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英语阅读理解

Passage1

PeoplethankeachothereverywhereinEngland,allthetime.Whenpeoplebuysomethinginashop,customerandshopassistantinmostcasesthankeachothertwotimesormore.InGermany,itwouldbeunusualtohearmorethanone“thankyou”eachinsuchaconversation.Britishstudentsthanktheirlecturerswhenleavingtheroom.Englishemployersthanktheiremployeesfordoingtheirjobs,asopposedtoGermans,whowouldnormallythinkthatpayingtheirworkersmoneyisalreadyenough.

AnotherthingInoticedwasthatEnglishpeopleseldomcriticizeothers.EvenwhenIwasworkingandmistakeswerepointedouttome,myemployersexplainedseveraltimesthatnoneoftheirwordsweremeantascriticism.Ifeelthatbyavoidingcriticism,Englishpeoplearemakinganefforttomakeothersfeelcomfortable.Thisalsoshowedinotherways:

Britishmenstillopendoorsforwomen,andBritishmenaremorelikelytotreatwomenforamealthanGermanmen.However,IdoneedtopointoutherethatthisappliestoEnglishmenabitmorethanitwouldtoScottishmen!

TalkingaboutdifferencesbetweentheEnglishandtheScottish,IhavefoundthatScottishpeoplearealotmorelikeGermansastopoliteness.Theyaremoredirect,andScottishmenespeciallyareknownforbeingverybad-temperedsometimes.Scottishdialectevenhasaspecialwordforthis:

crabbit.ThosecrabbitScottishmencanbealittlebitintense,butatleastnoonecanblamethemforpretendingtobepolitewhentheydon’tfeellikeit.

ThisbringsmebacktoEnglishpeople,andtheothersideoftheirpolitenesscoin.Onewordthateasilyspringstomindhereis“artificial”.Asenjoyableasitistointeractwithfriendlypeople,ithasoftenmademewonderwhattheEnglishreallythink.Infact,thisconfusedmethroughoutmystayintheircountry.Aseveryoneseemedtolikeme,Ifoundithardtounderstandwhowasreallymyfriendandwhowasjustbeingpolite.IalsowonderwhetherthiswholepolitenessthingisactuallyconnectedtothegreatEnglishloveforgettingdrunk:

thismightgivethemagoodexcuseforbeingrudeonceinawhile!

Choosethebestanswerforeachofthefollowingquestions.

1.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.TheScottishliketheGermansmorethantheEnglish.

B.TheScottishbelongtotheGerman.

C.TheScottisharereserved（含蓄的）.

D.TheScottishmayseemalittlemoreintensethantheEnglish.

2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtoParagraphOne?

A.InGermany,customerandshopassistantusuallythankeachothermorethanonce.

B.Britishstudentsgivenothankstotheteacherswhenleavingtheclassroom.

C.Germanemployerswouldnotthanktheiremployeesfordoingtheirjobs.

D.Noneoftheabove.

3.InwhatwayaretheScottishmenliketheGermanmen?

A.Theyliketocriticizeothersinwork.

B.Theylikedrinking.

C.TheyarenotsopoliteastheEnglish.

D.Theytreatwomenbadly.

4.Whichofthefollowingthingsconfusedtheauthor?



A.Hecouldn’ttelltheEnglishfromtheScottish.

B.Hecouldn’taccepttheemployer’scriticism.

C.Hedidn’tknowwhowerehisrealEnglishfriends.

D.Hedidn’tknowifheshouldgetdrunk.

5.Whichofthefollowingadjectivescanbestdescribetheauthor’sattitudetowardstheEnglishmanners?

A.Critical.

B.Approving.

C.Uninterested.

D.Objective.

Passage2

HeamazedtheworldbyspeedandhewasawardedtheSportsmanoftheYearin2009andmaybeawardedagainin2010bytheLaureusWorldSportsAwards,the“SportsOscar”.NodoubtheisUsainBolt.

AttheBeijing2008OlympicGames,UsainBoltsetanewrecordof9.69secondsatBird’sNestinthe100metresandwonthe200metersataworldrecordtime,andbroketheworldrecordinthemen’s400-meterrelay.In2009hemadehistoryagaininBerlinWorldChampionshipsbybreakinghisown200metersworldrecordintimeof19.19secondsand100metersintimeof9.58seconds.Heisregardedasthefastestmanontheplanetandiscalled“LightningBolt”.

UsainBoltwasbornonAugust21,1986inJamaica.Asachildheenjoyedexcellentgiftsinsports.Buthewasn’ttrainedforrunningatfirst.UponhisentrytoWilliamKnibbMemorialHighSchool,hiscricketcoachfoundBoltverygoodatrunningandencouragedhimtobearunner.Hisschoolhadasuccessfulhistoryoftrainingyoungsportsmen.Withthehelpofhiscoaches,Boltmaderapidprogressinhisrunningabilities.

InhisfirstCaribbeannationalevent,Boltendedthe200metersinthefirstplacein21.81seconds.Attheageof15Boltwonboththe200and400meterseventsintheHighSchoolChampionships,CARIFTAGamesandCentralAmericanandCaribbeanJuniorChampionships.In2002,BoltgottwogoldmedalsandonesilverintheWorldJuniorChampionshipsinKingston,hishometownandbecameveryfamous.ThenhesignedadealwithPuma,andthecompanyhelpedhisdreaminthe2008SummerOlympicsinBeijing,China.AndjustattheBeijingOlympicsBoltamazedthewholetheworldwithamiracleandbroketheworldrecordthefirsttime.

