We all know that every culture has its own ideal of behavior, and the United States is no______.
A.expectation
B.exclusion
C.expectancy
D.exception
参考答案:D
解析:expectation“期待,指望,展望”和expectancy“期望,期待”是近义词,意思是等待某事发生,不同的是expectancy一般用来表示一种热切期待的状态,如:She waited for her boyfriend in a s tate of happy expectancy.她满怀幸福地期待着男友的到来。另外expectancy还常用在词组life expectancy“预期寿命”中,可以看出这两个词的含义都不合题意;exclusion“排斥,排除在外”,常用搭配有to the exclusion of“排斥(排除)”,如:He studied history at the university,to the exclusion of all other subjects.他在学校里专攻历史,.不学其他科目。exception“例外,如:You must all be he eat 8 a.m.”we can make no exceptions.你们大家必须上午8点钟到达此地,任何人不得例外。可见此词最合题意,表示“美国也不例外”。