2．The hit movie Notting Hill （《諾丁山》）begins with a famous scene．Hugh Grant bumps into （撞到）Julia Roberts and spills orange juice all over her．After the collision （碰撞），Grant repeatedly says："I am so sorry．I am so sorry"．
His behavior in this scene is very British．If Roberts'character were from Britain then she would probably apologize repeatedly as well-even if the collision was 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 a while 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 2007showed 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 that our apologetic tendencies （傾向）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 （對抗）．For example，if you bump into someone they might get angry．To avoid this we say"Sorry!"right away．
True manners are about being considerate （體貼的），and the modern day obsession （執(zhí)著）with apologizing shows 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…

55．The author mentions a scene in the hit movie Notting Hill at the beginning toB．
A．introduce different ways of saying sorry
B．give an example of British manners
C．show what kind of men are considered gentlemen in the UK
D．draw our attention to how and when British people say sorry
56．Which of the following statements might Mark Tyrell agree with？B
A．Americans care less about manners than British people do．
B．The fact British people apologize so much is linked to the class system．
C．British people care too much about which social class they are from．
D．People shouldn't apologize if they are not responsible．
57．We can conclude from the article that the author thinksA．
A．it's unnecessary for British people to be so polite
B．the obsession with apologizing shows Britons are truly sincere
C．Britons should stick to the traditional use of the word sorry
D．the change of how British people use sorry is because of language development
58．What is the main point of the article？A
A．To explore the best way of saying sorry．
B．Britons'overuse of sorry and why．
C．To suggest many British people lack traditional manners．
D．To show how saying sorry has changed over time．

分析 這篇文章通過一些電影情節(jié)和報(bào)道，告訴我們英國人在日常生活中頻繁的使用"對不起"，這個(gè)單詞已經(jīng)失去了它的一些意思．

解答 55．B．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．文章第二段的主要意思是英國人如果和別人發(fā)生沖突的話，即使不是他的錯(cuò)，他也會說"對不起"的，可知是英國禮儀上的一個(gè)例子．故選B．
56．B．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章Mark Tyrell，a psychology writer in the UK，thinks about our apologetic tendencies are rooted in the British class system．馬克•泰勒，英國的一個(gè)心理學(xué)作家，認(rèn)為他們道歉趨勢深植于英國的階級系統(tǒng)中．故選B．
57．A．推理判斷題，通過這篇文章作者告訴我們英國人在日常生活中很多情況下都說對不起，可知這是不很必要的．故選A．
58．A．主旨大意題．文章主要講英國人在日常生活中頻繁的使用"對不起"，這個(gè)單詞已經(jīng)失去了它的一些意思，可知文章主要是探索最好的方式說抱歉．故選A．

點(diǎn)評 本文文脈清晰，結(jié)構(gòu)很好把握．說明文是歷年高考很常見的文體，對于科技類的說明文比較難，而對于說物的文體較容易．本文中，把握好一個(gè)中心即作者對sorry這個(gè)詞進(jìn)行了介紹．同時(shí)，此類文章中推斷題要理解作者寫作的意圖，方可作答．

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