Question

The British love to think of themselves as polite, and everyone knows how fond they are of their “pleases” and “thank yous”. Even the simplest business such as buying a train ticket requires 1    seven or eight of these. Another    2    of our good manners is the queue. Newcomers to Britain could be forgiven for thinking that queuing rather than football was the    3    national sport. Finally, of course, motorists generally stop at crossings. But does all this mean that the British should consider themselves more polite than their European neighbors? I think not.

    Take forms of address (称呼)for example. The average English person—    4    he happens to work in a hotel or department store —would rather die than call a stranger “Sir” or “Madam”. Yet in some European countries this is the most basic of common address. Our    5  “you” for everyone may appear more democratic, but it means that we are forced to seek out complicated ways to express    6   . I am all for returning to the use of “thee” and “thou”(Thee and thou are old-fashioned poetic words for “you” “you” would be    7    for strangers and professional relationships. And of course, the English find touching and other shows of friendship truly terrifying. Have you noticed that the British    8    ever touch? Personally, I find the Latin habit of shaking hands or a friendly kiss quite charming. Try kissing the average English person, and they will either take two steps backwards in horror, or, if their escape is  9   , you will find your lips touching the back of their head. Now what could be    10    than that?

    1．

A. at least　　　　　　　　　　    B. at most

C. less than　　　　　　　　　　 D. not more than

    2．

A. signal　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. scene

C. sign　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. sight

    3．

A. true　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. original

C. superior　　　　　　　　　　  D. advanced

    4．

A. if　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. whether

C. when　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. unless

    5．

A. universal　　　　　　　　　　 B. unique

C. regular　　　　　　　　　　    D. normal

    6．

A. politeness　　　　　　　　    B. gratitude

C. democracy　　　　　　　　  D. consideration

    7．

A. ordered　　　　　　　　　　   B. reserved

C. offered　　　　　　　　　　   D. stocked

    8．

A. highly　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. mostly

C. hardly　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. nearly

    9    D. inferring

 

Roman"'>．

A. confirmed　　　　　　　　   B. assured

C. jammed　　　　　　　　　　  D. blocked

    10．

A. better　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ruder

C. more polite　　　　　　　　  D. more frightening

 

Answer 1

答案：A;C;A;D;A;A;B;C;D;B
解析：

1. At least，至少。 2. 我们良好礼貌的另一个标志就是排队。 3. 意思是“认为排队而不是足球是真正的民族运动”。 4. 意思是“除非他在饭店或者是百货商店工作”。 5. Universal这里有“普遍使用的”意思。 6. 我们不得不找到复杂的方式来表现我们的礼貌。 7. Be reserved for …，留给…。 8. 意思是“英国人几乎没有身体接触”。 9. 意思是“如果他们不能逃脱，那么…”。 10. 什么还能比那更无礼呢？

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