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1、1 预初英语阅读理解预初英语阅读理解 People often say that the Englishmans home is his castle. They mean that the home is very important and personal to him. Most people in Britain live in houses rather than flats, and many people own their homes. This means that they can make them individual（个体的）;they can paint them
2、, and change them in any way they like. Most house have a garden, even if it is a very small one, and the garden is usually loved. The house and the garden are the private（私人的）space of the individual. People usually like to mark their space. Are you sitting now in your home or on a train?have you ma
3、rked the space around yourself as your? If you are on the train you may put your coat or small bag on the seat beside you. If you share a flat you may have one corner or chair which is your own. Once I was travelling on a train to London. I was in a section for four people and there was a table betw
4、een us .The man on the space on my side of the table at all. I was angry. Maybe he thought that he owned the whole table. I had read a book about non-verbal communications o I took various papers out of my bag and put them on his briefcase! When I did this he stiffened and his eyes nearly popped(瞪出)
5、out of his head. I had invaded(侵犯 )his space! A few minutes later I took my papers off his case in order to read them. He immediately moved his case to his side of the table. Of course, it is possible that he just wanted to be helpful to me! If you are visiting another country you may feel that you
6、dont have any private space. Hotel rooms look much the same in every country in the world. All day long ,you share public spaces with other people. You see the local people in their private spaces and you feel lonely and “outside”. Local people can create 2 their private spaces by talking about thin
7、gs you dont know about .And you even feel that they like you to be outside them so that they will enjoy being inside even more! This is one of the difficulties of being a traveler! But if you understand it then it helps you .Havent you enjoyed being part of a group and “owning” a bit of space? 41.Th
8、e writer was angry as he was travelling on a train to London because_. A. he had no place to sit B. someone had invaded his “space” C. too many people shared a section with him D. some other people talked about things he didnt know about 42. “ you feel lonely and outside”in paragraph 4 means that_.
9、A. you are alone outside the house B. you feel lonely because you travel on your own C. you are alone and therefore you go outside to have some fun D. you feel lonely and you dont belong to that place or that group of people 43.In Paragraph 4 ,the pronoun “them refers to（所指） “_”. A. public spaces B.
10、 private spaces C. local people D. other countries 44.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. British people dislike marking their space. B. You always feel at home in another country. C. Most British people prefer living in houses to flats. D. You cant mark your private space in
11、 a foreign country. 45.Tha main purpose of the passage is to tell readers to _. A. own private spaces by living in houses B. have one corner of their own in public places C. realize the importance of “space”in communication D. create their private spaces by talking with local people When I was a for
12、eign teacher in China, every day I taught English to my students and they taught me about China. One day the topic turned to saying “I love you”. I was shocked to learn that not one of my students had said this to their mothers, nor had their mothers said it to them. “Does your mom love you?” “Of co
13、urse ,”they answered. “How do you know ?”was my logical question. They responded that their mons cooked and 3 always told them what they were doing wrong to show their caring. I was stunned .So mons cooking and criticzing read out as “I love you ”. “Then how do you say I love you to her?” They agree
14、d that getting good grades, followed by god jobs would be how they showed their love. I come from a culture where most people are expressive enough, so I repeated these queries in classes over time. Gradually, I began to get different response. Some of them had exchanged those sentiments with their
15、moms. One of my favorite stories of change came from a girl. When she came home from university, her mother met her at the door and hugged（拥抱）her. This had never happened before, but her mom said, “Now that you have gone I have more time to myself. I noticed that in some places mothers and children
16、hug each other and I decided it was a good idea and that I would begin hugging you.” In my family we all say “I love you” a lot .While it is true that we often say the words without having great depth of feelings at that moment, it is almost like a blessing we give each other. Those three little words carry a world of meaning ,even when said as a greeting, but most especially if they are the last words we say to or hear from those we love. 52.The foreign
