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  3. Visitors to Britain may find the best place to sample local culture is in a traditional pub. But these friendly hostelries can b

Visitors to Britain may find the best place to sample local culture is in a traditional pub. But these friendly hostelries can b

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问题     Visitors to Britain may find the best place to sample local culture is in a traditional pub. But these friendly hostelries can be【C1】______of potential discourtesies and offenses for the【C2】______.
    An anthropologist and a team of researchers have unveiled some of the mysterious【C3】______ of British pubs—starting with the difficulty of getting a drink. Most pubs have【C4】______ waiters—you have to go to the bar to buy drinks. A group of Italian youths waiting 45 minutes 【C5】______ they realized they would have to 【C6】______their own drinks. This may sound inconvenient, but there is a【C7】______purpose.
    Pub culture is designed to【C8】______ sociability in a society【C9】______its reserve. Standing at the bar for service【C10】______you to chat with others waiting to【C11】______. The bar counter is possibly the only【C12】______in the British Isles in which friendly conversation with strangers is considered【C13】______appropriate and really quite normal behaviour. " If you havent been to a pub, you haven’t been to Britain. " This tip can be found in a【C14】______, Passport to the Pub: The Tourists’ Guide to Pub Etiquette, a customers’ code of conduct for those wanting to 【C15】______" a central part of British life and culture". The trouble is that【C16】______you do not follow the local rules, the experience may fall 【C17】______. For example, if you are in a big group, it is best if only one or two people go to buy the drinks.【C18】______ irritates the regular customers and bar staff more than a【C19】______ of strangers blocking all access【C20】______the bar while they chat and fuss about what to order.
【C9】
选项 A、known for
B、named after
C、noted for
D、approved of
答案A
解析 动词短语辨析题。[A]known for意为“因……而出名”，因为英国人冷漠谨慎是广为人知的，所以[A]符合文意。[B]named after“被命名为”，不符合文意，故排除；[C]noted for虽有“因……而著名”之意，但一般特指由于成就杰出而著名，因此排除；[D]approved of“被赞成，称许”，不符合文意，故排除。
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