It's really true what people say about English politeness: it's everywhere. When squeezing past someone in a narrow passage, people say "sorry". When getting off a bus, English passengers say "thank you" rather than the driver. In Germany, people would never dream of doing these things. After all, squeezing past others is sometimes unavoidable, and the bus driver is only doing his job. I used to think the same way, without questioning it, until I started traveling to the British Isles, and here are some more polite ways of interacting (交往) with people in UK.
People thank each other everywhere in England, all the time. When people buy something in a shop, customers and retail assistants in most cases thank each other twice or more. In Germany, it would be exceptional to hear more than one thank you in such a conversation. British students thank their lecturers when leaving the room. English employers thank their employees for doing their jobs, as opposite to Germans, who would normally think that paying their workers money is already enough.
Another thing I observed during my stay was that English people rarely criticize others. Even when I was working and mistakes were pointed out to me, my employers emphasized several times but none of their explanations were intended as criticism. It has been my impression that by avoiding criticism, English people are making an effort to make others feel comfortable. This also is showed in other ways. British men still open doors for women, and British men are more likely to treat women to a meal than German men. However, I do need to point out here that this applies to English men a bit more than it would to Scottish men! Yes, the latter are a bit tightfisted.
小題1:What is the author's attitude towards English politeness?
A．He thinks it is artificial. B．He thinks little of it.
C．He appreciates it very much. D．He thinks it goes too far.
小題2: What can be inferred from the passage?
A．The author think it's unnecessary to say "thank you" to the bus driver.
B．In Germany, employers often say "thank you" to employees for their job.
C．German men never treat a woman to dinner.
D．Germans think it is unnecessary to thank workers because payment is enough.
小題3:We can learn from the last paragraph that Scottish men _______.
A．a(chǎn)re more likely to be involved in a fighting
B．a(chǎn)re as generous as English men
C．treat women in a polite way
D．a(chǎn)re unwilling to spend money for women
小題4:Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A．English drivers often say "thank you" to passengers when they get off the bus.
B．In Germany, passengers sometimes say "thank you" to bus drivers.
C．English people try to avoid criticizing others in the daily life.
D．Germans are more considerate and polite than Englishmen.
小題5:The author develops the text through the method of
A．making comparisons B．telling stories
C．giving comments D．giving reasons/examples

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:A

試題分析：相比德國(guó)人和蘇格蘭人，英國(guó)人的禮貌無(wú)處不在。作者通過(guò)把英國(guó)人和德國(guó)人、蘇格蘭人相比較，來(lái)體現(xiàn)英國(guó)人的禮貌及紳士。
小題1:推理判斷題。通過(guò)第一段及全文可知，作者看到英國(guó)人的禮貌無(wú)處不在，起初他不以為然，認(rèn)為有些事大可不必說(shuō)客氣話，但是在英國(guó)大不列顛島的一次旅行改變了作者對(duì)英國(guó)人禮貌的看法，所以選C。appreciate意為“欣賞”。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。通過(guò)文中第二段最后一句話可知，英國(guó)老板會(huì)感謝工人為自己做的工作。相反，德國(guó)老板卻不會(huì)，因?yàn)樗麄冇X(jué)得付給工人的錢(qián)已經(jīng)足夠了。所以D項(xiàng)與原文意思相符。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中最后一段的后半部分可知，英國(guó)男士比德國(guó)男士更喜歡請(qǐng)女士吃飯，但是，作者同時(shí)指出這個(gè)規(guī)律相比蘇格蘭男士而言更適合英國(guó)男士，因?yàn)樘K格蘭男士有一些很吝嗇，不愿意出錢(qián)，故選D。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。通過(guò)文中最后一段第二句和第三句話可知，當(dāng)我工作中出錯(cuò)時(shí)，老板會(huì)強(qiáng)調(diào)好幾次，但從來(lái)沒(méi)有批評(píng)的意思，他們總是避免批評(píng)以免使別人尷尬，所以選C。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。通過(guò)全文可知，作者通過(guò)把英國(guó)人和德國(guó)人、蘇格蘭人相比較，來(lái)體現(xiàn)英國(guó)人的禮貌及紳士，所以選A。
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