Question

I fell in love with England because it was quaint （古雅）— all those little houses, looking terri­bly old-fashioned but nice, like dolls’ houses. I loved the countryside and the pubs, and I loved London. I’ve slightly changed my mind after seventeen years because I think it’s an ugly town now.
Things have changed. For everybody, England meant gentlemen, fair play, and good man­ners. The fair play is going, unfortunately, and so are the gentlemanly attitudes and good man­ners — people shut doors heavily in your face and politeness is disappearing.
I regret that there are so few comfortable meeting places. You’re forced to live indoors. In Paris I go out much more, to restaurants and nightclubs. To meet friends here it usually has to be in a pub, and it can be difficult to go there alone as a woman. The cafes are not terribly nice.
As a woman, I feel unsafe here. I spend a bomb on taxis because I will not take public trans­port after 10 p. m. I used to use it, but now I’m afraid.
The idea of family seems to be more or less non-existent in England. My family is well united and that’s typically French. In Middlesex I had a neighbour who is 82 now. His family only lived two miles away, but I took him to France for Christmas once because he was always alone.
56. The writer doesn’t like London because she ______.
A. is not used to the life there now
B. has lived there for seventeen years
C. prefers to live in an old-fashioned house
D. has to be polite to everyone she meets there
57. Where do people usually meet their friends in England?
A. In a cafe.        B. In a restaurant.       C. In a nightclub. D. In a pub.
58. The underlined part “it” （in Para. 4） refers to______.
A. a taxi      B. the money        C. a bomb    D. public transport
59. The writer took her neighbour to France for Christmas because he ______.
A. felt lonely in England              B. had never been to France
C. was from a typical French family     D. didn't like the British idea of family

Answer 1

56--59   ADDA  

56.A 點(diǎn)評：整體理解題。作者在文章說英國（倫敦）也不再像以往人們知道的那樣了，她現(xiàn)在很不習(xí)慣住在那兒，故選A。
57.D 點(diǎn)評：細(xì)節(jié)題。文章三段中的“To meet friend...has to be in a pub...”說明在英國要想會會老朋友的話不得不在酒吧進(jìn)行，故選D。
58.D 點(diǎn)評：聯(lián)系上下文，在文章第四段中作者說在倫敦沒有安全感，不敢坐公交，只是過去曾去坐過公交，因此選D。
59.A 點(diǎn)評：聯(lián)系上下文，文章最后一段中的“...for Christmas once because he was always alone”，說明不僅是作者，連朋友在倫敦也總是孤單，因此選A。