【題目】 Few words are spoken more often every day on the streets of England than “I’m sorry.” This phrase has become such a common response that it has taken on a lot of_______.

Saying Sorry means to apologize. This is simple and easy to understand. We learn it both as a naive speaker and as a student of_______languages.

But in England, it takes on another meaning. It is a_______expression. Imagine this: a man_______down the street, looking down his phone. A woman is walking in the_______direction, towards the man. She Sees him, but she can’t get out of the way in time. The man bumps(碰撞)into the woman. Naturally the man should say_______because it was he who wasn’t looking where he was going Yet in Britain, it is common for_______to apologize.

It is known that British people, like most people, do not enjoy conflict(沖突).So to quickly make the situation_______British people will apologize to each other.

Other times it may sound funny to hear “sorry”: Some of my friends say it_______,as they ask the waiter, “Sorry, but can I order another drink? “It is not to apologize, but just to express that we need the waiter. In Britain, sorry doesn’t always mean______________what you think.

1A.ideasB.looksC.meanings

2A.foreignB.localC.spoken

3A.seriousB.culturalC.funny

4A.jumpsB.runsC.walks

5A.oppositeB.sameC.right

6A.excuse meB.thanksC.sorry

7A.a manB.bothC.a woman

8A.peacefulB.difficultC.embarrassing

9A.on the streetsB.on the phoneC.at restaurants

10A.nearlyB.exactlyC.naturally

【答案】

1C

2A

3B

4C

5A

6C

7B

8A

9C

10B

【解析】

這篇短文介紹了"sorry"的文化內(nèi)涵,它不僅僅表示道歉,它也是一種文化表達(dá)方式。英國(guó)人不喜歡發(fā)生沖突,為了平定這個(gè)情形,他們會(huì)互相道歉。有時(shí)聽(tīng)到"sorry"可能覺(jué)得是非常有趣的。

1句意:這個(gè)短語(yǔ)已經(jīng)成為一種非常普遍的反應(yīng),并被賦予了很多含義。

A. ideas主意,B. looks 書本,C. meanings意思。根據(jù)后文的“Saying Sorry means to apologize.”可知,此處指的是sorry的意思,故選C。

2句意:我們學(xué)習(xí)它既是作為一個(gè)天真的演講者,也是作為一個(gè)外國(guó)語(yǔ)言的學(xué)生。"

A. foreign外國(guó)的,B. local當(dāng)?shù)氐模?/span>C. spoken口頭的。此處與native speaker“說(shuō)母語(yǔ)”相對(duì)應(yīng)的,因此是外語(yǔ),故選A

3句意:這是一種文化表達(dá)。

A. serious嚴(yán)重的,B. cultural文化的,C. funny有趣的。根據(jù)后文的“Yet in Britain, it is common for___7___to apologize.”可知,此處表示在英國(guó)道歉是很普遍的,這是一種文化表達(dá),故選B

4句意:想象一下:一個(gè)男人沿著大街走,低頭看他的電話。

A. jumps跳,B. runs奔跑,C. walks散步。根據(jù)后文的 A woman is walking in the___5___direction,”可知,此處表示沿著大街走,故選C

5句意:一個(gè)女人正從對(duì)面朝那個(gè)男人走去。

A. opposite相對(duì)的,B. same同樣的,C. right正確的。根據(jù)后文的“The man bumps(碰撞)into the woman.”可知,這個(gè)男人碰撞到這個(gè)女人,因此表示這個(gè)女人是在這個(gè)男人的對(duì)面的方向走,故選A。

6句意:男人自然應(yīng)該說(shuō)對(duì)不起,因?yàn)槭撬麤](méi)有看向他要去的地方。

A. excuse me打擾了,B. thanks謝謝你,C. sorry對(duì)不起。根據(jù)后文的“it is common for___7___to apologize.”可知,此處表示道歉,表示對(duì)不起,故選C。

7句意:然而在英國(guó),雙方道歉是很常見(jiàn)的。

A. a man 一個(gè)男人,B. both 兩個(gè)都,C. a woman一個(gè)女人。根據(jù)后文的“So to quickly make the situation___8___British people will apologize to each other.”可知,互相道歉,因此表示兩個(gè)人都道歉,故選B。

8句意:所以為了盡快使情況保持和平,英國(guó)人會(huì)互相道歉。

A. peaceful和平的,平靜的,B. difficult困難的,C. embarrassing令人為難的。根據(jù)前文“It is known that British people, like most people, do not enjoy conflict”可知,應(yīng)該人不喜歡沖突,因此表示他們想要情況保持和平,故選A。

9句意:我的一些朋友在餐館里這樣說(shuō),他們問(wèn)服務(wù)員:“對(duì)不起,我可以再點(diǎn)一杯嗎?”

A. on the streets在大街上,B. on the phone在打電話,C. at restaurants在餐館。根據(jù)as they ask the waiter, “Sorry, but can I order another drink? “可知,此處表示在餐館里,故選C。

10句意:在英國(guó),道歉并不總是你想的那樣。

A. nearly 差不多,幾乎,B. exactly準(zhǔn)確地,精確地,C. naturally自然地。根據(jù)前文的“It is not to apologize, but just to express that we need the waiter. 這不是道歉,而是表示我們需要服務(wù)員。因此道歉在英國(guó),并不總是我們想的那樣。故選B。

對(duì)于"sorry"的文化內(nèi)涵,這篇短文介紹sorry在英國(guó)不僅僅表示道歉,它也是一種文化表達(dá)方式。文章主題明確,結(jié)構(gòu)清晰,內(nèi)容貼近學(xué)生們的日常生活,比較容易理解。題型是完形填空,考查學(xué)生們?cè)诰唧w語(yǔ)境中運(yùn)用語(yǔ)言的能力,綜合性較強(qiáng)。做題時(shí),應(yīng)先通讀短文,了解文意;然后根據(jù)上下午語(yǔ)境做題,注意空前后的搭配,并仔細(xì)辨析選項(xiàng)中單詞的意思和用法;最后將答案代入原文,再讀一遍,檢查答案是否正確。例如第8小題,考查形容詞辨析及語(yǔ)境。peaceful和平的,平靜的,difficult困難的,embarrassing令人為難的。根據(jù)前一句“It is known that British people, like most people, do not enjoy conflict”可知,此處表示的語(yǔ)境是英國(guó)人不喜歡沖突,因此表示他們喜歡和平,從中我們可以確定此處應(yīng)選A。

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