I fell in love with England because it was quaint (典雅)—all those little houses, looking te

I fell in love with England because it was quaint (典雅)—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.
【小题1】The writer doesn’t like London because she .A．is not used to the life there nowB．has lived there for seventeen yearsC．prefers to live in an old-fashioned houseD．has to be polite to everyone she meets there【小题2】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.【小题3】The underlined part “it” (in Para. 4) refers to .A．a taxiB．the moneyC．a bombD．public transport【小题4】The writer took her neighbour to France for Christmas because he .A．felt lonely in EnglandB．had never been to FranceC．was from a typical French familyD．didn't like the British idea of familyA

(答案→)A 解析：【小题1】细节理解题。第二段首句“Things have changed. ”明确点出：我所熟悉或习惯的伦敦已经改变了, 变得我不适应了。【小题2】细节理解题。根据“To meet friends here it usually has to be in a pub, ”可以判断出来。【小题3】词义理解题。结合上文I spend a bomb on taxis because I will not take public trans­port after 10 p.可知it 指代public trans­port【小题4】细节理解题。 参考文章最后一句话but I took him to France for Christmas once because he was always alone。

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