Whatmakeshimsosuccessful?

Ofcourse,Boltwasbornwithgreatgiftsandhisheightgiveshimlongsteps.Buthesaysthere’smoretoit.“Ithasbeenhardwork.Yearafteryear,afteryear,afteryearofwork.Sothat’swhatgotmesogood,”hesaid.

Choosethebestanswerforeachofthefollowingquestions.

1.WhyisBoltcalled“LightningBolt”?

C

A.Becausehewontheawardtwice.

B.Becausehewasagoodsprinter（短跑运动员）.

C.Becauseheisthefastestrunnerinshortdistancetillnow.

D.Becausehegotalotofmedals.

2.HowmanytimeshadBoltbrokentheworldrecordsbytheendof2009accordingtothetext?

D

A.Twice.

B.Threetimes.

C.Fourtimes.

D.Fivetimes.

3.WhohelpedBoltbeginhiscareerasasprinter?

D

A.Hisprimaryschoolteacher.

B.Hisjuniormiddleschoolteacher.

C.Hisclassmate.

D.Hiscricketcoach.

4.WhenandwheredidBoltbecomefamousforthefirsttimeaccordingtothetext?

B

A.In2000,Sydney.

B.In2002,Kingston.

C.In2008,Beijing.

D.In2009,Berlin.

5.WhatmadeBoltsosuccessful?

D

A.Histalents.

B.Hishardworking.

C.Greatopportunities.

D.AllabovebutC.

Passage3

Peopleincitiesallovertheworldshopinsupermarkets. Whodecideswhatyoubuyinthesupermarkets?

Doyoudecide?

Doesthesupermarketdecide?

Whenyouenterthesupermarket,youseeshelvesfulloffood.Youwalkintheaisles（过道）betweentheshelves.Youpushashoppingcartandputyourfoodinit.Youprobablyhearslowmusicasyouwalkalongtheaisles;ifyouhearfastmusic,youwalkquickly.Thesuper-marketplaysslowmusic.Youwalkslowlyandhavemoretimetobuythings.

Maybeyougotothemeatdepartmentfirst.Thereissomemeatonsale,andyouwanttofindit.Themanagerofthesupermarketknowswherecustomersenterthemeatdepartment.Thecheapermeatisattheendofthemeatdepartment,awayfromwherethecustomersenter.Youhavetowalkbyalltheexpensivemeatbeforeyoufindthecheapermeat.Maybeyouwillbuysomeoftheexpensivemeatinsteadofthemeatonsale.

Thedairydepartmentsellsmilkandmilkproductssuchasbutterandcheese.Manycustomerslikemilkthathasonlyalittlebutterfatinit.Onestorehasthreedifferentcontainersoflowfatmilk.Onesays“1%Fat”onthecontainer.Thesecondsays“99%FatFree”.Thethirdsays“LowFat”inbiglettersand“1%”insmallletters.Asyoucansee,allthemilkhasthesameamountoffat.Themilkisallthesame.Theamountofmilkineachcontainerisalsothesame.Howeverinthisstorethethreecontainersofmilkdon’tcostthesame.Maybethecustomerwillbuythemilkthatcosts themost.

Choosethebestanswerforeachofthefollowingstatements.B

1.Thispassagemainlydiscusses.

A.whypeopleincitiesshopinsupermarkets

B.whatinfluencespeople’sshoppinginsupermarkets

C.whatpeopleusuallybuyinsupermarkets

D.howmusicisrelatedtopeoplesshoppinginsupermarkets

2.ThesupermarketplaysslowmusicsothatD.

A.itmayattractmorecustomers

B.itmayseemmorelikeahome

C.customerswillfeelmorecomfortable

D.customerswillpossiblybuymore

3.ThemanagerknowsC.

A.whatkindofcustomerslikelowfatmilk

B.whatkindofcustomerslikeslowmusic

C.wherecustomersenterthemeatdepartment

D.wherecustomersenterthedairydepartment

4.ThecheapermeatisputattheendofthemeatdepartmentbecauseA.

A.thesupermarketwantstosellmoreoftheexpensivemeat

B.customerscanbeeasilyremindedbeforetheyleave

C.thesupermarketintendstosellitatitsoriginalprice

D.customerscaneasilymakeacomparison

5.TheauthorimpliesthatcustomerstendtobelievethatA.

A.themoreexpensivethemilk,thebetteritsquality

B.thebiggerthecontainer,thebetterthemilkinit

C.thelessfatthemilkcontains,thecheaperitcosts

D.themorewordsthereareonthecontainer,thelessfatthemilkinitcontains

Passage4

ManyvisitorsfindsthefastpaceatwhichAmericanpeoplemoveverytroubling.One'sfirstimpressionislikelytobethateveryoneisinarush.Citypeoplealwaysappeartobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoingandareveryimpatientiftheyaredelayedevenforabriefmoment.

Atfirst,thismayseemunfriendlytoyou.Butdriverswillrushyou;storekeeperswillbeinahurryastheyserveyou;peoplewillpushpastyouastheywalkalongthestreet.Youwillmisssmiles,briefconversationswithpeopleasyoushopordineawayfromhome.DonotthinkthatbecauseAmericansareinsuchahurrytheyareunfriendly.Often,lifeismuchsloweroutsidethebigcities,asistrueinothercountriesaswell.

Americanswholivein