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When I was in Germany, one day at Christmas-time I went to a post office to send a letter. To my    1    I found people queuing (排队) some paces away from the person at the savings deposit window.    2  so? Each did his business  3    but the line never moved a step    4   , I was very    5   , so I walked to the window to find out the cause. There was a notice on which was written “Thank you for your    6  for other’s privacy (隐私)”—a polite    7    to keep people away from nosing into other’s    8    (money matters are regarded as privacy in Western countries). I was deeply impressed by the    9   and stayed a while to watch: they were waiting so    10    at a distance that they seemed quite    11  to the practice. The    12    thing happened at a public telephone box.  13    waiting for their turns always kept their distance—enough to be out of  14   . It’s another typical example!

From then on I    15   to watch their ways of doing things, manners, treatment   16  towards others. I found the Germans always mindful of other’s privacy. They avoided putting others in an embarrassing (窘迫)situation. For instance, they never    17    about age, incomes or the place to buy such a coat,    18    would they comment on the others or jewelry others wore. Their laws    19    reading diaries or opening letters without permission. That shows    20   matters are not allowed to be disturbed.

1. A. sorrow        B. anger           C. delight          D. surprise

2. A. Why          B. How           C. What            D. Where

3. A. in secret       B. with care        C. in turn           D. by turns

4. A. slower        B. nearer           C. farther           D. longer

5. A. curious        B. angry           C. interested        D. impatient

6. A. care           B. respect          C. help            D. search

7. A. voice          B. phrase          C. warning         D. sentence

8. A. pockets        B. savings          C. needs           D. affairs

9. A. word          B. sight            C. people          D. matters

10. A. honestly        B. anxiously        C. nervously       D. calmly

11. A. used           B. familiar         C. uncomfortable    D. polite

12. A. interesting      B. strange          C. same            D. different

13. A. They           B. These            C. Those            D. That

14. A. sight          B. hearing          C. touch            D. question

15. A. went on        B. took care         C. paid attention     D. took charge

16. A. moving         B. shown          C. facing           D. offered

17. A. asked          B. heard           C. worried          D. learned

18. A. so             B. nor             C. not only         D. if

19. A. appreciate      B. stop             C. hate             D. forbid

20. A. pubic          B. personal         C. small            D. important

Answer 1

1—5 DACBA  6—10 BCDBD  11—15 ACCBB  16—20 BABDB

解析:

1、to one’s surprise“令某人惊奇的是”。作者发现人们排队等候与平常不同，所以感到奇怪。

2、Why so? “为什么会这样呢？”因为作者感到奇怪，问为什么会这样是很合理的。

3、 由people queuing可知人们在排队按次序等候。in turn“按顺序”；by turns“轮流、交替”。

4、 队列之间的距离没有缩短。

5、这种现象使作者感到好奇。

6、respect for other’s privacy“尊重他人的隐私”。

7、“Thank you for your respect for other’s privacy”是告诫的话,所以用warning “警告、告试”较合适。

8、句意应是“不要干涉别人的私事”。

9、作者对这种现象或情景很有感触。

10、为了尊重别人的隐私，大家都很平静地等着。

11、大家似乎对这种做法已经习惯了。

12、为了尊重别人的隐私，在公用电话亭排队打电话时，人们做的和在银行存款时是一样的。

13、完整的句子是 “Those who were waiting for their turns…”, those在此作主语，意为those people.

14、在电话亭等候打电话时，为了尊重别人的隐私，当然就不能听别人的谈话内容，所以用out of hearing最符合题意。

15、take care to do sth. “注意做某事”，而pay attention to后要接动名词。

16、their ways of doing things, manners, treatment被展示给别人，用shown作宾语。

17、ask about “询问”。此处只有询问年纪、收入等才符合逻辑。

18、用nor…表示“也不……”。

19、题意是“法律禁止偷看别人的日记或私拆别人的信件”。

20、personal matters “私人问题，私事”。