Bright red post boxes, the Queen and queuing—what do they all have in common? They are all important parts of British life. At least I thought so.
However, the ability to queue for long periods of time, once believed to be a traditional characteristic of the British, is no longer tolerated by people in the UK, according to a survey done for British bank Barclays.
Once upon a time, queuing was seen as normal. During World WarⅡ, everyone had to queue up to receive their daily supply of foods. In fact, if you didn't stand up and wait in line with all the others, it was seen as uncivilized.
The famous English double-decker buses, with only one entrance, might also help explain why queuing was seen as a part of British life. Almost always, there is queue to get on.
But perhaps the British are tired of being pushed past by the Spanish, the Italians or the French as they queue up to get a table at a restaurant. The people of these other European countries have more than one entrance to their buses, which explains their more relaxed attitude to the queue.
Two minutes is now the longest time most British people are prepared to stand and wait. But could it be that the Internet, which allows us to carry out tasks quickly, is the main reason why British people are no longer prepared to queue?
"Used to buying without delay, customers are even giving up purchases rather than wait their turn," says Stuart Neal of Barclaycard. "Shoppers are also less likely to queue for long if the item they are buying is of low value."
Perhaps I will have to replace "queuing" with "impatience" in my list of things I relate to the British. 
小題1: What can we learn about the tradition of queuing in Britain? 
A．It was considered a symbol of a civilized behavior.
B．It was a long time tradition as old as the Queen.
C．It was a product of the slow pace of life.
D．It has made the Britain different from other Europeans.
小題2: According to the passage, the British gradually stopped queuing because ______.
A．they prefer shopping online
B．the Internet has changed their way of life
C．what they are buying is of low value
D．they follow the example of foreigners
小題3: It can be learned from the text that ______. 
A．the British used to buy without delay
B．the British have to queue to receive food
C．the British get impatient with queuing for long
D．the British prefer to take double-decker buses
小題4:The author's main purpose of writing the passage is _______.
A．to tell us the influence of the Internet on the British ways of life
B．to compare the cultural difference between Britain and other countries
C．to report his research on the British ways of life
D．to talk about the changes in the attitude to queuing in Britain

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:D

試題分析：英國(guó)人一向以紳士風(fēng)度而著稱，排隊(duì)等候也曾一度是英國(guó)特有的景象。然而隨著高科技的發(fā)展，網(wǎng)絡(luò)的便捷卻使英國(guó)人漸漸失去了耐心，有時(shí)候顧客寧愿放棄購(gòu)買的東西也不愿意排隊(duì)等候，他們最長(zhǎng)的等候時(shí)間是兩分鐘。
小題1:A推理判斷題。文章第三段介紹if you didn't stand up and wait in line with all the others, it was seen as uncivilized.如果人們不排隊(duì)，那么會(huì)被看作是不文明的，由此推斷在英國(guó)排隊(duì)等候是文明行為，故答案選A。
小題2:B推理判斷題。作者在文章倒數(shù)第三段提出could it be that the Internet, which allows us to carry out…..，然后再根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段Used to buying without delay，推斷人們習(xí)慣了網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物的便捷，因此在生活中對(duì)排隊(duì)等候這種事情變得不再有耐心，因此可以說是網(wǎng)絡(luò)改變了人們的生活方式，所以B選項(xiàng)正確。
小題3:C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第三段Two minutes is now the longest time most British people are prepared to stand and wait，和倒數(shù)第二段Shoppers are also less likely to queue for long …..."可知英國(guó)人對(duì)長(zhǎng)時(shí)間排隊(duì)已經(jīng)變得不再有耐心，所以C選項(xiàng)正確。
小題4:D推理判斷題。作者在文章開頭提出queuing和女王一樣是英國(guó)典型的一種現(xiàn)象，然后在第二段話題一轉(zhuǎn)，提到原屬于英國(guó)人傳統(tǒng)的這一特點(diǎn)卻不復(fù)存在了，然后對(duì)這種變化展開分析，最后用Perhaps I will have to replace "queuing" with "impatience" in my list of things I relate to the British.來照應(yīng)開頭，起到首尾呼應(yīng)的作用，由此可知文章中心內(nèi)容就是談?wù)撚?guó)人對(duì)于排隊(duì)等候態(tài)度的轉(zhuǎn)變，故答案選D。
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A．withB．forC．a(chǎn)tD．on

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

By 2050 there will have been an extra 2.5 billion people on earth. And what will they eat?
To solve the problem, we should have to double our food production. We can also develop a diet of algae（海藻）, insects and meat grown in laboratories.
Algae can grow very quickly at sea, in polluted water and in places that would normally kill food crops. They are already eaten widely in Japan and China and they are eaten by almost everything from shrimps to blue whales. They can fix CO2 in the atmosphere and provide fats and sugars.
Man-made meat looks like meat, feels like meat and it is meat, although it’s never been from a living, breathing animal. Instead, it is grown from cells in big containers. Moreover, studies show that producing man-made meat will use far less water, energy and land.
China has developed “green super rice”, a series of rice types which produce more grain and have stronger ability to fight against floods, salty water, insects and disease. We used traditional plant breeding（作物育種）techniques to cross-breed more than 250 rice types. Green super rice, which is enough to feed an extra 100 million people, will be planted widely in the coming years.
Insects like ants are not on most European menus but at least 1,400 kinds are eaten across Africa, Latin America and Asia. Now, with rising food prices and worldwide land shortages, such insects are getting more and more popular. Not only are many insects rich in protein（蛋白質(zhì)）, low in fat and high in Ca and Fe, but insect farms need little space. And they can grow well on paper, algae and industrial wastes.
小題1:In order to exist in the future, people have to _______.
A．move to other planets
B．produce rain in laboratories
C．build new laboratories for food research
D．increase the food production or look for other food sources
小題2:From the second paragraph we know that _______
A．a(chǎn)lgae have a strong life force
B．few people eat algae now
C．a(chǎn)lgae have few values for human beings
D．a(chǎn)lgae can pollute our environment
小題3:Green super rice _______
A．has to be watered with salty water
B．can grow even in a bad environment
C．includes no more than 250 rice kinds
D．was developed with new technologies
小題4:What can we learn from the passage?
A．Green super rice is delicious but high in price.
B．In Asia about 100 million people may be faced with food shortages.
C．Man-made meat doesn’t look like meat but has the same taste as real meat.
D．One of the reasons why many people begin to eat insects is their rich food value.

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