2. 外语
  3. When Captain Cook asked the chiefs in Tahiti why they always ate【B1】______, they replied, "Because it is right." If we ask Ameri

When Captain Cook asked the chiefs in Tahiti why they always ate【B1】______, they replied, "Because it is right." If we ask Ameri

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问题     When Captain Cook asked the chiefs in Tahiti why they always ate【B1】______, they replied, "Because it is right." If we ask Americans why they eat with knives and forks, or why their men wear pants【B2】_______ skirts, or why they may be married to only one person at a time, we are likely to get【B3】______and very uninformative answers: "Because it’s right. " "Because that’s the way it’s done. " "Because it’s the【B4】______" Or even "I don’t know. " The reason for these and countless other patterns of social behavior is that they are【B5】_______ by social norms—shared rules or guidelines which prescribe the behavior that is appropriate in a given situation. Norms【B6】______how people "ought" to behave under particular circumstances in a particular society. We conform(遵守)to norms so readily that we are hardly aware they【B7】______In fact, we are much more likely to notice【B8】______from norms than conformity to them. You would not be surprised if a stranger tried to shake hands when you were introduced, but you might be a little【B9】_______ if they bowed, started to stroke you, or kissed you on both【B10】______Yet each of these other forms of greeting is appropriate in other parts of the world. When we visit another society whose norms are different, we quickly become aware that things we do this way, they do that way.
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答案custom
解析 句意推断题。根据空格前的the及句意可推断，此处应该填入名词。结合录音填入custom，意为“风俗，传统”。
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