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______.

A.he had no place to sit

B.someone had invaded his “space”

C.too many people shared a section with him

D.some other people talked about things he didn’t know about

2.“… you feel lonely and ‘outside’” in paragraph 4 means that_______.

A.you are alone outside the house

B.you feel lonely because you travel on your own

C.you are alone and therefore you go outside to have some fun

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?

A.British people dislike marking their space.

B.You always feel at home in another country.

C.Most British people prefer living in houses to flats.

D.You can’t mark your private space in a foreign country.

4.Tha main purpose of the passage is to tell readers to _______.

A.own private spaces by living in houses

B.have one corner of their own in public places

C.realize the importance of “space” in communication

D.create their private spaces by talking with local people

 

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. 1.

    The writer was angry as he was traveling on a train to London because______.

    1. A.
      he had no place to sit
    2. B.
      someone had invaded his “space”
    3. C.
      too many people shared a section with him
    4. D.
      some other people talked about things he didn’t know about
  2. 2.

    “… you feel lonely and ‘outside’” in paragraph 4 means that_______.

    1. A.
      you are alone outside the house
    2. B.
      you feel lonely because you travel on your own
    3. C.
      you are alone and therefore you go outside to have some fun
    4. D.
      you feel lonely and you don’t belong to that place or that group of people
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

    1. A.
      British people dislike marking their space.
    2. B.
      You always feel at home in another country.
    3. C.
      Most British people prefer living in houses to flats.
    4. D.
      You can’t mark your private space in a foreign country.
  4. 4.

    Tha main purpose of the passage is to tell readers to _______.

    1. A.
      own private spaces by living in houses
    2. B.
      have one corner of their own in public places
    3. C.
      realize the importance of “space” in communication
    4. D.
      create their private spaces by talking with local people
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      For 52 years my father got up every morning at 5: 30 a. m., except Sunday, and went to work.I
__1__saw my father home from work ill.He had no hobbies, __2__taking care of his family.
     For 22 years, __3__I left home for college, my father__4__me every Sunday at 9?00 a. m..He
was always interested in my__5__, or how my family was doing, and I never once heard him__6__
about his lot (生活状况) in life.The calls even came when he and my mother were in other states.
     Nine years ago when I__7__my first house, my father,67 years old, spent three days__8__my
house.He would not__9__me to pay someone to have it done.All he __10__was a cup of tea, a paint
brush and to talk to him.But I was too__11__.I had a law practice to run, and I could not take__12__
to hold the brush, or talk to my father.__13__things happened several times later.
      The morning on Sunday.January 16,1996, my father telephoned me__14__, this time from my
sister's home in Florida.But the__15__came again at 4?40 p. m.that day.My father was in the__16__in
Florida with an aneurysm (动脉瘤). I got on an airplane__17__, and on the way, I__18__of all the times
I had not taken the time to talk to my father.I determined that when I arrived, I would__19__for the lost
time, and have a nice long talk with him.
      I arrived in Florida at 11:30 p. m., my father had__20__at 9?12 p. m..This time it was he who did
not have time to talk, or to wait for me.
(     )1. A. ever      
(     )2. A. other than  
(     )3. A. because      
(     )4. A. visited      
(     )5. A. work          
(     )6. A. worry         
(     )7. A. built        
(     )8. A. repairing    
(     )9. A. teach        
(     )10. A. asked      
(     )11. A. smart    
(     )12. A. practice  
(     )13. A. Different  
(     )14. A. as usual    
(     )15. A. call  
(     )16. A. church  
(     )17. A. immediately
(     )18. A. heard    
(     )19. A. take up  
(     )20. A. started out  
B. never        
B. rather tha    
B. before        
B. praised      
B. life          
B. care          
B. found        
B. painting      
B. advise        
B. kept          
B. upset        
B. task          
B. Similar      
B. in pain      
B. moment        
B. school        
B. happily      
B. spoke        
B. make up      
B. given in      
C. always      
C. more than    
C. although      
C. telephoned    
C. study        
C. talk          
C. purchased    
C. cleaning      
C. force          
C. ordered  
C. busy  
C. tea  
C. Funny  
C. casually  
C. situation
C. home  
C. gradually  
C. thought  
C. turn up  
C. passed away  
D. often            
D. or rather        
D. since            
D. met              
D. plan            
D. look            
D. sold            
D. decorating      
D. allow            
D. served          
D. tired            
D. time            
D. Strange          
D. finally          
D. scene            
D. hospital        
D. carefully        
D. demanded        
D. put up          
D. come back        
Kasey Kaxzmarek
      
