单选题
Broadly speaking, the Englishman is a quiet, shy, reserved person who is fully (21) only among people he knows well. In the presence of strangers or foreigners he often seems inhibited, (22) embarrassed. You have only to (23) 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. (24) ,there is here an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior which, (25) broken, makes the person immediately the object of (26) It is a well-known fact that the English have a (27) for the discussion of their weather and that, given half a chance, they will talk about it (28) Some people argue that it is because English weather (29) forecast and hence is a source of interest and (30) to everyone. This may be so. (31) Englishmen cannot have much (32) in the weathermen, who, after promising fine, sunny weather for the following day, are often proved wrong (33) 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 (34) The overseas visitors may be excused for showing surprise at the number of references (35) weather that the English make to each other in the course of a single day. Very often conversational greetings are (36) by comments on the weather. "Nice day, isn't it? Beautiful!" may well be heard instead of "Good morning, how are you?" (37) the foreigner may consider this exaggerated and comic, it is worthwhile pointing out that it could be used to his advantage. (38) he wants to start a conversation with an Englishman but is (39) to know where to begin, he could do well to mention the state of the weather. It is a safe subject which will (40) an answer from even the most reserved of Englishmen.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】考查形容词辨义与上下文理解。由空格后面的only与people he knows well可知填入的词应当与前面的quiet, shy, reserved三个词的意义在整体上对立.所以选relaxed(放松的)。其余三项都不能填入题中:entertained娱乐的;amused被逗乐了的;enlightened开明的。它们都属于动词过去分词转为形容词,都不合题意。
【答案解析】考查名词辨义与固定搭配。have a passion for为习惯搭配,指“酷爱,喜欢”,符合题意。fancy 爱好,迷恋,想像力;necessity必要性,需要,必需品;judgment审判,判断(力)。它们都不合本题。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】考查固定搭配辨义与上下文理解。at length详细地;to a great extent在很大程度上;from their heart从心底里,打心眼里.by all means尽一切办法地。由句意和常识可知,英国人喜欢谈论天气,如果有机会,他们就会谈起天气来。[B]、[C]两项明显不对;说他们“尽一切办法地”去谈论天气显然不合常理。所以应选[A],指“详细地谈论天气”。