2．解析：C　本段围绕“Listen actively”展开，根据本段的内容及空前一句“当别人讲话时不要去想其他的事情”可知，C项“而要关注对方正在说的内容”符合语境。

3．解析：E　本段紧扣“Repeat what has been said”进行论证，空处与前一句构成递进关系，E选项中的“It”指代前一句中的“repeating a family member's point”。

4．解析：A　空处为段首句，根据段落特征可知，本句应为祈使句且为本段的主题句。空后一句讨论打断别人会中断有效的交流，由此可以推断段首句应为不要打断(他人说话)，故A项符合语境。

5．解析：B　本段主题是“避免催促说话人”。空处谈论的内容应与首句相关，B项中的“rush”与空前的“hurrying”同义，表示“催促”，故选B项。

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[2019·安徽五校联盟高三上学期第二次检测]Dragon Heads­raising Day, __1__ falls each year on the second day of the second lunar month, is one of the Chinese traditional festivals. As the proverb goes, “The dragon is awake, __2__ (raise) its head.” On this day, dragons, a prominent totem (图腾) in Chinese culture raise __3__ (they) heads with the sound of thunder. Around this time, the earth __4__ (burst) with life. Grass and trees are beginning to shoot up. In ancient China, people __5__ (pray) beside a river or a lake for the precious spring rain to breed their crops.

__6__ (tradition), food eaten on this day was renamed after parts of the dragon. For instance, wontons were called “dragon's eyes”. The special __7__ (food) usually eaten on this day include dragon's scales, popcorn and pig's heads.