Question

“Sorry” is a word that people in Britain often say in their daily life.

One day while I was w　 1　 on the street, a young man ran by hurriedly, brushing（輕擦）against my handbag. He continued his way, but turned b 2　 and said “sorry” to me. Even in a rush, he didn’t f 3　 to say “sorry”. One day, after I bought some bananas, the shopkeeper was passing me the change, but I wasn’t ready for it and a coin dropped onto the ground. “Sorry, Madam,” he said w 4　 bending to pick it up. I was s 5　 why he said “sorry” to me. Another time, I stepped on a man’s f　 6 at the entrance to a cinema. At the same time, we b 7　 said “sorry”.

Slowly, I got to know that when something unpleasant happens in daily life, the British don’t

c　 8　　 much about who is wrong. If someone is in trouble, a “sorry” is always n 9　 .　 Perhaps that is w　 10　 I seldom see people quarrel on the buses or streets in Britain.

Answer 1

【主旨大意】

文章介紹了sorry這個(gè)詞在英國(guó)人日常生活中被廣泛使用，同時(shí)sorry也讓人與人之間的關(guān)系更加和諧。

1. walking    【解析】根據(jù)上下文可以看出這個(gè)句子是過(guò)去進(jìn)行時(shí)，故此處填walking。

2. back       【解析】根據(jù)句意和上下文，可以知道這個(gè)人轉(zhuǎn)身說(shuō)了句“sorry”,故此處填back。

3.forget/ fail   【解析】根據(jù)上下文可以知道這個(gè)人雖然不停地跑著，也沒(méi)忘記說(shuō)sorry，故此處填forget/fail。

4. while      【解析】根據(jù)句意可知，這個(gè)人一邊說(shuō)sorry，一邊將掉在地上的硬幣撿起，故用while。

5.surprised    【解析】該句意為“我感到很驚訝，他居然對(duì)我說(shuō)‘對(duì)不起’ ”。(因?yàn)檫@不是他的錯(cuò))，故填surprised。

6. foot/ feet    【解析】該句意為“還有一次，我在電影院的門(mén)口不小心踩到了別人的腳�！贝颂幰�填foot/feet。

7. both       【解析】接上句“我們兩個(gè)都說(shuō)了‘對(duì)不起’”，所以填both。

8.care        【解析】這里是說(shuō)英國(guó)人不很在乎誰(shuí)對(duì)誰(shuí)錯(cuò)，故要填care。

9. necessary   【解析】該句意為“如果某人處于困難之中，‘對(duì)不起’總是需要的”，故填necessary。                                       

10. why      【解析】該句意為“或許這就是我們?yōu)槭裁丛谟��?guó)很少見(jiàn)到大街上或者公共汽車(chē)上吵架的原因吧”，此處填why。