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We all know what it is like to be unable toturn your head because of a cold in the muscles of your neck, or because anunexpected twist has made your neck ache and stiff. Your whole body feelstight. The slightest move makes you jump with pain. Nothing could be worse thana pain in the neck.

That is why we use phrase to describe somepeople who give you the same feeling. We have all met such people.

One is the man who always seems to beclapping his hands—often at the wrong time—during a performance in the theater.He keeps you from hearing the actors.

Even worse are those who can never arrivebefore the curtain goes up and play begins. They come hurrying down to your rowof seats. You are comfortably settled down, with your hat and heavy coat inyour lap. You must stand up to ;et them pass. You are proud of yourself—control after they have settled into their seats…Well, what now…Good God,one of them is up again. He forgot to go to the men’s room, and once more youhave to stand up, hanging on to your hat and coat to let him pass. Now, that is“a pain in the neck.”

Another, well—known to us all, is theperson sitting behind you in the movies. His mouth is full of popcorn;  heis chewing loudly, or talking between bites to friends next to him. None ofthem remain still. Up and down, back and forth, they go—for another bag ofpopcorn, or something to drink.

Then, there is the main sitting next to youat a lunch counter smoking a smelly cigar. He wants you to enjoy it too, andblows smoke across you food into your mouth.

We must not forget the man who comes into abus or subway car and sits down next to you, just as close as you will let him.You are reading the newspaper and he leans over and stretches his rock so thathe can read the paper with you. He may even turn the paper to the next pagebefore you are ready for it.

We also call such a person a “rubber neck,”always stretching his neck to where it does not belong, like neighbors whowatch all your visitors. They enjoy invading your privacy. People have a strongdislike for rubbernecks. They hate being spied upon.

68．Where can you find this passage?

A．Medicinedictionaries.                         B．Social sciencebooks,

C．Kids’ comicbooks.                             D．Science textbooks.

69．How do you feel when late comers walk back and forth in front of youin a cinema?

A．Ignored.             B．Bored.               C．Disturbed           D．Relaxed.

70．A “rubber neck” often                  .

A．says bad words behind people.

B．quarrels face to face with neighbors.

C．bargains the price with sales women

D．asks about other people’s business

71．Which of the follow is a “pain on the neck”?

A．Someone who helps you find your seat in a movie theatre.

B．Someone who smokes in a smoking section on a train.

C．Someone who throws trash out of his car window on the highway.

D．Someone who goes to the doctor for his severe pain on the neck.

试题答案

【答案】

 B

 C

 D

 C

【解析】略