Part IV Cloze (10%) Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fit into the passage. Then mark the correspondi
　　In China it is relatively usual to ask people their age, but in the West this question is generally regarded as impolite. This is particularly true 【B1】 women, and even more 【B2】 if the inquirer is a man.
　　However, it is very 【B3】 to ask children their age, and some adults may not mind 【B4】 either. In fact, some elderly people are quite happy to 【B5】 their age, especially if they feel they look young 【B6】 their age. Nevertheless, it is not very wise to ask a(n) 【B7】 question like " How old are you". If elderly people want to talk about—their age, and perhaps receive a compliment on how young they look, they may easily 【B8】 the topic themselves, and ask the other person to 【B9】 how old they are. 【B10】 such a question, it is quite acceptable to discuss age 【B11】 . They normally expect to be complimented on their youthfulness, though rather than 【B12】 that they look very old!
　　【B13】 Westerners do not usually ask people directly how old they are, this does not 【B14】 that they are not interested to know how old other people are. They may ask someone else 【B15】 the information, 【B16】 they may try to 【B17】 the topic indirectly. Sometimes discussions about educational 【B18】 and the number of years of working experience may provide some 【B19】 , but this is not always t he 【B20】.
　　56.
　　A on
　　B for
　　C in
　　D of
　　答案:D
　　特别是对于妇女来说be true of是固定搭配。
　　57.
　　A that
　　B such
　　C than
　　D so
　　答案:D
　　even more so…更是如此；从词性搭配的角度来看，more是形容词，只能接副词，名词。不能是代词。C选项是不符合的。
　　58.
　　A average
　　B normal
　　C expected
　　D unusual
　　答案:B
　　本题考查的是词语的意思。average平均(一般指数字)normal表示一般，正常expected盼望，期待unusual与众不同的
　　59.
　　A being asked
　　B asking
　　C to ask
　　D to be asked
　　答案:A
　　本题考查的是动词的语态。文章中指的是被问到，所以用被动，mind dong sth。
　　60.
　　A reveal
　　B reflect
　　C release
　　D remark
　　答案:A
　　本题考查的是根据上下文判断词语的意思。reveal揭露，揭示；reflect反射，反映；release：释放，泄露；remark注释。可能有些人会选择release，仔细分析一下，release往往用在泄漏机密等情况。
　　61.
　　A to
　　B with
　　C for
　　D at
　　答案:C
　　相对于年龄而言，他们看起来…for在这里的意思是“对于”。
　　62.
　　A open
　　B strange
　　C impolite
　　D direct
　　答案:D
　　虽然有些人不介意提到他们的年龄，在对话的开始直接问到对方的年龄也是不礼貌的。这是根据上下文来判断。
　　63.
　　A bring about
　　B bring up
　　C bring along
　　D bring to
　　答案:B
　　提起如果他们想谈年龄问题，他们会自己提及这个问题。bring about导致；bring along，bring to带来，bring up培养，提出的意思。
　　64.
　　A guess
　　B know
　　C learn
　　D predict
　　答案:A
　　当有些人想提到年龄这个问题的时候，他们会让对方猜他们的年龄，以此来显示他们的年轻。know知道learn学习predict预言，在一定知识的基础上做出对未来的预期。可能有人会选择D选项，需仔细推敲。
　　65.
　　A For
　　B With
　　C In
　　D On
　　答案:A
　　对于这样的问题。我们分析一下这四个介词，in和on可以直接排除，不能搭配。For做介词是指关于，对于。With呢，主句主语一般是人。多接触语感就会越强。比如，with this question，I make great efforts．

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