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　　like. Most house have a garden, even if it is a very small one, and the garden is usually loved. The house and

　　the garden are the private(私人的)space of the individual.

　　People usually like to mark their space. Are you sitting now in your home or on a train?have you marked the

　　space around yourself as your? If you are on the train you may put your coat or small bag on the seat beside

　　you. If you share a flat you may have one corner or chair which is your own.

　　Once I was travelling on a train to London. I was in a section for four people and there was a table between us

　　.The man on the space on my side of the table at all. I was angry. Maybe he thought that he owned the whole

　　table. I had read a book about non-verbal communications o I took various papers out of my bag and put them on

　　his briefcase! When I did this he stiffened and his eyes nearly popped(瞪出)out of his head. I had invaded(侵犯

　　)his space! A few minutes later I took my papers off his case in order to read them. He immediately moved his

　　case to his side of the table. Of course, it is possible that he just wanted to be helpful to me!

　　If you are visiting another country you may feel that you don’t have any private space. Hotel rooms look much

　　the same in every country in the world. All day long ,you share public spaces with other people. You see the

　　local people in their private spaces and you feel lonely and “outside”. Local people can create their private

　　spaces by talking about things you don’t know about .And you even feel that they like you to be outside them

　　so that they will enjoy being inside even more! This is one of the difficulties of being a traveler! But if you

　　understand it then it helps you .Haven’t you enjoyed being part of a group and “owning” a bit of space?

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　　41.The writer was angry as he was travelling on a train to London because______.

　　A. he had no place to sit

　　B. someone had invaded his “space”

　　C. too many people shared a section with him

　　D. some other people talked about things he didn’t know about

　　42. “… you feel lonely and ‘outside’”in paragraph 4 means that_______.

　　A. you are alone outside the house

　　B. you feel lonely because you travel on your own

　　C. you are alone and therefore you go outside to have some fun

　　D. you feel lonely and you don’t belong to that place or that group of people

　　43.In Paragraph 4 ,the pronoun “them’ refers to(所指) “___________”.

　　A. public spaces B. private spaces C. local people D. other countries

　　44.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A. British people dislike marking their space.

　　B. You always feel at home in another country.

　　C. Most British people prefer living in houses to flats.

　　D. You can’t mark your private space in a foreign country.

　　45.Tha main purpose of the passage is to tell readers to _______.

　　A. own private spaces by living in houses

　　B. have one corner of their own in public places

　　C. realize the importance of “space”in communication

　　D. create their private spaces by talking with local people

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