People often say that the Englishman’s home is his castle. In this sense they mean that the home is very important and 21 . Most people in Britain live in houses 22 flats, and many people own their homes. This means that they can make them individual(个人的); they can 23 them and change them in any way they 24 . In a crowded city the individual knows that he or she has a private space which is 25 for himself or herself and for invited friends.
People usually like to 26 their space. Are you sitting now in your home or in a beach or a train? If you are on the beach you may have spread your 27 around you; on the train you may have 28 your coat or small bag on the seat beside you; in a library you may have one corner or chair which is your own.
Once I was traveling on a 29 to London. I was in a section for four people and there was a table between us. The man on the opposite side to me had his briefcase on the table. There was no 30 on my side of the table at all. I was made rather 31 . I thought he thought that he owned the 32 table. I took various papers out of my bag and put them on 33 ! When I did this he stiffened and his eyes nearly popped out of his head. I had 34 his space ! A few minutes later I took my papers off his case in order to read them. He 35 moved his case to his side of the table. ( Of course , it is possible that he just wanted to be helpful to me !
【小题1】A．helpfulB．personalC．necessaryD．useful【小题2】A．rather thanB．as well asC．as a result ofD．or rather【小题3】A．buyB．leaveC．paintD．offer【小题4】A．makeB．clearC．likeD．prepare【小题5】A．onlyB．alreadyC．everD．even【小题6】A．markedB．decideC．chooseD．keep【小题7】A．towelsB．sandsC．papersD．flags【小题8】A．foundB．givenC．putD．stored【小题9】A．planeB．trainC．wayD．street【小题10】A．matterB．weightC．lightD．space【小题11】A．angryB．hurtC．fearfulD．busy【小题12】A．rightB．onlyC．smallD．whole【小题13】A．the tableB．his caseC．the seatD．his side【小题14】A．invadedB．shutC．separatedD．shared【小题15】A．hesitatinglyB．immediatelyC．slowlyD．calmlyB
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(答案→)B
解析：【小题4】C 动词辨析。同上。
【小题5】A 副词辨析。指家是英国人给自己的唯一的地方。
【小题6】A 动词辨析。A标明；B决定；C选择；D保持。根据本段内容可知很多人都 标明自己属于自己的地方。
【小题7】A 名词辨析。A毛巾；B沙地；C报纸；D旗帜。在海边，人们把毛巾铺开，标明地盘。
【小题8】C 动词辨析。指在火车上把衣服或者包放在座位上表明这是你的地方。
【小题9】B 上下文串联。根据下文可知是在火车上发生的事情。
【小题10】D 名词辨析。指那个人把手提箱放在桌子上，我就没有了空间，space空间。
【小题11】A 形容词辨析。别人占了我的地方，我很生气。
【小题12】D 形容词辨析。那个人认为他拥有整个桌子。
【小题13】B 上下文串联。根据上文可知他把手提箱放在桌子上，那么我就把报纸都放在他的箱子上，
【小题14】A 动词辨析。invade入侵；他认为我入侵了他的空间。
【小题15】B 副词辨析。指我把报纸拿掉以后他立刻就把箱子也拿掉了。