Question

I fell in love with England because it was quaint (古雅) — all those little houses, looking terribly old-fashioned but nice, like dolls’ houses. I loved the countryside and the pubs, and I loved London. I’ve slightly changed my mind after seventeen years because I think it’s an ugly town now.

Things have changed. For everybody, England meant gentlemen, fair play, and good manners. The fair play is going, unfortunately, and so are the gentlemanly attitudes and good manners — people shut doors heavily in your face and politeness is disappearing.

I regret that there are so few comfortable meeting places. You’re forced to live indoors. In Paris I go out much more, to restaurants and nightclubs. To meet friends here it usually has to be in a pub, and it can be difficult to go there alone as a woman. The cafés are not terribly nice.

As a woman, I feel unsafe here. I spend a bomb (a lot of money) on taxis because I will not take public transport after 10 pm. I used to use it, but now I’m afraid.

The idea of family seems to be more or less non-existent in England. My family is well united and that’s typically French. In Middlesex I had a neighbour who is 82 now. His family only lived two miles away, but I took him to France for Christmas once because he was always alone.

1.The writer doesnt like London because she _________.

A. is not used to the life there now

B. has lived there for seventeen years

C. prefers to live in an old-fashioned house

D. has to be polite to everyone she meets there

2.Where do people usually meet their friends in England?

A. In a café. B. In a restaurant.

C. In a nightclub. D. In a pub.

3.The underlined part it (in para. 4) refers to_________.

A. a taxi B. the money

C. a bomb D. public transport

4.The writer took her neighbour to France for Christmas because he _________.

A. felt lonely in England

B. had never been to France

C. was from a typical French family

D. didnt like the British idea of family

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章写了作者曾经热爱伦敦，后来因为种种原因失去了对伦敦的热爱。

1. 细节理解题。从文中作者所举事例来看，现在的伦敦和17年前的差异甚大，从而使作

者有些不习惯 ，失去了对London的热爱，故选A。

2.第三段中指出 “To meet friends here it usually has to b e in a pub”,由此可知选D。

3.第四段作者提到“...I will not take public tr ansport after 10 p.m. I used to useit, bu t now I’m afraid.”由此可知作者对公共交 通的安全性甚是怀疑，故选D。

4.最后一段最后一句中 提到“I took him to France for Christmas once because

he was always alone.”可知选A。

考点：考查生活故事类短文阅读。