仔細閱讀下列短文, 根據題目, 選出最佳選項. People often say that an Englishman's home is his castle (城堡). They mean that the home is very important and personal. Most people in Britain live in houses rather than in flats (公寓), and own their homes. They can paint and change them in any way they like. In a crowded city everyone knows that he or she has private space which is only for himself or herself and for inviting friends. People usually like to mark (做標記) their space. Are you sitting on a beach or a train or in a library？ If you are on the beach you may have spread(撒) your sands around you; on the train you may have put your coat or small bag on the seat beside you; in a library you may have one corner or chair which is your own. Once I was traveling on a train to London. I was in a section (區域) for four people and there was a table between us. The man opposite me had his bag on the table. There was no space on my side of the table at all. I was made rather angry. Maybe he thought that he owned the whole table! I took some newspapers out of my bag and put them on his. When I did this he sat up straight at once, opening his eyes wide. I had invaded (侵佔) his space! A few minutes later I took my newspapers off his bag in order to read them. He at once moved his bag to his side of the table.
(1).The English call their homes "castles" because ________.
A. they don't make friends with others
B. homes provide them their own space
C. they don't want to stay with others
D. they are very important persons
(2).The word "private" in the first paragraph means "_______" in Chinese.
A. 私人的
B. 公共的
C. 相鄰的
D. 隱蔽的
(3).According to the passage, if an Englishman is on the beach, he will probably ________ to show his own space to others.
A. sit in another person's chair
B. talk loudly wit his friends
C. cover himself with sands
D. spread sands around him
(4).Why did the writer get angry
A. Because the man's bag fell on the writer's foot.
B. Because the man's bag was on the writer's seat.
C. Because the man didn't leave space for the writer on the table.
D. Because the man's bag prevented the writer looking out of the window.
(5).The writer put his newspapers on the man's bag in order to ________.
A. invade the man's space
B. let the man read the newspapers
C. take the man's seat
D. let the man move his bag to his side
答案：B A D C D
原文翻譯：
人們經常說一個英格蘭人的家就是他的城堡.他們認為家是非常重要和私人的.大多數英國人住在房子裡而非公寓而且很多人擁有自己的家.這意味著他們的房子是個人的,他們可以隨自己喜好改裝房子.在擁擠的城市裡,這個人知道他或她有一個只屬於他或她自己的可以用來邀請朋友的私人空間.人們通常喜歡給自己的空間做標記.你現在是否正坐在家中或是在海灘上或是在火車上?如果你在海灘上,你可能在你的周圍拜訪了許多毛巾.如果你在火車上,你可能把你的外套或是包包放在了你旁邊的座位上.如果你在圖書館裡,你可能把你的書放在你的旁邊.
有一次我乘火車去倫敦.我坐在一個四個人的小包廂裡,在我們中間有一張桌子.坐在我對面的那個人把他的公文包放到了桌子上.這使得桌子上靠我這面完全沒有地方了.我很不高興.我覺得他認為整張桌子都是他的.我那陣子在讀一本關於非語言交流的書,所以我從我的包裡拿出了幾份報紙並把它們放到了他的公文包上.我這麼做時他一下就憤怒了,他的眼睛幾乎要從腦袋上蹦出來.彷彿我佔了他的地方!幾分鐘後,我拿起報紙來讀.他很迅速的就把他的公文包挪到了桌子靠他那面.
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