The hit movie Notting Hill begins with a famous scene. Hugh Grant bumps (撞) into Julia Roberts and spills (洒) orange juice all over her. After the collision, Grant repeatedly says: “ I am so sorry. I am so sorry.”
His actions in this scene are very British. If Roberts’ character were from Britain then she would probably apologize repeatedly as well—even if the crash were not her fault. But this doesn’t happen in the film, as Roberts is from the US.
A report in The Telegraph last week said that three-quarters of British people apologize when they bump into someone in the street — regardless of whether they are responsible or not. In fact, we Britons use “sorry” in many situations. For example, if we mishear someone, we say “Sorry?” The person we are talking to will also apologize by replying: “No, I am sorry!” This can go on for up to five minutes as we compete over who is the most sorry.
Life is never as simple as “duibuqi” and “meiguanxi”.
How we use “sorry” has changed. Traditionally, “sorry” was used to express deep regret, but a survey in 2007 showed that we use it to mean anything from “what” to “whatever”.
Why are Britons so sorry? Mark Tyrell, a psychology writer in the UK, thinks about our apologetic tendencies are rooted in the British class system. We say sorry because historically the new middle classes in Britain had to apologize for not being working class, but also for not really being upper class. Another theory is that we apologize to avoid confrontation(冲突). For example, if you bump into someone they might get angry. To avoid this we instantly say “Sorry!”.
True manners are about being considerate and the modern day obsession with apologizing show that we are perhaps not as thoughtful as we once were. The word has lost some of its meaning. Do you see my point? Sorry, it might just be a British thing…
1.What can we infer from paragraph 2?
A．In fact Roberts are responsible for the collision.
B．People from the US say “sorry” more than British people.
C．There is no crash happening in the film.
D．British people say sorry even if it is not their fault.
2.Which of the following might Mark Tyrell agree to?
A．British people are sincere while saying sorry.
B．Now more British people say sorry because of the British class system.
C．British people say sorry to avoid quarrels.
D．British people apologize for not working hard.
3.What does the author want to tell us with the passage?
A．British people overuse “sorry” in daily life.
B．British people now say “sorry” in different situations.
C．Middle classes in British are to blame for not being working class.
D．Britons say “sorry” to avoid confrontation.
4.What does the underlined word “collision” in the first paragraph mean?
A．quarrel B．disagreement C．crash D．fight
1.D
2.B
3.A
4.C
【解析】
试题分析：这篇文章通过一些电影情节和报道，告诉我们英国人在日常生活中频繁的使用“对不起”，这个单词已经失去了它的一些意思。
1.细节题。文章第二段的主要意思是英国人如果和别人发生冲突的话，即使不是他的错，他也会说“对不起”的。故选D
2.细节题。根据文章Mark Tyrell, a psychology writer in the UK, thinks about our apologetic tendencies are rooted in the British class system.马克·泰勒，英国的一个心理学作家，认为他们道歉趋势深植于英国的阶级系统中。故选B
3.主旨题，通过这篇文章作者告诉我们英国人在日常生活中很多情况下都说对不起。故选A
4.推断题。根据文章The hit movie Notting Hill begins with a famous scene. Hugh Grant bumps into Julia Roberts and spills orange juice all over her. After the collision, Grant repeatedly says: “ I am so sorry. I am so sorry.”可知，当这个冲突发生之后，Grant马上说对不起。所以，
Collision的意思是冲突。故选C
考点：社会现象类说明文
点评：本文文脉清晰，结构很好把握。说明文是历年高考很常见的文体，对于科技类的说明文比较难，而对于说物的文体较容易。本文中，把握好一个中心即作者对sorry这个词进行了介绍。同时，此类文章中推断题要理解作者写作的意图，方可作答。
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