ThebestknownqualityoftheBritishis"reserve"(内向,矜持).Areservedpersondoesnottalkverymuchtostrangers(陌生人)orshowtheirfeelings.Youmayworkwithhimforyearswithoutevenknowingwherehelivesandhowmanychildrenhehas.Iftheyareonatrainwithastrangertheymaytravelmanymileswithoutstartingaconversation.Ifaconversationdoesstartquestionslike"Howoldareyou?"oreven"Whatisyourname?"arenoteasilyasked.Buttheymaybequitehappywhenafriendlystrangerorforeignerbreaksthebarrier(障石尋)down.MoreoverpeopleoftheNorthandWestaremuchlessreservedthanthoseoftheSouthandEast. TheBritisharealsofamousfortheirEnglishmodesty.Theyarenotlessproudthananybodyelsebutself-praiseisfelttobeimpolite.Ifapersonisverygoodattennisandsomeoneaskshimifheisagoodplayerhewillseldomreply"Yes".Hemaygiveananswerlike"I'mnotbad"or"WellI'mveryfondoftennis". TheEnglishsenseofhumourisalsowellknown."Hehasnosenseofhumour"isoftenheardinEngland.Asenseofhumourisanattitude(态度)tolife.Theyhavetheabilitytolaughatthemselveswhentheyfailormakemistakes.Buttheydonotlaughatdisabledorunluckypersons. Finallysportsmanship(体育精神)isalsoanimportantqualityoftheBritish.FootballtennisandmanyothersportswereallfirstorganizedandgivenrulesinBritain.Sportsmanshipistheabilitytoobeytheruleswhentheypractiseasportwhilealsokeepgenerousandcalmwhentheylosethegame.MoreoversportsmanshipisalsoshowninBritishlife.
( )26.WhichisthemostfamousqualityoftheBritish?
A.Reserve. B.Humour. C.Modesty. D.Sportsmanship.
( )27.WhichofthefollowingwillbeusedbytheBritishtostartaconversation?
A.Wheredoyoulive? B.Howoldareyou?
C.Afinedayisn'tit? D.What'syourname?
( )28.WhenanEnglishmansays"IwonthematchonlybecauseIwaslucky"hemeansthefollowingexcept
A.hefeelsproudofhimself B.heisnotconfident
C.hewouldn'tliketoshowoff D.heispolite
( )29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A. HumouristhoughtanimportantqualityinBritain.
B. TotheBritishhumourandsportsmanshipareboththeirattitudestolife.
C. TheB