．childrenB．expertsC．teachersD．parents
41．A．rulesB．waysC．reasonsD．directions
42．A．whyB．whereC．whichD．when
43．A．experienceB．practiseC．possessD．find
44．A．timelyB．hopefulC．subjectiveD．positive
45．A．courageB．sympathyC．disapprovalD．respect
46．A．forB．a(chǎn)sC．withD．to
47．A．In favor ofB．Instead ofC．Because ofD．In terms of
48．A．work outB．turn awayC．break offD．end up
49．A．fartherB．hardlyC．evenD．slightly
50．A．socialB．generalC．personalD．cultural
51．A．mistakesB．valuesC．chancesD．difficulties
52．A．controledB．requestecdC．sdmittedD．a(chǎn)ccepted
53．A．tendB．meanC．preferD．pretend
54．A．needB．prideC．lossD．a(chǎn)wareness
55．A．in generalB．in particularC．in totalD．in turn

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2．Harper Lee，whose 1961 novel To Kill a Mockingbird on the racial troubles of the American deep south，has died at the age of 89．
Until last year，Lee had been something of a one-book literary legend．To Kill a Mockingbird sold more than 40 million copies around the world and earned her a Pulitzer prize，remaining a towering presence in American literature．Another novel，Go Set a Watchman，was controversially published in July 2015 as a"sequel"to Mockingbird，though it was later confirmed to be Mockingbird's first draft．
But from the moment Mockingbird was published to almost instant success，the author consistently avoided public attention．Lee had lived for several years in a nursing home near the house in which she had grown up in Monroeville，Alabama-the setting for Maycomb of her famous book．Her neighbor for 40 years，Sue Sellers，said，"She was such a private person．All she wanted was privacy，but she didn't get much．There was always somebody following her around．"
James Naughtie，BBC Books Editor，commented on the novels of Harper Lee："I think she stands，particularly among American readers，as someone who shone a light into a very dark place．She was writing at a time when people were beginning to lift the lid on everything in the South which they'd chosen not to understand．That all changed in the 1960s．So I think her status for writing that book in its extraordinarily direct way will remain．"
24．What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 probably mean？C
A．Lee became successful with stories on American south．
B．People owe Lee's success to luck to some degree．
C．Mockingbird makes Lee a wonder in American literature．
D．Mockingbird was a bestseller by selling 40m copies．
25．What does"Maycomb"in Paragraph 3 probably refer to？C
A．A nursing home．
B．Lee's hometown．
C．A fictional place．
D．A main character．
26．Which best describes Americans'attitude towards racial troubles before the 1960s？B
A．Tolerant．
B．Unconcerned．
C．Sympathetic．
D．Dissatisfied．
27．What can we learn from the text？C
A．Lee based all her stories on her life．
B．Lee had to avoid being followed by her fans．
C．Lee wrote Go Set A Watchman before Mockingbird．
D．Lee lived in the house where she grew up for the whole life．

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19．Who made your T-shirt？"A Geowetown University student raised that question．Pietra Rivoli，a professor of business，wanted to find the answer．A few weeks later，she bought a T-shirt and began to follow its path from Texas cotton form to Chinese factory to charity bin （箱）．The result is an interesting new book，The Travels of a T-shirt in the Global Economy．
Following a T-shirt around the world in a way to make her point more interesting，but it also frees Rivoli from the usual arguments over global trade．She goes wherever the T-shirt goes，and there are surprises around every corner．In China，Rivoli shows why a clothing factory，even with its poor conditions，means a step toward a better life for the people who work there．In the colorful used-clothing markets of Tanzania，she realizes this，"it is only in this final stage of life that the T-shirt will meet a real market，"where the price of a shirt changes by the hour and is different by its size and even color．Rivoli's book is full of memerable people and scenes，like the noise，the bad air and the"muddy-sweet smell of the cotton．"She says，"Here in the factory，Shanghai smells like Shallowater Texas．"
Rivoli is at her best when making those sorts of unexpected connections．She even finds one between the free traders and those who are against globalization．The chances opened up by trade are vast，she argues，but free markets need the correcting force of politics to keep them in check．True economic progress needs them both．

28．What do we learn about Professor Rivoli？B
A．She used to work on a cotton farm．
B．She wrote a book about world trade．
C．She wants to give up her teaching job．
D．She wears a T-shirt wherever she goes．
29．By saying T-shirt"meet a real market"，Rivoli means in TanzaniaC．
A．cheaper T-shirts are needed．
B．used T-shirts are hard to sell
C．prices of T-shirt rise and fall frequently
D．prices of T-shirt are usually reasonable
30．What does the word"them"underlined in the last paragraph refer to？A
A．Free-markets．
B．Price changes．
C．Unexpected connection．
D．Chances opened up by trade．
31．What would be the best title for the text？D
A．What T-shirt Can Do to Help Cotton Farms
B．How T-shirt Are Made in Shanghai
C．How T-shirt Are Sold in Tanzania
D．What T-shirt Can Teach Us．

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20．If your job invo1ves standing for several hours at a time，then this innovative（創(chuàng)新的）    Archelis chair is just the product you've been waiting for．The strap-on wearable chair    effectively enables you sit while you're standing．
Technically，Archelis isn't really a chair．It's more like a leg brace that wraps around your buttocks and 1egs，helping you choose a stance（站姿）that's more comfortable than standing upright．You can lock the device at various positions to adjust the angle of you ankle and knee joints．Once you select the position of your choice，you'11experience the relaxation of sitting without actually being seated．The device distributes the pressure over your shin and thigh，reducing overall muscle and joint fatigue．
Archelis is made entirely of carbon parts，which are flexible and comfortable for use over    1ong periods of time．It does not require batteries or power too perate．It was originally developed to help surgeons rest their legs while performing long surgeries，but it is also expected to appeal to people in other professions like teaching，hospitality，or factory work．
Developed by Nitto，a Japanese company that makes all kinds of model，in cooperation  with Chiba university's Center for Frontier Medical Engineering，Hiroaki Nishimura Design，and Japan Polymer Technology，the product is still in development and is expetcted to hit the market later this year．
The concept of wearable chair isn't entirely new．In fact，Swiss start-up Noonee also has a similar concept called Chairless Chair，a hydraulic（水力的）powered device that provides lower body support to people who have to stand upright for long periods of time．Archelis looks much cooler，though．
28．What does Paragraph 2mainly tell us about Archelis？B
A．What it looks like．    
B．How it works．
C．When it is most effective．
D．Why it is put into use．
29．Which of the following best describes Archelis？A
A．F1exible and comfortable．    
B．New and expensive
C．Wearable and inconvenient．
D．Innovative and productive
30．In what aspect is Archelis similar to Chairless Chair？D
A．Neither of them is coo1．
B．They are both operated by electricity．
C．They are only developed for use in hospital．
D．Thev help you relax while standing．
31．What can be inferred from the text？C
A．Chairless Chair is more comfortable．
B．The idea of Archelis is first created．
C．Archelis hasn't been put into production．
D．Archelis will be practical in every field．

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