WeallknowthattheBritishpeoplelovetheirmanners.Theyarepartoftheirnationalidentity(特性)aswellashavingfishandchipsandcomplainingabouttheweather.RecentlyIreadonlinethattheysaid“sorry”uptoeighttimesada
WeallknowthattheBritishpeoplelovetheirmanners.Theyarepartoftheirnationalidentity(特性)aswellashavingfishandchipsandcomplainingabouttheweather.RecentlyIreadonlinethattheysaid“sorry”uptoeighttimesaday.
AftersomeresearchIhavenotbeenabletofindanyspecificreasonswhytheyarelikethis.Isupposeforcenturiesmannersincludinghowtheybehaveattableandtalktootherpeoplehavebeenoneofthedifferencesbetweenthelowerandupperclassesandthosemannersshowtheirsocialclasses.Britainhastraditionallybeenaquiteconservative(保守的)country.Therearemanyarticlessuggestingthattheirseeminglypoliteattitudeofalwayssaying“please”and“thankyou”isquitefalsebecauseitisimpossibleforapersontoalwaysfeelthatheorshewantstothanksomeoneorsay“please”.
Maybeitisforthisreasonthatpeoplearegoingoneoftwoways:theyaretoopoliteandholdbacktheirfeelingsortheyarenotpoliteatallandexpresstheirtruefeelingsdirectly.SomeBritishpeoplearetiredofpretendingthattheyarealwayshappyandhavingtopleaseothers.Butsometimesbecausetheyfeeltheyhavetobepolitetheyarepreventedfromsayingwhattheytrulythink.
( )1.Whatdon'ttheBritishpeopleoftendo?
A.Eatfishandchips. B.Havenoquitegoodmanners.
C.Bepolitetoothers. D.Talkabouttheweather.
( )2.WhatdotheBritishpeoplesayuptoeighttimeseveryday?
A.Hello. B.Thankyou. C.Idon'tknow. D.Sorry.
( )3.WhatdoesthewriterthinkarethereasonswhytheBritishpeoplearesopolite?
①Theupperclassesshouldhavegoodmanners.
②Theyhavelearnedmuchaboutpolitenessatschool.
③Theyliketoholdbacktheirtruefeelings.
④Theyarenothonestatall.
A.①② B.③④ C.①③ D.②④
( )4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pretending”meaninChinese?
A.打算 B.假装 C.想象 D.体验
( )5.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?
A.Britishpeoplearetoopolite B.Britishpeopleshouldnotbesopolite
C.HowtolearntheBritishmanners D.It'stimetochangeourmanners
