阅读理解。
     ARLES, FRANCE---Andre Raffay has a problem. He needs a nice, large flat in the city of Arles, but he
doesn't have enough money to buy one. Every morning Andre sits in his neighborhood café (附近酒吧) and
reads the flat ads in the newspaper. He draws a circle around each ad for a flat that looks good. Then he goes
to the telephone to call the owner.
     "Hello. I'm interested in the flat near the park that is in today's paper," he says. "How much is it?" When
he hears the answer, he says, "Oh, my goodness! That's too much!" The same thing happens every day.
     One morning Andre sees a friend in the café. He tells him about his problem."I have a good idea, Andre.
I know a 90-year-old woman who has a beautiful flat. You can pay her something every month until she dies.
Then you can move into the flat. It will be yours!"
     Andre is excited. He thinks to himself, "How much longer can such an old lady live? We can probably have
the flat in a few years." He and his wife, Marie, go to visit Mrs. Calment. The flat is just what they want. It is
large and sunny, and it is near the centre of town. It even has a view of the park.
     Andre tells Mrs. Calment,"We will pay you $500 a month, and you can stay here for the rest of your life."
She is very happy. She says, "I really want to stay here. This is my home. Now I don't have to move to my
niece's (侄女) house in the country."
     They sign a contract (签了份协议) that says that Andre and his wife will pay Mrs. Calment $500 every
month. When she dies, the flat will belong to Andre and his wife.
     More than thirty years go by. Jeanne Calment is still alive. She is 121 years old, the oldest person in the
world. Poor Andre isn't alive any more, but his widow (寡妇) still sends Mrs. Calment $500 every month.
Their dream flat is a nightmare (恶梦).
1. They have paid the old woman _______ dollars since they first met her.
A. only $500
B. more than $45,000
C. over $120,000
D. about $180,000
2. Mr. Raffay never thought _______.
A. his dream would come true
B. he could buy what he wanted
C. his dream would become a nightmare
D. he would live until he got a good house
3. From the passage we can learn _______.
A. Mr. Raffay failed his plan
B. his friend fooled (愚弄) him with the old lady
C. his wife would get the flat at last
D. he was very kind and generous to the old
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 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 (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 o their
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. The 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(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 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(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?

(   )46.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

(   )47. “… 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

(   )48.In Paragraph 4 ,the pronoun “them’refers to(所指) “___________”.

A.public spaces             B.private spaces            C.local people        D.other countries

(   )49.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.

(   )50.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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