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1、课时跟踪练(一)Introduction&Reading—PrereadingⅠ.阅读理解ABrightredpostboxes,theQueenandqueuing—whatdotheyallhaveincommon?TheyareallimportantpartsofBritishlife.AtleastIthoughtso.However,theabilitytoqueueforlongperiodsoftime,oncebelievedtobeatraditionalcharacteristicoftheBritish,isnolongertoler
2、atedbypeopleintheUK,accordingtoasurveydoneforBritishbankBarclays.Onceuponatime,queuingwasseenasnormal.DuringWorldWarⅡ，everyonehadtoqueueuptoreceivetheirdailysupplyoffoods.Infact,ifyoudidn’tstandupandwaitinlinewithalltheothers,itwasseenasuncivilized(不文明的)．ThefamousEnglishdoubledecke
3、rbuses,withonlyoneentrance,mightalsohelpexplainwhyqueuingwasseenasapartofBritishlife.Almostalways,thereisaqueuetogeton.ButperhapstheBritisharetiredofbeingpushedpastbytheSpanish,theItaliansortheFrenchastheyqueueuptogetatableatarestaurant.ThepeopleoftheseotherEuropeancountrieshavemor
4、ethanoneentrancetotheirhouses,whichexplainstheirmorerelaxedattitudetothequeue.TwominutesisnowthelongesttimemostBritishpeoplearepreparedtostandandwait.ButcoulditbethattheInternet,whichallowsustocarryouttasksquickly,isthemainreasonwhyBritishpeoplearenolongerpreparedtoqueue?“Usedtobuy
5、ingwithoutdelay,customersareevengivinguppurchasesratherthanwaittheirturn，”saysStuartNealofBarclaycard.“Shoppersarealsolesslikelytoqueueforlongiftheitemtheyarebuyingisoflowvalue.”PerhapsIwillhavetoreplace“queuing”with“impatience”inmylistofthingsIrelatetotheBritish.语篇解读：英国人一向以绅士风度而著称
6、，排队等候也曾一度是英国特有的景象。然而随着高科技的发展，网络的便捷却使英国人渐渐失去了耐心，有时候顾客宁愿放弃购买东西也不愿意排队等候，他们最长的等候时间是两分钟。1．WhatcanwelearnaboutthetraditionofqueuinginBritain?A．Itwasaproductoftheslowpaceoflife.B．ItwasalongtimetraditionasoldastheQueen.非常感谢上级领导对我的信任，这次安排我向股份公司述职，既是对我履行职责的监督，也是对我个人的关心和爱护，更是对**百联东方商厦有限公司工作的高
7、度重视和支持。C．Itwasconsideredasasymbolofacivilizedbehavior.D．IthasmadetheBritishdifferentfromotherEuropeans.解析：选C 推理判断题。文章第三段介绍“ifyoudidn’tstandupandwaitinlinewithalltheothers,itwasseenasuncivilized(不文明的)．”如果人们不排队，那么会被看作是不文明的，由此推断在英国排队等候是文明行为。2．Accordingtothepassage,theBritishgraduallys
8、toppedqueuingbecause______
