People often say that the Englishman’s home is his castle.They mean that the home is very important and personal to him.Most people in Britain live in houses rather than flats,and many people own their homes.This means that they can make them individual（个体的）;they can paint them,and change them in any way they like.Most house have a garden,even if it is a very small one,and the garden is usually loved.The house and the garden are the private（私人的）space of the individual.

People usually like to mark their space.Are you sitting now in your home or on a train? Have you marked the space around yourself as yours?If you are on the train,you may put your coat or small bag on the seat beside you.If you share a flat, 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 on the space on my side of the table at all. I was angry.Maybe he thought that he owned the whole table.I had read a book about non-verbal communication,so I took various papers out of my bag an　　　　 d put them on his briefcase!When I did this he stiffened and his eyes nearly popped(瞪出)out of his head.I had invaded(侵犯)his space!A few minutes later I took my papers off his case in order to read them.He immediately moved his case to his side of the table.Of course,it is possible that he just wanted to be helpful to me!

If you are visiting another country you may feel that you don’t have any private space.Hotel rooms look much the same in every country in the world. All day long ,you share public spaces with other people.You see the local people in their private spaces and you feel lonely and “outside”.Local people can create their private spaces by talking about things you don’t know about .And you even feel that they like you to be outside them so that they will enjoy being inside even more!This is one of the difficulties of being a traveler!But if you understand it then it helps you .Haven’t you enjoyed being part of a group and “owning”a bit of space?

( )56.The writer was angry as he was traveling on a train to London

　　　 Because 　　　　 .

A.he had no place to sit

B.someone had invaded his “space”

C.too many people shared a section with him

D.some other people talked about things he didn't know about

( )57.“… you feel lonely and‘outside’”in paragraph 4 means that_____.

A.you are alone outside the house

B.you feel lonely because you travel on your own

C.you are alone and therefore you go outside to have some fun

D.you feel lonely and you don’t belong to that place or that group

　 of people

( )58.In Paragraph 4 ,the pronoun “them”refers to（所指） “_________”.

A.public spaces 　 　　　 B.private spaces　　　　　

C.local people　　 　 　　　 D.other countries

( )59.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　 A.British people dislike marking their space.

　 B.You always feel at home in another country.　

　 C.Most British people prefer living in houses to flats.

　 D.You can’t mark your private space in a foreign country.

( )60.The main purpose of the passage is to tell readers to _______.

　 A.own private spaces by living in houses

　 B.have one corner of their own in public places

　 C.realize the importance of “space”in communication

D.create their private spaces by talking with local people

People often say that the Englishman’s home is his castle.They mean that the home is very important and personal to him.Most people in Britain live in houses rather  than flats,and many people own their homes.This means that they can make them individual（个体的）;they can paint them,and change them in any way they like.Most house have a garden,even if it is a very small one,and the garden is usually loved.The house and the garden are the private（私人的）space of the individual.

People usually like to mark their space.Are you sitting now in your home or on a train?have you marked the space around yourself as your?If you are on the train you may put your coat or small bag on the seat beside you.If you share a flat you may have one corner or chair which is your own.

Once I was travelling on a train to London.I was in a section for four people and there was a table between us .The man on the space on my side of the table at all. I was angry.Maybe he thought that he owned the whole table.I had read a book about non-verbal communication,so I took various papers out of my bag and put them on his briefcase!When I did this he stiffened and his eyes nearly popped(瞪出)out of his head.I had invaded(侵犯)his space!A few minutes later I took my papers off his case in order to read them.He immediately moved his case to his side of  the table.Of course,it is possible that he just wanted to be helpful to me!

If you are visiting another country you may feel that you don’t have any private space.Hotel rooms look much the same in every country in the world. All day long ,you share public spaces with other people. You see the local people in their private spaces and you feel lonely and “outside”. Local people can create their private spaces by talking about things you don’t know about .And you even feel that they like you to be outside them so that they will enjoy being inside even more! This is one of the difficulties of being a traveler! But if you understand it then it helps you .Haven’t you enjoyed being part of a group and “owning” a bit of space?

(   )46.The writer was angry as he was travelling on a train to London because___.

A.he had no place to sit

B.someone had invaded his “space”

C.too many people shared a section with him

D.some other people talked about things he didn’t know about

(   )47. “… you feel lonely and ‘outside’”in paragraph 4 means that_______.

A.you are alone outside the house

B.you feel lonely because you travel on your own

C.you are alone and therefore you go outside to have some fun

D.you feel lonely and you don’t belong to that place or that group of people

(   )48.In Paragraph 4 ,the pronoun “them’refers to（所指） “___________”.

