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初三英语阅读训练 第十五周 A One day as I was sitting in a coffee shop, I notice d a girl working on her laptop. Two people (A) passed by and accidentally knocked over her drink. To avoid the embarrassment , the girl pretended that (B) ______ had happened and continued working on her computer. This reminded me that both in China and Britain, when something strange happens around you or when you are in an embarrassing situation, (C) people tend (倾向于) to use this common way to not catch other peopled attention. A lot of the time, Britons use self—depreciating humor (自嘲式的幽默). This is a well-known British characteristic. For example, imagine walking (D) __your friends and you fall over. Your friend may just say (E) “旅途愉快!” Or you may just laugh about how clumsy (笨拙) you are. For many Britons, making fun of yourself is a way of showing your strength of character. Also, British are considerate when it comes to embarrassing others. For example, students (F) usually have a birthday party every year. So during the school day, a student will give out invitations to the class. If one person doesn’t get an invitation, but the rest of the class does, he or she will feel embarrassed. To avoid it, it’s com mon for students to even invite people who aren’t (G) their friends. 86. 写出文中划线部分 (A) 和 (F) 的同义词或近义词: ______ ______ 87. 在文中 (B) 和 (D) 的空白处填入适当的单词: ______ ______ 88. 将 (C) 改: people tend to use this common way _____ ____other people won’t notice it. 89. 将文中划线部分 (E) 译成英语: ______90. 文中(G) 指代的是: ______ B One Sunday evening, it was quite dark when old Stanley went for his walk. He was walking along the sidewalk, Suddenly, he saw a white car coming around the corner at high speed. It was going too fast and crashed into a red car in the street where he was walking. He rushed up to the cars to see if anyone was hurt and needed help. The two drivers were arguing. “You came around the corner too fast,” one man said. “No!” said the driver of the white car, “That’s not true! Your car was parked in a