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阅读短文，回答下面 5 个问题。(每题答案不超过 10 个词)
I've noticed a scary (骇人的) amount of politeness lately, and it has made me a little nervous.
I say “scary” because I am not used to being met at the door of a business and led to the proper area of a store to find what I need. In more familiar times, one would walk into a department store unnoticed, go up to a sales associate (销售人员), and find him or her talking on a telephone.
You would wait for a minute or so to ask a question of the person, usually a woman. And she, finally deciding to notice you, would turn to face you and say “Yes, sir?” impatiently. You would ask if her department has a certain popular brand and she would point and say “If we do, they're over there.” and turn back to her phone. That type of behaviour still exists in many stores. But I have noticed a Type B associate lately.
For instance, I stopped at a nearby grocery store. I was looking for a special type of bread and the associate wanted to lead me to that. I said no since I knew where it was, but she led me there anyhow. She was so sweet that I felt like I was drowning in maple syrup (枫糖浆).
Later, I was on the phone to an incredibly polite bank associate who could not help me with an online request (请求). He was so sad that he couldn't do so that I felt him nearly collapsed (崩溃的). With sadness in his voice, he said I had to appear in person at a nearby branch to do my business because they needed me to give them my Social Security number in person. I said “Not a chance.” and hung up, but then I began to worry if I had made him kill himself. I think his name was Gary.
Gary, if you're out there, think of your mum and your little sisters and don't do anything crazy. It's just that I'm not used to politeness from a banker, and I forgive your sweetness.
1. Why does the author feel nervous when someone is extremely polite to him?
2. What does the author think of walking into a department store unnoticed?
3. Why didn't the author want the associate to lead him to the bakery?
4. How did the author feel when people were so sweet?
5. What do you think of the author's attitude towards the banker?
阅读短文，回答下面 5 个问题。(每题答案不超过 10 个词)
I've noticed a scary (骇人的) amount of politeness lately, and it has made me a little nervous.
I say “scary” because I am not used to being met at the door of a business and led to the proper area of a store to find what I need. In more familiar times, one would walk into a department store unnoticed, go up to a sales associate (销售人员), and find him or her talking on a telephone.
You would wait for a minute or so to ask a question of the person, usually a woman. And she, finally deciding to notice you, would turn to face you and say “Yes, sir?” impatiently. You would ask if her department has a certain popular brand and she would point and say “If we do, they're over there.” and turn back to her phone. That type of behaviour still exists in many stores. But I have noticed a Type B associate lately.
For instance, I stopped at a nearby grocery store. I was looking for a special type of bread and the associate wanted to lead me to that. I said no since I knew where it was, but she led me there anyhow. She was so sweet that I felt like I was drowning in maple syrup (枫糖浆).
Later, I was on the phone to an incredibly polite bank associate who could not help me with an online request (请求). He was so sad that he couldn't do so that I felt him nearly collapsed (崩溃的). With sadness in his voice, he said I had to appear in person at a nearby branch to do my business because they needed me to give them my Social Security number in person. I said “Not a chance.” and hung up, but then I began to worry if I had made him kill himself. I think his name was Gary.
Gary, if you're out there, think of your mum and your little sisters and don't do anything crazy. It's just that I'm not used to politeness from a banker, and I forgive your sweetness.
1. Why does the author feel nervous when someone is extremely polite to him?
Because he isn't used to being treated like this.
2. What does the author think of walking into a department store unnoticed?
He thinks it is familiar.
3. Why didn't the author want the associate to lead him to the bakery?
Because he knew where the bread was.
4. How did the author feel when people were so sweet?
He felt like he was drowning in maple syrup./The author felt a little nervous.
