(十)常识推理。 在上下文语义题中，还有一类比重不大但对考生的知识面和能力有相当要求的空格，这类试题单凭对上下文的理解还不行，还需结合考生的生活常识进行必要的联想和推理，才能确定答案。如下面短文中的题l、9、10、15和18等：
All of us communicate with one another nonverbally，．ds—1—as with words．We gesture with eyebrows or a hand，meet someone else~eyes and look—2—．
One of the most potent elements 3 body language is eye behavior．Americans are—4—about how and when they meet one anotherg eyes．In our normal cOnversation，each eye contact—5—only about a sec。and before one or 6 individuals look away．When two Americans look searchingly—7—each other’s eyes，emotions are 8 and the relationship becomes more intimate．—9—，we carefully avoid this，—10—in appropriate circumstances．
Proper street behavior in the United States—l—l a nice balance 0f attention and inattention·You are12to look at a passerby just enough to show that you are—1—3of his presence．If you look too little，you14 haugh~0r secretive；too much，—1—5 you are inquisitive．Usually what happens is that people eyeeach other16 they are about eight feet apan，．dI—17—point they cast down their eyes．In parts of the FarEast it is—1 8—to look at the other person at au during conversation．In England the listener stares at the speaker attentively and blinks hi8 eyes occasionally as a—19—of interest．That eye-blink says—20—to Ameficans．who expect the listener t0 nod or to murmur something such as"mm—hmm"．
1．A．fluentlyB．fastC．straightD．well
2．A．upB．downC．awayD．round
3．A．inB．concerningC．aboutD．with
4．A．certainB．clearC．anxiousD．careful
5．A．extendsB．spendsC．1astsD．remains
6．A．eitherB．neitherC．bothD．all
7．A．forB．intoC．beyondD．through
8．A．relievedB．heightenedC．balancedD．1essened
9．A．ThereforeB．HoweverC．NeverthelessD．Moreover
10．A．onlyB．althoughC．exceptD．yet
11．A．requiresB．requestsC．reflectsD．resemble
12．A．foundB．supposedC．reportedD．afraid
13．A．sureB．unconsciousC．gladD．aware
14．A．becomeB．growC．turnD．appear
15．A．orB．andC．butD．if
16．A．providedB．afterC．untilD．unless
17．A．thatB．someC．whichD．a
18．A．politeB．impoliteC．kindD．unkind
19．A．sign B．meansC．typeD．sigh
20．A．everythingB．somethingC．anythingD．nothing
(参考答案：1．D，2．c，3．A，4．D，5．c，6．c，7．B，8．B，9．A，10．c，11．A，12．B，13．D，14．D，15．B，16．C，17．C，18．B，19．A，20．D。)
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