五、短文填空。
阅读短文，从方框中选出恰当的单词并用其适当形式填空，使短文通顺、意义完整。每空仅填一词，每词仅用一次。
A|清华附中校本经典题
continue third your carefully listener
impolite topic easy tell personal
Here are four tips that can help you make a better conversation. The first one is to listen to 37. and show interest in others. Be a good 38. and try to find some good points to ask questions about. If someone tells you their hobby and you can ask questions about it, they'll surely be happy to 39. the conversation. The second one is to choose the right topic. You can usually talk about some common 40. , such as the weather, sports, or music. But remember not to ask someone's age, weight or other 41. information. It is very 42. . Also, if you disagree with others, don't argue with them. Just move on to another topic. The 43. one is to be honest and sincere. Just say "I don't know much about it." if you have no idea of a subject. Mention his or her strong points if you want to make the other person happy. But don't pretend to be nice, because people can find out you aren't 44. the truth. The last one is to pay attention to 45. body language. Make sure to stand up straight, smile, and be yourself.
Follow these tips, and you'll find having conversations much better and 46. .
Remember and have a try!

37. carefully 38. listener 39. continue 40. topics 41. personal 42. impolite 43. third 44. telling 45. your 46. easier

【分析】
本题为英语短文选词填空题，解题思路如下：1. 通读全文，把握短文核心（关于提升对话质量的四个技巧）；2. 分析每个空的句子结构，确定所需词性（如副词修饰动词、形容词修饰名词等）；3. 结合语境含义，从方框给出的单词中匹配合适的词，同时注意单词形式的变化（如名词复数、动词ing形式、比较级等）；4. 代入验证，确保短文通顺合理。
【解析】
37. 空格处修饰动词listen，需用副词，方框中carefully为副词，故填carefully。
38. 空格前有形容词good，需填名词，结合语境“做一名好的倾听者”，方框中listener符合，故填listener。
39. 固定搭配be happy to do sth，需填动词原形，语境为“继续对话”，方框中continue符合，故填continue。
40. 空格前有形容词common，且such as后列举多个例子，需填名词复数，方框中topic变复数topics，故填topics。
41. 空格后为名词information，需填形容词修饰，语境为“个人信息”，方框中personal符合，故填personal。
42. 前文提到不要问隐私问题，此处表示“不礼貌的”，方框中impolite符合，故填impolite。
43. 前文有The first、The second，此处表示“第三个”，方框中third符合，故填third。
44. 固定搭配tell the truth，此处为现在进行时（aren't后接动词ing），故填telling。
45. 空格后为名词短语body language，需用形容词性物主代词修饰，方框中your符合，故填your。
46. and连接并列比较级，much better提示此处用easy的比较级easier，故填easier。
【答案】
37. carefully 38. listener 39. continue 40. topics 41. personal 42. impolite 43. third 44. telling 45. your 46. easier
【知识点】
英语选词填空、词性辨析、词汇形式变化
【点评】
本题围绕对话技巧展开，考查基础词汇的运用，需结合语境和词性判断，是英语学习中常见的基础题型，注重词汇在具体语境中的灵活运用。
【难度系数】
0.7

Word Family
person(n.)→(adj.)个人的
我知道的名词加-al后缀构成的形容词有：

personal;national,musical…

【分析】这道题考查英语中名词加-al后缀构成形容词的构词规则，首先需明确第一空是名词person加-al后缀得到对应形容词；第二空需回忆符合该构词规则的其他名词，列举对应形容词即可。
【解析】根据英语构词法，部分名词添加后缀-al可转化为形容词。第一空，名词person加-al后缀，构成形容词personal（意为“个人的”）；第二空，可列举如nation加-al构成national（国家的）、music加-al构成musical（音乐的）等符合规则的例子。
【答案】personal;national,musical…
【知识点】英语构词法、名词变形容词
【点评】本题属于英语词汇基础题，考查常见的名词变形容词的后缀用法，难度较低，学生掌握基础构词规则即可完成。
【难度系数】0.8