Question

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It's really true what people say about English politeness: it's every?where. When squeezing (擠)past someone in a narrow aisle (通道)，people say "sorry". When getting off a bus, English passengers say "thank you" rather than the driver. In Germany, people would never dream of doing these things.

After all, squeezing past others sometimes can't be avoided and the bus driver is merely doing his job. I used to think the same way, without ques?tioning it, until I started travelling to the British Isles and came to appreci?ate some more polite ways of communicating with people.

People thank each other everywhere in England, all the time. When people buy something in a shop, customers and retail assistants in most ca?ses thank each other twice or more. In Germany, it would be exceptional to hear more than one "thank you" in such a conversation. British students thank their lecturers when leaving the room. English employers thank their employees for doing their jobs, as opposed to Germans, who would normal?ly think that paying their workers money is already enough.

Another thing I observed during my stay was that English people rarely criticize others. Even when I was working and mistakes were pointed out to me, my employers stressed several times but none, of their explanations were intended as criticism. It has been my impression that by avoiding criti?cism, English people are making an effort to make others feel comfortable. This also is shown in other ways. British men still open doors for women, and British men are more likely to treat women to meals than German men. However, I do need to point out here that this applies to English men a bit more than it would to Scottish men. Yes, the latter are a bit tight-fisted.

8.  What is the author's attitude towards English politeness?

A. He appreciates it.           B. He gives no personal opinion.

C.  He thinks it is just an act.   D. He thinks it goes too far.

9.  What can we learn about customers and retail assistants in Germany?

  A.  It's always retail assistants who say thank you.

B.  Customers never say thank you to retail assistants.

C.  They always say thank you to each other.

D.  They may say thank you only once.

 10.  We can learn from the last paragraph that Scottish men___ .

 A.  are more likely to be involved in a fight ！

 B.  are not so willing to spend money for women

C.  are more polite than English men

D.  treat women in a polite way

11.     The author develops the text through the method of____ .

A. giving comments              B. telling stories

C. making comparisons           D. giving reasons

Answer 1

C

[文章大意]本文是一篇說明文。文章主要講述了英國式的禮貌。文章用對比的方式展開，英國人幾乎每時每刻都在說"謝謝""對不起"這些禮貌用語，而德國人卻很少表達(dá)謝意和歉意。英國人很少批評指責(zé)他人，英國人比德國人更熱情，更愿意請女士吃飯。•

8. A 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段"…until I started travelling to the British Isles and came to appreciate some more polite ways of communicating with people."可知，作者對英國式的禮貌的態(tài)度是欣賞的，故選八。

9. D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"When people buy something in a shop, customers and re?tail assistants in most cases thank each other twice or more. In Germany, it would be exceptional to hear more than one * thank you' in such a conversation.，，可知選D。

 10.  B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"British men still open doors for women, and British men are more likely to treat women to meals than German men. However, I do need to point out here that this applies to English men a bit more than it would to Scottish men! Yes, the latter are a bit tight-fisted."可知，蘇格蘭人比較小氣，不太可能為女士花錢，故選B。

11.  C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中"In Germany, it would be exceptional to…as opposed to Germans."，'和第四段中"…more likely to treat women to meals than German men ...this applies to English men a bit more than it would to Scottish men."可知，作者是以比較的形式來寫文章的，故選C。