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  3. Generally speaking, a British is widely regarded as a quiet, shy and conservative person who is 【21】______ only among those w

Generally speaking, a British is widely regarded as a quiet, shy and conservative person who is 【21】______ only among those w

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问题      Generally speaking, a British is widely regarded as a quiet, shy and conservative person who is  【21】______   only among those with whom he is acquainted. When a stranger is at present, he often seems nervous,  【22】______   embarrassed. You have to take a commuter train any morning or evening to  【23】______   the truth of this. Serious-looking businessmen and women sit reading their newspapers or dozing in a comer; hardly anybody talks, since to do so would be considered quite offensive.
     【24】______   , there is an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior which,  【25】______   broken, makes the offender immediately the object of  【26】______   .
      It has been known as a fact that a British has a  【27】______   for the discussion of their weather and that, if given a chance, he will talk about it  【28】______   . Some people argue that it is because the British weather seldom  【29】______   forecast and hence becomes a source of interest and  【30】______   to everyone. This may be so.  【31】______   a British cannot have much  【32】______   in the weathermen, who, alter 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】______   .
      Foreigners may be surprised at the number of references  【35】______   weather that the British 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 day!" 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 a British but is  【39】______   to know where to begin, he could do well to mention the state of the weather. It is a sale subject which will  【40】______   an answer from even the most reserved of the British.  
【40】
选项 A、stimulate
B、constitute
C、furnish
D、provoke
答案D
解析 A项意为“刺激，激励”。B项意为“制定，建立，组成”。C项意为“供应，提供，布置”。D项意为“惹起，驱使”。依题意，“谈天气这个话题，即使在最保守的英国人那里也能得到回答”。
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