Question

It’s really true what people say about English politeness: it’s everywhere. When squeezing (擠過(guò)去) 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 (交往) 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 (批評(píng)) 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．a(chǎn)re as generous as English men

D．a(chǎn)re 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：

1.C 推理題。根據(jù)文章1,2段內(nèi)容，說(shuō)明英國(guó)人在很多場(chǎng)合里都向別人表示感謝，而且這種感謝是非常真誠(chéng)非常頻繁的的，故作者對(duì)于這種文明禮儀持肯定的態(tài)度。故C正確。

2.D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段最后兩行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.說(shuō)明德國(guó)人認(rèn)為付錢(qián)救足夠了，不必在說(shuō)感謝之類(lèi)的話了，故D正確。

3.D 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后兩行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.中的the latter are a bit tightfisted說(shuō)明蘇格蘭男性不愿意為女性花錢(qián)。故D正確。

4.A 歸納題。在本文中作者在陳述自己的觀點(diǎn)時(shí)，更多使用的是比較，拿英國(guó)人和德國(guó)人進(jìn)行比較。拿英格蘭和蘇格蘭進(jìn)行比較。故運(yùn)用比較的方法較多，Ａ正確。

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點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文重點(diǎn)向我們敘述了英國(guó)人的禮貌并舉了很多的例子來(lái)說(shuō)明自己的觀點(diǎn)，同時(shí)與德國(guó)人進(jìn)行了詳細(xì)的比較�？疾橥评眍}較多，不能以自己的觀點(diǎn)代替作者的觀點(diǎn)，推理的依據(jù)來(lái)自于上下文。