Passage 2
People often say that the Englishman’s home is his castle. They mean that the home is very important and personal. Most people in Britain live in houses rather than flats, and many people owe their homes. This means that they can make them personal, and change them in any way they like.
Most houses have a garden, even if it is a small one, and the garden is usually loved. The house and the garden are the private space of a person. In a crowd city a person knows that he or she has a private space which is only for him or herself and for invited friends.
People usually like to mark their space. If you are on the beach you may have spread your towels around you; on the train you may have put your coat or small bag on the seat beside you; in a library you may spread your books around you.
Once I was traveling on a train to London. I was on a section for four people and there was a table between us. The man opposite to me had his briefcase on the table. There was no space on my side of the table at all. I was unhappy. I thought he thought that he owned the whole table.
I had been reading a book about nonverbal（非语言的）communication so I took various papers out of my bag and put them on his case! When I did this he suddenly became angry and his eyes nearly popped out（突出）of his head. I had taken up his space! A few minutes later I took my papers off in order to read them. He immediately moved his case to his side of the table. 11. What does the first sentence in Paragraph 1 mean?
A.The home matters greatly to Englishmen.
B.The castle is more important than the home.
C.The home is more important than the castle.
D.Englishman usually live in homes instead of castles. 【批阅】回答正确！ 【答案】A
12. Which of the following is NOT the reason for most British to live in homes?
A.They can make changes in houses in which they live.
B.They love houses more than gardens.
C.They can own private space like the house and the garden.
D.The can keep the private space to themselves and friends. 【批阅】回答正确！ 【答案】B
13. According to Paragraph 2, if you spread your books around you in a library, it means ______.
A.you want to spread your towels around your further
B.you want put your coat on the table
C.you can find no space for your books on the seat
D.you want to tell others the space belongs to you 【批阅】回答正确！ 【答案】D
14. How did the man opposite the writer show he owned the whole table?
A.He sat in a section for four people.
B.He placed his briefcase on the table.
C.He was traveling on a train to London
D.He was reading a book. 【批阅】回答正确！ 【答案】B
15. The writer tried to get back his space by ______.
A.moving the case off the table
B.taking all his papers out
C.taking up the space of the man opposite
D.showing the books concerned to the man 【批阅】回答正确！ 【答案】B
语法词汇（共5小题，每小题4分，满分20分）
16. The president claimed that ______ 1,000 factories had closed down in the economic crisis.
A.largely
B.approximately
C.considerably
D.mainly
【批阅】回答正确！ 【答案】B
17. Before you take the medicine, you should read the ______ carefully.
A.lines
B.words
C.instructions
D.suggestions 【批阅】回答正确！ 【答案】C
18. ______ Mrs. Williams on my way to the supermarket.
A.It happened to me that I found
B.It happened to me that I meet
C.I happened to find
D.I happened to meet 【批阅】回答正确！ 【答案】D
19. Many Americans worry so much about their work and life that they hurry from one activity to the next, ______ little time to stop and think.
A.leave
B.leaving
C.left
D.to leave 【批阅】回答正确！ 【答案】B
20. He moved away from his family, but missed them ______ enjoy the exciting life in the city.
A.too much to
B.enough to
C.very much to
D.much so as to 【批阅】回答正确！ 【答案】A
完形填空（共10小题，每小题3分，满分30分）