题目内容
He apologized for his mistake, saying that he ___________no offence.
A.supposed B.intended C.considered D.pretended
B
There is one word that is on the lips of Americans, day and night: “Sorry.”
One time as I was walking on the street, a young man ran by hurriedly, brushing against my handbag. Even as he continued on his way, he turned back and said “sorry” to me. Even in a rush, he didn’t forget to apologize. One day, after I bought a mango, the salesman was giving me the change, but I wasn’t ready for it and a coin dropped to the ground. “I’m sorry,” he said while bending down to pick it up. I was puzzled—why would he apologize when it is my fault?
Another time, I stepped on a man’s foot in an escalator, at the same time, we both said “sorry”. I thought it interesting, was it really necessary for him to apologize? Later on, an American friend explained to me that according to the American mentality, the escalators a public place, and everyone should be able to stand in it. After someone occupies a position in the elevator, making it difficult for someone else to find a place to stand, isn’t it necessary to express an apology?
If you go to the movies and the tickets happen to be sold out, the ticket seller will say: “Sorry, the tickets are sold out.” Whenever one of your hopes goes unfulfilled, an American will say “sorry” as a sign of sympathy.
During my stay in America, I often came across situations in which I was supposed to say “sorry”. Gradually, I realized that when friction(摩擦)appears in daily life, Americans don’t care much about who is wrong; If someone is troubled, a “sorry” is always necessary. When this happens, even if the other person is hurt, the “sorry” cools tempers and human kindness is shown. Perhaps this is why I never saw anyone quarreling on the buses, subways or streets of America.
【小题1】How many examples are given to show that Americans like to say “sorry”?
A.One | B.Two | C.Three | D.Four |
A.and took away his bag | B.and touched his bag |
C.to help him with his bag | D.to brush his bag |
A.Paragraph 2 | B.Paragraph 3 | C.Paragraph 4 | D.Paragraph 5 |
A.angry | B.interested | C.approving(赞成) | D.disappointed |
A.My life in America | B.Americans’ “sorry” |
C.My experience in an escalator | D.The meaning of “sorry” |
There is one word that is on the lips of Americans , day and night , “Sorry”.
One time as I was walking on the street , a young man ran by hurriedly , brushing against my handbag . Even as he continued on his way , he turned back and said “sorry” to me . Even in a rush , he didn’t forget to apologize .
One day , after I bought some apples , the salesman was giving me the change , but I wasn’t ready for it , and a coin dropped on the ground, “I’m sorry ,” he said while bending down to pick it up . I was puzzled —why would he apologize when it was my fault ?
Another time , I stepped on a man’s foot in an escalator . At the same time , we both said “sorry” . I thought it interesting : was it really necessary for him apologize ?
Later on , an American friend explained to me that according to the American ideas, the escalator is public place which everyone should be able to stand in . After someone occupies a position in the escalator , making it difficult for someone else to find a place to stand in , isn’t it necessary to express an apology ?
During my stay in America , I gradually realized that when friction (摩擦) occurs in daily life , Americans don’t care much about who is responsible . If someone is troubled , a “sorry” is always necessary . Even if the other person is hurt , the “sorry” would cool tempers . Perhaps this is why I never saw anyone quarreling on the buses , subways or streets in America .
【小题1】When I was walking in the street , ____ .
A.a young man wanted to rob me of my bag |
B.a young man ran by and wanted to brush my bag |
C.a young man said sorry to me for touching my bag |
D.a young man came hurriedly to help me with my bag |
A.I purposely didn’t want to accept it from the salesman |
B.the salesman purposely didn’t want to pass it to me |
C.I was slower to accept it than the salesman to give it to me |
D.the salesman was slower to give it to me than I could accept it |
A.the escalator is a public place |
B.the man was very afraid of me |
C.the “sorry” said to me was for everyone |
D.there wasn’t enough room to get my feet in |
A.angry with | B.disappointed with | C.interested in | D.approving of |
There is one word that is on the lips of Americans , day and night , “Sorry”.
One time as I was walking on the street , a young man ran by hurriedly , brushing against my handbag . Even as he continued on his way , he turned back and said “sorry” to me . Even in a rush , he didn’t forget to apologize .
One day , after I bought some apples , the salesman was giving me the change , but I wasn’t ready for it , and a coin dropped on the ground, “I’m sorry ,” he said while bending down to pick it up . I was puzzled —why would he apologize when it was my fault ?
Another time , I stepped on a man’s foot in an escalator . At the same time , we both said “sorry” . I thought it interesting : was it really necessary for him apologize ?
Later on , an American friend explained to me that according to the American ideas, the escalator is public place which everyone should be able to stand in . After someone occupies a position in the escalator , making it difficult for someone else to find a place to stand in , isn’t it necessary to express an apology ?
During my stay in America , I gradually realized that when friction (摩擦) occurs in daily life , Americans don’t care much about who is responsible . If someone is troubled , a “sorry” is always necessary . Even if the other person is hurt , the “sorry” would cool tempers . Perhaps this is why I never saw anyone quarreling on the buses , subways or streets in America .
1.When I was walking in the street , ____ .
A.a young man wanted to rob me of my bag |
B.a young man ran by and wanted to brush my bag |
C.a young man said sorry to me for touching my bag |
D.a young man came hurriedly to help me with my bag |
2.When the salesman gave me the change , _____
A.I purposely didn’t want to accept it from the salesman |
B.the salesman purposely didn’t want to pass it to me |
C.I was slower to accept it than the salesman to give it to me |
D.the salesman was slower to give it to me than I could accept it |
3.The man on whose feet I stepped apologized to me because ____ .
A.the escalator is a public place |
B.the man was very afraid of me |
C.the “sorry” said to me was for everyone |
D.there wasn’t enough room to get my feet in |
4.In this passage , the author seems to feel _____ the Americans’ “sorry”.
A.angry with |
B.disappointed with |
C.interested in |
D.approving of |