Question

【题目】Choose the best answer and complete the passage（选择恰当的选项完成短文）

The British are famous for how frequently（频繁）they say -sorry" - even when they make no mistakes.

Believe it or not. it is the most over-used word in the United Kingdom: whether they are sorry about the weather or sorry because someone else has knocked into them. a British has blurted( 脱口而出) at least one apology in the past hour or two.

A recent of more than l,000 British finds that the person almost says "sorry" around eight times per day.

But do the British really apologize more frequently than members of other cultures? If so, what's the reason for this special behavior?

Getting true information on the frequency of apologies in different countries is than you might think. "There's certainly guess that Canadians and British apologize more than Americans, but it's difficult to study in a way that would any strong facts." says Karina Schumann, a psychologist(心理学家) at the University of Pittsburgh.

British society values that its members show without disturbing someone else's personal space, and without drawing attention to oneself. America, on the other hand, is a positive-politeness society, characterized by friendliness and a desire to feel part of a group.

【1】A. directly B. perhaps C. forever D. rather

【2】A. After all B. For example C. On average D. In return

【3】A. result B. performance C. survey D. message

【4】A. cheaper B. quicker C. deeper D. harder

【5】A. believe B. improve C. realize D. provide

【6】A. respect B. attitude C. tradition D. shame

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】C

【4】D

【5】D

【6】A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了英国人们频繁的的“sorry”，即使他们没有犯错误，文中通过一个调查来说明这一现象。

【1】B考查副词及语境理解。 句意：也许英国最常用的词。A. directly直接地；B. perhaps也许；C. forever永远；D. rather相当。这里是也许的意思。故选B。

【2】C考查短语及语境理解。句意：英国人平均至少一两个小时至少说抱歉的话。A. After all毕竟；B. For example例如；C. On average平均；D. In return这里是平均的意思，不是绝对固定的数量。故选A。

【3】C考查名词及语境理解。句意：一个最近的1000多英国人的调查发现人们几乎一天说大约8次“对不起”。A. result结果；B. performance表演；C. survey调查；D. message消息。这里是说调查的意思。故选C。

【4】D考查形容词的比较级及语境理解。句意：在不同国家的道歉频率的真实信息比你想象的要困难得多。A. cheaper更便宜；B. quicker更快的；C. deeper更深；D. harder更难，根据下文的but it's difficult to study in a way that would any strong facts.可知，要想绝对调查清楚是很困难的，故该选C。

【5】D考查动词及语境理解。句意：但很难用一种能提供任何有力的事实的方式来研究。A. believe相信；B. improve提高；C. realize意识到；D. provide提供。故选D。

【6】A考查动词及语境。 A. respect尊重；B. attitude态度；C. tradition传统；D. shame害羞；句意：英国社会的价值观，它的成员尊重不打扰别人的个人空间。根据题意，故选D。