2021高考英语真题全国乙卷深度解析(附：命题综述)

2021高考英语真题（全国乙卷）深度解析（附：命题综述）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上

的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个

选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一

小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.

答案是C。

1.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Askingtheway.

B.Givingdirections.

C.Correctingamistake.

2.Whatdresssizedoesthewomanwant?

A.8.B.10.C.12.

3.Whatisthewomanlikelytodo?

A.Makeaphonecall.

B.Handletheproblem.

C.Havearest.

4.Whichtourdoesthemanseemtobeinterestedin?

A.Theeveningtour.

B.Thehalf-daytour.

C.Thefull-daytour.

5.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Atacanteen.

B.Ataclinic.

C.Atabank.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、

B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题

5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthematch?

A.Entertaining.

B.Discouraging.

C.Boring.

7.WhatdothespeakersplantodoonTuesdayafternoon?

A.Watchagame.

B.Playtennis.

C.Gotothecinema.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.WhatdoesthemanadviseMrs.Whitetodo?

A.Goonadiet.

B.Domoreexercise.

C.Getenoughsleep.

9.WhichcanbeincludedinMrs.White,sbreakfast?

A.Eggs.

B.Sausages.

C.Porridge.

10.Whatistheman?

A.Ateacher.

B.Aphysician.

C.Achef.

听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。

11.HowdoesNancylooktoDaniel?

A.Confused.

B.Excited.

C.Anxious.

12.WhydoesDanielmentionhisperformanceinaplay?

A.TocomfortNancy.

B.Toexpresshisregret.

C.Toshowhispride.

13.WhatisNancygoingtodonextweek?

A.Takeaschooltest.

B.Haveacheck-up.

C.Goinforacompetition.

14.WhatdoesDanieloffertodoforNancy?

A.Rewriteherlines.

B.Drivehertothetheatre.

C.Helpherwiththepractice.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.WhatwasProf.Stone'sgrandfatherafraidof?

A.Leavinghishome.

B.Partingfromhisson.

C.Takingearlyretirement.

16.WhatdoesoldagemeantomanyelderlyAmericans?

A.Lackofmoralsupport.

B.Lossofself-worth.

C.Changeoflivinghabits.

17.WhatwillProf.Stonetalkaboutnextconcerningelderlypeople?

A.Publicservicestheyaskfor.

B.Healthcareavailabletothem.

C.Contributionstheycanmake.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Whatdoesthespeakerysmotherwanthertobe?

A.Aconfidentperson.

B.Awarm-heartedperson.

C.Ahumorousperson.

19.Whydidthespeakerfeellonelyinherchildhood?

A.Sheoftentraveledbyherself.

B.Herfamilymovedfrequently.

C.Hermotherwasbusyworking.

20.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?

A.Importanceofhomeschooling.

B.Mother-daughterrelationship.

C.Arolemodelinherfamily.

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录音原文

(Text1)

M:Excuseme,Igotlost.Itookabustocityhall,butIcan'tfindthe

place.

W:Thisistheconcerthall,notcityhall.Togothere,youshouldtakethe

busatGrandHoteloverthere.

(Text2)

M:CanIhelpyou?

W:I'mlookingforasizetwelvedress.

M:Oh,letmesee.Aneight,aten.Ah,you'relucky.Ihavetheprettiest

dresshereinatwelve.Whydon'tyoutryiton?

(Text3)

W:Doyouthinkyoucantakecareofeverythingintheofficetoday?

M:Noproblem.Justgohomeandtakearest.IfthereisanythingIfeel

Icannothandle,I'11callyou.

(Text4)

W:Wehaveahalf-daytour,afull-daytourandaneveningtour.Whichone

wouldyoulike?

M:Whatisthescheduleofthehalf-daytour?

W:Itsetsoutat8:30a.m.andreturnsat2:00p.m.

(Text5)

M:Now,whatseemstobethetrouble,Mrs.Stevens?

W:Vvebeenverydizzylately.Andlastnight,Ihadsomechestpain.

M:Don'tworry.Letmehavealook.

(Text6)

W:Wow.Thatwasagreatmatch.Ireallylikewatchingtennisgames.

M:Metoo.Ithinktennisisanexcitingsport.

