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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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2013-10-11
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Visitors to Britain may find the best place to sample local culture is in a traditional pub. But these friendly hostelries can be(1)______ of potential discourtesies and offenses for the(2)______.
An anthropologist and a team of researchers have unveiled some of the mysterious(3)______ of British pubs—starting with the difficulty of getting a drink. Most pubs have (4)______waiters—you have to go to the bar to buy drinks. A group of Italian youths waiting 45 minutes (5)______ they realized they would have to(6)______ their own. This may sound inconvenient, but there is a(7)______purpose.
Pub culture is designed to(8)______sociability in a society(9)______its reserve. Standing at the bar for service(10)______you to chat with others waiting to(11)______. The bar counter is possibly the only(12)______ in the British Isles in which friendly conversation with strangers is considered (13)______appropriate and really quite normal behaviour. " If you haven’t been to a pub, you haven’t been to Britain. " This tip can be found in a(14)______, Passport to the Pub; The Tourists’ Guide to Pub Etiquette, a customers’ code of conduct for those wanting to(15)______" a central part of British life and culture". The trouble is that (16)______you do not follow the local rules, the experience may fall (17)______. For example, if you are in a big group, it is best if only one or two people go to buy the drinks.(18)______ irritates the regular customers and bar staff more than a(19)______ of strangers blocking all access(20)______ the bar while they chat and fuss about what to order.
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选项
A、related
B、hidden
C、disguised
D、reserved
答案
B
解析
形容词辨析题。[B]hidden“隐藏的,秘密的”,hidden purpose可理解为酒吧里没有酒保的表面有其背后不为人知的目的,符合原文含义,故为正确答案。related purpose“相关目的”,disguised purpose“假装的目的”,reserved purpose“保留的目的”,都不符合文意。
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