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【題目】 Recently, as the British doctor Robert Winston took a train from London to Manchester, he found himself having to listen to a loud conversation of a fellow passenger woman. Boiling with anger, Winston took her picture and sent it to his more than 40,000 followers on the Tweet. By the time the train reached the station in Manchester, some journalists were waiting for the woman. And when they showed her the doctor's messages, she used just one word to describe Winston's actions: rude.

Winston's tale is a good example of increasing rudeness, fueled by social media in our age. Studies show that rudeness spreads quickly and virally, almost like the common cold. Just witnessing rudeness makes it far more likely that we, in turn, will be rude later on. Once infected, we are more aggressive, less creative and worse at our jobs. The only way out is to make a conscious decision to do so. We must have the courage to call it out, face to face. We must say, "Just stop." For Winston, that would have meant approaching the woman, telling her that her conversation was frustrating other passengers and politely asking her to speak more quietly or make the call at another time.

The anger we feel at the rude behavior of a stranger can drive us to do out-of-place things. Research discovered that the acts of revenge (報(bào)復(fù)) people had taken ranged from the ridiculous to the disturbing. Winston did shine a spotlight on the woman's behavior—but in a way that shamed her.

When we see rudeness occur in public places, we must step up and say something. And we can do it with grace, by handling it without a bit of aggression and without being rude ourselves. Because once rude people can see their actions through the eyes of others, they are far more likely to end the rudeness themselves. As this wave of rudeness rises, civilization needs civility (舉止文明).

【1】Robert Winston’s reaction to the woman’ behavior at the train can be described as ________.

A.a way of returning good for evilB.an answer to the call of the journalists

C.a good example of stopping rudenessD.an act of answering rudeness with rudeness

【2】Being infected with rudeness can possibly lead to ________.

A.wiser decisionsB.more frustrated passengers

C.poorer work performanceD.more face-to-face communication

【3】What can be a suitable title for the text?

A.What to say to a rude person.B.Civilization Calls for Civility.

C.How to Fix Rudeness Spread OnlineD.Rude Behavior Makes a Rude Man

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】A

【解析】

這是一篇夾敘夾議的文章。文章主要講了當(dāng)我們看到在公共場(chǎng)所發(fā)生粗魯行為時(shí)，我們?cè)撜f些什么。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段Boiling with anger, Winston took her picture and sent it to his more than 40,000 followers on the Tweet.（溫斯頓怒火中燒，拍下了她的照片，并發(fā)送給他在推特上的4萬多名粉絲。）和And when they showed her the doctor's messages, she used just one word to describe Winston's actions: rude.（當(dāng)他們給她看醫(yī)生的留言時(shí)，她只用一個(gè)詞來形容溫斯頓的行為:粗魯。）推斷出，羅伯特·溫斯頓對(duì)這名女子在火車上的行為的反應(yīng)，可以說是以粗魯回應(yīng)粗魯。故選D。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段Once infected, we are more aggressive, less creative and worse at our jobs.（一旦被感染，我們會(huì)變得更有攻擊性，創(chuàng)造力更差，工作表現(xiàn)也更差。）可知，被無禮行為感染可能會(huì)導(dǎo)致工作表現(xiàn)不佳。故選C。

【3】主旨大意題。最后一段When we see rudeness occur in public places, we must step up and say something. And we can do it with grace, by handling it without a bit of aggression and without being rude ourselves.（當(dāng)我們看到在公共場(chǎng)所發(fā)生粗魯行為時(shí)，我們必須站出來說點(diǎn)什么。我們可以優(yōu)雅地處理它，不帶一點(diǎn)攻擊性，也不粗魯?shù)貙?duì)待自己。）是全文的主題句，結(jié)合全文內(nèi)容，可知這篇文章主要講了當(dāng)我們看到在公共場(chǎng)所發(fā)生粗魯行為時(shí)，我們?cè)撜f些什么。A選項(xiàng)“對(duì)粗魯?shù)娜苏f什么”是最合適的題目，故選A。

細(xì)節(jié)理解題大多是根據(jù)文章中的具體信息如事實(shí)、例證、原因、過程、論述等進(jìn)行提問的。抓住文段中的事實(shí)和細(xì)節(jié)是做好該題型的關(guān)鍵，也是做好其它類型問題的基礎(chǔ)。該題型幾乎都可以在文章中直接找到與答案有關(guān)的信息，或是其變體。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都屬于這類圍繞主體展開的細(xì)節(jié)。做這類題一般采用尋讀法，即先讀題，然后帶著問題快速閱讀短文，找出與問題和選項(xiàng)有關(guān)的詞語(yǔ)或句子，再對(duì)相關(guān)部分進(jìn)行分析對(duì)比，找出答案。正確選項(xiàng)雖然一般不是原文照搬，但是一般是原文的改寫，意思不變。如換一個(gè)同義詞，把否定改為肯定，把肯定改為否定等。如第2小題，根據(jù)第二段Once infected, we are more aggressive, less creative and worse at our jobs.（一旦被感染，我們會(huì)變得更有攻擊性，創(chuàng)造力更差，工作表現(xiàn)也更差。）由此可知，被無禮行為感染可能會(huì)導(dǎo)致工作表現(xiàn)不佳。故選C。