2021年全国统一高考英语试卷（乙卷）试题解析(20)

（4）E. 推理判断题。根据上文 If you"re the host， you can ask them to help you in the kitchen with something and just remove them from the situation. 可知，如果你是主人，你可以让他们到厨房帮你做点什么，然后把他们赶出去。可知此处说的是客人喝多了一直在说。所以"E.Or turn the conversation into a topic where they have little to say或者把谈话转到他们没什么好说的话题"承接上文，符合语境。故选E.
（5）G. 推理判断题。根据上文 If you"re faced with an awkward silence at a dinner party， the only thing that always gets everyone talking again is to give the host a compliment （赞扬）.如果你在宴会上面对尴尬的沉默，唯一能让每个人都再次开口的就是恭维主人。 和下文 Just quickly turn around and say， "This cake is extremely delicious and you have to tell me all about it.快转身说："这个蛋糕非常好吃，你得告诉我所有的事情。
"" 可知，上文提到如果你在晚宴上遭遇了尴尬的沉默，唯一能让大家再次交谈的方法就是赞美主人。下文提到你只需快速转过身，说："这块蛋糕非常美味，你必须告诉我关于它的一切。"可知此处说的是怎样缓解尴尬。所以"G.He or she is the person who is feeling the weight of that awkwardness the most他或她是最能感受到尴尬的人"承上启下，符合语境。故选G.
第三部分 语言知识运用 （共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
16．（30分）Simply saying thank you doesn"t seem enough in certain situations. I was considering this while working as a（1）　C just a few weeks ago. And it came to me then how much easier it would be if we had a range of words that express different （2）　A　of gratitude（感谢）.