Generally speaking, a British is widely regarded as a quiet, shy and conservative person who is ___1___ only among those with whom he is acquainted. When a stranger is at present, he often seems nervous, ___2___ embarrassed. You have to take a commuter train any morning or evening to ___3___ the truth of this. Serious-looking businessmen and women sit reading their newspapers or dozing in a corner; hardly anybody talks, since to do so would be considered quite offensive. ___4___, there is an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior which, ___5___ broken, makes the offender immediately the object of ___6___. =M
u'+,dT
8A8xY446)
It has been known as a fact that the a British has a ___7___ for the discussion of their weather and that, if given a chance, he will talk about it ___8___. Some people argue that it is because the British weather seldom ___9___ forecast and hence becomes a source of interest and ___10___ to everyone. This may be so. ___11___ a British cannot have much ___12___ in the weathermen, who, after promising fine, sunny weather for the following day, are often proved wrong ___13___ a cloud over the Atlantic brings rainy weather to all districts! The man in the street seems to be as accurate――or as inaccurate――as the weathermen in his ___14___. Sp`fh7d.(
h*\TCl)
Foreigners may be surprised at the number of references ___15___ weather that the British make to each other in the course of a single day. Very often conversational greetings are ___16___ by comments on the weather. "Nice day, isn't it?" "Beautiful!" may well be heard instead of "Good morning, how are you?" ___17___ the foreigner may consider this exaggerated and comic, it is worthwhile pointing out that it could be used to his advantage. ___18___ he wants to start a conversation with a British but is ___19___ to knowswheresto begin, he could do well to mention the state of the weather. It is a safe subject which will ___20___ an answer from even the most reserved of the British. qSC~^N`
01-\:[{
1. A. relaxed B. frustrated C. amused D. exhausted /[nZ#zj!3
:L [YmZ
2. A. yet B. otherwise C. even D. so Bgk~R.l
^aD/
.
3. A. experience B. witness C. watch D. undergo >Oi2gPA
>G4HZE
4. A. Deliberately B. Consequently C. Frequently D. Apparently zqvRkMWc M
1%/ NL?8#
5. A. unless B. once C. while D. as a_ 9 |xI
`b^
#quz
6. A. suspicion B. opposition C. criticism D. praise s.p1L
<i:*p1#Bm
7. A. emotion B. fancy C. likeliness D. judgement yd0=h7s
z,}c?BP
8. A. at length B. to a great extent C. from his heart D. by all means ~C/Yv&58
0uVk$\:i
9. A. follows B. predicts C. defies D. supports QLF,/"
n!kk~65|
10. A. dedication B. compassion C. contemplation D. speculation E'&OOEMN-
"q9~C
11. A. Still B. Also C. Certainly D. Fundamentally ~{1/* &P
Q*09E
12. A. faith B. reliance C. honor D. credit =9;[C:p0-
-!'Oy%a#
13. A. if B. once C. when D. whereas %jbJ6c
_S9rF-9G]
14. A. propositions B. predictions C. approval D. defiance .q5J^/kr
#Dj"W8'zh
15. A. about B. on C. in D. to _XH4;uGg
z9k*1:
16. A. started B. conducted C. replaced D. proposed D rF
VZT6;1TD$8
17. A. Since B. Although C. However D. Only if u#a%(
o
9KyAP$2
18. A. Even if B. Because C. If D. For 7af?E)}v
HpB!a,R6B
19. A. at a loss B. at last C. insgroups D. on the occasion :Az8K )
R4#;<)
20. A. stimulate B. constitute C. furnish D. provoke c&E*KfOG
azao`z
参考答案 EzzTJ>
?8Hn{3X
1. A 2.C 3.B 4.D 5.B 6.C 7.B 8.A 9.A 10.D 5xh!f%6
=3h+=l[
11. C 12.A 13.C 14.B 15.D 16.C 17.B 18.C 19.A 20.D f|-
m ^/y