The British people are among the world’s greatest readers of newspapers．It’s been the custom ever since most people could read．
But why do people want to do nothing but read while traveling to work in a train? Perhaps they are tired, or else they sit behind a newspaper to shut themselves off from the world．All the same, most men would notice a woman struggling with a heavy case and jump up to help her and a pretty girl sitting opposite wouldn’t escape their attention either．In this case a paper is useful because they can have a good look at her from behind it without her knowing．Perhaps they do nothing but read．There are stories of girls and young men who met in the rush hours, got married, and went on traveling in the same train hand in hand．
小題1:The main idea of this passage is that______．
A．people in Britain are great newspaper readers
B．why people read newspaper when they travel by train
C．people do nothing but read in a train
D．when people go to work in a train, they do different things
小題2:According to this passage, reading newspaper______．
A．is a custom just among men who can readB．is something the British do only traveling in a train
C．is a daily activity most people enjoyD．can help people in many ways
小題3:A man might be reading a newspaper in a train for the following reasons except that ______．
A．he is trying to get some business news
B．he wants to have a rest
C．he hopes to escape the attention of a pretty girl
D．he doesn’t want to talk with other people around him
小題4:The writer said that most men in the train would help a woman struggling with a heavy thing．The implication(含義) is that ______．
A．It is interesting for a man to help a woman in trouble
B．it is considered a man’s duty to offer help to a woman in need
C．the woman is too weak to carry a heavy case
D．men are often more interested in other things than reading newspapers, especially when women are in trouble

小題1:B
小題1:C
小題1:C
小題1:D

小題1:B本文主要說明英國人在火車上讀報是因為別的某種目的，而不是真正為了讀報，所以答案為B。
小題1:C推理題：從第一段的句子：It’s been the custom ever since most people could read．這是風俗也是每個人喜歡做的事。
小題1:排除題：A、B、D三個選項所表達的目的文中都有提示，只有C項沒有提示。
小題1:D推理題：文中提到，盡管有些人在讀報紙，但當有漂亮女士拿著重物上車時，他們馬上就過去幫忙，這說明他們的注意力沒在報紙上，所以答案為D。
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