W:Ithinkso.Doyouplaytennis,John?

M:Yes,butnotverywell.Doyouplay?

W:Alittle.HowaboutagameonTuesdayafternoon?

M:Sure.

(Text7)

M:MrsWhite,I'mafraidwehavetoputyouonastrictdiet.Fromnowon,

you'regoingtohavetostayawayfromsaltyfood.

W:DoesthatmeanIcan'thaveanymorefastfood?

M:Right.Youcan,thaveanyfriedfoodorsteaks.

W:Whataboutbreakfastfoodlikeeggsandsausages?

M:Thoseareallbadforyou.Butyoucanhaveporridge,breadandorange

juice.

W:Well,whataboutlunchanddinner?

M:Haveasaladforlunch.Asfordinner,youcanhaveallthevegetables

youwant.Fishandchickenarealsookay.

W:Whataboutdessert?CanIstillhaveicecream?

M:Yes,butnottoomuch.

(Text8)

M:HiNancy!Youlookworried.WhatJswrong?

W:WellDaniel,haveyoueverfeltnervousonstage?

M:Sure.DoyourememberthatplayIwasinafewyearsago?Iknewmylines,

butIwasterrifiedtohavetorecitetheminfrontofanaudience.AssoonasI

sawthecrowdofpeopledownthere,myheartbeatsofastthatIwasunabletosay

asingleword.

W:That?showIfeeljustthinkingaboutthespellingcompetitionnextweek.

M:Ididn,tknowyoumadeittothefinals.

W:I'mworriedI'11getnervousandfreezeonstage.Imightforgethow

tospelleverything,evenmyownname.Idon,tknowwhattodo.

M:Nancy,Iknowthatyou'renotgoingtoforgethowtospellyourname.

I'11helpyougetthroughthis.I'11gototheschoolhallwithyoutopractice.

ThenI'11teachyouanexercisemybaseballcoachtaughtme.Believeme.Itworks.

W:Ifeelmuchbetternow.Thanks,Daniel.

(Text9)

W:Hello,ladiesandgentlemen!Today,wehaveinvitedProf.Stonetotalk

abouttheroleofelderlypeopleinoursociety.Welcometoourshow,Prof.Stone.

M:Tobeginwith,I'dliketotellastoryfrommyownlife.Severalyears

ago,whenmygrandparentswerewellintotheir80s,theywerenolongerableto

careforthemselvesverywell.Mygrandfatherwasafraidofleavingtheonlyhome

theyhadknownforthepast60years.Theideaofhavingtoselltheirhomeand

moveintoaretirementhomewasanextremelypainfulexperienceforthem.Indeed,

oldageforthem,andmanyoldAmericanscanmeannotonlythepossiblefailure

ofone'shealth,butthelossofidentityandself-worth.

W:Yes,it'strue.Whatdoyouhavetosayabouttheproblemofoldage?

M:Manyexpertshavegiventalksherethathavefocusedonthemedicalcare,

andthedevelopmentofpublicservicesforseniorcitizens.Today,I'dliketo

focusmycommentsonthemeaningfulrolesthatelderlycanplayandshouldplay

inoursociety.

（Text10）

W:Talkingaboutpersonalrelationships,well,I'dnaturallythinkofmy

relationshipwithmymother.WheneverIneedhelp,mymotherisalwaystherefor

me.SheoftentellsmethatIcanbeanyoneIwant,aslongasIJmconfidentof

myself.SheseesmytalentandpushesmetodothebestIpossiblycan.AsIwas

growingup,wewereoftenonthemove.Ihadtoadmitthatmovingsooftenmade

mefeellonely.Butmymotherdideverythingshecouldtohelpmefeelhappy.In

fact,somuchtravelingwasreallyagoodthingbecauseitmadeusclose.Irespect

mymothersomuchasshenevertreatsmeasachild,butasanequal.Shegives

methefreedomtomakemistakesandtolearnfromthemall.Unlikefriendshipsthat

canfadeorbreak,IknowI'11alwaysbeconnectedtomymothernomatterwhat

Iface.Sheisnotjustarolemodel,butsomeoneIlove.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，

满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳

选项。

ATheBiggestStadiumsintheWorld

PeoplehavebeenpouringintostadiumssincethedaysofancientGreece.

