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【題目】When I first went to Britain,a lot of things seemed strange to me.For example,people drove on the left side of the road and many people carried an umbrella all the time.There were also many other things that I found really ▲ .

The first thing I noticed was how polite British people were.When I got on the bus,the driver would greet me; when people got off the bus,they would say "Thank you" to the driver; when I went into a shop ,I would be greeted by a smiling salesman who would say ,"Can I help you?"

The family I stayed with were very nice , but their house was full of oddities ( 怪 現(xiàn) 象).Firstly ,there were carpets (地毯) everywhere ,even in the bathroom.Also ,the bathroom was full of surprises .The first time I tried to wash my hands I burned myself .The cold and hot water came out of different taps (水龍頭)!Then,when I tried to dry my hair I couldn't find a socket (插座) for my hairdryer.Maybe that wasn't such a big surprise.More surprising was the fact that British people didn't take their shoes off when they went into a house can you imagine?

I guess that for British people all of these things are normal . It's only when you visit a foreign country that you realize that what you think is normal is not . Normality depends on where you are.

【1】The best word for"▲"is"____".

A. successful B. traditional C. exciting D. surprising

【2】What happened when the writer first tried to wash his hands in his host family?

A. He burned his hands.

B. He couldn't find the tap.

C. There wasn't any water in the tap.

D. There was only cold water in the tap.

【3】What does the writer think it is normal to do when entering a house?

A. To take your hat off.

B. To wash your hands.

C. To take your shoes off.

D. To leave your umbrella out.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 D

【2】 A

【3】 C

【解析】

文章大意：作者通過舉例描述自己在英國遇見的驚訝的事情。初到英國，很多事情看起來很奇怪。比如說人們在馬路上靠左行，很多人一直帶著傘。英國人很講禮貌，我上車時，司機會問候我，人們下車時會對司機說謝謝。去商店時，服務員會問我需要什么幫助。還有一件奇怪的事情，英國家庭地上鋪著地毯，浴室也是，進房間不脫鞋子。

【1】考查詞匯題。根據(jù)上文When I first went to Britain,a lot of things seemed strange to me.For example,people drove on the left side of the road and many people carried an umbrella all the time. 當我第一次去英國的時候，很多事情對我來說都很奇怪的，比如，人們開車在馬路的左邊，很多人總是帶著雨傘；以及下文More surprising was the fact that British people didn't take their shoes off when they went into a house can you imagine? 更令人驚訝的是，英國人走進一所房子時不會脫掉鞋子，你能想象嗎？可知后面詳細的介紹了更多的奇怪的事情，故答案選D。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中的句子The first time I tried to wash my hands I burned myself .可知，作者第一次在寄宿家庭洗手時燙傷了自己，故答案選A。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中的句子More surprising was the fact that British people didn't take their shoes off when they went into a house can you imagine?更令人驚訝的是，英國人走進一所房子時不脫掉鞋子，你能想象嗎？可知，正常的情況下應該是進入房間脫下鞋子，故答案選C。