PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked with A、B、C and D, Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.
For new countries joining the European Union, and older ones getting used to their dark red passport, becoming “Europeans” is a bit like marrying a large and strange family.
Europeans have a lot in common but it is their differences, not their similarities, that attract the attention of sociologies and market researchers, and are more interesting
35% of Germans live alone, but only 9% of Spaniards. Perhaps this explains why Spaniards lead Europe in the habit of going out for a drink.
The British attend more adult evening classes than anyone else in Europe, and the Belgians least. So it can’t just be the dark evenings. There are no figures on how many Britons go for a drink afterwards. If there were, they might be up at the top with Spain.
The British think black cats are lucky. Every other European country regards them unlucky.
The French are the most athletic Europeans. Next come the Dutch. But the Belgians, just over the border, play fewest sports.
The Germans spend twice as much on heating as the Spaniards. Well, of course they do, it’s colder.
Dutch husbands do the household shopping a lot more often than Italians or Spaniards.
The French are the champion public transport commuters(经常往返者)of Europe. If you hate commuting, go and live in the Netherlands, where journeys to work are shorter than anywhere else.
The amount of direct eye-contact between strangers is three times greater among Spaniards than it is among the British or Swedes. So, sharing a lift is a torture for both the British and the Swedish.
There are exceptions to all these rules. Deal with them in the spirit of my 8-year-old daughter. “If you don’t understand each other’s language, just laugh a lot and eat and point at things.”
1.We can know from this passage that______________.
A.sociologist are most interested in the idea of European Union
B.most European countries are not willing to join the European Union
C.Europeans have more differences than similarities
D.trade opportunities exit in the cultural differences in the European Union
2.If you work and live in Belgium, you will______________.
A. have to change your living places often B. not get used to its cold weather
C. seldom sees people playing sports    D. be invited to go for a drink frequently
3. The underlined sentence means that the British and Swedish _________________.
A. care about their safety most                  B. like to appear gentle and smart
C. hate to look at each other face to face          D. enjoy a richer life than others
4.Which of the following statements is TRUE about Spain?
A.Spaniards hate direct eye-contact between strangers.
B.Spaniards like to go for a drink after dark.
C.Spaniards spend twice as much on heating as the Germans.
D.In Spain, husbands do more household shopping than those in Italy.
5.In the last paragraph, the author wants to express his idea that ______________.
A.his daughter knows well how to understand foreigners in unfamiliar situations
B.Europeans actually share the same culture even if they have different languages
C.being a European, you will have no living trouble at all in the European Union
D.there are differences between European countries, but don’t take them too seriously