Inaround80A.D.,theRomansbuilttheColosseum,whichremainsthe

world'sbestknownstadiumandcontinuestoinformcontemporarydesign.

Rome'sColosseumwas157feettai1andhad80entrances,seating50,000

people.However,thatwassmal1frycomparedwiththecity'sCircusMaximus,

whichaccommodatedaround250,000people.

Thesedays,safetyregulations—nottomentionthemodernsportsfan's

desireforagoodviewandacomfortableseat一tendtokeepstadium

capacities（容量）slightlylower.Evensoccerfanstendtohaveaseateach;

gonearethedaysofthousandsstandingtowatchthematch.Forthebiggest

stadiumsintheworld,wehaveuseddatasuppliedbytheWorldAtlaslist

sofar,whichranksthembytheirstatedpermanentcapacity,aswellas

updatedinformationfromofficialstadiumwebsites.Allthesestadiumsare

stillfunctional,stillopenandstillhostingthebiggesteventsinworld

sport.

•Rungrado1stofMayStadium,Pyongyang,D.P.R.Korea.Capacity:

150,000.Opened:May1,1989.

•MichiganStadium,AnnArbor,Michigan,U.S.Capacity:107,601.Opened:

October1,1927.•BeaverStadium,StateCollege,Pennsylvania,

U.S.Capacity:106,572.Opened:September17,1960.

•OhioStadium,Columbus,Ohio,U.S.Capacity:104,944.Opened:

October7,1922.

•KyleField,CollegeStation,Texas,U.S.Capacity:102,512.Opened:

September24,1927.

21.HowmanypeoplecouldtheCircusMaximus

hold?A.104,944.

B.107,601.

C.About150,000.

D.About250,000.

22.Ofthefollowingstadiums,whichistheoldest?

A.MichiganStadium.B.BeaverStadium.

C.OhioStadium.D.KyleField.

23.Whatdothe1istedstadiumshaveincommon?

A.Theyhostbiggames.B.Theyhavebecometouristattractions.

C.TheywerebuiltbyAmericans.D.Theyarefavoredbyarchitects.

本文主要介绍了一些世界上最大的体育场馆。

21.D细节理解题。由首段末句"thecity'sCircusMaximus,which

accommodatedaround250,000people”可知，CircusMaximus能容纳大概250000

人，故选D项。

22.C细节理解题。对比各体育场的开放时间可知，在1922年开放的Ohio

Stadium最为古老，故选C项。

23.A细节理解题。由第四段“Allthesestadiums...stillhostingthe

biggesteventsinworldsport.”可知，所有列举的体育场仍在举办世界上最

大的体育赛事，故选A项。

B

Whenalmosteveryonehasamobilephone,whyaremorethanhalfof

Australianhomesstillpayingforalandline（座机）？

Thesedaysyou,dbehardpressedtofindanyoneinAustraliaover

theageof15whodoesn'townamobilephone.Infactplentyofyounger

kidshaveoneintheirpocket.Practicallyeveryonecanmakeandreceive

callsanywhere,anytime.

Still,55percentofAustralianshavealandlinephoneathomeand

onlyjustoveraquarter（29%）relyonlyontheirsmartphones,according

toasurvey（调查）.OfthoseAustralianswhostillhavealandline,athird

concedethatit'snotreallynecessaryandthey?rekeepingitasa

securityblanket-19percentsaytheyneveruseitwhileafurther13

percentkeepitincaseofemergencies.Ithinkmyhomefallsintothat

category.MorethanhalfofAustralianhomesarestillchoosingtostick

withtheirhomephone.Ageisnaturallyafactor(因素)一only58percent

ofGenerationYsstilluselandlinesnowandthen,comparedto84percent

ofBabyBoomerswho'veperhapshadthesamehomenumberfor50years.Age

isn'ttheonlyfactor;I'dsayit'salsotodowiththemakeupofyour

household.

GenerationXerswithyoungfamilies,likemywifeandI,canstillfind

itconvenienttohaveahomephoneratherthanprovidingamobilephone

foreveryfamilymember.Thatsaid,tobehonesttheonlypeoplewhoever

ringourhomephoneareourBabyBoomersparents,tothepointwherewe

playagameandguesswhoiscallingbeforewepickupthephone(using

CallerIDwouldtakethefunoutofit).Howattachedareyoutoyourlandline?

