Broadly the Englishman is a quiet, shy, reserved person who is folly(1)only among people he knows well. In the presence of strangers or foreigners he often seems inhibited, (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 comer; no one speaks In fact, to do so would seem unusual (4) . There is 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) Englishman cannot have much (12) in the weathermen, who, after promising fine, sunny weather for the Following day; are often proved wrong (13) a could over the Atlantic brings rainy weather to ail 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.
问题1选项
A.entertained
B.relaxed
C.amused
D.enlightened'
问题2选项
A.yet
B.otherwise
C.even
D.though
问题3选项
A.experience
B.undergo
C.travel
D.witness
问题4选项
A.Obviously
B.Contrarily
C.Frequently
D.Practically
问题5选项
A.unless
B.if
C.while
D.as if
问题6选项
A.suspicion
B.opposition
C.attack
D.study
问题7选项
A.passion
B.fancy
C.Necessity
D.topic
问题8选项
A.at length
B.to a great
C.from their
D.by all means
问题9选项
A.follows
B.predicts
C.defies
D.violates
问题10选项
A.deduction
B.contemplation
C.speculation
D.contribution
问题11选项
A.Still
B.Also
C.Certainly
D.Fundamentally
问题12选项
A.faith
B.reliance
C.honor
D.credit
问题13选项
A.if
B.once
C.when
D.whereas
问题14选项
A.propositions
B.predictions
C.approval
D.defiance
问题15选项
A.about
B.on
C.as for
D.to
问题16选项
A.replaced
B.conducted
C.executed
D.proposed
问题17选项
A.Since
B.Although
C.however
D.Before
问题18选项
A.Even if
B.Because
C.If
D.For
问题19选项
A.at a loss
B.at last
C.in fact
D.on the occasion
问题20选项
A.stimulate
B.constitute
C.furnish
D.provoke
第1题:B
第2题:C
第3题:D
第4题:D
第5题:B
第6题:A
第7题:A
第8题:A
第9题:C
第10题:C
第11题:C
第12题:A
第13题:C
第14题:B
第15题:D
第16题:A
第17题:B
第18题:C
第19题:A
第20题:A
第1题:
动词辨析题。根据前一句句意“大体上来说,英国人比较安静、羞涩、保守,他们只在非常熟悉的人面前才能完全放松”,B选项relaxed正确。
第2题:
副词辨析题。句意:当有陌生人或外国人在场的时候,他们通常会显得拘谨,甚至局促不安。由inhibited到embarrassed是递进关系,所以C选项的even正确。
第3题:
名词辨析题。句意:你只需留意一下早晚通勤车的状况便可证实这一点。
A选项的experience “经历”;B选项的undergo “经历,遭受,承受”;C选项的travel “旅行,前进”;D选项的witness “目击,证明”,D选项正确。
第4题:
副词辨析题。句意:实际上,有条没有明文规定但都心知肚明的行为准则。A选项的obviously “明显地”;B选项的contrarily “相反地,反之,反对地”;C选项的frequently “频繁地,经常地”,不合题意,D选项的Practically“实际地;几乎;事实上”正确。
第5题:
连词辨析题。句意:如果打破这条行为准则,这人便立刻成为众人怀疑的对象。B选项if表示“如果”,符合句意。
第6题:
名词辨析题。句意:行为表现不符合常规,应该是引起人们的怀疑。A选项suspicion “怀疑”;B选项opposition “反对”;C选项attack “攻击,抨击”;D选项study “研究”,A选项正确。
第7题:
名词辨析题。句意:众所周知,英国人对谈论天气情有独钟”。A选项 have a passion for“对……有强烈的爱好”;B选项have a fancy for “喜欢,想要”;C选项have a necessity for“必要性,需要”;D选项have a topic for “有一个话题”,所以A选项符合句意。
第8题:
介词短语辨析题。句意:只要有机会,他们就能对此做出长篇大论”。A选项at length “最后,终于,详细地”;B选项to a great extent “在很大程度上”;C选项from their heart “从心底”;D选项by all means “一定,务必,尽一切办法”,A选项符合句意。
第9题:
动词辨析题。句意:有人认为这是由于英国的天气变幻莫测,因此勾起了大家的兴趣和思索”。A选项follow “跟随,遵循”;B选项predict “预报,预言”;C选项defy “藐视,公然反抗,挑衅,使落空”;D选项violate “违反,侵犯”,C选项符合句意。
第10题:
名词辨析题。句意:因此成了每个人趣味和猜测的来源。” A选项contribution “贡献,捐献,投稿”;B选项deduction“扣除,推论”;C选项contemplation“沉思,注视,意图”;D选项speculation“投机,推测,思索”,C选项符合句意。
第11题:
副词辨析题。句意:当然,英国人不能太相信气象学专家……”。A选项still “仍然,更”;B选项also “同样,也,而且”;C选项certainly “当然,必定”;D选项fundamentally “根本地,从根本上,基础地”。C选项符合句意。
第12题:
名词辨析题。句意:当然,英国人不能太相信气象学专家……”A选项have faith in “相信,对……信任”;B选项have reliance in “信赖”;C选项honor “荣誉,信用”;D选项credit “信用,信誉”。A选项符合句意。
第13题:
连词辨析题。句意:天气预报员承诺第二天会是晴朗好天气的时候,伴随着大西洋上反气旋所带来的降雨就会证明他们的失测”,when引导时间状语从句。
第14题:
名词辨析题。句意:如果按照天气预报员的预测,行走在大街上的人们可以说是愚蠢的,也可以说是明智的”。A选项proposition“命题,提议”;B选项prediction“预报,预言”;C选项approval “批准认可,赞成”;D选项defiance “蔑视挑战,反抗”。B选项符合句意。
第15题:
介词辨析题。句意:对于英国人一天之内与彼此交谈中不断提及天气状况,海外游客所表示出的惊讶是可以体谅的”。that the English make是定语从句,先行词是references,references to weather “提及天气”。所以D选项介词to正确。
第16题:
动词辨析题。句意:通常,人们见面就谈论天气情况而不是传统的问候。A选项replace “取代,代替”;B选项conduct “管理,引导”;C选项execute “实行,执行,处死”;D选项propose“建议,打算”。由下文的instead of确定A选项正确。
第17题:
连词词义辨析题。句意:尽管外国人认为这样或许有些夸张滑稽,但值得一提的是了解这个对他是有好处的”,前后句之间是转折关系,所以B选项although正确。
第18题:
连词词义辨析题。句意:如果他想和一个英国人聊几句但又不知道从何说起,他可以提提天气情况”。C选项中if表示“如果”符合句意。
第19题:
固定短语辨析题。A选项at a loss “困惑,茫然,不知所措”;B选项at last “最后,终于”;C选项in fact “事实上,实际上”;D选项on the occasion “在那时,值此之际”。句意:如果他想和一个英国人聊几句但又不知道从何说起”。A选项符合句意。
第20题:
动词辨析题。句意:这是一个稳妥的话题,将会鼓励一位最缄默的英国人作出回答”。A选项stimulate “刺激,鼓舞”;B选项constitute “组成,构成”;C选项furnish “提供,供应”;D选项provoke “驱使,激怒,煽动,惹起”。A选项符合句意。