【单选题】{{B}}Passage Two{{/B}}
Broadly speaking, theEnglishman is a quiet, shy, and reserved person among people, he knows well.Before strangers he often seems inhibited, even embarrasseD、You have only to witness a railway compartment any morning or evening to see the truth. Serious-looking businessmen and women sit reading their newspapers or dozing (打盹) in a comer, and no one speaks.AnEnglish wit once suggested to overseas visitors, "On entering a railway compartment shake hands with all the passengers." Needless to say, he was not being serious. There is an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior, which, if broken, makes the person immediately the object of suspicion.
It is well known that theEnglish seldom show openly extremes of enthusiasm, emotion etC、Of course, anEnglishman feels no less than any other nationality. Imagine a man commenting on the great beauty, of a young girl.A、man of more emotional temperament might describe her as "a marvelous jewel", while theEnglishman will flatly state "Um, she’s all right."AnEnglishman may recommend a highly successful and enjoyable film to friends by commenting, "It’s not baD、" The overseas visitors must not be disappointed by this apparent lack of interest. They must realize that; "all right", "not bad" are very often used with the sense of "first class", "excellent". This special use of language is particularly common inEnglish.
B．theEnglish feel no less than any other nationality
C．theEnglish tend to display less emotion than they feel
D．theEnglish don’t take a strong interest in making comment
网考网参考答案：C
网考网解析：
推断题。文章第三段指出，英国人很少公开表露极端的热情和情感，尽管英国人的感受并不比其他人的少，随后列举的英国人谦虚、冷漠的表达方式都表明了英国人对情感的表现很节制，所以C正确。 document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>
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