首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
考研
Broadly speaking, the Englishman is a quiet, shy, reserved person who is fully (1)_____ only among people he knows well. In
Broadly speaking, the Englishman is a quiet, shy, reserved person who is fully (1)_____ only among people he knows well. In
admin
2010-02-22
44
问题
Broadly speaking, the Englishman is a quiet, shy, reserved person who is fully (1)_____ only among people he knows well.
In the presence of strangers or foreigners he often seems inhibited, (2)_____ embarrassed. You have only to (3)_____ a com muter train any morning or evening to see the truth of this.
Serious-looking businessmen and women sit reading their newspapers or dozing in a corner; no one speaks. In fact, to do so would seem most usual. (4)_____, there is here an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior which, (5)_____ broken, makes the person immediately the object of (6)_____.
It is a well-known fact that the English have a (7)_____ for the discussion of their weather and that, given half a chance, they will talk about it (8)_____. Some people argue that it is because English weather (9)_____ forecast and hence is a source of interest and (10)_____ to everyone.
This may be so. (11)_____ Englishmen cannot have much (12)_____ in the weathermen, who, after promising fine, sunny weather for the following day, are often proved wrong (13)_____ a cloud over the Atlantic brings rainy weather m all districts! The man in the street seems to be as accurate—or as inaccurate—as the weathermen in his (14)_____. The overseas visitors may be excused for showing surprise at the number of references (15)_____ weather that the English make to each other in the course of a single day. Very often conversational greetings are (16)_____ by comments on the weather. "Nice day, isn’t it?" "Beautiful!" may well be heard instead of "Good morning, how are you?". (17)_____ the foreigner may consider this exaggerated and comic, it is worthwhile pointing out that it could be used to his advantage. (18)_____ he wants to start a conversation With an Englishman but is (19)_____ to know where to begin, he could do well to mention the state of the weather. It is a safe subject which will (20)_____ an answer from even the most reserved of Englishmen.
选项
A、follows
B、predicts
C、defies
D、violates
答案
C
解析
动词辨析题。follow vt.跟随,追随,沿…而行,理解,遵循;predict v.预知,预言,预报;defy vt.不服从,公然反抗,藐视,挑衅,违抗;violate vt.违犯,亵渎(圣物),冒犯,干扰,违反,妨碍,侵犯。根据下文内容,可判断填入defies切题。
转载请注明原文地址:https://jikaoti.com/ti/crRRFFFM
0
考研英语一
相关试题推荐
StateandlocalauthoritiesfromNewHampshiretoSanFranciscohavebegunbanningtheuseoffacial-recognitiontechnology.The
Writeanessaybasedonthechart.Inyourwriting,youshould1)describethediagram,and2)giveyourcomments.Youshould
Writeanessaybasedonthechart.Inyourwriting,youshould1)describethediagram,and2)giveyourcomments.Youshould
Theworldisonthetopofastaggeringriseinthenumberofoldpeople,andtheywilllivelongerthaneverbefore.【C1】_______
Collegestudentsaremorestressedoutthaneverbefore—atleastaccordingtothelatestfindingsofalarge,nationalsurveyth
Yourcameraissnatched.Willyoueverseeita-gain?Probablynot.Butitmaysendpostcardsfromitsnewowner.The【C1】_______
Lookatyoursmartphone.Thinkaboutthedecisionsyouwillmakeonittoday.Youmaysnatchadinner【C1】________,tellyourspo
Fordecadesthemarketforexpensiveheadphoneswasmainlylimitedtohi-fifans.But【C1】________theboxystereosysteminthec
Fordecadesthemarketforexpensiveheadphoneswasmainlylimitedtohi-fifans.But【C1】________theboxystereosysteminthec
随机试题
男性,25岁,低热、咳嗽2个月。X线胸片示右上叶后段2cm×2cm圆形阴影,边缘有长矛刺,密度不均匀,周围有多个卫星灶女性,20岁,高热20天,伴乏力、盗汗、食欲不振及干咳。胸片示双肺弥漫性粟粒样结节,大小密度均匀一致
患者,男,68岁。突起剧烈压榨样胸痛、呕吐伴窒息感2小时入院。查心率110次/分,血压85/60mmHg,心电图示V1~V4导联ST段呈弓背向上抬高,律不齐。本病例最可能的诊断为
以下关于巨幼细胞性贫血的说法,错误的是()。
毒性反应一般是由于__________过大或__________过长或患者对__________过高而引起的机体功能失调或组织病理变化。
下列哪种材料不是绝热材料?
会计电算化已成为一门融电子计算机科学、管理科学、信息科学、会计科学等现代科技为一体的边缘学科。()
按照会计电算化的服务层次和提供信息的深度,可以分为()不同的发展阶段。
根据一般均衡理论,商品的价格取决于()。
新课程的具体目标除了改革考试和评价制度、重建课程管理体系外,还包括()
中国革命的基本问题是()。
最新回复
(
0
)