Question

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The British sense of humor differs from other countries ___1.___ it is generally more negative. When it comes to _2.___ (make) the British laugh, there is nothing ___3.___  effective than a socially inappropriate joke.

Popular British comedy shows such as Fawlty Towers, Blackadder and the Office are ___4.___(full) of sarcasm (讽刺), teasing and self-deprecation (自嘲). It reflects the culture where mocking (嘲笑), moaning (呻吟) and ridicule is part of everyday life.

__5.__ most British people don’t take these jokes too ___6.___ (serious), foreigners are often puzzled by them. A recent survey found that most foreigners ___7.__ visited Britain found that the British are “arrogant (傲慢的)”, unfriendly and have almost no sense of humor.

Do foreigners not understand British humor __8.___ are the British just not so funny ___9.___ they think they are? McKinstry certainly thinks the British are funny. “Accusing the British __10.__ having no sense of humor is like telling Rolls-Royce that its cars are down-market.

Answer

1.because

2.making

3.more

4.full

5.While

6.seriously

7.who

8.or

9.as

10.of

【解析】

1.because 考查连词的使用。根据前后两句分析可知，后者是前者的因，两者之间构成因果关系，同时因为后面连接的是句子，故填because。

2.making 考查短语的使用。“come to doing”是固定用法，故填making。

3.more 考查比较级的用法。根据文中than，可知这里应该用比较级的形式，故填more。

4.full 考查短语。“be full of”意为“充满”，是固定用法，故填full。

5.While 考查连词。“while”在这里意为“然而”，表示转折的关系，符合语境，故填While。

6.seriously 考查副词。修饰动词用副词，故填seriously。

7.who 考查主语从句。先行词是“foreigners”，引导词在从句中作主语，故填who。

8.or 考查连词的使用。根据空格前后句子可知，两者间构成并列关系，同时因为这里是否定句型，所以应该用or，故填or。

9.as 考查固定句型。so...as...是固定用法，意为“如此……正如”，故填as。

10.of 考查固定结构。“accuse sb of doing”是固定结构，意为“指责某人做某事”。故填of。

考点：考查词汇短语的掌握和辨析能力。