12.World's hardest word
British people have always been good at saying"I'm sorry".They used to be so good at it that they would apologize (道歉) for things that weren't even their fault (錯誤).
However,the British seem to be losing touch with their art.According to a new book by British writer Max Davidson,instead of saying"I'm sorry"when they do something wrong,British people prefer to choose their words carefully.
In his book,"Sorry…The Hardest Word and How to Use It",Davidson writes about a number of recent apologies(道歉).One example is of British television host Jeremy Clarkson.He described Gordon Brown,then UK prime minister (首相),as"a one-eyed Scottish idiot (笨蛋)".(Brown is blind in his left eye.)
Clarkson was forced to apologize.He said:"In the heat of the moment,I made a comment about the prime minister.Now I apologize on reflection."Davidson says the apology was just"going through the motions (做表面文章)".Clarkson is not the only one.The best example may come from a UK MP (議員) Tessa Jowell.She said to the public:"If you feel our government falls short of what you expect,then I say sorry for that."
Jowell said"sorry".But she is actually saying it's not the government's fault but the voters'(選民的) fault for expecting too much from the government.
Perhaps those people with influence feel they may lose too much by apologizing.But as a teenager,would you really want to lose a close friend,just because you couldn't say something as simple as,"I'm sorry"?That would be hard to forgive (原諒).
61.What does the first sentence in the second paragraph mean?C
A.The British are still good at apologizing.
B.The British like to say sorry for everything they have done.
C.The British don't want to say"I'm sorry"now.
D.The British lose too much by saying"sorry".
62.We can tell from the story that Clarkson's apology wasD.
A.sincere
B.friendly
C.rude
D.insincere
63.According to Tessa Jowell,it'sA fault for expecting too much.
A.the voters'
B.the government's
C.the president's
D.her
64.The story mainly tells us thatB.
A.British people used to be polite and kind
B.British people choose their words carefully to apologize
C.British people like to go through the motions
D.British people are expecting too much from the government
65.The writer develops the passage mainly byA.
A.providing special examples
B.following the natural time order
C.giving out a cause and analyzing(分析)its effects
D.comparing opinions from different countries.
分析 文章大意:這是一篇社會文化類閱讀,主要講過去英國人經(jīng)常會為自己的過錯說"對不起".但是現(xiàn)在英國人似乎對道歉的藝術(shù)失去了接觸.也許那些有影響的人覺得他們可能會因?yàn)榈狼付ズ芏啵鳛橐粋十幾歲的孩子,你真的想失去一個親密的朋友,僅僅因?yàn)槟悴荒苷f一些簡單的"對不起"嗎?
解答 61-65 CDABA
61.答案:C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.劃線部分However,the British seem to be losing touch with their art但是現(xiàn)在英國人似乎對道歉的藝術(shù)失去了接觸.由instead of saying"I'm sorry"when they do something wrong,British people prefer to choose their words carefully.代替"對不起"當(dāng)他們做錯事情,英國人喜歡出言謹(jǐn)慎,可知.劃線部分意思是英國人現(xiàn)在以不同的方式說"對不起",答案是C.
62.答案:D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)Davidson says the apology was just"going through the motions戴維森說,道歉只是做表面文章.可知應(yīng)該是不真實(shí)的.答案是D.
63.答案:A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù) Tessa Jowell.She said to the public:"If you feel our government falls short of what you expect,then I say sorry for that她對公眾說:"如果你覺得我們的政府沒有你所期望的,那么我說抱歉.應(yīng)該是選民期待過高.答案是D.
64.答案:B.主旨大意題.根據(jù)instead of saying"I'm sorry"when they do something wrong,British people prefer to choose their words carefully.代替"對不起"當(dāng)他們做錯事情,英國人喜歡出言謹(jǐn)慎.可知英國人慎重選擇自己的話去道歉.答案是B.
65.答案:A.主旨大意題.根據(jù)文章大意可知是提供一些特殊的案例來說明這個情況.答案是A.
點(diǎn)評 閱讀題型,要注重句子與句子之間、段落與段落之間邏輯關(guān)系以及對篇章的整體理解.根據(jù)所給問題選擇正確選項(xiàng)完成試題.