New entrants to the lift will need to size up the situation when the doors slide open and then act decisively. Once in, for most people the rule is simple – look down, or look at your phone.

　　Why are we so awkward in lifts?

　　“You don’t have enough space,” Professor Babette Renneberg, a clinical psychologist at the

　　Free University of Berlin, told the BBC. “Usually when we meet other people we have about an arm’s length of distance between us. And that’s not possible in most elevators.”

　　In such a small, enclosed space it becomes very important to act in a way that cannot be construed (理解) as threatening or odd. “The easiest way to do this is to avoid eye contact,” she said.

　　36.The main purpose of the article is to _____.

　　A. remind us to enjoy ourselves in the elevator

　　B. tell us some unwritten rules of elevator etiquette

　　C. share an interesting but awkward elevator ride

　　D. analyze what makes people feel awkward in an elevator

　　37. According to Gray, when people enter an elevator, they usually _____.

　　A. turn around and greet one another

　　B. look around or examine their phone

　　C. make eye contact with those in the elevator

　　D. try to keep a distance from other people

　　38. Which of the following describes how people usually stand when there are at least two

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