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

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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.
选项 A、relaxed
B、frustrated
C、amused
D、exhausted
答案A
解析 本题考查词义辨析和对上下文的理解。A项意为“放松的”，B项意为“沮丧的”，C项意为“觉得有趣的”，D项意为“疲惫的”。根据上文叙述“英国人安静，害羞，保守”，所以推断“他们只会在朋友之间才很放松”。
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