考研英語完形填空精選練習(xí)題Generallyspeaking,aBritishiswidelyregardedasaquiet,shyandconservativepersonwhois1onlyamongthosewithwhomheisacquainted.Whenastrangerisatpresent,heoftenseemsnervous,2embarrassed.Youhavetotakeacommutertrainanymorningoreveningto3thetruthofthis.Serious-lookingbusinessmenandwomensitreadingtheirnewspapersordozinginacomer;hardlyanybodytalks,sincetodosowouldbeconsideredquiteoffensive.4,thereisanunwrittenbutclearlyunderstoodcodeofbehaviorwhich,5broken,makestheoffenderimmediatelytheobjectof6.IthasbeenknownasafactthattheaBritishhasa7forthediscussionoftheirweatherandthat,ifgivenachance,hewilltalkaboutit8?SomepeoplearguethatitisbecausetheBritishweatherseldom9forecastandhencebecomesasourceofinterestand10toeveryone.Thismaybeso.11aBritishcannothavemuch12intheweathermen,who,afterpromisingfine,sunnyweatherforthefollowingday,areoftenprovedwrong13acloudovertheAtlanticbringsrainyweathertoalldistricts!Themaninthestreetseemstobeasaccurateorasinaccurateastheweathermeninhis14.Foreignersmaybesurprisedatthenumberofreferences15weatherthattheBritishmaketoeachotherinthecourseofasingleday.Veryoftenconversationalgreetingsare16bycommentsontheweather."Niceday,isn'tit?”"Beautiful!^maywellbeheardinsteadof“Goodmorning,howareyou?”17theforeignermayconsiderthisexaggeratedandcomic,itisworthwhilepointingoutthatitcouldbeusedtohisadvantage.18hewantstostartaconversationwithaBritishbutis19toknowswherestobegin,hecoulddowelltomentionthestateoftheweather.Itisasafesubjectwhichwill20ananswerfromeventhemostreservedoftheBritish.A.relaxedB.frustratedC.amusedD.exhaustedA.yetB.otherwiseC.evenD.soA.experienceB.witnessC.watchD.undergoA.DeliberatelyB.ConsequentlyC.FrequentlyD.ApparentlyA.unlessB.onceC.whileD.asA.suspicionB.oppositionC.criticismD.praiseA.emotionB.fancyC.likelinessD.judgementA.atlengthB.toagreatextentC.fromhisheartD.byallmeansA.followsB.predictsC.defiesD.supportsA.dedicationB.compassionC.contemplationD.speculationA.StillB.AlsoC.CertainlyD.FundamentallyA.faithB.relianceC.honorD.creditA.ifB.onceC.whenD.whereasA.propositionsB.predictionsC.approvalD.defianceA.aboutB.onC.inD.toA.startedB.conductedC.replacedD.proposedA.SinceB.AlthoughC.HoweverD.OnlyifA.EvenifB.BecauseC.IfD.ForA.atalossB.atlastC.insgroupsD.ontheoccasionA.stimulate