2021年度吉林公共英语考试模拟练习卷（1）新整理版.docVIP

吉林公共英语考试真题卷（1） 本卷共分为1大题50小题，作答时间为180分钟，总分100分，60分及格。 严格遵守考试纪律，维护考试秩序！ 一、单项选择题（共50题，每题2分。每题的备选项中，只有一个最符合题意） 1.Generally speaking, a British is widely regarded as a quiet, shy and conservative person who is (21) only among those with whom he is acquainted. When a stranger is at present, he often seems nervous, (22) embarrassed. You have to take a commuter train any morning or evening to (23) the truth of this. Serious-looking businessmen and women sit reading their newspapers or dozing in a comer; hardly anybody talks, since to do so would be considered quite offensive.(24) , there is an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior which, (25) broken, makes the offender immediately the object of (26) .It has been known as a fact that a British has a (27) for the discussion of their weather and that, if given a chance, he will talk about it (28) . Some people argue that it is because the British weather seldom (29) forecast and hence becomes a source of interest and (30) to everyone. This may be so. (31) a British cannot have much (32) in the weathermen, who, alter promising fine, sunny weather for the following day, are often proved wrong (33) 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 (34) .Foreigners may be surprised at the number of references (35) weather that the British make to each other in the course of a single day. Very often conversational greetings are (36) by comments on the weather. Nice day, isn’t it Beautiful day! may well be heard instead of Good morning, how are you (37) the foreigner may consider this exaggerated and comic, it is worthwhile pointing out that it could be used to his advantage. (38) he wants to start a conversation with a British but is (39) to know where to begin, he could do well to mention the state of the weather. It is a sale subject which will (40) an answer from even the most reserved of the British. 40(). A．