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(2017届吉林市第一中学高三模考)You get on an almost-empty bus, but the next passenger decides to ignore all the empty seats to sit right next to you. While you are waiting in line at the supermarket, the next customer stands just behind you shouting into his phone.

These are attacks of the personal space invaders(侵略者). Though preferences for personal space differ from culture to culture, we Britons do love our independence and personal space.

As the British customs website Debrett has said, as a British person, somebody standing too close may make you "focus less on what somebody is saying than on how close they are to you". Simple acts like putting an arm around someone you don’t know that well may seem friendly in China, but they can make us very uncomfortable. The ediplomat.com website explains: "The British are not back slappers (拍打者) or touchers and generally do not show affection (喜欢) in public."

Being a British person around people from other countries can therefore be full of problems. People from many European countries such as France and Spain kiss each other on the cheek when they meet, yet to us this seems too friendly and "touchy-feely".

Simple matters like how close others stand can be problems to Britons who want to keep their own personal space. Giving advice on how to behave around a British person, Debrett’s says that "if you can feel the warmth of their worried breath upon your face, then you’re standing too close".

So, are British people unfriendly? No. The ediplomat.com website explains that we are not as "indifferent" as we may seem, but "very friendly and helpful to foreigners". However, we do have different ideas about our own space to many people from other countries. Just let us know if you’re going to come any closer than arm’s length, and you’ll be fine!

1.What is the article mainly about?

A.How to make friends with British people.

B.Some tips on British table manners.

C.Ways in which British people show affection.

D.British people’s preference for personal space.

2. If you were meeting a British person for the first time, it would be polite of you to ______, according to the article.

A.kiss him/her on the cheek

B.put an arm around him/her

C.keep an arm’s length away from him/her

D.slap his/her back or shake his/her hands

3.The underlined word "indifferent" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to "_________".

A.cold B.modest

C.gentlemanlike D.independent

4.What can we conclude from the article?

A.British people like to sit next to others on empty buses.

B.British people are helpful, although they may not appear to be.

C.British people do not like staying with other Europeans.

D.British people are happy to show affection in public.

One fine afternoon I was walking along Fifth Street, when I remembered that it was necessary to buy a pair of socks.Why I wished to buy only one pair was unimportant.I turned into the first sock shop that caught my eye, and a boy clerk who could not have been more than seventeen years old came forward, "What can 1 do for you, sir?" "I wish to buy a pair of socks." His eyes shone.There was a note of excitement in his voice, "Did you know that you had come into the finest place in the world to buy socks?" I had no idea of that, as my entrance had been accidental."Come with me," said the boy, eagerly.1 followed him to the back of the shop, and he began to pull down from the shelves box after box showing their contents for my choice.

"Hold on, lad, I am going to buy only one pair!" "1 know that," said he, "but I want you to see how beautiful these are.Aren't they wonderful!" There was on his face an expression of seriousness and pride and delight as if he were showing to me the secrets of his religion.I became far more interested in him than in the socks.I looked at him in amazement."My friend," said I, "if you can keep this up, if this is not merely from having a new job, if you can keep up this high spirit and excitement day after day, in ten years you will own every sock in the United States."

1.What did the writer want to buy one fine afternoon?

A. A pair of socks. B. A pair of shoes.

C. Two pairs of socks. D. A set of books.

2.Which is true according to the passage?

A. The shop was on the Second Road.

B. The boy was 18 years old.

C. The writer entered the shop by chance

D. The boy was not in high spirits.

3.What the writer said in the last paragraph means that_______.

A. if you don't work hard, you will lose the job

B. you should keep on following your customs

C. if you keep up your great interest in your work, you will succeed in the future

D. if you are too hardworking, you will fail

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

There are many kinds of friends. Some are always 1 you, but don’t understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only 2 friends leave footprints.

I shall always recall the autumn and the girl with the 3 . I know she will always be my best friend. I could see the yellow leaves 4 in the cool wind. In such a 5 , I liked walking alone in the leaves, 6 to the sound of them. Autumn is a harvest season. However, 7 is uninteresting. The free days always get me 8 . But one day, the sound of a violin 9 into my ears like a stream flowing in the mountains. A young girl, standing in the wind, was 10 in playing her violin. I had 11 seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn’t know that I had been 12 there for so long but my existence(存在) did not seem to disturb(打扰)her.

Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building 13 I went downstairs to watch her performance. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became 14 . Though we didn’t know each other, I thought we were already good 15 .

One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly 16 . To my surprise, the girl came over to me. "You must like violin," she said. "Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?" I asked. Suddenly, a 17 expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual. "I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that 18 me." she said. "In fact, it was your playing 19 gave me a meaningful autumn," I answered, "Let’s be friends." The girl smiled, and so did I.

I never heard her play again in my life. But I will always remember the fine figure(身影) of the girl. She is like a 20 — so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off much light that makes the autumn beautiful.

1.A. with B. for C. against D. to

2.A. good B. true C. reliable D. stubborn

3.A. sound B. song C. partner D. violin

4. A. shaking B. hanging C. rising D. floating

5. A. season B. situation C. day D. weather

6. A. watching B. listening C. seeing D. hearing

7. A. journey B. work C. life D. view

8.A. bored B. determined C. excited D. concerned

9.A. flowed B. grew C. entered D. ran

10.A. lost B. active C. busy D. interested

11.A. once B. never C. frequently D. usually

12.A. waiting B. stopping C. standing D. hearing

13.A. because B. but C. when D. before

14. A. interesting B. moving C. boring D. tiring

15. A. comers B. listeners C. players D. friends

16.A. stopped B. began C. gone D. changed

17. A. happy B. sad C. strange D. calm

18.A. surprised B. excited C. encouraged D. interested

19.A. that B. which C. it D. who

20.A. song B. dream C. wind D. sister

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