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单选题
1、In China it is relatively usual to ask people their age， but in the West this question is generally regarded as impolite. This is particularly true _11()women， and even more so if the inquirer is a man. However， it is very _12()to ask children their age， and some adults may not mind being asked either. In fact， some elderly people are quite happy to _13()their age， especially if they feel they look young for their age. Nevertheless， it is not very wise to ask a direct question like “How old are you?”.If elderly people want to talk about their age， they may easily14()_the topic themselves， and ask the other person to guess how old they are . They normally expect to be complimented on their youthfulness， though rather than 15() that they look very old. Even tbough Westerners do not usually ask people directly how old they are， this does not _16() that they are not interested to know how old other people are. They may ask _17()for the information， or else they may try to 18() the topic indirectly. Sometimes discussions about educational_19()and the number of years of working experience may provide some clues， but this is not always the 20().17.( )
A
someone else
B
everyone else
C
anyone else
D
no one else
答案解析
正确答案：A
解析：
这是一道语境辨析的问题。首先，我们需要理解句子的整体意思，再逐个分析选项，根据语境和语义选出最合适的答案。
1. 语境理解：题目中的句子描述的是西方人在询问他人年龄时的习惯和态度。前面提到直接询问年龄可能被视为不礼貌，但某些情况下又可能询问，如询问孩子的年龄或老年人自己提及年龄话题。本空需要填入的是西方人询问年龄信息时可能采取的另一种方式。
2. 选项分析：
- A选项（someone else）：表示“其他人，另外的人”，符合语境，即他们可能会通过询问其他人来获取某人的年龄信息。
- B选项（everyone else）：表示“其他所有人”，这个表述过于绝对，不符合语境，因为不是所有人都会去询问。
- C选项（anyone else）：表示“任何其他人”，虽然语法上可行，但在此语境中不够精确，因为“任何人”并不特指某一类或某一些会去询问的人。
- D选项（no one else）：表示“没有其他人”，与语境不符，因为句子表达的是他们可能会通过某种方式获取年龄信息。
3. 语义判断：根据语境，西方人虽然不直接询问年龄，但可能会通过其他方式了解，如询问其他人。因此，A选项（someone else）最符合句子的意思。
综上所述，本题的正确答案是A，即他们可能会询问其他人来获取某人的年龄信息。
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