话题5【文化类】-2021年中考英语完形填空分类训练（PDF版）

Text 1（四川成都中考） bad British consider fun hope pleasure power they total understand we win Is it true that we British people have a different sense of humor from people in other countries? Let’s have a look at what we laugh at in 1. . To us British people, 2. and important people often cause laughter. It’s not just politicians (政客) who make us laugh, but anyone whose job is to tell other people what to do and who takes 3. too seriously. We laugh at the power, but also, pitifully, at anyone who is treated 4. . We know they cannot win, but if they do win sometimes, it’s even 5. . Our clowns (小丑) are often silly people doing silly things, while in America, they are often clever people doing clever things—and 6. at last. The fact that we laugh when other people might feel 7. is one of the strangest things to learn about British humor. We do have a strong sense of irony (反讽). After some terrible experience, we might say, “Not very 8. .” And we might say in the middle of a typhoon, “It’s a bit windy today.” Or “There is a tiny problem,” when something has gone 9. wrong. We don’t like to express strong feelings, but just “keep calm and carry on”. Another things that can make it difficult 10. British humor is that we don’t always laugh or even smile when we say something funny. We often keep a straight face or use an unsmiling expression when we’re making a joke. Do you think the British sense of humor is special? Text 2（四川成都中考） come different excite go good live loud low mean nature time west An old saying goes, “When in Rome (罗马), do as the Romans do.” I learned the 1. of this when I studied in Russia. One day I invited some of my Chinese friends to a famous local restaurant in Moscow. My guests and I were 2. from visiting Red Square and happy about our meeting. We had a warm chat until the waiter told me that we were being too loud. We turned our voices 3. . But this didn’t last long. The waiter came over to us two more 4. with the same message. How bad an impression (印象