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：短文大意：人们常说，一个英国人的家就是他的城堡。他们的意思是说，家是非常重要和个人的。大部分的英国人住在房子里，而不是在公寓里，许多人拥有他们的房子。他们可以以任何他们喜欢的方式油漆和改变它们。在一个拥挤的城市里，每个人都知道他或她有私人空间只为他自己或她邀请的朋友。

1.D细节理解题。根据第一段中People often say that an Englishman’s home is his castle. They mean that the home is very important and personal.可知英国人常常称呼他们的家就是他们的城堡。是因为家是非常重要和个人的。所以选D。

2.A词义猜测题。根据前面句子They can paint and change them in any way they like.可推知划线词的意思是“私人的”，所以选A。

3.C细节理解题。根据第二段中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可知如果你在海滩上，你可以在你周围撒上沙，所以选C。

4.C细节理解题。根据第三段中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.可知作者发怒是因为那个人不在桌子上给作者留地方，所以选C。

5.细节理解题。根据短文最后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.的描述可知作者将报纸放在那个人的包上是想让他把包移到他那一边，所以选B。

考点：社会文化类短文阅读。