Question

“An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue(队伍) 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, everyday 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．

1.The English are well known for _____.

A. forming an orderly queue

B. being rude and loud

C. traveling on subways

D. spending more time waiting in a queue

2.The purpose of the article is to _____.

A. call on people in China to queue more

B. compare queuing in two cultures

C. praise the English for following good manners

D. explain why people rush in some situations

3.In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read this article?

A. Sports. B. News.

C. Culture. D. Business.

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲述的是在中国和英国两个国家，排队的区别。在中国，即使你前面只有一个小空，几秒内就有人插进来。但是在英国就不会有这种现象，英国人会安慰自己说：好的事情总是需要等待。

1.细节理解题。根据原文AN Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one,可知英国人即使是一个人的时候也能排成一个队伍。可知英国因排队被了解。故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据原文Here in China, 及Back in Britain,可知本文主要是对比中国和英国排队的不同。故选B。

3.细节理解题。通过阅读可知这篇文章讲述的是在中国和英国两个国家，排队的区别。这篇文章可能出现在报纸讲述文化的部分。故选C。

考点：故事类阅读。

考点分析： 考点1：人物传记/故事阅读类

人物传记故事类阅读理解：

    阅读能力是中学生学习英语应具备的一种基本能力。学习英语的一个重要目的在于获取信息。通过阅读这一重要手段，我们可以大量地获取知识，拓展知识面，还可以增强语感，培养敏捷的思维能力。

阅读理解也是各地中考试题的必考题型之一，在中考试题中占有较大比例，主要考查学生通过文字获取信息的能力。在中考中，阅读的篇数一般是三到四篇，选材范围越来越广，除故事、幽默、人物轶事外，科普性文章也多了起来。体裁也趋于多样化，有记叙文、说明文、应用文等。还要求学生能理解及解释图表多提供的简单信息等。三四篇短文中有的难度跨度较大，以便拉开档次，体现选拔功能。并且扩大了选材范围，主要考查考生阅读所给材料，理解其中词语、句子或片段含义的能力。有时涉及对全文意思和篇章结构的理解，对一些问题作出推理和判断。阅读理解的考核中包括了对词汇、语法等语言知识的考查，要求学生具备一定的背景知识、各种常识、科普知识和一定的分析及逻辑推理能力；要求学生具有归纳段落大意、中心思想的能力。测试的方向由时间、地点、身份、人物等一些细节问题，改为测试对全文整体意义的理解程度；由考查短文的表层现象改为考对文章深层含义的理解和逻辑推断能力。另外，任务型阅读形式灵活多样，内容丰富多彩，联系实际，易考查学生的灵活运用能力和对语言的综合运用能力。在中考中占30-40分。

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