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1、考博英语完形填空冲刺模拟试题（一）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_ th
2、e 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 th
3、e object of _6_. It has been known as a fact that the a 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 everyo
4、ne. 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 t
5、he 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, isnt it? Beautiful! may well be heard instead of Good
6、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 knowswheresto begin, he could do well to mention the state of the weather. It is
7、 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.
8、 once C. while D. as 6. A. suspicion B. opposition C. criticism D. praise 7. A. emotion B. fancy C. likeliness D. judgement 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. specu
9、lation 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. Alt
10、hough C. However D. Only if 18. A. Even if B. Because C. If D. For 19. A. at a loss B. at last C. insgroupsD. on the occasion 20. A. stimulate B. constitute C. furnish D. provoke 参考答案： 1. A 2.C 3.B 4.D 5.B 6.C 7.B 8.A 9.A 10.D 11. C 12.A 13.C 14.B 15.D 16.C 17.B 18.C 19.A 20.D（二）Music comes in many
11、forms; most countries have a style of their own. _1_the turn of the century when jazz (爵士乐) was born, America had no prominent_2_of its own. No one knows exactly when jazz was_ 3_, or by whom. But it began to be_4_in the early 1900s. Jazz is Americas contribution to_5_music. In contrast to classical
12、 music, which_6_ formal European traditions. jazz is spontaneous and free-form. It bubbles with energy,_7_ moods, interests and emotions of the people. In the 1920s jazz_8_like America. And_9_it does today.The_10_of this music arc as interesting as the music_11_, American Negroes , or blacks, as the
13、y are called today were the Jazz_12_. They were brought to the Southern states_ 13_ slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long_14_. When a Negro died his friends and relatives_15_a procession to carry the body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the_ 16
14、_. On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion._17_on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted. Death had removed one of their_18_, but the living were glad to be alive. The band played_19_music, improvising(即兴表演) on both the harmony and the melody of th
15、e tunes_20_at the funeral. This music made everyone wan to dance. It was an early form of Jazz .1. A) By B) At C) In D) On2. A) music B) song C) melody D) style3. A) discovered B) acted C) invented D) designed4. A) noticed B) found C) listened D) heard5. A) classical B) sacred C) Popular D) light6. A) forms B) follows C) approaches D) introduces7. A) expressing B) explaining C) exposing D) illustrating8. A) appeared B) felt C)seemed D) sounded9. A) as B) so C) either D)
