I was brought up in the British, stiff upper lip style. Strong feelings aren’t something you display in public. So, you can imagine that I was unprepared for the outpouring of public grief(悲傷) at a Chinese funeral.
My editorial team leader died recently after a short illness. He was 31. The news was so unexpected that it left us all shocked and upset. A female colleague burst into tears and cried piteously at her desk. Somehow we got through the day's work. The next day was the funeral.
Our big boss stepped forward to deliver a eulogy and was soon in tears. She carried on, in Chinese of course, but at the end said in English: "There will be no more deadlines for you in heaven." Next came a long-term colleague who also dissolved in tears but carried on with her speech despite being almost overcome by emotion. Then a close friend of the dead man paid tribute(哀悼), weeping openly as he spoke. Sorrow is spreading. Me and women were now sobbing uncontrollably. Finally, the man's mother, supported between two women, addressed her son in his coffin. At one point, the mother almost collapsed and had to be held up. We were invited to step forward to each lay a white rose on the casket. Our dead colleague looked as if he was taking a nap. At the end of the service I walked away from the funeral parlor stunned at the outpouring of emotion.
In the UK, families grieve privately and then try to hold it together and not break down at a funeral. Here in China it would seem that grieving is a public affair. It strikes me that it is more cathartic to cry your eyes out than try to keep it bottled up for fear of embarrassment, which is what many of us do in the West.
Afterwards, a Chinese colleague told me that the lamenting at the funeral had been restrained(克制) by Chinese standards. In some rural areas, she said, people used to be paid to mourn noisily. This struck me like something out of novel by Charles Dickens. But we have all seen on TV scenes of grief-stricken people in Gaza and the West Bank, in Afghanistan, Iraq and the relatives of victims of terrorist bombings around the world. Chinese grief is no different. I realized that it's the reserved British way of mourning that is out of step with the rest of the world.
It was our newspaper's production day. We were bussed back to the office to resume work. No more deadlines for our former colleague, but we had to pull together to put the newspaper to print. The boss invited the team to go out for dinner after work. We relaxed, smiled, joked. There was no mention of the funeral or our poor colleague. Enough sorrow had been shed already. We needed a break.
小題1:The underlined words “stiff upper lip style” mean “      ”.
A．cold-bloodedB．warm-hearted
C．self-controlledD．light-hearted
小題2:At the funeral,         .
A．five individuals made speeches
B．the boss’s speech was best thought of
C．everyone was crying out loudly
D．the writer was astonished by the scene
小題3:According to the writer, people in the West     .
A．a(chǎn)re not willing to be sad for the dead
B．prefer to control their sadness in public
C．cry their eyes out at the public funeral
D．have better way to express sadness
小題4:It is implied that        .
A．the English might cry noisily for the dead in Dickens’ time
B．Chinese express their sadness quite unlike other peoples
C．victims of terrorist bombings should be greatly honored
D．English funeral culture is more civilized than the others
小題5:This passage talks mainly about          .
A．a(chǎn)n editor’s deathB．bad funeral customs
C．western ways of griefD．cultural differences

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:A
小題5:D

試題分析：文章大意為：本文主要敘述了作者通過舉了同事去世，中國(guó)人和亞洲一些國(guó)家一樣總是為死去的人哭得很悲傷，而英國(guó)人不很會(huì)為死者哭得很悲傷，他們更喜歡控制他們的情緒，隱藏悲傷。
小題1:C細(xì)節(jié)理解題：根據(jù)第一段最后一句I was unprepared for the outpouring of public grief(悲傷) at a Chinese funeral.作者說她在中國(guó)的葬禮上的悲傷傾瀉而出，連她自己都沒有準(zhǔn)備。說明作者是善良的。故C正確。
小題2:D 推理判斷題：根據(jù)第三段“Our big boss stepped forward to deliver a eulogy”“ came a long-term colleague”“ Then a close friend of the dead man paid tribute(哀悼)”共有三個(gè)人made a speech 所以A排除；B項(xiàng)沒提到；C項(xiàng)第三段第五行“Me and women were now sobbing uncontrollably.”可知并不是所有人都大哭；D項(xiàng)從第三段最后一句“At the end of the service I walked away from the funeral parlor stunned at the outpouring of emotion. ”可知作者被那場(chǎng)景震驚；故D正確。
小題3:B 推理判斷題根據(jù)第四段可知：西方人不是不為死者悲傷，他們會(huì)在公共場(chǎng)合控制自己的悲傷，因此A錯(cuò)；C也錯(cuò)；本文也沒有說西方人有更好的辦法去表達(dá)悲傷，說到他們會(huì)把悲傷藏在心底。故D錯(cuò)；根據(jù)第四段第一句“In the UK, families grieve privately and then try to hold it together and not break down at a funeral.”可知B項(xiàng)正確。
小題4:A 推斷題根據(jù)第五段“people used to be paid to mourn noisily. This struck me like something out of novel by Charles Dickens.”可知A項(xiàng)正確。
小題5:D 主旨大意題本文主要敘述了作者通過舉了同事去世，中國(guó)人和亞洲一些國(guó)家一樣總是為死去的人哭得很悲傷，而英國(guó)人不很會(huì)為死者哭得很悲傷，他們更喜歡控制他們的情緒，隱藏悲傷。旨在強(qiáng)調(diào)文化差異。故D正確。
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