5. What do you think of the author's attitude towards the banker?
He is not used to the banker's politeness.（答案不唯一）
答案
1. Because he isn't used to being treated like this.
2. He thinks it is familiar.
3. Because he knew where the bread was.
4. He felt like he was drowning in maple syrup./The author felt a little nervous.
5. He is not used to the banker's politeness.（答案不唯一）
2. He thinks it is familiar.
3. Because he knew where the bread was.
4. He felt like he was drowning in maple syrup./The author felt a little nervous.
5. He is not used to the banker's politeness.（答案不唯一）
解析
【分析】
这是一篇英语记叙文阅读表达题，作答时首先明确要求：每题答案不超过10个词。我们可以按照“题干关键词定位原文→提取对应信息→精简内容控制字数”的思路解题：1. 第一题抓关键词"feel nervous、extremely polite"回原文找原因，直接对应作者不习惯这类对待的表述；2. 第二题抓关键词"walk into a department store unnoticed"定位原文，找到作者对该场景的评价；3. 第三题抓"not want the associate to lead"定位对应语句，直接提取原因；4. 第四题抓关键词"so sweet"找到作者的感受表述；5. 第五题结合尾段内容总结作者对银行职员的态度，符合文意即可。
【解析】
1. 定位原文首段和第二段开头，作者明确表示自己不习惯被如此过度礼貌对待，精简后得到对应答案。
2. 定位原文第二段"In more familiar times, one would walk into a department store unnoticed"，可知作者认为这类场景是很熟悉的。
3. 定位原文第四段"I said no since I knew where it was"，直接提取对应原因即可。
4. 定位原文第四段末尾"She was so sweet that I felt like I was drowning in maple syrup"，同时结合首段作者提到自己感到紧张，两个表述都符合题意要求。
5. 定位原文最后一段，作者明确表示自己不习惯银行职员的过度礼貌，同时还表达了体谅，合理表述即可。
【答案】
1. Because he isn't used to being treated like this.
2. He thinks it is familiar.
3. Because he knew where the bread was.
4. He felt like he was drowning in maple syrup./The author felt a little nervous.
5. He is not used to the banker's politeness.（答案不唯一）
【知识点】
英语阅读细节定位；阅读简答规范作答
【点评】
本题属于记叙文类阅读简答，大部分答案都可以直接从原文定位提取，仅需要学生按照题干要求控制答案字数，既考察了学生快速查找文本信息的能力，最后一道开放题也给了学生合理表达的空间，整体贴合中小学英语阅读的考察方向。
【难度系数】
0.6
这是一篇英语记叙文阅读表达题，作答时首先明确要求：每题答案不超过10个词。我们可以按照“题干关键词定位原文→提取对应信息→精简内容控制字数”的思路解题：1. 第一题抓关键词"feel nervous、extremely polite"回原文找原因，直接对应作者不习惯这类对待的表述；2. 第二题抓关键词"walk into a department store unnoticed"定位原文，找到作者对该场景的评价；3. 第三题抓"not want the associate to lead"定位对应语句，直接提取原因；4. 第四题抓关键词"so sweet"找到作者的感受表述；5. 第五题结合尾段内容总结作者对银行职员的态度，符合文意即可。
【解析】
1. 定位原文首段和第二段开头，作者明确表示自己不习惯被如此过度礼貌对待，精简后得到对应答案。
2. 定位原文第二段"In more familiar times, one would walk into a department store unnoticed"，可知作者认为这类场景是很熟悉的。
3. 定位原文第四段"I said no since I knew where it was"，直接提取对应原因即可。
4. 定位原文第四段末尾"She was so sweet that I felt like I was drowning in maple syrup"，同时结合首段作者提到自己感到紧张，两个表述都符合题意要求。
5. 定位原文最后一段，作者明确表示自己不习惯银行职员的过度礼貌，同时还表达了体谅，合理表述即可。
【答案】
1. Because he isn't used to being treated like this.
2. He thinks it is familiar.
3. Because he knew where the bread was.
4. He felt like he was drowning in maple syrup./The author felt a little nervous.
5. He is not used to the banker's politeness.（答案不唯一）
【知识点】
英语阅读细节定位；阅读简答规范作答
【点评】
本题属于记叙文类阅读简答，大部分答案都可以直接从原文定位提取，仅需要学生按照题干要求控制答案字数，既考察了学生快速查找文本信息的能力，最后一道开放题也给了学生合理表达的空间，整体贴合中小学英语阅读的考察方向。
【难度系数】
0.6
