C. George Fox and his party were not apple-polishers.

　　D. There are people who don’t like being apple-polished.

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】推理判断题。根据All sorts of people are apple polishers, including politicians and people in high offices—just about everybody.所有的人都有可能是拍马屁的人，紧接着短文就以Cromwell为例来论证这个观点，故选A。

　　43. Which of the following statements about flattery is true according to the author?

　　A. Too much flattery can carry us away.

　　B. Flattery is too empty to do people any good.

　　C. Flattery can get you nothing but excessive(过度的) pride.

　　D. Flattery is one of the ways to apple-polish people.

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】细节理解题。根据There are other phrases meaning the same thing as apple-polishing”—“soft-soaping” or “buttering-up”. A gift is just one way to “soft-soap” somebody, or to “butter him up”. Another that is just as effective is flattery, 奉承是一个讨好人的方法之一，故选D。

　　44. Why did King Canute of Denmark and England take his followers to the seashore?

　　A. Because he was sick of his normal life.

　　B. Because he disliked being overpraised any more.

　　C. Because he wanted them to realize how wise he was.

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