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语言与学习
一、阅读理解（共 20 小题；共 40 分）
A
British people have always been good at saying Im sorry. They used to
be so good at it that they would apologize( 道 歉 ) for things that werent even
their fault.
However, the British seem to be losing touch with their art. According to
a new book by British writer Max Davidson, instead of saying Im sorry when they
do something wrong, British people prefer to choose their words carefully.
In this book, Sorry —The Hardest Word and How to Use It , Davidson writes
about a number of recent apologies. One example is of British television host
Jeremy Clarkson. He described Gordon Brown, the UK prime minister ( 首相 ), as a
one-eyed Scottish idiot( 笨蛋 ). (Brown is blind in his left eye)
Clarkson was forced to apologize. He said, In the heat of the moment, I
made a remark( 评 论 ) about the prime minister. Now I apologize of reflection.
Davidson says the apology was just going through the motions( 做表面文章 ).
Clarkson is not the only one. The best example may come from the UK MP( 议
员 ) Tessa Jowell. She said publicly, If you feel our government falls short of
what you expect, then I say sorry for that.
Jowell said sorry. But she is actually saying its not the governments
fault but the voters fault for expecting too much from the government.
A. Max Davidson. B. Jeremy Clarkson.
C. Gordon Brown. D. Tessa Jowell.
A. The British are still good at apologizing.
B. The British like to say sorry for everything they have done.
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