Weallknowwhatitisliketobeunabletoturnyourheadbecauseofacoldinthemuscles(肌肉)ofyourneckorbecauseanunexpectedtwist（扭曲）hasmadeyourneckache.Theslightestmovemakesyoujumpwithpain.Nothingcould
Weallknowwhatitisliketobeunabletoturnyourheadbecauseofacoldinthemuscles(肌肉)ofyourneckorbecauseanunexpectedtwist（扭曲）hasmadeyourneckache.Theslightestmovemakesyoujumpwithpain.Nothingcouldbeworsethanapainintheneck.
Thatiswhyweusethephrasetodescribesomepeoplewhogiveyouthesamefeeling.Wehaveallmetsuchpeople.
Oneisthemanwhoalwaysseemstobeclappinghishands—oftenatthewrongtime—duringaperformanceinthetheater.Hekeepsyoufromhearingtheactors.
Evenworsearethosewhocanneverarrivebeforethecurtaingoesupandtheplaybegins.Theycomehurryingdowntoyourrowofseats.Youarecomfortablysettleddownwithyourhatandheavycoatinyourlap.Youmuststanduptoletthempass.Youareproudofyourself-controlaftertheyhavesettledintotheirseats…Wellwhatnow…Godoneofthemisupagain.Heforgottogotothemen’sroomandoncemoreyouhavetostanduphangingontoyourhatandcoattolethimpass.Nowthatis“apainintheneck”.
Anotherwell—knowntousallisthepersonsittingbehindyouinthemovies.Hismouthisfullofpopcorn(爆米花);heischewing（嚼）loudlyortalkingbetweenbitestofriendsnexttohim.Noneofthemremainstill.Upanddownbackandforththeygo—foranotherbagofpopcornorsomethingtodrink.
Thenthereisthemansittingnexttoyouatlunchsmoking.Hewantsyoutoenjoyittooandblowssmokeacrossyourfoodintoyourmouth.
Wemustnotforgetthemanwhocomesintoabusorsubwayandsitsdownnexttoyoujustascloseasyouwilllethim.Youarereadingthenewspaperandhegetsclosersothathecanreadthepaperwithyou.Hemayeventurnthepapertothenextpagebeforeyouarereadyforit.
Wealsocallsuchapersona“rubberneck”alwaysgettingclosetowhereitdoesnotbelonglikeneighborswhowatchallyourvisitors.Theyenjoylearningaboutyourpersonalbusiness.Peoplehaveastrongdislikefor“rubbernecks”.Theyhatebeingwatchedsecretly.
小题1:Wherecanyoufindthispassage?A．Inamedicinedictionary.B．inakids’storybook.C．Inasocialsciencebook.D．Inasciencetextbook.小题2:Accordingtothepassagehowdoyoufeelwhenlatecomerswalkbackandforthinfrontofyo