The English, as a race, are very different in many ways from all other nationalities, including their closest neighbors, the French, the Belgians and the Dutch. It is claimed（断言）that living on an island separated from the rest of Europe has much to do with it. Whatever the reasons are, it may be fairly stated that the Englishman has developed many attitudes and habits which distinguish him from（使区别于）other nationalities.

　　Broadly speaking, the Englishman is a quiet, shy, reserved person who is fully relaxed only among people he knows well. In the presence of strangers or foreigners he often seems restrained, even embarrassed（局促不安）. You have only to witness（目击）a city train any morning or evening to see the truth of this. Serious looking businessmen and women sit reading their newspapers or having a light sleep in a corner, no one speaks. In fact, to do so would seem most unusual. An Englishman, pretending to be giving advice to overseas visitors, once suggested,“On entering a railway carriage, shake hands with all the passengers.”Needless to say, he was not being serious. There is an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior which, if broken, makes the person immediately suspected（怀疑）.

　　In many parts of the world it is quite normal to show openly extremes of enthusiasm, emotion, excitement, etc, often accompanied by appropriate gesture. The Englishman is somewhat different. Of course, an Englishman feels no less deeply than anyone of a different nationality, but he tends to display his feelings far less. This is reflected in his use of language. Imagine a man commenting on the great beauty of a young girl. Whereas（当……时）a more emotional man might describe her state,“Oh, she's all right.”An Englishman who has seen a highly successful and enjoyable film recommends（推荐）it to a friend by commenting,“It's not bad you know”, or on seeing very unusual scenery he might convey（表达）his pleasure by saying,“Nice, yes, very nice.”The overseas visitor must not be disappointed by this apparent lack of interest and involvement. Instead, he must realize that“all right,”“not bad,”and“nice,”very often have the sense of“first class,”“excellent,”“beautiful.”This use of language of a unique style, particularly common in England is known as restrained statement.

(1) From the passage people can infer that the English are different from other nationalities mainly ________.

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(2) If one doesn't want to be suspected in public, he had better ________.

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A．follow the English code of behavior

B．shake hands with all the people he meets

C．talk with others

D．keep quiet

(3) The underlined word“restrained”in Paragraph 2 most probably means ________.

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(4) According to the passage, the Englishman ________.

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A．has less feelings than other nationalities

B．has emotions as deep as any other nationalities

C．is liable（易于……的）to express emotion by means of language

D．likes to have a joke with foreign visitors

(5) An Englishman's saying“all right”usually express the meaning of“________”.

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  Predicting when an earthquake or volcanic eruption will take place is extremely difficult, even with the advanced technological equipment available to modern scientists. There are some people, however, who believe they can sense when a major geological(地质学上的) event is coming. They claim to be "earthquake sensitive".

 Sensitivity to the earth's movements, according to those who say they have it, is revealed in different ways. Some say they are unusually clumsy and keep dropping things and having small accidents just before a big event. Others suddenly have a strong desire to eat popcorn, and don' t know why. Though it may sound crazy, they say it tells them that a big earthquake is less than 24 hours away.

 The most common sign of an approaching disaster among earthquake sensitive people is said to be a bad headache. Arguably the first person to connect her own headaches to coming geological events was an American woman called Charlotte, King. She became famous for her prediction of the eruption of Washington's Mr. St. Helens on May 18, 1980, when she was accurate to within 12 minutes of the actual event.

    King was tested by doctors and scientists and found to possess unusual hearing abilities. She could hear sounds in frequencies that most human beings cannot, and claimed to have been hearing such sounds since 1976. Three years later, she noticed that when the sounds changed in pitch or rhythm, giving her unpleasant headaches, a large earthquake would be reported within 72 hours.

66. It is stated in the first paragraph that there may be ________.

    A. people who are able to detect earthquake activity

    B. people who are developing new methods of preventing earthquakes

    C. new machines to help earthquake sensitive people make predictions

    D. new machines that will soon be able to accurately predict earthquakes

67. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

    A. Charlotte King                    B. A magical ability

    C. Human vs Machine                  D. Earthquake and volcanic eruption

68. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a sign of an approaching earthquake?

    A. A very loud noise.                  B. A painful headache.

    C. An urge to eat popcorn.             D. A tendency to drop things.

69. Charlotte King became well known because she ________.

    A. timed an earthquake to within 12 minutes

    B. correctly predicted a big volcanic eruption

    C. can make sounds other people cannot hear

    D. is smarter than many doctors and scientists

70. What enables Charlotte King to predict a geological event?

    A. The headache.                       B. The frequency of a sound.

C. Her special hearing ability.             D. The pitch or rhythm of a sound.