问答题Passage 2 Broadly 1 , the Englishman is a quiet, shy, reserved person who is fully relaxed only among people he knows 2 . In the presence of strangers or foreigners he often seems inhibited, 3 embarrassed. You have only to witness a commuter tra
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Passage 2 Broadly 1 , the Englishman is a quiet, shy, reserved person who is fully relaxed only among people he knows 2 . In the presence of strangers or foreigners he often seems inhibited, 3 embarrassed. You have only to witness a commuter train any morning or evening to see the truth of this. Serious-looking businessmen and women sit 4 their newspapers or dozing in a corner: 5 one speaks. Obviously, there is here an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior 6 , if broken, makes the person immediately the object of suspicion. It is a well-known fact that the English have a passion 7 the discussion of their weather and that, given half a chance, they will talk about it at 8 . Some people argue that it is because English weather defies forecast and hence is a source of interest and speculation to everyone. This may be so. Certainly Englishmen cannot have much faith in the 9 , who, after promising fine, sunny weather for the following day, are often proved 10 when 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 predictions. The overseas visitors may be excused for showing surprise at the number of references to weather that the English 11 to each other in the course of a single day. Very often conversational greetings are replaced by comments 12 the weather. “Nice day, isn’t it? Beautiful!” may well be heard instead of “Good morning, how are you?” Although the foreigner may consider this exaggerated and comic, it is worthwhile pointing out that it could be used 13 his advantage. If he wants to start a conversation with an Englishman but is 14 a loss to know where to begin, he could do well to mention the state of the weather. It is a safe 15 which wills provoke an answer from even the most reserved of Englishmen.
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1. speaking 空格后面的句子是对英国人的一个整体概括。broadly speaking广义地说,泛泛地说。
2. well 句子前面部分提到英国人安静、害羞,并且保守。由此推知,他们只有在自己熟悉的人面前才会完全放松。空格部分修饰动词knows,因此填入well。
3. even/or 由空格前后的inhibited(拘谨的)与embarrassed(尴尬的,局促不安的)两个词可以看出,它们在意义上是相近的,并且构成一定的递进关系(后者表达的语气比前者强),所以此处填even(甚至)或者or(或者)。
4. reading read newspapers读报纸。注意使用动名词形式reading,接在动词sit的后面。
5. no 句意:面容严肃的商人和妇女坐着读报,或者在角落里打盹:没有人说话。空格处填入no,使得上下文语意连贯。
6. which 分析句子结构,空格后面为定语从句,修饰behavior。因此填入which。
7. for have a passion for sth.“对某事怀有强烈的感情,爱好”,为固定搭配
8. length at length“最后;终于;详细地”,这里指详细地讨论天气。
9. weathermen 此处考查上下文语境。空格后面接who引导定语从句,由此可知,空格处应该填入表示人物的词。又由于下文把“The man in the street”与“the weathermen”进行对比可知,本题空格应该介绍的是the weathermen的情况。weatherman天气预报员;气象员。
10. wrong 空格前面提到天气预报员预报的是晴天,空格后面提到的是下雨天,由此可知,天气预报员的报道有误。此处填wrong。
11. make 分析句子结构,that后面接定语从句修饰references to weather。make references to…参照……,参考……。
12. on comment on sth.评价某物。
13. to to one’s advantage对某人有利。
14.at at a loss困惑,茫然,不知所措。
15. subject/topic 从上文中可知,谈论天气状况是一个安全的话题。因此填入subject或者topic。
2. well 句子前面部分提到英国人安静、害羞,并且保守。由此推知,他们只有在自己熟悉的人面前才会完全放松。空格部分修饰动词knows,因此填入well。
3. even/or 由空格前后的inhibited(拘谨的)与embarrassed(尴尬的,局促不安的)两个词可以看出,它们在意义上是相近的,并且构成一定的递进关系(后者表达的语气比前者强),所以此处填even(甚至)或者or(或者)。
4. reading read newspapers读报纸。注意使用动名词形式reading,接在动词sit的后面。
5. no 句意:面容严肃的商人和妇女坐着读报,或者在角落里打盹:没有人说话。空格处填入no,使得上下文语意连贯。
6. which 分析句子结构,空格后面为定语从句,修饰behavior。因此填入which。
7. for have a passion for sth.“对某事怀有强烈的感情,爱好”,为固定搭配
8. length at length“最后;终于;详细地”,这里指详细地讨论天气。
9. weathermen 此处考查上下文语境。空格后面接who引导定语从句,由此可知,空格处应该填入表示人物的词。又由于下文把“The man in the street”与“the weathermen”进行对比可知,本题空格应该介绍的是the weathermen的情况。weatherman天气预报员;气象员。
10. wrong 空格前面提到天气预报员预报的是晴天,空格后面提到的是下雨天,由此可知,天气预报员的报道有误。此处填wrong。
11. make 分析句子结构,that后面接定语从句修饰references to weather。make references to…参照……,参考……。
12. on comment on sth.评价某物。
13. to to one’s advantage对某人有利。
14.at at a loss困惑,茫然,不知所措。
15. subject/topic 从上文中可知,谈论天气状况是一个安全的话题。因此填入subject或者topic。
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