We all know what it is like to be unable to turn your head because of a cold in the muscles of your neck, or because an unexpected twist has made your neck ache. The slightest move makes you jump with pain. Nothing could be worse than a pain in the neck.
That is why we use the phrase to describe some people who give you the same feeling. We have all met such people.
One is the man who always seems to be clapping his hands—often at the wrong time—during a performance in the theater. He keeps you from hearing the actors.
Even worse are those who can never arrive before the curtain goes up and the play begins. They come hurrying down to your row of seats. You are comfortably settled down, with your hat and heavy coat in your lap. You must stand up to let them pass. You are proud of yourself-control after they have settled into their seats…Well, what now…God, one of them is up again. He forgot to go to the men’s room, and once more you have to stand up, hanging on to your hat and coat to let him pass. Now, that is “a pain in the neck”.
Another, well—known to us all, is the person sitting behind you in the movies. His mouth is full of popcorn ; he is chewing loudly, or talking between bites to friends next to him. None of them remain still. Up and down, back and forth, they go—for another bag of popcorn, or something to drink.
Then, there is the man sitting next to you at lunch, smoking. He wants you to enjoy it too, and blows smoke across your food into your mouth.
We must not forget the man who comes into a bus or subway and sits down next to you, just as close as you will let him. You are reading the newspaper and he gets closer so that he can read the paper with you. He may even turn the paper to the next page before you are ready for it.
We also call such a person a “rubber neck”, always getting close to where it does not belong, like neighbors who watch all your visitors. They enjoy learning about your personal business. People have a strong dislike for “rubber necks”. They hate being watched secretly.
【小題1】Where can you find this passage?

A．In a medicine dictionary. B． in a kids’ story book.
C．In a social science book. D．In a science textbook.
【小題2】According to the passage, how do you feel when late comers walk back and forth in front of you in a cinema?
A．disturbed. B．bored. C．ignored. D．relaxed.
【小題3】A “rubber neck” often __________________ .
A．says bad words behind people.
B．quarrels face to face with neighbors.
C．bargains with salespeople over the price
D．a(chǎn)sks about other people’s business
【小題4】Which of the following persons CANNOT be described as a “pain in the neck”?
A．Someone who often claps at the wrong time during a performance.
B．Someone who feels ache in his neck due to a cold in the muscles.
C．Someone who sits next to you smoking, which you never enjoy.
D．Someone who keeps eating or talking all through the movies.
【小題5】What is the main purpose of the author?
A．To tell people what might be bad manners in public.
B．To criticize (批評(píng)) the people who might be a “pain in the neck”
C．To show anger to those who are described as a “pain in the neck”.
D．To tell people how to stop the pain in the neck.


【小題1】C
【小題2】A
【小題3】D
【小題4】B
【小題5】A

解析試題分析：文章看是介紹了一些公共場(chǎng)合不禮貌的行為�？梢园阉麄儽扔鞒伞皃ain in the neck”。
【小題1】文章出處題：這篇文章講了一些社交場(chǎng)合讓人不舒服的人的行為，所以應(yīng)該是出自一本社交學(xué)的書(shū)。選C。
【小題2】推理題：從第四段的句子：You must stand up to let them pass. You are proud of yourself-control after they have settled into their seats 可知這種行為讓你很難受。選A。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題：從最后一段的句子：They enjoy learning about your personal business.可知這是喜歡打探別人隱私的人。選D。
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)題：文章介紹的“pain in the neck”的人是從行為上讓人難過(guò)的，不是真的有頸椎病的人。選B。
【小題5】主旨題;從整篇文章和第二段的句子：That is why we use the phrase to describe some people who give you the same feeling. We have all met such people.可知是介紹了一些公共場(chǎng)合不禮貌的行為。選A。
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