I fell in love with England because it was quaint (古色古香的)—all those little houses, looking terribly old fashioned but nice, like doll’s house. I loved the countryside and the pubs, and I loved London. I’ve slightly changed my mind after seventeen years because I think it’s an ugly town now.
Things have changed. For everybody, England meant gentleman, fair play, and good manners. The fair play is going, unfortunately, and so are the gentlemanly attitudes and good manners—people shut doors heavily in your face and politeness is disappearing.
I regret that there are so few comfortable meeting places. You are forced to live indoors. In Paris I go out much more, to restaurants and nightclubs. To meet friends here usually has to be in a pub, and it can be difficult to go there alone as a woman. The cafes are not terribly nice.
As a woman, I feel unsafe here. I spend a bomb on taxis because I will not take public transport after 10 p.m. I used to use it, but now I’m afraid.
The idea of family seems to be more or less non-existent in England. My family is well united and that’s typically French. In Middleses I had a neighbor who is 82 now. His family only lived two miles away, but I took him to France for Christmas once because he was always alone.
小題1:The writer doesn’t like London because she___________.
A. is not used to the life there now
B. has lived there for seventeen years
C prefers to live in an old-fashioned house
D. has to be polite to everyone she meets there
小題2: Where do people usually meet their friends in England?
A．In a caféB．In a restaurantC．In a nightclubD．In a pub
小題3:The underlined word “it” in Para.4 refers to__________.
A．a(chǎn) taxiB．the moneyC．a(chǎn) bombD．public transport
小題4:The writer took her neighbor the France for Christmas because she__________.
A．felt lonely in EnglandB．had never been to France
C．was from a typical French familyD．didn’t like the British idea of family

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:D
小題4:A

小題1:由第一段中的“because I think it’s an ugly town now”及其在文章中對(duì)London 的反感之情可知
小題2:由第三段中的“To meet friends here usually has to be in a pub.”可知
小題3:由第四段中的“I spend a bomb on taxi because I will not take public transport after 10.pm. I used to use it, but now I’m afraid.”可知
小題4:由最后一段中最后一句可知   
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