Question

I fell in love with England because it was quaint (古雅)—all those little houses, looking terribly old-fashioned but nice, like dolls’ houses. I loved the countryside and the pubs, and I loved London. I’ve slightly changed my mind after seventeen years because I think it’s an ugly town now.

Things have changed. For everybody, England meant gentlemen, fair play, and good manners. The fair play is going, unfortunately, and so are the gentlemanly attitudes and good manners—people shut doors heavily in your face and politeness is disappearing.

I regret that there are so few comfortable meeting places. You’re forced to live indoors. In Paris I go out much more, to restaurants and nightclubs. To meet friends here it usually has to be in a pub, and it can be difficult to go there alone as a woman. The cafes are not terribly nice.

As a woman, I feel unsafe here. I spend a bomb on taxis because I will not take public transport after 10 p. m. I used to use it, but now I’m afraid.

The idea of family seems to be more or less non-existent in England. My family is well united and that’s typically French. In Middlesex I had a neighbour who is 82 now. His family only lived two miles away, but I took him to France for Christmas once because he was always alone.

1.The writer doesn’t like London because she ______.

A．has lived there for seventeen years

B．prefers to live in an old-fashioned house

C．is not used to the life there now

D．has to be polite to everyone she meets there

2.Where do people usually meet their friends in England?

A．In a pub.          B．In a cafe.          C．In a restaurant.     D．In a nightclub.

3.The writer took her neighbour to France for Christmas because he ______.

A．had never been to France                 B．was from a typical French family

C．didn't like the British idea of family          D．felt lonely in England

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文记叙了作者由过去喜欢到现在不喜欢伦敦的原由。

1.从第一段可知作者过去喜欢伦敦的古雅，但 I’ve slightly changed my mind after seventeen years because I think it’s an ugly town now，说明他现在不习惯那的生活了。

2.从第三段第三句To meet friends here it usually has to be in a pub可知选A

3.从文章最后一段最后一句 because he was always alone可知正确答案。

考点：本文是考查伦敦文化生活的记叙文。

点评：本文记叙了作者由过去喜欢到现在不喜欢伦敦的原由。本文内容比较简单，集中考查细节较  多，在阅读时注意关键的细节内容，做好标志，以提高阅读的效率。