Question

阅读理解，阅读下列短文，从每题所给的选项中选出最佳答案。

A

So, let’s imagine you are walking down the street drinking a box of tea. You finish drinking the tea. Now, what do you do with the box? Do you drop it on the ground? Or, do you do the right thing and drop it in a trash can? Hopefully, you drop it in the trash can because, besides harming the environment, littering is also very impolite.

Recently, a magazine published a list of the most polite cities in the world. They looked three things: did people litter, did shop clerks say thank you and did people hold the door open for the person behind them? The top three politest cities were New York, USA, Zurich, Switzerland, and Toronto, Canada. Hong Kong, China was number 35. Shanghai wasn’t even on the list.

Does that mean that Shanghai is not a polite city? Well, maybe. There are different ways to judge(判断) politeness but the survey was looking at how a visitor to a city would feel when walking around its public places. Visitors don’t like to step over empty tea boxes as they walk down the street. They don’t like it when they buy something and the shop clerk doesn’t say thank you or even give them a smile. They also don’t like it when someone lets a door slam(砰然关上) into them instead of holding it open.

Shanghai is a nice city but it is not always the most polite city. I don’t think this is intentional(有意的). I think it’s just a lack of awareness(缺乏意识). China is becoming a popular place for tourists to visit. When they come to Shanghai they will find a friendly city: it would be nice if they also found a polite one. And, remember, being polite makes you feel good, too. It’s nice to be nice.

1.The following cities EXCEPT ________ are on the list of the most polite cities in the world.

A. Shanghai          B. Toronto

C. New York          D. Zurich

2.How many cities are mentioned in this passage?

A. Four.             B. Five.

C. Six.              D. Seven.

3.Why is Shanghai not always the most polite city in the survey?

A. Because people there don’t realize the importance of politeness.

B. Because people there are not friendly enough

C. Because the food there is not delicious.

D. Because the city is too old.

4.In the survey, it is looked to be impolite ________.

A. to give visitors a smile

B. to drop tea boxes into the trash can

C. to say thank you to visitors

D. to hold the door closed for visitors

5.The writer mainly wants to tell us ________.

A. not to drink tea in the street

B. to hold the door open for anybody

C. to remember to be polite in public places

D. to travel to the most polite cities more often

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：乱丢垃圾除了破坏环境，也是非常不礼貌的。最近，一份杂志公布了世界上最有礼貌的城市列表。位于前三位的是美国纽约；瑞士苏黎世；加拿大多伦多。上海甚至没有在名单上，可能主要是因为上海人没有意识到礼貌的重要性。中国正在成为一个受欢迎的游客参观的地方。作者建议大家要有礼貌意识，在公共场所要有礼貌。

1.A细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“The top three politest cities were New York, USA, Zurich, Switzerland, and Toronto, Canada. Hong Kong, China was number 35. Shanghai wasn’t even on the list.”可知除了上海外，其它的三个城市都在名单中。答案为A。

2.B 细节理解题。根据短文第二段可以看出，一共涉及到五座城市：美国纽约；瑞士苏黎世；加拿大多伦多；中国香港；中国上海。故答案为B。

3.A 细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“Shanghai is a nice city but it is not always the most polite city. I don’t think this is intentional(有意的). I think it’s just a lack of awareness(缺乏意识).”可知，之所以上海不在最礼貌的城市之列，是因为上海人没有意识到礼貌的重要性。故答案为A。

4.D细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“They also don’t like it when someone lets a door slam(砰然关上) into them instead of holding it open.”可知，答案D被视作是不礼貌的。

5.C主旨大意题。通过短文的介绍，我们可以知道，作者是想让我们大家有礼貌意识，在公共场所要有礼貌。答案为C。

考点：生活类短文阅读。