17．"An Englishman，even if he is alone，forms an orderly queue of one'"wrote a famous British author，George Mikes．While this sounds funny，it's a popular English stereotype （刻板印象）．From the supermarket to the subway，queues are a common sight on the streets of Britain．
Here in China，queues are normal，too．It is a part of everyday life．People queue most of
the time from buying tickets in the cinema to waiting for seats at a restaurant．But in certain situations，you'll find yourself in the middle of a rushing crowd，such as getting onto the subway．Even away from the busy subway platform，queues are different．
One day I was standing in line at the supermarket．I left a small space in front of me．Within seconds，a girl walked by and took her place in that small space．I was surprised at first，but later I found these experiences very interesting．It is with these small，every day differences that I get to live and learn in a new culture．
Back in Britain，the person spends about six months of their life waiting in a queue，according to the auction site MadBid．To pass the time，maybe they tell themselves the famous
proverb：Good things come to those who wait．
33．From the passage，we know that the English are famous forC．
A．being rude and loud
B．traveling on subways
C．forming an orderly queue
D．standing in line at the supermarket
34．How did the writer feel when the girl jumped the queue？C
A．From annoyed to calm．
B．From calm to angry．
C．From surprised to interested．
D．From shocked to angry．
35．The passage is mainly aboutA．
A．comparing queuing in two cultures
B．praising the English tor good manners
C．calling on people in China to queue more
D．explaining why people rush in some situations
36．Where would you most probably read this passage？C
A．Novel．
B．Poster．
C．Newspaper．
D．Science magazine．
分析 本文大意：
從超市到地鐵，在英國的街道上排隊是很普通的情景，哪怕是一個人，也會排隊．在中國，排隊也是正常的．多數(shù)地方是排隊的，但在某些地方，會有擁擠的人群，還會有插隊．正如一句諺語，好東西只屬于那些耐心等待的人．
解答 答案：C 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)From the supermarket to the subway，queues are a common sight on the streets of Britain可知，"從超市到地鐵，在英國的街道上排隊是很普通的情景"，可知選C．
答案：C 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)I was surprised at first，but later I found these experiences very interesting可知，"我先是吃驚，但后來我發(fā)現(xiàn)這些經(jīng)歷很有趣"，選C．
答案：A 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)From the supermarket to the subway，queues are a common sight on the streets of Britain從超市到地鐵，在英國的街道上排除是很普通的情景；Here in China，queues are normal，too在中國，排隊也是正常的．通過以上在英國和在中國的兩種文化現(xiàn)象可知，故選A．
答案：C 推理判斷題．根據(jù)短文大意可知，"這篇短文應該是在報紙上，而不應該在小說、海報和科學雜志上"，故選C．
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