A man in a very famous restaurant started to take off his jacket. As soon as he saw this, the head waiter rushed over to his table and said, “I’m afraid I must ask you to keep your jacket on, sir, because it is not good manners (礼貌) to do it in such a nice restaurant.”

　　“Now, listen,” said the man. “I will let you know that the Queen (女王) of England gave me permission (许可) to take off my jacket here.”

　　“The Queen of England?” said the waiter in great surprise.

　　“Sure.” replied the man, “When I was in England last month, a friend of mine took me to see the Queen. It was very hot. I started taking my coat off. The Queen looked over and said, ‘You may do that in the United States, but you may not do it here!’ So I got the Queen’s permission, right?”

　　( ) 1. We can be sure that the story happened in ____.

　　A. America B. the Queen’s palace

　　C. England D. an small restaurant

　　( ) 2. When the head waiter asked the man not to take off his jacket, the man ____.

　　A. took his advice at once B. left the restaurant angrily

　　C. refused to listen to him D. wanted to see the manager

　　( ) 3. The man told the waiter that he could take off his jacket because ____.

　　A. the weather was very hot

　　B. the Queen of England let him do so in the USA.

　　C. he was very rich

　　D. he was free to take off his clothes anywhere

　　( ) 4. What did the Queen really mean?

　　A. People in the USA were less polite.

　　B. She let him take off his jacket in America.

　　C. The English and the Americans enjoyed different ways of life.

　　D. He shouldn’t take off his coat on such a formal occasion (正式场合) in England.

　　( ) 5. From the story we can see that ____.

　　A. the man went to have dinner with his friend

　　B. the head waiter was afraid of the Queen.

　　C. the man went to see the Queen of England with his friend.

　　D. the Queen invited the man to have dinner in a restaurant

答案与解析：

    1. A 此题为细节题。男人说，他上个月在英国的时候，见过英国女王。所以BC错误，这个饭店是个很好的饭店，所以D错误。

　　2. C 此题为细节题。“Now, listen,” said the man. “I will let you know that the Queen (女王) of England gave me permission (许可) to take off my jacket here.” 男人说：“现在听着，我得到了英国女王的允许，可以在这里脱外套。”

　　3. B 此题为细节题。Now, listen,” said the man. “I will let you know that the Queen (女王) of England gave me permission (许可) to take off my jacket here.” 男人说：“现在听着，我得到了英国女王的允许，可以在这里脱外套。”

　　4. D 此题为推断题。在正式场合脱外套是不礼貌的。女王的意思是也许在美国不是这样，但是在英国，正式场合是不能拖外套的。

　　5. C 此题为细节题。When I was in England last month, a friend of mine took me to see the Queen.上个月我在英国，我的一个朋友带我去见国王。

    New York, London, Paris and other big cities are exciting places to live in. there are many interesting things to see and to do, you can go to different kinds of museums, plays and films. You can also buy things all over the world.

　　But there are serious problems in big cities, too. It’s expensive to live there, and there are many people in some places of big cities. Every year many people move to the cities to find jobs, to study at good schools and receive good medical care. But sometimes these people cannot find work or good places to live in. Also it is hard to keep the cities safe and clean.

　　Some people enjoy living in big cities; others do not. Before they move to a big city, they should think about the problems of living there.

　　( ) 1. In big cities people can ____.

　　A. go to different kinds of museums

　　B. see all kinds of plays and films

　　C. buy things all over the world

　　D. A, B and C

　　( ) 2. Which of the following is true?

　　A. Big cities are not clean and safe enough.

　　B. People can easily find good places to live in big cities.

　　C. People can always have many chances to find work to do.

　　D. All people like to live in big cities.

　　( ) 3. In this passage the writer thinks it is right for people ____.

　　A. to move to big cities.

　　B. not to move to big cities.

　　C. to move to big cities without thinking of any problems.

　　D. not to move to big cities before they think over the problems of living there.

　　( ) 4. This passage doesn’t tell us that ____.

　　A. Paris is an exciting place for people to live in.

　　B. big cities have a lot of serious problems.

　　C. big cities are all very dirty.

　　D. usually people can get very dirty.

　　( ) 5. Which is the best title for this passage?

　　A. Big Cities

　　B. Interesting Things in Big Cities

　　C. Good School in Big Cities

　　D. New York, London and Paris

答案与解析：

    1. D 此题为细节题。住在大城市的人可以去不同的博物馆，看各种各样的戏剧和电影，买到来自全世界的东西。

　　2. C 此题为细节题。 But sometimes these people cannot find work or good places to live in. 但是有时候这些人找不到工作或者好位置居住。

　　3. D 此题为细节题。Before they move to a big city, they should think about the problems of living there. 在他们搬去一个大城市前，应该好好考虑在那里生活会碰到的问题。

　　4. D 此题为细节题。.文章中说的是因为人多了，很难保持安全和干净。但是没有说人会变得很脏。

　　5. A 此题为推断题。整篇文章讲了在大城市生活的好处以及会碰到的问题。