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  3. Generally speaking, a British is widely regarded as a quiet, shy and conservative person who is【C1】______only among those with w

Generally speaking, a British is widely regarded as a quiet, shy and conservative person who is【C1】______only among those with w

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问题     Generally speaking, a British is widely regarded as a quiet, shy and conservative person who is【C1】______only among those with whom he is acquainted. When a stranger is at present, he often seems nervous, 【C2】______embarrassed. You have to take a commuter train any morning or evening to【C3】______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. 【C4】______, there is an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior which, 【C5】______ broken, makes the offender immediately the object of 【C6】______ .
    It has been known as a fact that the a British has a 【C7】______for the discussion of their weather and that, if given a chance, he will talk about it 【C8】______. Some people argue that it is because the British weather seldom【C9】______ forecast and hence becomes a source of interest and 【C10】______ to everyone. This may be so. 【C11】______ a British cannot have much 【C12】______ in the weathermen, who, after promising fine, sunny weather for the following day, are often proved wrong 【C13】______ 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【C14】______ .
    Foreigners may be surprised at the number of references【C15】______ weather that the British make to each other in the course of a single day. Very often conversational greetings are 【C16】______ by comments on the weather. "Nice day, isn’ t it? " "Beautiful!" may well be heard instead of "Good morning, how are you?" 【C17】______ the foreigner may consider this exaggerated and comic, it is worthwhile pointing out that it could be used to his advantage. 【C18】______ he wants to start a conversation with a British but is 【C19】______ to know where to begin, he could do well to mention the state of the weather. It is a safe subject which will 【C20】______ an answer from even the most reserved of the British.
【C18】
选项 A、Even if
B、Because
C、If
D、For
答案C
解析 考查逻辑关系。空格处所在句子阐述：他想和英国人谈话却不知从哪儿开始。下文接着阐述：可以通过聊天气达到良好的交流。由此推知，此处为条件关系，故答案为C．If。
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