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【题目】 British people are famous for apologizing (道歉) in almost every situation. __________ we are apologizing for asking a question, for our bad weather or we sneeze before others (打喷嚏), we are probably the number-one nation for apologies. We pride ourselves on our polite __________ in public. As a result, we use the word "sorry" quite a lot—even when we don't really _________ it! Usually, if you want to ask someone for the time, you would start by saying "Sorry to bother you. Do you know the time?" If you're five minutes late for an appointment (约会), you would generally _________ the person by saying "Sorry, I'm late!We use the word "sorry" in so many different situations that the meaning of the word has slightly _________ over time. The two main dictionary definitions (定义) of "sorry" are: feeling sad for someone else because of their problems or feeling regret because you've done something wrong. Usually, when you want to ask a stranger a question, you __________ with "Sorry to disturb you." In this situation, we aren't saying sorry because we feel sad for that person or because we feel regret.So what does "sorry" really mean? Well, in the British _________ , saying "sorry" is a way to be polite, especially to people who you don't know very well. It's also a very _________ way to get what you want. __________ , an actor asked different people on a rainy day if he could use their mobile phones. When he asked one group of strangers without apologizing first, he was only 9 per cent successful in borrowing their phones. _________, when he apologized to another group about the bad weather before asking if he could use their mobile phones, he was 47 per cent successful. So maybe saying "sorry" is not just being polite, but it is also a good method to get what you want too!

【1】A. WhenB. WhetherC. BeforeD. Though

【2】A. activitiesB. conversationsC. mannersD. discussions

【3】A. meanB. enjoyC. acceptD. use

【4】A. tellB. faceC. remindD. greet

【5】A. developedB. appearedC. improvedD. changed

【6】A. startB. leadC. replyD. go

【7】A. historyB. traditionC. cultureD. habit

【8】A. safeB. cleverC. braveD. true

【9】A. FinallyB. UsuallyC. MostlyD. Recently

【10】A. OtherwiseB. HoweverC. InsteadD. Moreover

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【5】D

【6】A

【7】C

【8】B

【9】D

【10】B

【解析】

文章大意：文章分析了"对不起"这种礼貌用语在英国的普遍性，并分析了它在不同场合不同的意义。利用这种礼貌用语也是达成自己目标的一种匆忙的做法。

【1】句意：不管我们是为提问道歉，还是为我们的坏天气道歉，还是在别人面前打喷嚏（打喷嚏），我们都可能是道歉的头号国家。A.当……时候；B. 是否; 是…，或者…，不管；C.在……之前；D. 虽然; 尽管; 即使。根据下文的 or 推断出应填写一个表示“选择”的关系词，此空是表示两种情况都真实是…(还是)，或者…(或者)，不管…(还是)的意思，此空故填Whether，故选B。

【2】句意：我们为自己在公共场合的礼貌而自豪。A.活动；B.对话；C.礼仪，方法; 举止; 态度；D.讨论。根据空前our polite可知，此空应填名词的复数形式，根据句意可知，此空故填manners，故选C。

【3】句意：因此，我们经常使用“对不起”这个词，即使我们不是真的有意的！A. 有…的目的，表示…的意思， 意思是，意味着；B.享受；C.接受；D.使用。 根据空前don't really可知，此空应填动词，此空的意思是有意，此空故填mean，故选A。

【4】句意：如果你约会迟到了五分钟，你通常会说“对不起，我迟到了！” A.告诉；B.面对C.提醒；D. 和(某人)打招呼(或问好);欢迎;迎接;(以某种方式)对…作出反应，问候。根据句意可知，此空是和(某人)打招呼(或问好)，问候的意思，此空故填greet，故选D。

【5】句意：我们在很多不同的情况下使用“对不起”这个词，这个词的意思随着时间的推移略有变化。A.发展；B.出现；C.改善；D.改变，变化;使不同;(使)变换。根据空前the meaning of the word has slightly可知，此空是变化，改变的意思，此空故填changed，故选D。

【6】句意：通常，当你想问陌生人一个问题时，你会从“抱歉打扰你”开始。A.开始；B.领导；C.回复；D.去。根据固定短语start with以…开始。根据句意可知，此空是开始的意思，此空故填start，故选A。

【7】句意：在英国文化中，说“对不起”是一种礼貌的方式，尤其是对那些你不太了解的人。A.历史；B.传统；C.文化；D.习惯。根据tradition 和 culture，tradition 更多指的是元宵节闹花灯，过年吃团圆 饭，圣诞节装饰圣诞树等约定俗成的传统；culture 则是不同的文化，会造成不同 人的习惯或行为方式。可知，此空故填culture，故选C。

【8】句意：这也是一个非常聪明的方法来得到你想要的。A.安全的；B.聪明的；C.勇敢的；D.真实的。根据空前a和空后clever可知，此空应填形容词，根据句意可知，此空是聪明的意思，此空故填clever，故选B。

【9】句意：最近一个演员在雨天问不同的人是否可以使用他们的手机。A.最后；B.通常；C.大部分；D. 不久前， 最近。根据后文开始讲一个演员做一个社会调查的故事，故事的开头一般都会是“最近”，“前段时间”或“很久以前”等，需要对下文主旨有深刻的理解。此空故填Recently，故选D。

【10】句意：然而，当他在询问是否可以使用他们的手机之前就恶劣天气向另一组人道歉时，他成功了47%。A.否则；B. (与形容词或副词连用)无论到什么程度，不管多么;不管怎样;无论如何;然而，不过，但是；C.代替；D.此外。根据上句When he asked one group of strangers without apologizing first, he was only 9 per cent successful in borrowing their phones.可知，此空表示转折关系，并且在句首，此空故填However，故选B。

完型填空，考查学生们在具体语境中运用语言的能力，综合性较强。做题时，应先通读短文，了解大意；然后根据上下文语境的提示做题，先易后难，注意辨析选项中的单词的意思和用法，并注意空前后的搭配；最后应再读一遍短文，检查答案。