Question

In the Western countries, especially in America, some social customs have lasted till today. For example, Ladies First, that is to say, women in these countries 1. (respect) in many ways.

In the USA, 2. in Europe, you will see men usually open doors for women, and women generally walk ahead of men into a room or restaurant, 3. the men have to be ahead of the ladies to choose the table, to open the door of a car or to give other services. On the street, men almost always walk or cross the street on the side of the ladies 4. is closer to the traffic. But if a man walks with two ladies, he should walk between 5. .

If the host or hostess comes to fetch their guest for dinner in a car, the guest should sit at the front seat and leave the back seat free, as the host or hostess is also 6. driver. When the host shows the guest to the sitting room, most men 7. (seat) in the room will stand up if the guest is a lady. Generally speaking, younger ones are introduced to older ones first. The ladies in the sitting room will not stand up 8. the new comer is a man or a woman.

Though today it is the fact that the custom is followed by 9. (few) people than in the past, especially among the young people, women of all ages still want to keep the custom. Anyhow, 10. is believed that women are still respected in many ways in the Western countries.

 

Answer 1

1.are respected

2.as

3.unless

4.which / that

5.them

6.the

7.seated

8.whether

9.fewer

10.it

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要说明的是西方社会里的尊敬女性的风俗传统，并通过举例进行了详细地说明。

1.1】are respected 本句是一个被动语态。句义：在很多方面在西方国家里女性都受到尊敬。根据句义说明表示的是被动的含义。

2. 本句是一个省略句，在as后面省略了it is；as引导的是一个方式状语，意为“正如”；在美国，正如在欧洲一样，你会看见男性为女性开门。

3. 在欧洲女性通常都走在男性的前面，除非男性不得不为女性选择桌子，开门或者提供其他服务。根据句义本句中的unless表示“除非，如果…不…”，引导的是一个条件句。

4. 本句是一个定语从句，先行词是the side，which指代先行词在句中做主语。指男性在和女性走路的时候，总是走在靠近汽车的一边。

5.

6. 本句中的the特指说话双方都知道的那个司机，也就是来接客人的男女主人。

7. 本句中的seated是过去分词转换的形容词，seat使…就坐；与前面的名词most men构成被动关系，使用过去分词转换的形容词作为后置定语。

8.whether 本句whether… or ….无论…还是…；引导的是一个让步状语从句。无论新来的人是男的还是女的，房间里的女性都不需要站起来。

9. 本句后面的than说明应该使用比较级的形式，指现在与过去相比较，遵守风俗习惯的人更少了。

10.10】it 考察固定句式It is believed that…人们认为….；句中的it是一个形式主语，真正的主语是后面的that引导的主语从句。

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