银行招聘考试英语历年真题—完形填空(五)
Directions:
Read the following text.Choose the best word(s)for each numbered blank and mark［A］,［B］,［C］or［D］on Answer Sheet 1.
Generally speaking,a British is widely regarded as a quiet,shy and conservative person who is 1 only among those with whom he is acquainted.When a stranger is at present,he often seems nervous,2 embarrassed.You have to take a commuter train any morning or evening to 3 the truth of this.Serious-looking businessmen and women sit reading their newspapers or dozing in a corner.Hardly anybody talks,since to do so would be considered quite offensive.
4,there is an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior which,5 broken,makes the offender immediately the object of 6.
It has been known as a fact that the British has a 7 for the discussion of their weather and that,if given a chance,he will talk about it 8.Some people argue that it is because the British weather seldom 9 forecast and hence becomes a source of interest and 10 to everyone.This may be so.11 a British 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 to all districts!The man in the street seems to be as accurate-or as inaccurate-as the weathermen in his 14.
Foreigners may be surprised at the number of references 15 weather that the British 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 a British 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 the British.
1.[A]relaxed<B>frustrated[C]amused[D]exhausted
2.[A]yet<B>otherwise[C]even[D]so
3.[A]experience<B>witness[C]watch[D]undergo
4.[A]Deliberately<B>Consequently[C]Frequently[D]Apparently
5.[A]unless<B>once[C]while[D]as
6.[A]suspicion<B>opposition[C]criticism[D]praise
7.[A]emotion<B>fancy[C]likeliness[D]judgment
8.[A]at length<B>to a great extent[C]from his heart[D]by all means
9.[A]follows<B>predicts[C]defies[D]supports
10.[A]dedication<B>compassion[C]contemplation[D]speculation
11.[A]Still<B>Also[C]Certainly[D]Fundamentally
12.[A]faith<B>reliance[C]honor[D]credit
13.[A]if<B>once[C]when[D]whereas
14.[A]propositions<B>predictions[C]approval[D]defiance
15.[A]about<B>on[C]in[D]to
16.[A]started<B>conducted[C]replaced[D]proposed
17.[A]Since<B>Although[C]However[D]Only if
18.[A]Even if<B>Because[C]If[D]For
19.[A]at a loss<B>at last[C]in groups[D]on the occasion
20.[A]stimulate<B>constitute[C]furnish[D]provoke
SectionⅠUse of English
1.A【解析】形容词辨析。)relaxed意为"放松的，不受拘束的";B)frustrated意为"失败的";C)amused意为"开心的";D)exhausted意为"疲惫的"。只有A是正确的选项，表明英国人只有和认识的人在一起才会不受拘束。
2.C【解析】副词辨析。此句意思是："当有陌生人在场时，他会紧张，甚至局促不安。"根据句意应选C。
3.B【解析】动词辨析。A)experience意为"经历";B)witness意为"目击";C)watch意为"观看";D)undergo意为"经历，遭受"。只有witness能与the truth of this搭配。
4.D【解析】副词辨析。空格后的句子显然是对前面的内容进行总结，故选D，意为"显然"。A)Deliberately意为"故意地";B)Consequently意为"因此";C)Frequently意为"经常地"。
5.B【解析】连词辨析。此句的意思为："(行为准则)一旦打破"。故B正确。
6.C【解析】名词辨析。此句的意思为："冒犯者立即遭到批评。"A)suspicion意为"怀疑";B)opposition意为"敌对";C)criticism意为"批评";D)praise意为"赞扬"。故C正确。
7.B【解析】短语辨析。have a fancy for意为"喜欢，入迷"，是习惯用语。
8.A【解析】短语辨析。此句意思是："如果有机会，他会详细地谈论它。"A)at length意为"详细地";B)to a great extent意为"很大程度上";C)from his heart意为"从他的心里";D)by all means意为"尽一切办法"。根据句意A正确。
9.A【解析】动词辨析。此句的意思是："一些人认为其原因是英国的天气很少和预报的一致。"A)follows意为"遵循，跟随";B)predicts意为"预报";C)defies意为"违抗";D)supports意为"支持"。由句意可知A正确。
10.D【解析】名词辨析。此句意思为："因此(天气)成了兴趣的来源，每个人都去猜测它。"A)dedication意为"奉献";B)compassion意为"同情";C)contemplation意为"思考";D)speculation"猜测"。故D正确。
11.C【解析】副词辨析。空格后句子的大意是：英国人不可能对天气预报有多大的信心。根据上下文和句意可知C正确。
12.A【解析】名词搭配辨析。have faith in表示"相信,信任"这是习惯用语，其他三个选项都不能和这两个词同时连用。故A正确。
13.C【解析】连词辨析。此句的意思是："当大西洋上空的云给全国各地都带来雨水的时候。"故C正确。
14.B【解析】名词辨析。此句意思为："在街上的那个人似乎和天气预报一样准确或者不准确。"A)propositions意为"建议";B)predictions意为"预报";C)approval意为"赞成";D)defiance意为"挑战"。由此可知B正确。
15.D【解析】介词搭配。references与to连用，意思为"提及，涉及"。故D正确。
16.C【解析】动词辨析。该句的意思是："互相问候经常会被对天气的评论所代替。"A)started意为"开始";B)conducted意为"指挥，引导"C)replaced意为"代替"D)proposed意为"建议"。显然C正确。
17.B【解析】连词辨析。此句表达一种转折关系，显然B正确。
18.C【解析】名词辨析。此句的意思为："如果他想和一个英国人开始交谈……。"因此C正确。
19.A【解析】短语辨析。只有at a loss可以接不定式，因此应选A。at a loss意为"不知所措，困惑"。
20.D【解析】动词辨析。这句话的主语是subject,宾语是answer,因此只能选择provoke作谓语动词。故D正确。
