综合类AB级辅导资料：完形填空Broadly speaking
Broadly speaking ， the Englishman is a quiet， shy ， reserved person who is fully relaxed only among people he knows well. In the presence of _________(51) or foreigners he often seems inhibited(抑制) ，___________(52) embarrassed . you have only to take a commuter 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 unusual. Practically， there is here an _____________(53) but clearly understood code of behavior which， if broken ，makes the person immediately the object of ______________(54)
It is a well-known fact that the English weather defies forecast and hence is a source of interest______________-(57)everyone. This may be so. Fundamentally Englishmen cannot have much____________(58) in the weathermen ， who， after promising fine， sunny weather for the following day， are often proved wrong___________(59) 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 ___________(60) in his predictions.
The overseas visitors may be excused for showing surprised at the number of references_________(61) weather that English make to each other in the course of a single day. Very often conversational greetings are conducted by comments on the weather. “Nice day，isn’t it
” “beautiful ！” may well be heard instead of “good morning ， how are you
”___________(62) the foreigner may consider this exaggerated and comic， it is worthwhile pointing out that it could be used to his advantage. If he wants to ___________(63) a conversation with an Englishman but is __________(64) to know where to begin， he could do well to mention the state of the _______(65). It is a safe subject which will stimulate an answer from even the most reserved of Englishmen.
51 A friends B strangers C workmates D schoolmate
52 A yet B otherwise C even D though
53 A unwritten B written C unknown D apparent
54 A suspicion B opposition C attack D attention
55 A passion B interest C will D ability
56 A at length B to a great extent C from their heart D by all means
57 A for B to C in D with
58 A faith B reliance C honor D credit
59 A if B once C when D whereas
60 A spokesmen B addressors C weathermen D announcers
61 A about B on C as to D to
62 A since B although C however D before
63 A end B start C skip D stop
64 A at a loss B at last C in fact D on the occasion
65 A weather B climate C football D basketball
参考答案：BCADA ABACC DBBAA