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  3. In England recently three foreign gentlemen approached a bus stop. About five minutes later the bus they wanted came along. They

In England recently three foreign gentlemen approached a bus stop. About five minutes later the bus they wanted came along. They

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问题    In England recently three foreign gentlemen approached a bus stop. About five minutes later the bus they wanted came along. They prepared to board it. Suddenly there was a clamor behind them. People rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way. Someone shouted insulting remarks about foreigners. The bus conductor came rushing down the stairs to see what all the trouble was about. The three foreign gentlemen looked puzzled and embarrassed. No one had told them about the British custom of queuing for a bus so that the first person who arrived at a bus stop is the first person it get on the bus.
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Why did the people at the bus stop get angry at the three foreigners and try to push them out of the way?
选项 A、Because they deceived the first person who arrived at the bus stop.
B、Because they shouted insulting remarks about the people there.
C、Because they stirred a great clamor behind them.
D、Because they failed to observe the normal practice at the bus stop.
答案D
解析 细节推理。第1段最后一句点出了这三位外国人之所以激起公愤的原因。所以，应选D项。
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