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The English and the Continentals

　　In England everything is the other way round．On Sundays on the Continent even the poorest person puts on his best suit, tries to look respectable, and at the same time the life of the country becomes gay and cheerful; in England even the richest lord(勛爵)or motor-manufacturer dresses in some peculiar(特別的, 罕見的)rags, does not shave, and the country becomes dull and sad．On the Continent there is one subject which should be avoided－the weather; in England, if you do not repeat the phrase “l(fā)ovely day, isn’t it?” at least two hundred times a day, you are considered a bit dull．On the Continent people use a fork as though a fork were a shovel(鏟子); in England they turn it upside down and push everything－including peas－on top of it．

　　On the Continent almost every nation whether little or great has openly declared at one time or another that it is superior to all other nations; the English fight heroic wars to combat these dangerous ideas without ever mentioning which is really the most superior race in the world．Continental people are sensitive and touchy(易生氣的); the English take everything with a sense of humor－they are only offended if you tell them that they have no sense of humor．On the Continent the population consists of a small percentage of criminals, a small percentage of honest people and the rest are a vague transition(過渡, 轉(zhuǎn)變)between the two; in England you find a small percentage of criminals and the rest are honest people．On the other hand, people on the Continent either tell you the truth or lie; in England they hardly ever lie, but they would not dream of telling you the truth．

　　Many continentals think life is a game; the English think cricket is a game．

(1)

The first sentence “In England everything is the other way round” means that ________．

[　　]

A．

the English intend to live a life quite different from that of the Continentals

B．

the social customs of the English are quite different from those of the Continentals

C．

nothing in England is different from things on the Continent

D．

in England all the things are round, not flat

(2)

Which is NOT the characteristic of the English?

[　　]

A．

They often talk about weather when they meet．

B．

They wear rags on Sundays．

C．

They have a strong sense of humor．

D．

They pay more attention to food than to table manners．

(3)

The first sentence of Paragraph 2 suggests that ________．

[　　]

A．

the English are against the idea that one nation is superior to any other nation

B．

the English don’t care about their reputation

C．

one of the Continental nations is really superior to others

D．

the English think they are the best race in the world

(4)

According to Paragraph 2, most of the Continental people are ________．

[　　]

A．

honest people

B．

criminals

C．

either criminals or honest people

D．

neither criminals nor honest people

答案：1．B;2．D;3．A;4．A;
解析：

(1)

the other way round/about是習(xí)語，意即“正相反”。此題亦可從后面的例子推知。

(2)

A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)為文中所給出，皆為英國人的特征。故此題用反推法可得知答案為D項(xiàng)。


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