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  3. Generally speaking, a British is widely regarded as a quiet, shy and conservative person who is 【B1】______ only among those with

Generally speaking, a British is widely regarded as a quiet, shy and conservative person who is 【B1】______ only among those with

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问题     Generally speaking, a British is widely regarded as a quiet, shy and conservative person who is 【B1】______ only among those with whom he is acquainted. When a stranger is at present, he often seems nervous, 【B2】______ embarrassed. You have to take a commuter train any morning or evening to【B3】______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. 【B4】______, there is an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior which, 【B5】______ broken, makes the offender immediately the object of【B6】______.
    It has been known as a fact that the a British has a 【B7】______ for the discussion of their weather and that, if given a chance, he will talk about it 【B8】______. Some people argue that it is because the British weather seldom【B9】______forecast and hence becomes a source of interest and【B10】______to everyone. This may be so.【B11】______a British cannot have much【B12】______in the weathermen, who, after promising fine, sunny weather for the following day, are often proved wrong【B13】______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【B14】______.
    Foreigners may be surprised at the number of references【B15】______weather that the British make to each other in the course of a single day. Very often conversational greetings are【B16】______by comments on the weather. "Nice day, isn’t it? " "Beautiful!" may well be heard instead of "Good morning, how are you?
    【B17】______the foreigner may consider this exaggerated and comic, it is worthwhile pointing out that it could be used to his advantage.【B18】______he wants to start a conversation with a British but is【B19】______to know where to begin, he could do well to mention the state of the weather. It is a safe subject which will【B20】______an answer from even the most reserved of the British.
【B1】
选项 A、relaxed
B、frustrated
C、amused
D、exhausted
答案A
解析 考查形容词辨析。空格处所在句意为：总体而言，英国人被普遍认为是安静、害羞和保守的一族。他们只有在和自己熟悉的人一起的时候才能______。A．relaxed．“放松的，轻松的”，符合句意，为正确答案。frustrated“沮丧的”；amused“被逗笑的，娱乐的”；exhausted“精疲力竭的”，均不符合题意。
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