Question

People often say that the Englishman’s home is his castle. In this sense they mean that the home is very important and  21 . Most people in Britain live in houses  22  flats, and many people own their homes. This means that they can make them individual(个人的); they can 23 them and change them in any way they 24 . In a crowded city the individual knows that he or she has a private space which is  25  for himself or herself and for invited friends.

People usually like to  26  their space. Are you sitting now in your home or in a beach or a train? If you are on the beach you may have spread your 27  around you; on the train you may have 28 your coat or small bag on the seat beside you; in a library you may have one corner or chair which is your own.

Once I was traveling on a  29  to London. I was in a section for four people and there was a table between us. The man on the opposite side to me had his briefcase on the table. There was no  30 on my side of the table at all. I was made rather  31 . I thought he thought that he owned the  32  table. I took various papers out of my bag and put them on  33 ! When I did this he stiffened and his eyes nearly popped out of his head. I had  34  his space ! A few minutes later I took my papers off his case in order to read them. He  35 moved his case to his side of the table. ( Of course , it is possible that he just wanted to be helpful to me !

1.	A．helpful B．personal C．necessary D．useful

 

2.	A．rather than B．as well as C．as a result of D．or rather

 

3.	A．buy B．leave C．paint D．offer

 

4.	A．make B．clear C．like D．prepare

 

5.	A．only B．already C．ever D．even

 

6.	A．marked B．decide C．choose D．keep

 

7.	A．towels B．sands C．papers D．flags

 

8.	A．found B．given C．put D．stored

 

9.	A．plane B．train C．way D．street

 

10.	A．matter B．weight C．light D．space

 

11.	A．angry B．hurt C．fearful D．busy

 

12.	A．right B．only C．small D．whole

 

13.	A．the table B．his case C．the seat D．his side

 

14.	A．invaded B．shut C．separated D．shared

 

15.	A．hesitatingly B．immediately C．slowly D．calmly

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.A

6.A

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.D

11.A

12.D

13.B

14.A

15.B

16.C 动词辨析。【解析】同上。

1.A 副词辨析。指家是英国人给自己的唯一的地方。

2.A 动词辨析。A标明；B决定；C选择；D保持。根据本段内容可知很多人都 标明自己属于自己的地方。

3.A 名词辨析。A毛巾；B沙地；C报纸；D旗帜。在海边，人们把毛巾铺开，标明地盘。

4.C 动词辨析。指在火车上把衣服或者包放在座位上表明这是你的地方。

5.B 上下文串联。根据下文可知是在火车上发生的事情。

6.D 名词辨析。指那个人把手提箱放在桌子上，我就没有了空间，space空间。

7.A 形容词辨析。别人占了我的地方，我很生气。

8.D 形容词辨析。那个人认为他拥有整个桌子。

9.B 上下文串联。根据上文可知他把手提箱放在桌子上，那么我就把报纸都放在他的箱子上，

10.A 动词辨析。invade入侵；他认为我入侵了他的空间。

11.B 副词辨析。指我把报纸拿掉以后他立刻就把箱子也拿掉了。