【題目】 “Keep calm and carry on” — You can see this message written on many T-shirts and other tourist souvenirs (紀(jì)念品) in London and the UK. It has become so famous that there are many versions (版本) of it: “keep calm and drink tea”; “keep calm and love dogs”; “keep calm and learn English”. As you can see, you can substitute (替換) the “carry on” part for anything you want, really!

But where does the original phrase come from? Well, it comes from World War Ⅱ. It was a message to calm people down and encourage them during the war when London was being attacked. The idea was to carry on with life as normal, as if there was no war.

Staying calm when you’re in trouble is known as a very British thing to do. British people are famous for keeping a “stiff upper lip”. This means your lips (嘴唇) don’t shake when you are excited or frightened: you stay calm and don’t show people how you are really feeling.

Are British people still like this today? Do they still keep a “stiff upper lip”? Modern Britain is very different from how it was 60 years ago and British people probably show their feelings more than they used to. But if “keep calm and carry on” is still so famous today, then it must be something that British people still think and care about, and something they are still famous for. So next time you are frightened or in danger, just keep calm and carry on!

【1】Where is the original phrase “Keep calm and carry on” from?

A.A tea house in UK.

B.T-shirt and tourist souvenirs.

C.World War Ⅱ.

D.Modern Britain.

【2】According to Para. 1, what message will possibly be given to Grade 9 students who’re facing important exams?

A.Keep calm and work hard.

B.Keep calm and love dogs.

C.Stop crying and eat more.

D.Drink tea and learn English.

【3】What does the underlined phrase in Para. 3 probably mean?

A.唇亡齒寒B.唇槍舌戰(zhàn)C.泰然自若D.裝腔作勢(shì)

【4】What is the best title of the passage?

A.Britain’s Most Famous Slogan

B.UK — A Great Country

C.The Culture Development in UK

D.The Changes of the British People

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

本文是說明文。短文介紹了英國人最有名的口號(hào)：“保持鎮(zhèn)靜，繼續(xù)前進(jìn)”。文章說明了它的來源和演變。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“Well, it comes from World War Ⅱ.”可知這個(gè)短語起源于二戰(zhàn)，故選C。

【2】句意理解題。題干：根據(jù)第一段，哪一條短信可能送給面臨重要考試的九年局學(xué)生。短語Keep calm and work hard意為：保持冷靜，努力學(xué)習(xí)。根據(jù)常識(shí)可知九年級(jí)的學(xué)生需要努力學(xué)習(xí)，故選A。

【3】詞語理解題。根據(jù)后一句“This means your lips don’t shake when you are excited or frightened: you stay calm and don’t show people how you are really feeling.”可知，當(dāng)你興奮或者害怕時(shí)，嘴唇一動(dòng)也不動(dòng)，保持冷靜，并不讓人們看出真正的感受，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)可知“stiff upper lip”是泰然自若的意思。故選C。

【4】最佳標(biāo)題。綜合分析短文內(nèi)容可知，主要介紹了英國人最有名的口號(hào)“Keep calm and carry on”保持鎮(zhèn)靜，繼續(xù)前進(jìn)，故選A。

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