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1、2013高考英语二轮总复习阅读理解精选（07）及答案ABrightredpostboxes,theQueenandqueuing---whatdotheyallhaveincommon?TheyareallimportantpartsofBritishlife.AtleastIthoughtso.However,theabilitytoqueueforlongperiodsoftime,oncebelievedtobeatraditionalcharacteristicofBritish,isnolongertoleratedbypeopleintheUK,accordingtoasur
2、veydonebyBritishbankBarclays.Onceuponatime,queuingwasseenasnormal.DuringWorldWarⅡ,everyonehadtoqueueuptoreceivetheirdailysupplyoffoods.Infact,ifyoudidn’tstandupandwaitinlinewithalltheothers,itwasseenasuncivilized(不文明的).ThefamousEnglishdouble-deckerbuses,withonlyoneentrance,mightalsohelpexplainwhy
3、queuingwasseenaspartofBritishlife.Almostalways,thereisaqueuetogetin.ButperhapstheBritisharetiredofbeingpushedpastbytheSpanish,theItalianortheFrenchastheyqueueuptogetatableatarestaurant.ThepeopleoftheseotherEuropeancountrieshavemorethanoneentrancetotheirbuses,whichexplainstheirmorerelaxedattitudet
4、othequeue.TwominutesisnowthelongesttimemostBritishpeoplearepreparedtostandandwait.ButcoulditbethattheInternet,whichallowsustocarryouttasksquickly,isthemainreasonwhyBritishpeoplearenolongerpreparedtoqueue?“Usedtobuyingwithoutdelay,customersareevengivinguppurchasesratherthanwaittheirturn,”saysStuar
5、tNealofBarclaycard.“Shoppersarealsolesslikelytoqueueforlongiftheitemtheyarebuyingisoflowvalue.”PerhapsIwillhavetoreplace“queuing”with“impatience”inmylistofthingsIrelatetotheBritish.56.WhatcanwelearnaboutthetraditionofqueuinginBritain?A.Itwasaproductoftheslowpaceoflife.B.Itwasalongtimetraditionaso
6、ldastheQueen.C.Itwasconsideredasymbolofacivilizedbehavior.D.IthasmadetheBritishdifferentfromotherEuropeans.57.Accordingtothepassage,theBritishgraduallystoppedqueuingbecause_________.A.theyprefershoppingonlineB.theyfollowtheexampleofforeignersC.BritishbuseshavemorethanoneentranceD.theInternethasch
7、angedtheirwayoflife58.Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthat______________.A.theBritishgetimpatientwithqueuingforlongB.theBritishhavetoqueuetoreceivefoodsC.theBritishliketoeatinforeignrestaurantsD.theBritishprefertotakedouble-d
