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

I fell in love with England because it was quaint (古雅)—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．has lived there for seventeen yearsB．prefers to live in an old-fashioned houseC．is not used to the life there nowD．has to be polite to everyone she meets there【小题2】Where do people usually meet their friends in England?A．In a pub.B．In a cafe.C．In a restaurant.D．In a nightclub. 【小题3】The writer took her neighbour to France for Christmas because he .A．had never been to FranceB．was from a typical French familyC．didn't like the British idea of familyD．felt lonely in EnglandC

(答案→)C 解析：本文记叙了作者由过去喜欢到现在不喜欢伦敦的原由。【小题1】从第一段可知作者过去喜欢伦敦的古雅，但 I’ve slightly changed my mind after seventeen years because I think it’s an ugly town now，说明他现在不习惯那的生活了。【小题2】从第三段第三句To meet friends here it usually has to be in a pub可知选A【小题3】从文章最后一段最后一句 because he was always alone可知正确答案。

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