Americans are very direct people. When they want something, they say“Yes”， and when they don’t, they say “No”.If they want something different from what is given, they ask for it. Here’s an example : I arrive at someone’s house and he or she gives me wine, but I don’t want wine. Maybe I don’t like it or maybe I just don’t want it. I will say “No thanks”. If everyone around me is drinking something, I would ask for something else,“No thanks. But I’ll take a bit of tea if you have some.” It’s a polite way to ask something you really want. If I really want wine, I just say “Yes, thank you”. Unless they happen know the Chinese customs(风俗；习惯)，westerners will not ask you again and again after you to eat or drink something.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案，并将其字母代号填入题前括号内。（10分）
小题1:If Americans want something, they would say“＿＿”.| A．yes, thank you | B．No, thanks | C．No, I’m sorry | D．Yes, why not |
小题2:When Americans don’t want what is given, they would say“＿＿”| A．No, I don’t | B．No，thanks | C．Yes, thanks | D．No, I’m sorry |
小题3:In this passage,“westerners” means＿＿.| A．the people who lives in the west of their county | | B．the visitors who go to the western countries | | C．the people who lives in the western countries | | D．the people who know the customs of the west |
小题4:The Chinese people might ＿＿if you don’t want something given.| A．be glad | B．say“thank you” | C．Get angry | D．Ask you again to take it |
小题5:From this passage we know that ＿＿.| A．the Chinese people are direct | | B．The Chinese customs are better | | C．the westerners are more polite | | D．Different countries have different customs |
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小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:D |
试题分析：这篇短文主要以一个例子讲述了美国人很直接。他们如果不想要什么东西，会直接拒绝；想要的话会接受，对于自己喜欢的东西也会提出要求，这和中国人是不一样的。
小题1:细节理解题。文章第一段When they want something, they say“Yes”如果他们想要什么东西，他们会说“好的”，故选A“好的，谢谢”。
小题2:细节理解题。文章描述Maybe I don’t like it or maybe I just don’t want it. I will say “No thanks”如果我不喜欢或是不想要，我会说“不，谢谢”，故选B。
小题3:词意猜测题。Westerns西方人，选C，指住在西方国家的人。
小题4:判断推理题。根据文中最后一句Unless they happen know the Chinese customs(风俗；习惯)，westerners will not ask you again and again after you to eat or drink something.除非是知道中国人的风俗，西方人是不会一遍又一遍的要不吃点或喝点东西。由此判断D正确。
小题5:判断推理题。根据文中最后一句Unless they happen know the Chinese customs(风俗；习惯)，westerners will not ask you again and again after you to eat or drink something.除非是知道中国人的风俗，西方人是不会一遍又一遍的要不吃点或喝点东西。可知中西方文化有差异，故选D。 |
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试题【Americans are very direct people. When they want something, they say“Yes”， and w】；主要考察你对
社会现象类等知识点的理解。
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My interest in Chinese food started many years ago, when I had my first job. I was a young reporter for the Daily Journal in San Francisco. Our office wasn’t far from Chinatown. I usually managed to arrange my time so that I could go there at least two or three times a week for a good meal.
The first time I ever ate Chinese food I loved it. And since then, it just tastes better and better to me. The first thing I noticed was the fresh tastes of the meat and vegetable. When I learned more about the food, I began to understand why it has this special feature.
About 5000 years ago, China lost much of its wood because of over population and poor management of its forest. This loss was very bad for the country, of course, but it turned out to be very good for the food. Wood became very expensive and hard to get, so the Chinese had to learn how to use it better.
In order to use less wood in cooking, they started to cut their meat and vegetable into small pieces before they put them in the hot oil. That way, the food cooked faster and they saved their fuel. The food prepared in the manner kept its fresh flavor(风味)--- and its this flavor that attracts people to the art of Chinese cooking.
I often wonder if the Chinese appreciated their solution to that ancient energy problem as much as I do now --- whenever I eat Chinese food.
