I fell in love with England because it was quaint （古雅）— all those little houses looking t

问题补充：

I fell in love with England because it was quaint （古雅）— all those little houses, looking terri­bly old-fashioned but nice, like dolls’ houses. I loved the countryside and the pubs, and I loved London. I’ve slightly changed my mind after seventeen years because I think it’s an ugly town now.

Things have changed. For everybody, England meant gentlemen, fair play, and good man­ners. The fair play is going, unfortunately, and so are the gentlemanly attitudes and good man­ners — people shut doors heavily in your face and politeness is disappearing.

I regret that there are so few comfortable meeting places. You’re forced to live indoors. In Paris I go out much more, to restaurants and nightclubs. To meet friends here it usually has to be in a pub, and it can be difficult to go there alone as a woman. The cafes are not terribly nice.

As a woman, I feel unsafe here. I spend a bomb on taxis because I will not take public trans­port after 10 p. m. I used to use it, but now I’m afraid.

The idea of family seems to be more or less non-existent in England. My family is well united and that’s typically French. In Middlesex I had a neighbour who is 82 now. His family only lived two miles away, but I took him to France for Christmas once because he was always alone.

56. The writer doesn’t like London because she .

A. is not used to the life there now

B. has lived there for seventeen years

C. prefers to live in an old-fashioned house

D. has to be polite to everyone she meets there

57. Where do people usually meet their friends in England?

A. In a cafe. B. In a restaurant. C. In a nightclub. D. In a pub.

58. The underlined part “it” （in Para. 4） refers to.

A. a taxi B. the money C. a bomb D. public transport

59. The writer took her neighbour to France for Christmas because he .

A. felt lonely in England B. had never been to France

C. was from a typical French family D. didn like the British idea of family56--59 ADDA

答案：

(答案→)56--59 ADDA

解析：

56.A 点评：整体理解题。作者在文章说英国（伦敦）也不再像以往人们知道的那样了，她现在很不习惯住在那儿，故选A。

57.D 点评：细节题。文章三段中的“To meet friend...has to be in a pub...”说明在英国要想会会老朋友的话不得不在酒吧进行，故选D。

58.D 点评：联系上下文，在文章第四段中作者说在伦敦没有安全感，不敢坐公交，只是过去曾去坐过公交，因此选D。

59.A 点评：联系上下文，文章最后一段中的“...for Christmas once because he was always alone”，说明不仅是作者，连朋友在伦敦也总是孤单，因此选A。