Visitors to Britain may find the best place to sample local culture is in a traditional pub. But these friendly pubs can be dangerous places of potential gaffes(失礼) for the newcomers.
A team of researchers have discovered some of the unknown customs of British pubs－starting with the difficulty of getting a drink. Most pubs have no waiters－you have to go to the bar to buy drinks. A group of Italian youths were waiting 45 minutes before they realized they would have to fetch their own. This may sound inconvenient, but there is a hidden purpose.
Pub culture is designed to promote sociability(社交)in a society known for its reserve. Standing at the bar for service allows you to chat with others waiting to be served. The bar counter is possibly the only site in the British Isles in which friendly conversation with strangers is considered entirely suitable and really quite normal behavior. “If you haven’t been to a pub, you haven’t been to Britain.” This tip can be found in a booklet, Passport to the Pub: The Tourists’ Guide to Pub Etiquette, a customers’ rule of conduct for those wanting to sample “a central part of British life and culture”.
The trouble is that if you do not follow the local rules, the experience may fall flat. For example, if you are in a big group, it is best if only one or two people go to buy the drinks. Nothing annoys the regular customers and bar staff more than a group of strangers blocking all access to the bar while they chat and hesitate about what to order.
1.The culture of pub in Britain is developed to .
A．encourage more people to consume drinks
B．encourage people to communicate with each other
C．form its own character of culture
D．attract more tourists to the pubs
2.If you don’t follow the local rules in a pub, .
A．you may fail to feel the local culture
B．you might get into a dangerous place
C．you won’t buy good local drinks
D．you may annoy the regular customers and bar staff
3.What may be the best title for the passage?
A．Manners in British Local Pubs
B．Self-service Pubs in Britain
C．British Local Pubs: Special Chat Places
D．Local Pub Culture in Britain
4.The underlined word “sample” in the first paragraph probably means “ ”.
A．record B．test C．experience D．taste
Engaged in work, Rose aged 27, reached the destination hurriedly to meet visitors：her parents were coming in for Thanksgiving from her hometown．But as she hurried down the 36 stairs，she started to feel 37。When she got to the platform，Rose felt weak and tired--maybe it hadn’t been a good idea to give blood the night before，she thought．She rested herself 38 a post close to the tracks．
Several yards away，Frank,43 and his girlfriend, Jennifer found a spot close to 39 the front of the train would stop. They were deep in 40 about a house they were thinking of buying. But when he heard the scream, 41 by someone yelling，“Oh，my God，she fell in!” Frank didn’t hesitate．He 42 down to the tracks and ran some 40 feet toward the body lying on the rails.
“No! Not you!” his girlfriend 43 after him．
She was 44 to be alarmed．By the time Frank reached Rose，he could feel the tracks 45 and see the light coming. The train was about 20 46 from the station. It was 47 to lift her．She was just out．But he managed to raise her four feet to the platform so that bystanders could hold her by the grip and 48 her away from the edge．That was where Rose briefly regained 49 ，felt herself being pulled along the ground, and someone else holding her 50 ．Rose thought she’d been robbed．A woman held her hand and a man gave his shirt to help 51 the blood pouring from her head．52 she tried to talk but she couldn’t, and that was when she realized how much pain she was in．
Police and fire officials 53 arrived，and Frank told what had happened.Jennifer said her boyfriend was calm on their 40-minute train ride downtown---just as he had been seconds after the 54 which made her think about her 55 at the time．“I saw the train coming and 1 was thinking he was going to die，”she explained．
1. A．store B． underground C． train D． platform
2. A．proud B． excited C． dizzy D． disappointed
3. A．against B． by C． near D． around
4. A．how B． which C． where D． when
5. A．argument B． conclusion C． expectation D． discussion
6. A．followed B． accompanied C． caught D． controlled
7. A．looked B． jumped C． turned D． fell
8. A．screamed B． cried C． shouted D． stopped
9. A．about B． going C． right D． willing
10. A．moving B． damaging C． cracking D． shaking
11. A．minutes B． seconds C． miles D． moments
12. A．easy B． impossible C． hard D．possible
13. A．push B． drag C． held D．took
14. A．life B． consciousness C． help D．thoughts
15. A．body B． purse C． hand D．shoes
16. A．press B． wipe C．stop D．keep
17. A．And B． But C．So D． Since
18. A．actually B． slowly C．soon D． unnecessarily
19. A．risk B． rescue C．acquaintance D．appointment
20. A．action B． reaction C．safety D．case
The news spread yesterday ______President HuJingtao had inspected HongKong army during the 15th anniversary of HongKong returning to China.
A．when B．whether C．that D．how
Exciting as its special effects are , there is too much violence in the film.
A．to watch B．to be watched C．watched D．being watched
According to scientists, our mental abilities begin to from the age of 27 after reaching the highest level at 22.
A．differ B．increase C．develop D．decline
If not tired from work, I will spend some time in my study every evening.
A．locking B．locked
C．having locked D．being locked