When I read “Would he love me?”, I always wondered if my dad cared about me. I used to think about him all the time, especially on Father’s Day. All the kids would be with their dads and they would ask me where my dad was, so I would tell them that he was out of town. Tha was all that I could really say because I didn’t know. For all your kids who have a dad, tell him how much you love him, becaue there are plenty of kids who would love to have a dad.
Armen Abidian T
        his article describes everything about me and my life. When I was 3, my mother and father had a big argument and got divorced(离婚). Now I’m 13 years old. Just like Martha, I don’t know what he looks like now, whether or not he’s gotten married to a different woman, or if he has children. No matter what, I will always love my father, Albert Abidian.
Briana Collura
      
After I read “Would he love me?” I felt terrible. I never thought about how life would be without my dad. When Martha talked about how “most girls have dads who take them to their practices, buy them things and play with them,” I thought, I am one of those girls. I never stopped to think about how there are girls like Martha who have always dreamed of having those things but don’t have a father.
Stephanie Felix
      
This article reminded(提醒) me of how much I missed my dad when I was younger. I really relate to this article because I used to always wonder about my dad, but not anymore. It has made me more independent(独立的) and responsible, or at least that is what my mother says. By reading this article I remember all of this and I was able to understand what the writer was talking about.

1. What do these people tell us in the passage?               

A. Their feelings after reading the article.  
B. How they love their father.  
C. What their fathers do.             
D. Their life without their fathers

2. Which of the following about Kasey Daczmarek is TRUE?             
 
A. His father was out of town.        
B. He knew what his father was doing.  
C. He seldom thought about his father.  
D. When asked where his father was, he always lied.

3. How long have Armen Abidian’s parents been divorced?                

A. For three years. 
B. For ten years.  
C. For seven years. 
D. For thirteen years.

4. Compared with the other girls, Briana Collura_______.  

A. felt terrible about her family life    
B. lived in a single-parent family  
C. lived a much happier life          
D. always dreamed of her father

5. Whose life is most similar to that of the author?                

A. Kasey Kaczmarck.  
B. Armen Abidian. 
C. Briana Collura.  
D. Stephanie Felix.
阅读理解
     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(个体的); they can paint them,  and change them in
any way they like. Most house 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(私人的)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 your? 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 travelling 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 communications o 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(瞪出)out of his head. I had invaded(侵犯)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 travelling on a train to London because______.
A. he had no place to sit
B. someone had invaded his "space"
C. too many people shared a section with him
D. some other people talked about things he didn't know about
2. "… you feel lonely and 'outside'" in paragraph 4 means that_______.
A. you are alone outside the house
B. you feel lonely because you travel on your own
C. you are alone and therefore you go outside to have some fun
D. you feel lonely and you don't belong to that place or that group of people
3.In Paragraph 4 , the pronoun "them' refers to(所指) "___________".
A. public spaces  
B. private spaces  
C. local people  
D. other countries
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. British people dislike marking their space.
B. You always feel at home in another country.
C. Most British people prefer living in houses to flats.
D. You can't mark your private space in a foreign country.
5.Tha main purpose of the passage is to tell readers to _______.
A. own private spaces by living in houses
B. have one corner of their own in public places
C. realize the importance of "space" in communication
D. create their private spaces by talking with local people

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