Howlongunti1theygothewayofgasstreetlampsandmorningmilk

deliveries?

24.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytellusaboutmobilephones?

A.Theirtargetusers.B.Theirwidepopularity.

C.Theirmajorfunctions.D.Theircomplexdesign.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“concede”inparagraph3mean?

A.Admit.B.Argue.

C.Remember.D.Remark.

26.WhatcanwesayaboutBabyBoomers?

A.Theylikesmartphonegames.B.Theyenjoyguessingcallers'

identity.C.Theykeepusinglandlinephones.D.Theyareattachedto

theirfamily.

27.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthelandlinefromthelastparagraph?

A.Itremainsafamilynecessity.B.Itwillfalloutofusesome

day.C.Itmayincreasedailyexpenses.D.Itisasimportantasthe

gaslight.

本文是一篇说明文，在现如今几乎每人都有手机，但一半以上的澳大

利亚家庭仍坚持留着座机。

24.B推理判断题。由第二段的内容，特别是末句"Practicallyeveryone

canmakeandreceivecallsanywhere,anytime.可知，几乎每个人都可以在

任何时间、任何地点打电话和接电话，由此可推断移动电话广受欢迎，故选B

项。

25.A词义猜测题。由画线词所在句"it'snotreally...incaseof

emergencies"可知，在仍使用座机的澳大利亚人中，19%的人表示他们从未使用

过座机，另有13%的人保留座机以防紧急情况，再结合选项可推知，三分之一的人

“承认”座机并不是必须的，他们将其作为一种安全保障，故选A项。26.

C推理判断题。由题干中的BabyBoomers可定位到第四、五段，由第四段中的“84

percentofBabyBoomerswho'veperhapshadthesamehomenumberfor50

years（84%的婴儿潮一代可能已经使用一样的座机50年了）”和第五段中的“to

behonesttheonlypeoplewhoeverringourhomephoneareourBabyBoomers

parents（唯一打电话给我们家的人是我们婴儿潮时期出生的父母）”可推知，婴

儿潮一代一直在用座机，故选C项。

27.B推理判断题。由最后一段末句可知，作者询问座机还要多久才能走上

煤气路灯和早晨送牛奶的道路，在如今日新月异的社会，煤气路灯和早晨送牛奶

都已少见，作者言中之意是“座机总有一天会废弃”，故选B项。

C

You'veheardthatplasticispollutingtheoceans一between4.8and

12.7milliontonnesenteroceanecosystemseveryyear.Butdoesoneplastic

straworcupreallymakeadifference?ArtistBenjaminVonWongwantsyou

toknowthatitdoes.Hebuildsmassivesculpturesoutofplasticgarbage,

forcingviewerstore-examinetheirrelationshiptosingle-useplastic

products.

Atthebeginningoftheyear,theartistbuiltapiececalled

uStrawpocalypse,“apairof10-foot-tal1plasticwaves,frozenmid-crash.

Madeof168,000plasticstrawscollectedfromseveralvolunteerbeach

cleanups,thesculpturemadeitsfirstappearanceattheEstellaPlace

shoppingcenterinHoChiMinhCity,Vietnam.

Just9%ofglobalplasticwasteisrecycled.Plasticstrawsareby

nomeansthebiggestsource（来源）ofplasticpollution,butthey've

recentlycomeunderfirebecausemostpeopledon,tneedthemtodrinkwith

and,becauseoftheirsmallsizeandweight,theycannotberecycled.Every

strawthat'spartofVonWong'sartwork1ikelycamefromadrinkthat

someoneusedforonlyafewminutes.Oncethedrinkisgone,thestrawwill

takecenturiestodisappear.

Inapiecefrom2018,VonWongwantedtoi1lustrate（说明）aspecific

statistic:Every60seconds,atruckload?sworthofplasticentersthe

ocean.Forthiswork,titleduTruckloadofPlastic,“VonWongandagroup

ofvolunteerscollectedmorethan10,000piecesofplastic,whichwerethen

tiedtogethertolooklikethey'dbeendumped（倾倒）fromatruckal1at

once.

