考博英语完型填空模拟题（十六）

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Broadly speaking, the Englishman is a quiet, shy, reserved person who is fully ___1___ only among people he knows well. In the presence of strangers or foreigners he often seems inhibited(抑制), ___2___ embarrassed. You have only to ___3___ a commuter train any morning or evening to see the truth of this. Serious-looking businessmen and women sit reading their newspapers or dozing in a corner; no one speaks. In fact, to do so would seem most unusual. ___4___, there is here an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior which, ___5___ broken, makes the person immediately the object of ___6___.

It is a well-known fact that the English have a ___7___ for the discussion of their weather and that, given half a chance, they will talk about it ___8___. Some people argue that it is because English weather ___9___ forecast and hence is a source of interest and ___10___ to everyone. This may be so. ___11___ Englishmen 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___

The overseas visitors may be excused for showing surprise at the number of references ___15___ weather that the English 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 an Englishman but is ___19___ to know where to 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 Englishmen.

1. A. entertained B. relaxed C. amused D. enlightened

2. A. yet B. otherwise C. even D. though

3. A. experience B. undergo C. travel D. witness

4. A. Obviously B. Contrarily C. Frequently D. Practically

5. A. unless B. if C. while D. as if

6. A. suspicion B. opposition C. attack D. study

7. A. passion B. fancy C. necessity D. judgement

8. A. at length B. to a great extent C. from their heart D. by all means

9. A. follows B. predicts C. defies D. violates

10. A. contribution B. deduction C. contemplation D. speculation

11. A. Still B. Also C. Certainly D. Fundamentally

12. A. faith B. reliance C. honor D. credit

13. A. if B. once C. when D. whereas

14. A. propositions B. predictions C. approval D. defiance

15. A. about B. on C. as to D. to

16. A. replaced B. conducted C. executed D. proposed

17. A. Since B. Although C. however D. Before

18. A. Even if B. Because C. If D. For

19. A. at a loss B. at last C. in fact D. on the occasion

20. A. stimulate B. constitute C. furnish D. provoke

[答案]

1-5：BCDAB            6-10：ABACD

11-15：CACBD       16-20：ABCAD