2018年學(xué)位英語(yǔ)考試完形填空練習(xí)及答案15

　　Passage 1

　　In China, it is relatively usual to ask people their age, but in the west this question is generally regarded as impolite. This is particularly true (1) women, and even more (2) if the inquirer( 問候者) is a man.

　　However, it is very (3) to ask children their age, and some adults may not mind being asked(4). In fact, some elderly people are quite happy to (5) the age, especially. If they feel they look young (6) their age. Nevertheless, it is not very wise to ask a (7) question like "how old are you?" If elderly people want to talk about their age, and perhaps receive a compliment (恭維話)on how young they look, they may easily bring (8) the topic themselves and ask the other to (9), how old they are. (10) such a situation, it is quite acceptable to discuss age ( 11 ). They normally expect to be complimented on their youthfulness, rather than (12) that they look very old(13) westerners do not usually ask people directly how old they are, this does not (14) that they are not interested in knowing how old other people are. They may ask ( 15 ) for the information, (16) they may try to (17) the topic indirectly, sometimes discussions about educational (18) and the number of years of working experience may provide some (19) , but this is not always the (20) Of course, individuals also vary in what they are interested or willing to talk about.

　　1. A. with

　　B. for

　　C. of

　　D. to

　　2. A. that

　　B. than

　　C. such

　　D. so

　　3. A. averaged

　　B. normal

　　C. expected

　　D. unusual

　　4. A. too

　　B. also

　　C. neither

　　D. either

　　5. A. reveal

　　B. reflect

　　C. release

　　D. remark

　　6. A. to

　　B. with

　　C. for

　　D. at

　　7. A. open

　　B. strange

　　C. impolite

　　D. direct

　　8. A. about

　　B. up

　　C. along

　　D. to

　　9. A. guess

　　B. know

　　C. learn

　　D. predict

　　10. A. For

　　B. With

　　C. In

　　D. On

　　11. A. free

　　B. with freedom

　　C. freely

　　D. in a free way

　　12. A. being told

　　B. told

　　C. to tell

　　D. to be told

　　13. A. Even

　　B. Though even

　　C. Even that

　　D. Even though

　　14. A. include

　　B. intend

　　C. mean

　　D. conclude

　　15. A. no one else

　　B. anyone else

　　C. someone else

　　D. everyone else

　　16. A. still else

　　B. or

　　C. so else

　　D. rather else

　　17. A. approach

　　B. solve

　　C. address

　　D. discuss

　　18. A. background

　　B. level

　　C. knowledge

　　D. systems

　　19. A. topics

　　B. clues

　　C. evidence

　　D. suggestions

　　20. A. case

　　B. troth

　　C. reality

　　D. fact