题目内容
British men are couch potatoes. They spend nearly half their free?time watching TV. They watch more TV than women, do less housework, less charity work and less childcare—but spend more time shopping, a poll(民意测验) suggests. Analysts(分析家) from Eurostat, the EU's statistical office, interviewed working men and women in 10 countries.?
Britain, where men devoted 49% of their free?time to the box, came a narrow second to the Hungarians with 51%.German and Norwegian men watched the least TV—just over one third of their spare time.?
The analysts took the average of the figures for the whole year including holidays and weekends. They broke down the “average day” into five categories(类)—free-time, sleep, meals and personal care, travel, domestic chores(家务事) and work or study. It shows that British men have four hours and 41 minutes free time each day—20 minutes more than women. But women spend nearly double the amount of time on domestic chores than men. Almost three-and-a-half hours of a woman's day is taken up with domestic work, compared to less than two hours for men.?
Food preparation makes up the bulk(量) of the chores, with leaning and shopping the next most time-consuming. They further broke down the free-time and domestic categories to show that men spend 137 minutes each day in front of the TV, compared to women's 114 minutes.
Women spend slightly more time socializing resting and reading than men, but slightly less time on hobbies, sport and exercise. Universally unpopular with both sexes is culture—accounting for just 2% of both men and women's leisure time.?
According to the passage, couch potatoes refer to _______.?
A. a kind of potatoes produced in Britain?
B. people spending much time sitting and watching television?
C. a kind of food offered by the English people?
D. people who like doing housework instead of watching TV?
According to the passage, which of the following may NOT be included in the ten countries??
A. Germany. B. Norway. C. Hungary. D. Russia.?
What both men and women don't like in their spare time is _______.?
A. taking part in cultural activities B. shopping?
C. enjoying their hobbies D. doing domestic chores?
What would be the best title for the passage??
A. Domestic Chores—Only Women's Right?
B. British Men—Couch Potatoes?
C. What the Research Means?
D. Men and Women in Different Situations
【小题1】B
【小题2】D
【小题3】A
【小题4】B
解析:
【小题1】 根据第一段前三句话可知。?
【小题2】见文章第二段。?
【小题3】见文章最后一段。?
【小题4】 通读全文,抓关键词couch potatoes。
Many English learners have difficulty deciding what kind of English accent they want to have． A US accent, perhaps modeled on the way a Hollywood star speaks? Or maybe you want to imitate（模仿） the British accent of a BBC news reader?
Young British people find the US accent attractive while young US people like a British accent． Especially when the person speaking is of the opposite sex(异性)! Let’s listen to what they have to say．
Stephen Yang, 17, from London, UK
A US accent is cute, especially when a girl speaks it． Whether it’s Jessia Alba speaking or the girl- next-door, the way US girls speak has a sweet tingle that is really sassy(时髦)． A girl from Texas recently moved into our neighborhood． Her Texan twang（鼻音） had all the boys here on their knees within seconds of meeting her．
To me, accents reflect the attitudes, characteristics and lifestyles of the people．
Jennifer Sun, 16, from New Jersey, US
From watching English actors like Daniel Radcliffe, my friends and I have developed a soft spot for British men．Some are attracted to the qualities of English males, while others admire their sense of style．
Everyone, however, agrees that the most appealing aspect of an English man is his accent． For example, many American girls watch Harry Potter movies over and over again just to listen to the actors speak．
The English accent seems almost like art．
【小题1】In Stephen Yang’s opinion, accents just show__________．
| A．the beauty of the language |
| B．how the language is spoken |
| C．the cultural differences of the speakers |
| D．the meeting of the day |
| A．All the boys broke their knees |
| B．All the boys fell to the ground |
| C．All the boys liked her accent very much |
| D．All the boys imitated（模仿）her accent |
| A．learn the acting skills of the these stars |
| B．learn the magic performed by Harry Potter |
| C．imitate the actors’ accents |
| D．know more about British English |
| A．British English and American English |
| B．British Accent or American Accent |
| C．American English Accent is Most Accepted |
| D．The difference between British Accent and American Accent． |
It’s really true what people say about English politeness: it’s everywhere. When squeezing (挤过去) past someone in a narrow passage, people say “sorry”. When getting off a bus, English passengers say “thank you” rather than the driver. In Germany, people would never dream of doing these things. After all, squeezing past others is sometimes unavoidable, and the bus driver is only doing his job. I used to think the same way, without questioning it, until I started traveling to the British Isles, and here are some more polite ways of interacting (交往) with people in UK.
People thank each other everywhere in England, all the time. When people buy something in a shop, customer and shop assistant in most cases thank each other twice or more. In Germany, it would be exceptional to hear more than one thank you in such a conversation. British students thank their lecturers when leaving the room. English employers thank their employees for doing their jobs, as opposite to Germans, who would normally think that paying their workers money is already enough.
Another thing I observed during my stay was that English people rarely criticize (批评) others. Even when I was working and mistakes were pointed out to me, my employers emphasized several times but none of their explanations were intended as criticism. It has been my impression that by avoiding criticism, English people are making an effort to make others feel comfortable. This also is showed in other ways. British men still open doors for women, and British men are more likely to treat women to a meal than German men. However, I do need to point out here that this applies to English men a bit more than it would to Scottish men! Yes, the latter are a bit tightfisted.
1.What is the author’s attitude towards English politeness?
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A．He thinks it is unnecessary. |
B．He thinks little of it. |
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C．He appreciates it very much. |
D．He thinks it goes too far. |
2.What can be inferred from the passage?
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A．German men never treat a woman to dinner. |
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B．The author think it’s unnecessary to say “thank you” to the bus driver. |
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C．In Germany, employers often say “thank you” to employees for their job. |
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D．Germans think it is unnecessary to thank workers because payment is enough. |
3.We can learn from the last paragraph that Scottish men ______.
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A．like to fight with each other |
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B．treat women in a polite way |
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C．are as generous as English men |
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D．are unwilling to spend money for women |
4.The author develops the text through the method of ______.
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A．making comparisons |
B．telling stories |
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C．giving reasons |
D．giving examples |