The English, as a race, are very different from all other nationalities, including their closest neighbors, the French, Belgians and Dutch. It is claimed (声言) that living on an island
36 from the rest of Europe has much to do with it. Whatever the
37 are, it may be fairly stated that the Englishman has
38 many attitudes and habits which make them
39 from other nationalities.
Broadly speaking, the Englishman is a
40 , shy and reserved person who is fully relaxed only among people he
41 well. In the
42 of strangers or foreigners he often seems embarrassed. You have only to walk around a city any morning or evening to
43 the truth of this. Serious-looking businessmen and women sit
44 their newspapers or have a light sleep in a corner with no one speaking.
45 , to do so would seem most unusual to many foreigners. An Englishman pretending to be giving
46 to overseas visitors, once suggested, “On entering a railway carriage, shake hands with all the passengers”. Obviously , he was not being
47 . There is an unwritten
48 clearly understood code (规则) of behaviour which, if
49 , makes the person immediately suspect(怀疑).
In many parts of the world it is quite
50 to show openly their enthusiasm, emotion, excitement, etc. The Englishman is somewhat
51 . Of course, an Englishman lacks no deep feelings, in fact , no less deeply than any other nationality, but he tends to display his
52 far less. This is reflected in his use of
53 . Imagine a man making a comment on the great
54 of a young girl. A more emotional man might
55 her as “extremely beautiful,” “precious”, however, an Englishman might just say, “Um, she is all right.” The girl who heard this should not be angry because "not bad" and " all right" very often have the same meaning as "first class" " excellent" and this unique style of language use is common in England.
| 小题1: | | A．divided | B．separated | C．parted | D．broke |
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| 小题2: | | A．problems | B．arrangements | C．reasons | D．differences |
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| 小题3: | | A．developed | B．got | C．created | D．made |
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| 小题4: | | A．differ | B．separate | C．suffer | D．vary |
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| 小题5: | | A．noisy | B．rude | C．noble | D．quiet |
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| 小题6: | | A．recognizes | B．knows | C．sees | D．likes |
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| 小题7: | | A．front | B．absence | C．lack | D．presence |
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| 小题8: | | A．look at | B．find out | C．tell | D．keep |
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| 小题9: | | A．publishing | B．selling | C．reading | D．showing |
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| 小题10: | | A．In other words | B．On the contrary | | C．On the whole | D．In fact |
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| 小题11: | | A．advice | B．performances | C．speeches | D．way |
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| 小题12: | | A．funny | B．great | C．serious | D．careful |
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| 小题13: | | A．as well as | B．or | C．and | D．but |
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| 小题14: | | A．broken | B．made | C．explained | D．followed |
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| 小题15: | | A．enough | B．right | C．normal | D．impossible |
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| 小题16: | | A．proud | B．kind | C．hard | D．different |
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| 小题17: | | A．feelings | B．talents | C．gifts | D．behaviors |
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| 小题18: | | A．action | B．language | C．time | D．life |
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| 小题19: | | A．speech | B．mark | C．beauty | D．intelligence |
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| 小题20: | | A．speak | B．describe | C．take | D．treat |
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