题目内容
I know that no one likes the feeling of _______, but you can’t draw their attention in that way.
A. ignoring B. to be ignored C. being ignored D. the ignorance
C
解析:
略
People often say that the Englishman’s home is his castle. They mean that the home is very important and personal to him. Most people in Britain live in houses rather than flats, and many people own their homes. This means that they can make them individual; they can paint them, and change them in any way they like. Most houses have a garden, even if it is a very small one, and the garden is usually loved. The house and the garden are the private space of the individual.
People usually like to mark their space. Are you sitting now in your home or on a train? Have you marked the space around yourself as yours ? If you are on the train you may put your coat or small bag on the seat beside you. If you share a flat you may have one corner or chair which is your own.
Once I was traveling on a train to London. I was in a section for four people and there was a table between us .The man on the space on my side of the table at all. I was angry. Maybe he thought that he owned the whole table .I had read a book about non-verbal communication, so I took various papers out of my bag and put them on his briefcase! When I did this he stiffened and his eyes nearly popped out of his head. I had invaded his space! A few minutes later I took my papers off his case in order to read them. He immediately moved his case to his side of the table. Of course, it is possible that he just wanted to be helpful to me!
If you are visiting another country you may feel that you don’t have any private space. Hotel rooms look much the same in every country in the world. All day long ,you share public spaces with other people. You see the local people in their private spaces and you feel lonely and “outside”. Local people can create their private spaces by talking about things you don’t know about .And you even feel that they like you to be outside them so that they will enjoy being inside even more! This is one of the difficulties of being a traveler !But if you understand it then it helps you .Haven’t you enjoyed being part of a group and “owning” a bit of space?
1.The writer was angry as he was traveling on a train to London because______.
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A．he had no place to sit |
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B．someone had invaded his “space” |
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C．too many people shared a section with him |
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D．some other people talked about things he didn’t know about |
2.“… you feel lonely and ‘outside’” in paragraph 4 means that_______.
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A．you are alone outside the house |
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B．you feel lonely because you travel on your own |
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C．you are alone and therefore you go outside to have some fun |
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D．you feel lonely and you don’t belong to that place or that group of people |
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
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A．British people dislike marking their space. |
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B．You always feel at home in another country. |
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C．Most British people prefer living in houses to flats. |
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D．You can’t mark your private space in a foreign country. |
4.Tha main purpose of the passage is to tell readers to _______.
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A．own private spaces by living in houses |
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B．have one corner of their own in public places |
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C．realize the importance of “space” in communication |
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D．create their private spaces by talking with local people |
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With the invention of the Internet several decades ago, do you feel that since then it has made us human beings feel more connected to the world and one another, or has it isolated（使孤立）us and made us feel more alone than ever before?
What about you as an individual?
● 2.The Internet enables us to know what’s happening in the world. We couldn't imagine talking to people everywhere in the world twenty years ago.
●3. It unites us because we talk to others from all around our country and tha world, but the Internet can be addicting, and keep us away from people for a while, There is an inherent (内在的) human need for direct human contact (e.g. touching, talking face to face, etc.) that the Internet has all taken away.
● 4. It has given me freedom beyond my imagination. I’m home-bound with many duties to attend to. My life is a bit too crowded. Duties duties duties. I get lost many times not knowing who I really am！This medium is my best friend. It just lets me BE！I can speak here without fear or favour.
● 5. Chatting online is completely different from hanging out with friends outside or hearing their voice over the phone．I find that it’s not just the Internet that has increased this sense of isolation，even iPods，MP3s，such devices kind of separate us，make us lose focus on the everyday happenings of life．
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A．I think that the Internet isolates as well as unites us. |
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B．I believe it unites us more than it isolates us. |
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C．Do you feel that the Internet unites us or isolates us? |
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D．What is happening in the world today? |
E. The Internet is playing a more and more important role.
F. I think it has isolated us more.
G. I am truly grateful for this new technology.
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