2．The purpose of the RA reopening is____________．

　　A．to expand the exhibition

　　B．to mark its 250th anniversary

　　C．to display contemporary art

　　D．to present its 150－year history

　　B　解析：细节理解题。根据Royal Academy of Arts, London部分中的"The RA reopened on 19 May for its 250th anniversary"可知，RA重新开放的目的是纪念其成立250周年。故选B。

　　3．What is the purpose of the passage?

　　A．To attract more visitors to the UK.

　　B．To compare different tourist attractions.

　　C．To describe some famous museums and artists.

　　D．To introduce openings of some famous art galleries and museums.

　　D　解析：写作意图题。通读全文可知，文章介绍了一些著名的艺术博物馆和画廊的开幕。故选D。

　　B

　　(2019·郑州第一次质量预测)The hit movie Notting Hill(《诺丁山》) begins with a famous scene. Hugh Grant bumps into Julia Roberts and spills orange juice all over her. After the collision, Grant repeatedly says, "I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry."

　　His actions in this scene are very British. If Roberts were from Britain, then she would probably apologize repeatedly as well-even if the crash were not her fault. But this doesn't happen in the movie, as Roberts is from the U．S.

　　A report in The Telegraph once said that three quarters of British people apologize when they bump into someone in the street-regardless of whether they are responsible or not. In fact, Britons use "sorry" in many situations. For example, if they mishear someone, they say "Sorry？" The person they are talking to will also apologize by replying, "No, I am sorry！" This can go on for up to five minutes as they compete for who is the most sorry.

Why are Britons so sorry? Mark Tyrrell, a psychology writer in the UK, thinks that their apologetic tendencies are rooted in the British class system. "We say sorry because historically the new middle class in Britain had to apologize for not being the working class, but also for not really being the upper class." Another theory is that they apologize to avoid conflicts. For example, if they bump into someone, he might get angry. To avoid this, they instantly say