Question

【題目】Choose the best answer and complete the passage（選擇恰當(dāng)?shù)倪x項(xiàng)完成短文）

The British are famous for how frequently（頻繁）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( 脫口而出) 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(心理學(xué)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】

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述了英國(guó)人們頻繁的的“sorry”，即使他們沒(méi)有犯錯(cuò)誤，文中通過(guò)一個(gè)調(diào)查來(lái)說(shuō)明這一現(xiàn)象。

【1】B考查副詞及語(yǔ)境理解。 句意：也許英國(guó)最常用的詞。A. directly直接地；B. perhaps也許；C. forever永遠(yuǎn)；D. rather相當(dāng)。這里是也許的意思。故選B。

【2】C考查短語(yǔ)及語(yǔ)境理解。句意：英國(guó)人平均至少一兩個(gè)小時(shí)至少說(shuō)抱歉的話。A. After all畢竟；B. For example例如；C. On average平均；D. In return這里是平均的意思，不是絕對(duì)固定的數(shù)量。故選A。

【3】C考查名詞及語(yǔ)境理解。句意：一個(gè)最近的1000多英國(guó)人的調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)人們幾乎一天說(shuō)大約8次“對(duì)不起”。A. result結(jié)果；B. performance表演；C. survey調(diào)查；D. message消息。這里是說(shuō)調(diào)查的意思。故選C。

【4】D考查形容詞的比較級(jí)及語(yǔ)境理解。句意：在不同國(guó)家的道歉頻率的真實(shí)信息比你想象的要困難得多。A. cheaper更便宜；B. quicker更快的；C. deeper更深；D. harder更難，根據(jù)下文的but it's difficult to study in a way that would any strong facts.可知，要想絕對(duì)調(diào)查清楚是很困難的，故該選C。

【5】D考查動(dòng)詞及語(yǔ)境理解。句意：但很難用一種能提供任何有力的事實(shí)的方式來(lái)研究。A. believe相信；B. improve提高；C. realize意識(shí)到；D. provide提供。故選D。

【6】A考查動(dòng)詞及語(yǔ)境。 A. respect尊重；B. attitude態(tài)度；C. tradition傳統(tǒng)；D. shame害羞；句意：英國(guó)社會(huì)的價(jià)值觀，它的成員尊重不打擾別人的個(gè)人空間。根據(jù)題意，故選D。