Question

People often say that an Englishman’s home is his castle. They mean that the home is very important and personal. Most people in Britain live in houses rather than in flats, and many people own their homes. They can paint and change them in any way they like. In a crowded city everyone knows that he or she has private space that is only for himself or herself and for invited friends.

People usually like to mark their space. Are you sitting on a beach or a train or in a library? If you are on the beach you may have spread your sands around you; on the train you may have put your coat or a small bag on the seat beside you; in a library you may have one corner or chair which is your own.

Once I was traveling on a train to London. I was in a section for four people and there was a table between us. The man sitting opposite me had his bag on the table. There was no space on my side of the table at all. I was made rather angry. Maybe he thought that he owned the whole table! I took some newspapers out of my bag and put them on his. When I did this he sat up straight at once, opening his eyes wide. I had invaded（侵占）his space! A few minutes later, I took my newspapers off his bag in order to read them. He at once moved his bag to his side of the table.

1.The English call their homes “castles” because ____________.

A. they don’t make friend with others

B. they are very important persons

C. they don’t want to stay with others

D. homes provide them with their own space

2.The word “private”  in the first paragraph means _____________.

A. 私人的        B. 公共的      C. 相邻的    D. 隐蔽的

3.According to the passage, if an Englishman is on the beach, he will probably ________ to show his own space to others.

A. cover himself with sands

B. sit in another person’s chair

C. spread sands around him

D. talk loudly with his friends

4.Why did the writer get angry ? Because ____________

A. the man’s bag fell on the writer’s foot.

B. the man’s bag was on the writer’s seat.

C. the man didn’t leave space for the writer on the table.

D. the man’s bag prevented the writer looking out of the window.

5.The writer put his newspapers on the man’s bag in order to ___________.

A. invade the man’s space

B. let the man move his bag to his side

C. take the man’s seat

D. let the man read the newspaper

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文介绍了英国人的一些乡土人情及习俗。人们常说英国人的家就是他的城堡。英国的大多数人都住在房子里而不是在公寓里，很多人都有自己的房子。人们通常喜欢标记属于他们自己的空间。并讲诉了自己在英国旅游时一段经历。

1.D细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“People often say that an Englishman’s home is his castle. They mean that the home is very important and personal.”可知，家非常重要且拥有私人的空间。故D答案符合题意。

2.A 词意猜测题。根据短文中的句子“In a crowded city everyone knows that he or she has private space that is only for himself or herself and for invited friends.” 可知，that is only for himself or herself and for invited friends.为定语从句，意思是这个空间只属于他（她）本人及邀请的朋友。先行词为private space；可猜测划线单词的意思是“私人的”答案为A。

3.C 细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“If you are on the beach you may have spread your sands around you;”可知，答案为C。

4.C细节推理题。从第三段的句子“There was no space on my side of the table at all. I was made rather angry.”可知，有人占领了作者的领地，因此他很生气，答案选C。

5.B细节理解题。根据短文最后一句“He at once moved his bag to his side of the table.”可知，作者的举动使那个人意识到自己侵占了作者的领地，立刻把他的包拿了回去。答案为B。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读