WeallknowthattheBritishpeoplelovetheirmanners.Theyarepartoftheirnationalidentity(特性)aswellashavingfishandchipsandcomplainingabouttheweather.RecentlyIreadonlinethattheysaid“sorry”uptoeighttimesada

　　WeallknowthattheBritishpeoplelovetheirmanners.Theyarepartoftheirnationalidentity(特性)aswellashavingfishandchipsandcomplainingabouttheweather.RecentlyIreadonlinethattheysaid“sorry”uptoeighttimesaday.

　　AftersomeresearchIhavenotbeenabletofindanyspecificreasonswhytheyarelikethis.Isupposeforcenturiesmannersincludinghowtheybehaveattableandtalktootherpeoplehavebeenoneofthedifferencesbetweenthelowerandupperclassesandthosemannersshowtheirsocialclasses.Britainhastraditionallybeenaquiteconservative(保守的)country.Therearemanyarticlessuggestingthattheirseeminglypoliteattitudeofalwayssaying“please”and“thankyou”isquitefalsebecauseitisimpossibleforapersontoalwaysfeelthatheorshewantstothanksomeoneorsay“please”.

　　Maybeitisforthisreasonthatpeoplearegoingoneoftwoways:theyaretoopoliteandholdbacktheirfeelingsortheyarenotpoliteatallandexpresstheirtruefeelingsdirectly.SomeBritishpeoplearetiredofpretendingthattheyarealwayshappyandhavingtopleaseothers.Butsometimesbecausetheyfeeltheyhavetobepolitetheyarepreventedfromsayingwhattheytrulythink.

　　( )1.Whatdon'ttheBritishpeopleoftendo?

　　A.Eatfishandchips. B.Havenoquitegoodmanners.

　　C.Bepolitetoothers. D.Talkabouttheweather.

　　( )2.WhatdotheBritishpeoplesayuptoeighttimeseveryday?

　　A.Hello. B.Thankyou. C.Idon'tknow. D.Sorry.

　　( )3.WhatdoesthewriterthinkarethereasonswhytheBritishpeoplearesopolite?

　　①Theupperclassesshouldhavegoodmanners.

　　②Theyhavelearnedmuchaboutpolitenessatschool.

　　③Theyliketoholdbacktheirtruefeelings.

　　④Theyarenothonestatall.

　　A.①② B.③④ C.①③ D.②④

　　( )4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pretending”meaninChinese?

　　A.打算 B.假装 C.想象 D.体验

　　( )5.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?

　　A.Britishpeoplearetoopolite B.Britishpeopleshouldnotbesopolite

　　C.HowtolearntheBritishmanners D.It'stimetochangeourmanners