单选题
It's normal to think of a conversation as taking place between people who are in the same room, surrounded by the same set of physical objects and influences, and aware of each other's facial and bodily gestures. When this is not so, the difference is 25 by using another term for what is going on 'telephone conversation' for instance. As a consequence of their situation, conversationalists (交谈者) are able to place a great deal of 26 on the immediately surrounding bit of the world—what may be called the 'extra-linguistic context' in their 27 to communicate With each other: a raised eyebrow, a 28 movement, a glance towards some person or thing, may 'say' a great deal without the need for any words at all. Thus, to anyone listening at a keyhole, and so 29 of the contextual cues, the language being used may well sound 30 , incomplete, and probably difficult to hear at times, because of the great changes of speed and loudness that can so easily be used by people sitting or standing 31 close to each other. Conversationalists will also, as a rule, be relaxed and not unduly worried about the 32 they are creating unlike the lecturer, or the person 33 an interview. Slips and errors of grammar will be frequent, and will bother no-one: they certainly form an expected part of conversation, and perhaps even a welcome one, because to talk too smoothly and correctly is to run the risk of sounding like a book and no-one likes to talk to a book. Similarly, slight carelessness of pronunciation will be common, and few people will bother to go in for the 'tidying up' of speech, or the adoption of an unusually 'posh' accent that is sometimes 34 in circumstances where it is thought necessary to 'create impression'. A. straightforward B. noticeable C. deprived D. reference E. relatively F. recognized G. accused H. impression I. illustrating J. slight K. attempt L. undergoing M. reliance N. consequently O. inexplicit
【答案解析】语法判断：分析句子主干可知，本句缺少宾语，结合空格处所在的短语place a great deal of ______ on，通过分析可知，这里需要填入一个不可数名词。 语义判断：符合上述语法条件的选项有reference、impression、attempt和reliance四项。reference意为“参考；提及”，impression意为“印象”，attempt意为“尝试”，reliance意为“依靠，依赖”。这些词中只有reliance能与place和on搭配使用，构成sb. place(s)reliance on sth. (某人依赖于某物)的结构，由此可知M 是正确答案。
问答题
【正确答案】K
【答案解析】语法判断：分析句子主干可知，该空所在的介词短语in their ______ to communicate…之前是一个完整的句子，分析短语in their ______ to可知，这里需要一个名词。 语义判断：结合37题的“语义判断”，符合语法条件的名词还剩下reference、impression和attempt三项，而只有attempt符合in an attempt to(尝试……)这一常用表达，因此只有K是正确答案。
【答案解析】语法判断：分析句子结构可知，该空所在的so ______ of the contextual cues部分与前面的listening at a keyhole构成了并列成分，由and连接，两者共同作前面的anyone的定语。因此，可以断定这里缺少一个现在分词、形容词或过去分词，而且该词应能与后面的介词of搭配使用。 语义判断：结合36和39题的“语义判断”，符合语法条件的词有过去分词deprived(被剥夺)和accused(受指控)，此处应是指“由于缺乏语境线索”，可知正确的选项是C。
【答案解析】语法判断：分析句子主干可知，该空位于前面的动词stand和后边的短语close to each other之间，因此可以断定这里缺少一个副词，修饰close。 语义判断：符合上述语法条件的副词有三个：straightforward意为“直截了当地”，relatively意为“相对地”，consequently意为“因此，所以”。此处应是表达“站得相对较近”，故可以判断答案是E。