Question

We all know what it is like to be unable to turn your head because of a cold in the muscles of your neck, or because an unexpected twist has made your neck ache. The slightest move makes you jump with pain. Nothing could be worse than a pain in the neck.
That is why we use the phrase to describe some people who give you the same feeling. We have all met such people.
One is the man who always seems to be clapping his hands—often at the wrong time—during a performance in the theater. He keeps you from hearing the actors.
Even worse are those who can never arrive before the curtain goes up and the play begins. They come hurrying down to your row of seats. You are comfortably settled down, with your hat and heavy coat in your lap. You must stand up to let them pass. You are proud of yourself-control after they have settled into their seats…Well, what now…God, one of them is up again. He forgot to go to the men’s room, and once more you have to stand up, hanging on to your hat and coat to let him pass. Now, that is “a pain in the neck”.
Another, well—known to us all, is the person sitting behind you in the movies. His mouth is full of popcorn ; he is chewing loudly, or talking between bites to friends next to him. None of them remain still. Up and down, back and forth, they go—for another bag of popcorn, or something to drink.
Then, there is the man sitting next to you at lunch, smoking. He wants you to enjoy it too, and blows smoke across your food into your mouth.
We must not forget the man who comes into a bus or subway and sits down next to you, just as close as you will let him. You are reading the newspaper and he gets closer so that he can read the paper with you. He may even turn the paper to the next page before you are ready for it.
We also call such a person a “rubber neck”, always getting close to where it does not belong, like neighbors who watch all your visitors. They enjoy learning about your personal business. People have a strong dislike for “rubber necks”. They hate being watched secretly.
【小題1】Where can you find this passage?

A．In a medicine dictionary.	B． in a kids’ story book.
C．In a social science book.	D．In a science textbook.

【小題2】According to the passage, how do you feel when late comers walk back and forth in front of you in a cinema?

A．disturbed.

B．bored.

C．ignored.

D．relaxed.

【小題3】A “rubber neck” often __________________ .

A．says bad words behind people.

B．quarrels face to face with neighbors.

C．bargains with salespeople over the price

D．asks about other people’s business

【小題4】Which of the following persons CANNOT be described as a “pain in the neck”?

A．Someone who often claps at the wrong time during a performance.

B．Someone who feels ache in his neck due to a cold in the muscles.

C．Someone who sits next to you smoking, which you never enjoy.

D．Someone who keeps eating or talking all through the movies.

【小題5】What is the main purpose of the author?

A．To tell people what might be bad manners in public.

B．To criticize (批評) the people who might be a “pain in the neck”

C．To show anger to those who are described as a “pain in the neck”.

D．To tell people how to stop the pain in the neck.

Answer 1

【小題1】C
【小題2】A
【小題3】D
【小題4】B
【小題5】A

解析試題分析：本文主要介紹了幾個和neck有關的短語，如“a pain in the neck”和“rubber neck”這些行為都是一些沒有禮貌的，不文明的行為。
【小題1】C 推理題。根據文章內容可知主要是介紹幾個和neck有關的短語，如“a pain in the neck”和“rubber neck”這些行為都是一些沒有禮貌的，不文明的行為。說明這是一篇和社會文化有關的短文，故最可能是C項。
【小題2】A 推理題。根據文章第三段They come hurrying down to your row of seats. You are comfortably settled down, with your hat and heavy coat in your lap. You must stand up to let them pass. You are proud of yourself-control after they have settled into their seats…Well, what now…God, one of them is up again. He forgot to go to the men’s room, and once more you have to stand up, hanging on to your hat and coat to let him pass.說明這些人在電影院里走來走去打擾到了我們，故我們對他們應該感覺很煩，感覺被打擾了。故A正確。
【小題3】D 推理題。根據文章最后一段We also call such a person a “rubber neck”, always getting close to where it does not belong, like neighbors who watch all your visitors. They enjoy learning about your personal business.說明這些人想知道別人的隱私信息，總是很關心別人的事情，故D項敘述正確。
【小題4】B 細節題。根據文章3，4,5段One is the man who always seems to be clapping his hands—often at the wrong time—during a performance in the theater. He keeps you from hearing the actors.和Then, there is the man sitting next to you at lunch, smoking. He wants you to enjoy it too, and blows smoke across your food into your mouth以及Another, well—known to us all, is the person sitting behind you in the movies. His mouth is full of popcorn ; 說明ACD三項內容都是文章中舉例說明的，故B項正確。
【小題5】A 主旨大意題。本文中列舉了多個和neck有關的短語，這些短語都是關于很多人的一些不好的行為習慣，故A項正確。
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點評：幾個和neck有關的短語，如“a pain in the neck”和“rubber neck”這些行為都是一些沒有禮貌的，不文明的行為。本文主旨鮮明,很容易在文中找到答案。做題時要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句，因為它們往往就是文章的主題句。閱讀中要注意要點之間的關系。然后帶著問題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據，完成閱讀任務。