VonWonghopesthathisworkwillalsohelppressurebigcompaniesto

reducetheirplasticfootprint.

28.WhatareVonWong'sartworksintendedfor?

A.Beautifyingthecityhelivesin.B.Introducingeco-friendly

products.

C.Drawingpublicattentiontoplasticwaste.D.Reducinggarbage

onthebeach.

29.Whydoestheauthordiscussplasticstrawsinparagraph3?

A.Toshowthedifficultyoftheirrecycling.

B.Toexplainwhytheyareuseful.

C.Tovoicehisviewsonmodernart.

D.Tofindasubstituteforthem.

30.WhateffectwouldaTruckloadofPlastic“haveonviewers?

A.Calming.B.Disturbing.

C.Refreshing.D.Challenging.

31.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Artists,OpinionsonPlasticSafety

B.MediaInterestinContemporaryArt

C.ResponsibilityDemandedofBigCompanies

D.OceanPlasticsTransformedintoSculptures

本文主要介绍了艺术家VonWong用塑料垃圾建造了巨大的雕塑，引

起公众对塑料垃圾的关注。

28.C细节理解题。由首段末句可知，他用塑料垃圾建造巨大的雕塑，让观

众重新审视他们与一次性塑料产品的关系，即引起公众对塑料垃圾的关注，故选C

项。

29.A细节理解题。由第三段中的"theycannotberecycled”及末句"Once

thedrinkisgone,thestrawwi11takecenturiestodisappearw可知，塑

料吸管不能被回收，且要花几个世纪才能降解，因此说明吸管回收困难，故选A

项。

30.B推理判断题。由题干中的TruckloadofPlastic定位到第四段，本

段讲了，VonWong想要说明具体的数据：每60秒，就有一卡车塑料进入海洋。为

了拍摄TruckloadofPlastic这个作品，VonWong和志愿者们收集了超过10000

个塑料碎片并将其绑起，让它们看起来像从一辆卡车中被全部倒出，如此数量庞

大的塑料碎片被倾倒的场景显然会让参观者感到不安，故选B项。

31.D文章标题题。纵观全文，本文主要讲述了艺术家VonWong用塑料垃圾

建造了巨大的雕塑，以此希望人类能够减少垃圾塑料的产生，D项“海洋塑料转化

为雕塑”最能概括本文的内容和主题，故选D项。

D

Duringaninterviewforoneofmybooks,myinterviewersaidsomething

Istillthinkaboutoften.Annoyedbythelevelofdistraction（干扰）in

hisopenoffice,hesaid,"That'swhyIhaveamembershipatthecoworking

spaceacrossthestreet一soIcanfocus."Hiscommentstruckmeasstrange.

Afterall,coworkingspacesalsotypicallyuseanopenofficelayout（布

局）.ButIrecentlycameacrossastudythatshowswhyhisapproach

works.

Theresearchersexaminedvariouslevelsofnoiseonparticipantsas

theycompletedtestsofcreativethinking.Theywererandomlydividedinto

fourgroupsandexposedtovariousnoiselevelsinthebackground,from

totalsilenceto50decibels（分贝），70decibels,and85decibels.The

differencesbetweenmostofthegroupswerestatisticallyinsignificant;

however,theparticipantsinthe70decibelsgroup-thoseexposedtoalevel

ofnoisesimilartobackgroundchatterinacoffeeshop一significantly

outperformedtheothergroups.Sincetheeffectsweresmall,thismay

suggestthatourcreativethinkingdoesnotdifferthatmuchinresponse

tototalsilenceand85decibelsofbackgroundnoise.Butsincetheresults

at70decibelsweresignificant,thestudyalsosuggeststhattheright

levelofbackgroundnoise-nottooloudandnottotalsilence一mayactually

improveone'screativethinkingability.Therightlevelofbackground

noisemayinterruptournormalpatternsofthinkingjustenoughtoallow

ourimaginationstowander,withoutmakingitimpossibletofocus.This

kindof“distractedfocuswappearstobethebeststateforworkingon

creativetasks.