I stopped at a grocery store the other day because I was about to go on a long drive and I wanted to buy my favorite beverage for the trip. It wasn’t the store I normally go to, just one I passed along the way.
As I walked up to the entrance, I noticed a man and a boy who was about 10 or 12 years old standing at the front of the store. Customers walked past, as the man handed them half-sheets of white paper. I walked up to them with curiosity, wondering what cause they were representing. As I got closer, I saw that they had two carts starting to fill with groceries.
I said hello and the man greeted me and handed me one of the pieces of paper, explaining that they were collecting donations for the local food pantry. On the paper was a simple list of food items: peanut butter, noodles, pasta sauce, canned fruits and vegetables. It also included a short story about the boy and his efforts to collect food donations since the age of 8. I was really touched that someone so young would be so interested in helping others. I told him it was an awesome idea and that he should be proud of himself. He smiled.
Then, I went inside to get my drink. Unfortunately, the store didn’t have it in stock. But, I wasn’t upset, because by then I felt I had another mission. I went through the store, picking things from the list, then brought them back out to the boy and put them in the cart. I also gave the man the white sheet of paper back to reuse for another customer. They thanked me and offered me a treat (candy, I think) but I said to pass it on to someone else.
As I walked back to my car, the boy’s well-intentioned spirit stuck with me. How inspiring to encounter a young boy with a resolve to do good deeds, and the courage to act on it. It made my day!
小題1:What do we know from the passage?
A．The author wasn’t a regular customer to the store.
B．The store was owned by the man and the boy.
C．The store didn’t deal in drinks.
D．The author refused their treat because he didn’t need it.
小題2:What does the author mainly want to tell readers in paragraph 4?
A．He didn’t get his drink
B．He carried out another mission.
C．He got thanks and was offered a treat
D．He wasn’t upset though not getting his drink.
小題3:What’s the best title for the passage?
A．A Day for a Boy.B．A Young Boy’s Determination.
C．An Inspiring Boy.D．A Young Boy’s Groceries.
小題4:We can infer from the description of the author that the boy is _______.
A．noble-mindedB．hard-working
C．well-educatedD．open-minded

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Douglas Adams was born in Cambridge in March 1952, educated at Brentwood School, Essex and St John's College, Cambridge where, in 1974 he gained a BA (and later an MA) in English literature.
He was the creator of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy(《銀河系漫游指南》), which started life as a BBC Radio 4 series in March 1978. Since then it has been transformed into a series of best-selling novels, a TV series, a record album, a computer game and several stage adaptations.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's success sent the book straight to Number One in the UK Bestseller List and in 1984 Douglas Adams became the youngest author to be awarded a Golden Pan. He won a further two (a rare feat), and was nominated—though not selected - for the first Best of Young British Novelists awards.
He followed this success with The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (1980); Life, The Universe and Everything (1982); So Long and Thanks for all the Fish (1984); and Mostly Harmless (1992). The first two books in the Hitchhiker series were adapted into a 6-part television series, which was an immediate success when first showed in 1982. Other publications include Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (1987) and Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul (1988). In 1984 Douglas teamed up with John Lloyd and wrote The Meaning of Life and their second huge success, The Deeper Meaning of Life followed in 1990. One of Douglas’s personal favorites was written in 1990 when he teamed up with zoologist Mark Carwardine and wrote Last Chance to See an account of a world-wide search for rare and endangered species of animals.
Douglas sold over 15 million books in the UK, the US and Australia. He was also a best seller in German, Swedish and many other languages.
Douglas Adams died on Friday, May 11, 2001, in Santa Barbara, CA. He will be greatly missed by fans worldwide.
小題1:The main idea of this passage is           .
A．Douglas Adams, always loved by fans
B．Douglas Adams and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
C．Douglas Adams and his works
D．Douglas Adams’s personal lives
小題2:The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was first shown to the public as           .
A．a(chǎn) radio series B．a(chǎn) movie C．a(chǎn) TV series D．a(chǎn) computer game
小題3:Which two books were adapted into a six-part TV series?
A．Life, The Universe and Everything and Mostly Harmless
B．The Restaurant at the End of the Universe and Life, The Universe and Everything
C．The Restaurant at the End of the Universe and So Long and Thanks for all the Fish
D．So Long and Thanks for all the Fish and Mostly Harmless
小題4: Last Chance to See is a book about          .
A．Some stories happening in a Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
B．the author’s personal favorites
C．a(chǎn) zoologist and his worldwide experiences
D．searching for rare and endangered species of animals
小題5:Which of the following statement is not true?
A．Douglas Adams died at the age of 49 and he was memorized by his fans.
B．Douglas Adams was the youngest author to be selected as one of the first Best of Young British Novelists.
C．John Lloyd was one of the authors of the two books, The Meaning of Lifeand The Deeper Meaning of Life.
D．Douglas graduated from Essex and St John's College and gained a Master’s Degree.

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