Question

　　The English, as a race, is very different from all other nationalities, including its closest neighbors, the French, Belgians and Dutch. It is claimed that living on an island separated from the rest of Europe has much to do with it. Whatever the reasons are, it maybe fairly stated that the Englishman has developed many attitudes and habits which distinguish him from other nationalities.

　　Broadly speaking, the Englishman is a quiet, shy, reserved person who is fully relaxed only among people he knows well. In the presence of strangers or foreigners he often seems embarrassed. You have only to see a city train at any morning or evening to see the truth of this. Serious-looking businessmen and women sit reading their newspapers or having a light sleep in a corner, no one speaks. In fact, to do so would seem most unusual. An Englishman, pretending to be giving advice to overseas visitors, once suggested,“On entering a railway carriage shake hands with all the passengers.”Needless to say, he was not being serious. There is an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior which, if broken, makes the person immediately suspect.

　　In many parts of the world it is quite normal to show openly extremes of enthusiasm, emotion, excitement, etc. The Englishman is somewhat different. Of course, an Englishman feels no less deeply than any other nationality, but he tends to display his feelings far less. This is reflected in his use of language. Imagine a man commenting on the great beauty of a young girl. Whereas a more emotional man might describe her as “an excellent jewel”“extremely beautiful” “precious”, the Englishman will flatly state, “Um, she is all right.”

(1) From the passage people can infer that the English are different from other nationalities mainly in _____________.

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A．manners

B．character

C．the principle of behavior

D．all aspects

(2) If one doesn't want to be suspected in public, he had better ___________.

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A．behave relaxed

B．shake hands with all the people he meets

C．talk with others

D．keep quiet

(3) According to the! passage, the Englishman _____________.

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A．has less feelings than other nationalities

B．has emotions as deep as any other nation ality

C．expresses emotion by use of his language

D．likes to have a joke with foreign visitors

(4) An Englishman's saying “all right” usually has the sense of __________.

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A．not bad

B．quite right

C．fairly good

D．good

Answer 1

答案：B;B;B;D
解析：

(1) 推理判断题，可用逻辑推断法来解。认真阅读分析原文可知，本文主要介绍英国人沉默寡言、害羞保守、安分孤僻的性格特点。character 意为“性格特点”。 (2) 推理判断题，可用逻辑推断法来解。由原文第三段的第四句和最后一句尤其if broken…可推断出答案。 (3) 推理判断题，可用逻辑推断法来解。由原文第二段of course，an Englishman feels no less deeply than any other nationality可推出答案。 (4) 语境词义判断题，可用语境词义推断法来解。认真阅读分析原文最后一段可知，英国人非常保守，表扬别人的力度很小，别国人大大赞扬的对象他也只是一般性地赞扬，not bad没有赞扬之意，A为错误选项，其他三个答案中赞扬力度最小的就是D。