阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Imagine that Mum and Dad have friends over, and you have to talk to adults all evening．Say the wrong thing and the parents might  36  ．But say nothing, and they'll think you weren't   37  ．So how can you  38  with adults?

It's easy．  39  ask them questions about  40  " Many of them like to talk about what they do for a  41  ," suggests psychologist．

Kids can also talk to grown-ups about  42  ．Ask what the last good movie they saw was, because people at dinner parties "light up" when the conversation  43  movies．If a grown-up is   44  Harry Potter, it's OK to talk about your  45  for Harry．It's a safe ,  46  , one that both grown-ups and kids can enjoy．So go  47  and talk about whether Dumbledore is really dead．

But  48  from topic of video games．"Adults don't want to hear about your  49  ,

  50  they play it," Ursiny explains．

Adults also don't want to hear slang （俚语）．Don't use   51   they don't understand．Ursiny says kids should learn to speak to other people in  52  own language．

While most adults aren't into slang, they do remember what it was like to be a kid．Ursiny recommends asking adults what 53 was like when they were your age．"It might be a fun  54  , if you compare your l0th-grade experience with theirs．"

Make sure you chat with your parents 55 to find out which topics are off-limits．

36．A．be satisfied     B．get mad  C．disagree     D．agree

37．A．friendly B．right    C．good boys    D．helpful

38．A．deal with    B．do with C．talk     D．go on

39．A．So   B．Only C．Just D．But

40．A．you  B．yourselves   C．life     D．themselves

41．A．talk B．job C．fun  D．living

42．A．books    B．movies   C．TV plays D．sports

43．A．turns to B．goes on  C．moves on     D．keeps to

44．A．into B．like C．for  D．against

45．A．idea B．love C．suggestion   D．hate

46．A．topic    B．dinner   C．love     D．talk

47．A．back B．here     C．there    D．ahead[来源:48．A．stay away    B．go ahead     C．change    D．turn

49．A．video    B．video game   C．play D．talk

50．A．if   B．when C．though   D．unless

51．A．video    B．game C．language D．movie

52．A．his B．their    C．your D．our

53．A．school   B．family   C．discussion   D．children

54．A．story    B．experience   C．discussion   D．grown-up

36—40 BACCD    41—45 DBAAB    46—50 ADABD  51—55 CBACD

36．get mad，get angry，因为做错了事情，所以父母可能会很生气。

37．polite，在客人面前不言语，可能给人以没礼貌的印象。

38．talk，从上下文环境来看，要谈论的话题是“如何和成年人交谈”。

39．Just，很简单，就问他们问题。

40．themselves，从下文来看，谈论的是他们何以谋生的问题，所以是询问关乎他们自己的问题。

41．答案解析见40。

42．movies，从下文可以得到答案。

43．turns to，人们活跃起来因为话题转向了电影。

44．into，从下文来看，这个成年人应该是喜欢Harry Potter。Be into表示“喜欢”的意思。

45．idea，向这个成年人谈论自己关于Harry Potter的看法。

46．topic，很显然，这个话题是大家都欣赏的。后面的one是a safe topic的同位语。

47．go ahead，继续谈论这个话题。

48．stay away，从下文来看，成年人除非是玩电玩，否则是不会喜欢关于电玩的话题的。所以要避开这个话题。

49．video game，解析见48。

50．unless，解析见48。

51．language，上文讲到成年人不想听俚语，所以不要用他们不懂的语言。

52．their，小孩应该学着用成年人的语言来和成年人交谈。

53．school，从下文来看，他们谈论的是学校的情况。

54．discussion，关于学校的话题应该是一个有意思的话题。

55．beforehand，提前。在会见成年客人之前应该提前和父母沟通下，了解什么话题可以谈论。