A.public spaces             B.private spaces            C.local people        D.other countries

(   )49.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.British people dislike marking their space.

B.You always feel at home in another country.

C.Most British people prefer living in houses to flats.

D.You can’t mark your private space in a foreign country.

(   )50.Tha main purpose of the passage is to tell readers to _______.

A.own private spaces by living in houses

B.have one corner of their own in public places

C.realize the importance of “space”in communication

D.create their private spaces by talking with local people

Mr. Jones had a nice brown coat. He loved it very much, but his wife did not like it because it was old. She often said, ”Give it to a poor man.” But Mr.Jones always said, ”No. I like this coat.”

Then one day a cigarette(香烟) fell on lit and made a hole in it. So Mrs.Jones said, ”Please don’t wear it again.” Mr.Jones took it to a small tailor(裁缝)and

said, ”Please make another coat like this one.” The tailor made the coat very carefully. Then he lit(点燃)a cigarette, and made a hole in the same place.

(  )1.Mrs.Jones didn’t like the coat because___.

A.           it was nice and brown.          B. it was not nice

C. it was very old                   D. it was not old

(  )2. Mrs.Jones often asked her husband to ___.

A.           buy a new coat                    B. make a new coat

C. give the old coat to a poor man       D. wear the old coat again

(  )3. __ made a hole in it, so Mr.Jones took it to a tailor.

A.A cigarette   B. Mr.Jones   C. Mrs.Jones   D.A tailor

(  )4. Mr.Jones asked the tailor to___.

A.           make a new hole in the old coat  B. make a hole in the new coat

 C. make a hole in the same place as the old coat

D. make a new coat like the old one

(  )5. Who do you think was foolish(愚蠢)?

A.           The tailor.    B. Mr.Jomes.    C. Mrs.Jones.    D. No one.

It’s Have Nothing to Do with me

Henry was born in a village. His father has a small farm. He works hard, but the weather is bad. It doesn’t rain for a long time and they can’t get enough food. Sometimes their family are hungry. So the boy can’t go to school. He has to help his parents and work in the fields, too. His parents are very busy and have no time to teach him how to be polite(有礼貌的) boy. He often says something unauspicious(不吉利的) and it makes everyone angry.

The boy’s aunt has a lot of money(钱). She often helps the family and gives the boy some fruit and clothes, so he likes her very much. It was his uncle’s birthday yesterday. Henry’s parents went there with some presents. They didn’t want to take Henry there with them. The boy was angry. His mother told him to be polite, if he wanted to go with them. The boy listened to her, and together they went.

Henry’s uncle was very happy that day. A lot of the boy’s uncle’s friends came to his birthday party. Henry ate some fruit, cakes and meat. And he was

polite before he left. His parents were happy, too.

When the party was over. Henry said, “I said nothing unauspicious today. It’ll have nothing to do with(与….无关) me if my uncle dies(死) next month.”

  6.Henry’s family are sometimes hungry because _____ .

A. they don’t work hard      B. they can’t get enough food

C. their farm is large         D. the food is good

  7.Henry doesn’t go to school because ______.

A.          he doesn’t like to study

B.           he wants to help his father do farm work

C.          his parents have little(少) money（钱）

D.          he likes to stay at home

8.The meaning of the word “angry” ____- in Chinese.

A．生气的   B. 兴奋的     C.  遗憾的   D.激动的

  9. ______, so Henry likes her.

A.          His aunt often gives him books.

B.           His aunt often takes him to the zoo.

C.          His aunt often helps him work in the fields.

D.          His aunt often gives him some fruit and clothes.

  10.Henry’s parents didn’t want to take him to the party because ____.

A.          he often says something unauspicious

B.           he can’t sing songs

D.          He is too young to go to there on foot

　　Mr Jones has a nice, brown coat. He likes it very much, but his wife doesn't like it, because it is old. She often says, "Give it to a poor (穷的) man." But Mr Jones always says, "No, I like this coat."

　　Then a cigarette (香烟) falls (掉落) on it and makes a hole (洞) in it. So Mrs Jones says, "Please don't wear it again." Mr Jones takes it to a tailor (裁缝), "Please make another coat like this one." The tailor makes the coat very carefully. Then he lights (点燃) a cigarette and makes a hole in it, in the same place.

(1) The old coat is ________.

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(2) Mr Jones doesn't give his coat to a poor man because ________.

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(3) There is ________ in the old coat.

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(4) Who makes the new coat?

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(5) Is the tailor very clever?

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