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　　One evening, three men came to a station and asked a porter (搬运工人) ,“What time is the next train for London?”

　　The porter said,“You have just missed one. They go every hour, and the next one is at ten o'clock.”

　　“That's all right,”they said.“We'll go and have a drink.” So they went to a refreshment room (茶点室) . A minute or two after ten o'clock they came and said to the porter,“Has the train gone?”

　　“Yes ,”he said ,“it went at ten o'colck.”

　　“That's all right.”they said.“We'll go and have another drink.”So they went back again.

　　They missed the eleven o'clock train in the same way , and the porter said ,“Now the next train is the last one. If you miss that, you won't get to London tonight.”

　　Twelve o'clock came , and the three men ran quickly out of the refreshment room. Two of them got into the train just as the train was leaving, but the third one didn't run fast enough, and the train went out.

　　The porter went up to the third man and said ,“I told you this was the last train. Why didn't you come earlier?”

　　The man stood there and laughed for a long time. Then he said ,“I was going to London and they only came here to see me off.”

1．The three men came to the station because ________.

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A．they were going to London

B．they wanted to have a drink

C．they wanted to find out when the next train left for London

D．one of them was going to London and the other two came to see him off

2．Why did they go to the refreshment room?

　　Because ________.

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A．they were asked to stay there waiting for the train

B．they had to stay there waiting for the train

C．they could stay there drinking while waiting for the train

D．they were hungry and thirsty

3．They missed the ten o'clock train ________.

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A．because they wanted to stay a little longer

B．because they wanted to have another drink

C．but they felt happy about it

D．but they didn't seem to worry about it

4．How did they miss the eleven o'clock train?

　　________.

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A．They came out of the refreshment room after the train had gone

B．They talked with the porter

C．They drank too much

D．They didn't know what time the train would leave

5．The third man didn't get into the train because ________.

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A．he wanted to stay there by himself

B．he didn't run fast enough

C．he only came to see them off

D．he wanted to have a word with the porter

Tom is an engineer in a small town near Paris

One day, Tom arrived at the bus station quite early. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line, others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.

He walked into the station cafe . He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror（镜子） on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom’s workmates came in and sat with Tom.

“What time is your bus?” asked Mike.

“There’s plenty of time yet,” answered Tom.

“Well, I’ll get you some more tea then,” said Mike.

They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. “Oh! It’s going backward（倒行）!” he cried. “A．few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”

“You’re looking at the clock in the mirror.” said Mike. Tom was so sad. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.

1. Tom was going to ____________.

A．the bus station    B．the station café       C．Paris                    D．the clock shop

2. What did Tom see people doing in the station?

A．Some people were waiting                          B．Some people were walking around

C．A teacher was keeping the schoolgirls in line  D．All of A, B．and C

3. Tom went into the station cafe because ____________.

A．Mike asked him to have a cup of tea

B．it was quite early and he could find a seat there

C．he didn’t like to stay with the schoolgirls

D．he wanted to have a drink with his workmate there

4. Which of the following is True?

A．Tom arrived in Paris on time

B．The next bus would leave in half an hour

C．After that Tom didn’t like clocks any longer

D．Tom looked at the clock in the mirror only once

5. Which of the following is the title of the story?

A．The Mirror of the Station                           B．Not A Careful Man

C．Missing A Bus                                     D．The Clock In The Mirror

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