Question

    Recently, as the British doctor Robert Winston took a train from London to Manchester, he found himself having to listen to a loud conversation of a fellow passenger woman. Boiling with anger, Winston took her picture and sent it to his more than 40,000 followers on the Tweet. By the time the train reached the station in Manchester, some journalists were waiting for the woman. And when they showed her the doctor's messages, she used just one word to describe Winston's actions: rude.

Winston's tale is a good example of increasing rudeness, fueled by social media in our age. Studies show that rudeness spreads quickly and virally, almost like the common cold. Just witnessing rudeness makes it far more likely that we, in turn, will be rude later on. Once infected, we are more aggressive, less creative and worse at our jobs. The only way out is to make a conscious decision to do so. We must have the courage to call it out, face to face. We must say, "Just stop." For Winston, that would have meant approaching the woman, telling her that her conversation was frustrating other passengers and politely asking her to speak more quietly or make the call at another time.

The anger we feel at the rude behavior of a stranger can drive us to do out-of-place things. Research discovered that the acts of revenge (报复) people had taken ranged from the ridiculous to the disturbing. Winston did shine a spotlight on the woman's behavior—but in a way that shamed her.

When we see rudeness occur in public places, we must step up and say something. And we can do it with grace, by handling it without a bit of aggression and without being rude ourselves. Because once rude people can see their actions through the eyes of others, they are far more likely to end the rudeness themselves. As this wave of rudeness rises, civilization needs civility (举止文明).

1.Robert Winston’s reaction to the woman’ behavior at the train can be described as ________.

A.a way of returning good for evil B.an answer to the call of the journalists

C.a good example of stopping rudeness D.an act of answering rudeness with rudeness

2.Being infected with rudeness can possibly lead to ________.

A.wiser decisions B.more frustrated passengers

C.poorer work performance D.more face-to-face communication

3.What can be a suitable title for the text?

A.What to say to a rude person. B.Civilization Calls for Civility.

C.How to Fix Rudeness Spread Online D.Rude Behavior Makes a Rude Man

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

【解析】

这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章主要讲了当我们看到在公共场所发生粗鲁行为时，我们该说些什么。

1.推理判断题。根据第一段Boiling with anger, Winston took her picture and sent it to his more than 40,000 followers on the Tweet.（温斯顿怒火中烧，拍下了她的照片，并发送给他在推特上的4万多名粉丝。）和And when they showed her the doctor's messages, she used just one word to describe Winston's actions: rude.（当他们给她看医生的留言时，她只用一个词来形容温斯顿的行为:粗鲁。）推断出，罗伯特·温斯顿对这名女子在火车上的行为的反应，可以说是以粗鲁回应粗鲁。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段Once infected, we are more aggressive, less creative and worse at our jobs.（一旦被感染，我们会变得更有攻击性，创造力更差，工作表现也更差。）可知，被无礼行为感染可能会导致工作表现不佳。故选C。

3.主旨大意题。最后一段When we see rudeness occur in public places, we must step up and say something. And we can do it with grace, by handling it without a bit of aggression and without being rude ourselves.（当我们看到在公共场所发生粗鲁行为时，我们必须站出来说点什么。我们可以优雅地处理它，不带一点攻击性，也不粗鲁地对待自己。）是全文的主题句，结合全文内容，可知这篇文章主要讲了当我们看到在公共场所发生粗鲁行为时，我们该说些什么。A选项“对粗鲁的人说什么”是最合适的题目，故选A。