三、阅读理解。(每小题 1.5 分，共 22.5 分)
第一节
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
In our daily life, direct questions are usually used to ask for information we do not know. Direct questions are either Yes or No questions such as “Are you married?” or information questions such as “Where do you live?”.
It's OK to ask your friends or someone you know well direct questions. But they can seem abrupt and impolite at times especially when you are asking a stranger. For example, if you come up to someone and ask “What time is it?” or “Can you move?”, he or she may refuse to answer you. It is certainly correct to ask questions in this way, but it's very common to make these kinds of questions more polite by adding “Excuse me” or “Pardon me” to begin your questions.
It's also possible to use “can” in more informal situations. In the past, “can” was not used when people asked for something, but was only used to refer to abilities. In the United Kingdom, Cambridge University publishes books with the phrases “Can you lend me” “Can I have”, etc. In the United States, this form is still considered to be incorrect, especially for written English, and “May I have” is preferred. Questions with “can” are made more polite by using “could”: “Pardon me, could you help me?”.
“Would” can also be used to make questions more polite. “Would you lend me your pencil?” is also polite.
Another way of making direct questions more polite is to add “please” at the end of the questions. We can say, “Could you help me, please?” “Please” should not appear at the beginning of the questions.
()1. The underlined word “abrupt” in Paragraph 2 probably means “”.
A. friendly and warm
B. rude and unfriendly
C. clear and useful
D. common and normal
()2. According to the passage, the writer thinks .
A. we shouldn't ask direct questions in daily life
B. it's OK to ask strangers direct questions
C. it's not enough to ask questions correctly
D. we must know someone well before asking questions
()3. From Paragraph 3, we can know .
A. “can” was only used to describe abilities before
B. people in America like using “can” better
C. questions with “can” are more polite in written English
D. questions with “can” are polite in the US
()4. We can infer from the passage that .
A. “please” is more effective at the beginning of a question than at the end
B. using “could” instead of “can” can make an informal question more polite
C. direct questions are never accepted when people talk to strangers
D. “May I have” is widely used in spoken English in the United Kingdom
()5. What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. How to be a polite person.
B. How to use some expressions correctly.
C. How to make direct questions more polite.
D. How to change the ways we speak.