Question

It’s really true what people say about English politeness: it’s everywhere. When squeezing  past someone in a narrow passage, 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 is sometimes unavoidable, and the bus driver is only doing his job. I used to think the same way, without questioning it, until I started traveling to the British Isles, and here are some more polite ways of interacting  with people in UK.

People thank each other everywhere in England, all the time. When people buy something in a shop, customer and shop assistant 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. British students thank their lecturers when leaving the room. English employers thank their employees for doing their jobs, as opposite to Germans, who would normally 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 emphasized several times but none of their explanations were intended as criticism. It has been my impression that by avoiding criticism, English people are making an effort to make others feel comfortable. This also is showed in other ways. British men still open doors for women, and British men are more likely to treat women to a meal 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 tightfisted.

1.What is the author’s attitude towards English politeness?

A. He thinks it is unnecessary.                      B. He thinks little of it.

C. He appreciates it very much.                            D. He thinks it goes too far.

2.What can be inferred from the passage?

A. German men never treat a woman to dinner.

B. The author think it’s unnecessary to say “thank you” to the bus driver.

C. In Germany, employers often say “thank you” to employees for their job.

D. Germans think it is unnecessary to thank workers because payment is enough.

3.We can learn from the last paragraph that Scottish men ______.

A. like to fight with each other          

B. treat women in a polite way

C. are as generous as English men              

D. are unwilling to spend money for women

4.The author develops the text through the method of ______.

A. making comparisons   B. telling stories                  C. giving reasons    D. giving examples

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：相比德國人和蘇格蘭人，英國人的禮貌無處不在。作者通過把英國人和德國人、蘇格蘭人相比較，來體現(xiàn)英國人的禮貌及紳士。

1.推理判斷題。通過第一段及全文可知，作者看到英國人的禮貌無處不在，起初他不以為然，認(rèn)為有些事大可不必說客氣話，但是在英國大不列顛島的一次旅行改變了作者對英國人禮貌的看法，所以選C。appreciate意為“欣賞”。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。通過文中第二段最后一句話可知，英國老板會感謝工人為自己做的工作。相反，德國老板卻不會，因?yàn)樗麄冇X得付給工人的錢已經(jīng)足夠了。所以D項(xiàng)與原文意思相符。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中最后一段的后半部分可知，英國男士比德國男士更喜歡請女士吃飯，但是，作者同時指出這個規(guī)律相比蘇格蘭男士而言更適合英國男士，因?yàn)樘K格蘭男士有一些很吝嗇，不愿意出錢，故選D。

4.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。通過全文可知，作者通過把英國人和德國人、蘇格蘭人相比較，來體現(xiàn)英國人的禮貌及紳士，所以選A。

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