题目内容
The train started moving. It was packed with people of all ages. Most of them were working men and women and young college boys and girls. Near the window sat an old man with his son, who looked about thirty years old. As the train moved, the son was filled with joy because he was very excited at the scenery(景色) outside. He said in a high voice, “See Dad, the green trees and the scenery are very beautiful!” It made the other people feel very strange. Everyone started talking in a low voice about the old man's son. Suddenly, it started raining. Raindrops fell on the travelers through the opened window. Seeing the rain, the old man's son said happily, “See Dad, how beautiful the rain is!” Hearing these words, a young lady became angry with the man, as the raindrops were dropping on her new clothes. She couldn't help shouting at the noisy son and his father.
“Can't you see it is raining? You! Old man! If your son is not feeling well, get him to a mental hospital(精神病院) quickly and please don't disturb(干扰) us any more!” The old man's face turned slightly red and then in a low voice, he replied, “We are on the way back from hospital. He was blind at birth. Only last week he can see again. The rain and the nature are new to him. Please forgive him.” All the other people became quiet.
1.What did people think of the son's behavior? They thought he was .
A. lovely B. funny C. strange D. clever
2.What was wrong with the son when he was born?
A. He had mental illness. B. He couldn't see.
C. He couldn't hear. D. He couldn't walk.
3.Why did the young lady angry with the man? Because .
A. the scenery outside was beautiful B. it was raining
C. the raindrops were dropping on her new clothes D. the son was noisy
4.What do you think of the young lady?
A. She was friendly to the man. B. She was rude to the man.
C. She was clever. D. She was too noisy.
1.C 2.B 3.C 4.B 【解析】火车上有很多人，其中有一对父子，儿子的行为举止和所说的话让火车上的人都感到很奇怪。因为被从窗户飘进来的雨淋了衣服，一个年轻的女士还很生这对父子的气。当这个老人解释了年轻人的举止之后，所有的人都沉默了。 1.细节理解题。根据短文中It made the other people feel very strange. Everyon...
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British people pride themselves on their polite manners towards one another in public. They often use the word ‘sorry’—even when they don’t really mean it! Usually, if they want to ask a stranger for the time, they would start by saying ‘Sorry to bother you. Do you know what time it is?’ If they’re five minutes late for an appointment (约会), they would generally greet the person by saying ‘Sorry I’m late!’
They use the word ‘sorry’ in so many different situations that the meaning of the word has changed a little over time. The two main dictionary definitions (释义) of ‘sorry’ are: 1) feeling sad for someone else because of their problems or bad luck; 2) feeling regret because you’ve done something wrong. Now, think about this. Normally, when they want to ask a stranger a question, they start with ‘Sorry to bother you’. In this situation, they aren’t saying sorry because they feel sad for that person or because they feel regret.
So what does ‘sorry’ really mean? And why do British people use it so much? Well, in the British culture, saying ‘sorry’ is a way to be polite, especially to people who they don’t know very well. It’s also a very clever way to get what they want. In a recent experiment, an actor went up to a different strangers on a rainy day to ask if he could use their mobile phones in order to make a call. When he went up to one group of strangers and asked them without saying ‘sorry’ first, he was only 9 per cent successful in borrowing their phones. However, when he said ‘sorry’ to another group of strangers about the bad weather before asking if he could use their mobile phones, he was 47 per cent successful. So maybe saying ‘sorry’ is not just being polite, but it is also a good method to get what they want too!
Title: Why do 1. people say sorry? | |
Main points | Detailed information |
The situations in which they say ‘2.’ | Asking for the time Being 3. for an appointment |
The change of the meaning of ‘sorry’ | The two main 4. definitions of ‘sorry’; Feeling sad for 5. problems or bad luck Feeling regret 6. of one’s own mistakes When British people ask a stranger a question by 7. with ‘sorry’, they are saying sorry neither because they feel sad for that person nor because they feel regret. |
The 8. meaning of ‘sorry’ | A way to be polite A good way to get 9. they want The result of an experiment shows it’s 10. for one to succeed in borrowing a mobile phone by saying ‘sorry’. |