Sowhydosomanyofushateouropenoffices?Theproblemmaybethat,

inouroffices,wecan'tstopourselvesfromgettingdrawnintoothers'

conversationswhilewe'retryingtofocus.Indeed,theresearchersfound

thatface-to-faceinteractionsandconversationsaffectthecreative

process,andyetacoworkingspaceoracoffeeshopprovidesacertainlevel

ofnoisewhilealsoprovidingfreedomfrominterruptions.

32.Whydoestheinterviewerpreferacoworkingspace?

A.Ithelpshimconcentrate.B.Itblocksoutbackgroundnoise.

C.Ithasapleasantatmosphere.D.Itencouragesface-to-face

interactions.

33.Whichlevelofbackgroundnoisemaypromotecreativethinking

ability?

A.Totalsilence.B.50decibels.

C.70decibels.D.85decibels.

34.Whatmakesanopenofficeunwelcometomanypeople?

A.Personalprivacyunprotected.B.Limitedworkingspace.

C.Restrictionsongroupdiscussion.D.Constantinterruptions.

35.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromthetext?

A.He'sanewsreporter.B.He'sanofficemanager.

C.He'saprofessionaldesigner.D.He'sapublishedwriter.

本文是一篇议论文，通过实验数据分析噪音对工作效率的影响，文章

还分析了为什么人们讨厌开放式办公室。

32.A细节理解题。由首段第二句可知，采访者更喜欢共用办公空间是因为

共用办公空间能让他集中注意力，选项A中的concentrate与原文的focus均表

示“集中注意力”，故选A项。

33.C细节理解题。由第三段第一句aButsincetheresultsat70decibels

weresignificant...mayactuallyimproveone'screativethinkingability.

可知，70分贝的背景噪音可能提高一个人的创造性思维能力，故选C项。

34.D细节理解题。由题干定位到最后一段，由第二句"Theproblemmaybe

that,inouroffices,wecan'tstopourselvesfromgettingdrawninto

others*conversationswhilewe'retryingtofocus.v可知，我们无法阻

止自己卷入别人的谈话中，换言之，工作会被不断打扰，故选D项。

35.D推理判断题。由文章首句可知，有人就作者写的一本书对作者进行采

访，说明作者是一位出版过书籍的作家，故选D项。

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有

两项为多余选项。

AccordingtoJessicaHagy,authorofHowtoBeInteresting,it'snot

difficulttomakeyourselfinterestingatadinner

party._____36_____,ifyou'reoutofyourcomfortzoneorifyou're

wanderingintosomebody'shouseforthefirsttime.Sothemainthingis

justtoshowupandbeadventurous,tryingdifferentfoodsandtalkingto

strangers.

Peoplelovetotalkaboutthemselves.Ifyoucanstarttheconversation

withaquestionotherthan“Whatdoyoudoforaliving?”,you'11be

abletogetalotmoreinterestingconversationoutofwhomeveritisyou're

talkingto._____37_____,itcanbringin“Ihavethisold,broken-down

vehiclenor“Irodethebuswiththesecrazypeoplewhowerelaughing

atsillyjokesintheback."Itjustopensup

conversation.______38_____?Ifyoucan,ttaketheirwineaway,you

shouldcertainlytrytotakeawaytheirsoapbox（讲台）.Ifyou'rethehost,

youcanaskthemtohelpyouinthekitchenwithsomethingandjustremove

themfromthesituation._____39_____.Andwhataboutthatother

dinner-partykiller:awkwardsilence?Ifyou'refacedwithanawkward

silenceatadinnerparty,theonlythingthatalwaysgetseveryonetalking

againistogivethehostacompliment（赞扬）._____40_____.Justquickly

tunaroundandsay,“Thiscakeisextremelydeliciousandyouhavetotell

meal1aboutit.”Sobeinginterestingatadinnerpartyisn'tthat

hard.

A.HowdoyouknowthehostB.ThefirststepistogoexploringC.If

youaskthequestion“Howdidyougethere?”D.Bepreparedtohaveawkward

conversationswithstrangersE.Orturntheconversationintoatopicwhere

theyhavelittletosayF.Whataboutthatpersonwhohashadtoomuchto

drinkorwon'tstoptalkingG.Heorsheisthepersonwhoisfeelingthe

weightofthatawkwardnessthemost

A.soldB.orderedC.madeD.rese