阅读理解

TheBritishareverypoliteandhavegoodmanners－theyarenevertiredofsaying“Thankyou”“Iamsorry”or“Excuseme．”Theyhavegoodtablemanners．Theyenjoytheirbreakfastsandmostofallthetraditionalteaaround4or5o’clock．

Thenormalworkingweekhasfivedays．Factoryworkersusuallystartat8amandofficesshopsandschoolsopenat9am．Workershave3weeks’holidaysandprofessionalworkers(peoplewithhighereducation)haveusuallylongerholidays(amonthormore)．Excepttheseholidaystheyhavepublicholidays：e．g．NewYear’sDayGoodFridayEasterMondayChristmasDayandBoxingDay．

AnaverageEnglishmanliketoliveinhisownhouse．Housesaremadeofredbricksstoneandwood．Thehouseusuallyhasfrom4to6roomstwofloorssmallfrontandbackgardens．Onthegroundfloorthereisahallakitchenalivingroomwithafireplaceandonthefirstfloorthereareparents’andchildren’sbedroomsandabathroom．Thepricesofhousesdependonthearea－themostexpensivearethehousesinLondonandSouthEngland(about200000pounds);smallerhousesinotherareasmaycostabout50000pounds．

SocialWelfare－TheNationalHealthServicegiveslargelyfreetreatmentforeveryonelivinginBritain．Peoplecanchoosetheirfamilydoctors．Incaseofemergencyyoucancalltheambulancebydialing999fromeverywhere．Healthcentresarerunbylocalauthorities．About7percentofhospitalsdentistsandfamilydoctorsworkasprivate．

Thereareabout130dailyandSundaynewspapersandalotofweeklypapersandmagazines．TheoldestnewspaperisTheTimes．OtherfamousnewspapersareDailyMirrorDailyMailFinancialTimesetc．

A．

At6am．

B．

At9am．

C．

At8∶00am．

D．

At9∶30am．