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 fortable 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.
56. The writer doesn’t like London because she .
A. is not used to the life there now
B. has lived there for seventeen years
C. prefers to live in an old-fashioned house
D. has to be polite to everyone she meets there
57. 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.
58. The underlined part “it” （in Para. 4） refers to .
A. a taxi B. the money C. a bomb D. public transport
59. The writer took her neighbour to France for Christmas because he .
A. felt lonely in England B. had never been to France
C. was from a typical French family D. didn't like the British idea of family56--59 ADDA
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(答案→)56--59 ADDA
解析：
56.A 点评：整体理解题。作者在文章说英国（伦敦）也不再像以往人们知道的那样了，她现在很不习惯住在那儿，故选A。
57.D 点评：细节题。文章三段中的“To meet friend...has to be in a pub...”说明在英国要想会会老朋友的话不得不在酒吧进行，故选D。
58.D 点评：联系上下文，在文章第四段中作者说在伦敦没有安全感，不敢坐公交，只是过去曾去坐过公交，因此选D。
59.A 点评：联系上下文，文章最后一段中的“...for Christmas once because he was always alone”，说明不仅是作者，连朋友在伦敦也总是孤单，因此选A。