山西省太原市外国语学校2014-2015学年高二下学期期中考试 英语试题
第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
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A man in a very splendid restaurant started to take off his jacket. Seeing this, the head waiter dashed to his table and said, “ I’m afraid I must ask you to keep your jacket on, sir, for it is not good manners to do it in such a smart restaurant.”
“Now listen,” said the man, “I’ll let you know that the Queen of England gave me permission to remove my jacket here.” “The Queen of England?” said the waiter in great surprise. “Sure,” replied the man, “ When I was in England last month, a friend of mine who had a very important position in high society took me to see the Queen. It was rather hot, so I started taking my coat off. The Queen looked over and said, “You may do that in the United States, but you may not do it here. ” So I got the Queen’s permission, right?
1. When the head waiter asked the man not to take off his jacket, the man ______.
A. took his advice immediately B. obeyed him without any hesitation
C. apologized for his bad manners D. refused to listen to him
2. What the Queen really meant was that ______.
A. people in the U.S. were stupid and less polite
B. she permitted him to take off his jacket in America
C. the English and the Americans enjoyed different ways of life
D. he shouldn’t take off his coat in such a formal occasion in England
