Question

 Speaking of Londoners，a stereotype comes to mind―a man in a dark suit with an umbrella in hand and Big Ben barely visible against the foggy sky. Londoners often give the impression of being reserved.

But The New York Times recently issued a report headlined "True Londoners Are Extinct". What defines a Londoner exactly? The criteria can be tricky.

The newspaper discovered that over the last decade，the foreign-born population in London reached 2.6 million，about a third of the city' s population.

"Foreigners can't be Londoners，" a British political campaigner told the newspaper.  

A true Londoner would never support Manchester United,the newspaper quoted a man in a pub. Fair enough，since one has four other top league clubs to choose from，you must be too ignorant to be a Londoner.

Next issue is where you live. There are those who believe that true Londoners are cockneys― those who were born within earshot of Bow Bells.

The oddest claim of all was from a pub goer: "A real Londoner would never, never, ever,eat at one of those bloody Angus steakhouses in the West End. That' s how you tell."

Indeed,London is a city "prejudiced" with directions. You quickly discover which part of the city suits your temperament. West London,one woman said to The New York Times, was too "brittle" for her. But the West End is the place where the noble accent was born along with shopping malls and top residential estates.

South Londoners hate going north. North Londoners forget there's a south beyond the South Bank. East London is close to the port and the site of early industrial development. It, s often considered one of the poorest areas in the city.

"You can' t cut the prejudice out of London，" a university student said to the newspaper. But it is this uneasy charm that gives the city its unique dynamic.

(   ) 1, The author thinks the claims of who are true Londoners are .

A. strange    B. special C. creative    D. misleading

(   ) 2. If a Londoner supports Manchester United, he will be considered      

A. tricky    B. honest C. ignorant    D. tolerant

(   ) 3. Which of the following is an opinion rather than a fact?

A.   The West End occupies some Angus steakhouses.

B.   There are four other top football league clubs in London.

C.   East London is close to the port and the site of early industry.

D.   True Londoners are cockneys born within earshot of Bow Bells.

Answer 1

1. A邏輯推理題..，從第二段最后一句中的tricky (狡猾的、微妙的）一詞的運用和其后作者列出的人們對問題"What defines a Londoner exactly?" 作出的匪夷所思的回答可知該答案。

2. C   細節(jié)理解題_：從第五段可知答案。

3. D事實判斷題.,該題關鍵要分清fact和opinion 的含義,，客觀呈現的數據或陳述為fact;運用非客觀詞匯或帶主觀傾向詞匯的陳述為opinion。A、B、C項內容均在原文中可以找到”而D項中所合cockney(倫敦佬）一詞明顯非官方稱謂，所以，只肯&為opinion