You’ve just come home, after living abroad for a few years. Since you’ve been aw

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You’ve just come home, after living abroad for a few years. Since you’ve been away, has this country changed for the better or for the wor? If you’ve just arrived back in the UK after a fortnight’s holiday, small changes have probably surprid you—anything from a local greengrocer suddenly being replaced by a mobile-phone shop to someone in your street moving hou.So how have things changed to people coming back to Britain after ven, ten or even 15 years living abroad? What changes in society can they e that the rest of us have hardly noticed—or now take for granted? To find out, we asked some people who recently returned.Debi: When we left, Cheltenham, my home town, was a town of white, middle-class families—all very conrvative (保守的).The town is now home to many eastern Europeans and lots of Australians, who come here mainly to work in hotels and tourism. There are even veral shops only for foreigners. Having been an immigrant (移民) mylf, I admire people who go overas to find a job. Maybe if I lived in an inner city where unemployment was high, I’d think differently, but I believe foreign ttlers have improved this country becau they’re more open-minded and often work harder than the natives. Christine: As we flew home over Britain, both of us remarked how green everything looked. But the differences between the place we’d left behind and the one we returned to were brought sharply into focus as soon as we landed.To e policemen with guns in the airport for the first time was frightening — in Cyprus, they’re very relaxed — and I got pulled over by customs officers just for taking a woolen sweater with some metal-made buttons out of my ca in the arrivals hall. Everyone emed to be on guard. Even the airport car-hire firm wanted a credit card rather than cash becau they said their vehicles had been ud by bank robbers. But anyway, this is still a green, beautiful country. I just wish more people would appreciate what they’ve got.小题1:After a short overas holiday, people tend to ______ . A．expect small changesB．notice small changes C．welcome small changesD．exaggerate (夸大) small changes小题2:How does Debi look at the foreign ttlers?A．Cautiously.B．Skeptically.C．Positively.D．Critically.小题3:When arriving at the airport in Britain, Christine was shocked by ______ .  A．the tight curityB．the messy arrivals hallC．the relaxed policemenD．the bank robbers小题4:Which might be the best title for the passage?A．Life in Britain.B．Britain in Memory.C．Britain in Future.D．Back in Britain. 题型：未知难度：其他题型

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小题1:B小题2:C小题3:A小题4:D

解析

本文主要讲述的是一些人在离开英国以后再回来的时候，对于故乡发生的变化的自己的理解。小题1:细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句中“…small changes have probably surprod you…”可知，在短期海外度假后，人们会注意到小变化，故B正确。小题2:推理题。根据文章第五段最后2行I believe foreign ttlers have improved this country becau they’re more open-minded and often work harder than the natives.可知她对于外来的移民评价很高，认为他们更开放更努力。故C正确。小题3:细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第一句中“To e policemen with guns in the airport for the first time was frightening…”可知，当到达英国机场，Christine为紧张的安全措施所震惊。故A项正确。小题4:主旨大意题。本题较难，文章主要讲述的是离开英国的人在回来以后的感觉，从文章最后一段But anyway, this is still a green, beautiful country. I just wish more people would appreciate what they’ve got.故D正确。

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