小题1:This passage is mainly about ___________.| A．why Chinese food tastes fresh | | B．what Chinese food tastes like | | C．how Chinese food is cooked | | D．what makes Chinese food special |
小题2:The author got to know Chinese food _______________.| A．when he worked as a reporter in China | | B．from a news story in the Daily Journal | | C．after he got a taste of it in the Chinatown | | D．before he got his first job in San Francisco |
小题3:The author thought the Chinese cut meat and vegetable into small pieces in order to _____________.| A．keeping its fresh flavor | | B．saving their hard –to-get wood | | C．producing a different kind of food | | D．attracting westerners to their food |
小题4:The word “ fuel” in the 4th paragraph most probably means ____________.| A．fresh flavor | B．meat and vegetable | | C．hot oil | D．firewood |
小题5:According to the passage, the special freshness of Chinese food is the result of _______________.| A．the wood used to make the cooking fire | | B．the fast speed at which it is cooked | | C．the high quality of Chinese meat and vegetable | | D．the well –developed art of Chinese cooking |
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The favorite food in the United States is the hamburger. The favorite place to buy a hamburger is a fast food restaurant. At fast food restaurant, people order their food, wait a few minutes, and carry it to their tables themselves. People also take their food out of the restaurant and eat it in their cars or in their homes. At some fast food restaurant, people can order their food, pay for it and pick it up without leaving their cars.
There are many kinds of fast food restaurants in the United States. The greatest in number sell hamburgers, French fries and so on. They are popular among Americans. Besides, fast food restaurants that serve Chinese food, Mexican food, Italian food, chicken, seafood and ice-cream are very many. The idea of a fast food restaurant is so popular that nearly every kind of food can be found in one.
Fast food restaurants are popular because they reflect(反映) American lifestyle. Customers (顾客)can wear any type of dress when they go to a fast food place. Second, they are fast. People who are busy do not want to spend time preparing their own food or waiting while someone prepares it. In fast food restaurants, food is not expensive. Therefore, people often buy and eat at a fast restaurant, while they may not be able to go to a more expensive restaurant very often.
小题1:In the United States the favorite food is ____.| A．Chinese food | B．Mexican food | C．French fries | D．the hamburger |
小题2:Americans like to go to fast food restaurants because they _______________.| A．can easily find fast food restaurant | | B．like to eat hamburger and French fries | | C．are too busy to want to spend time preparing or waiting | | D．are so rich that they don’t want to do cooking themselves |
小题3: _______ of fast food restaurants sell hamburgers and French fries.小题4: The food in fast food restaurant is ____ ready before the customers order it.| A．always | B．usually | C．seldom | D．never |
小题5:The best title for the passage is ______.
A. The Fast Food Restaurants in the U.S.A.
B. The Hamburger in the U.S.A.
C. American Life Style
D. All Kinds of Food in the U.S.A. |
There is one language, and people, young and old , men and women, use it very often, in every country in the world. It is everyone’s second language . You can’t hear it, but it is very easy to understand . It is sign （手势 ）language.
When you wave（招手）to a friend in the street, you are using sign language. When you put up your hand in class, you are saying “Please ask me, I think I know the right answer”. When a police officer wants to stop cars or buses, he puts up his hand. He’s using sign language. Churchill’s famous “V for Victory（胜利）”is also sign language. Sign language is useful（有用的）in quite places full of noise (吵闹声). Even when you are swimming with your friends , you can have a talk under water.
小题1: in the world use sign language.| A．Many people | B．Police officers | | C．All people | D．Students and teachers |
小题2: You can’t hear sign language because it’s language.| A．a difficult | B．not a | C．an easy | D．not a spoken |
小题3: When you put up your hand in class, you mean .| A．you can answer the question | B．you want to write a question | | C．you can use sign language | D．both A and B |
小题4:In a noisy place the best way to talk is to .| A．speak louder（大声） | B．use sign language | | C．speak in a low voice（小声） | D．stop the noise |
小题5: Which of the following is TRUE?| A．People often use sign language. | | B．Only Churchill used “V for Victory”. | | C．Teachers don’t know sign language. | | D．To nod one’s head（点头）isn’t sign language. |
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请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Mother’s Day is celebrated in the US. It is also a holiday in some other countries. It is on the second Sunday in May. It is a day to thank mothers. __ that day mothers usually __ flowers and cards. On the cards, children will write “Thanks, Mom”, “To the best mother __.”, “Best __ for Mother’s Day” and so on.
Where does the idea for the holiday __? We should thank Miss Anna Mjarvis. She brought up the idea of having such a day. She lived in West Virginia. Her mother __ on May 9, 1905.
She had a deep love to her mother. She __ letters to some important persons. In her letters, she asked them to decide a day for __ mothers. Then Mother’s Day was made on the second Sunday in May by the US in 1913.
On Mother’s Day, children give presents to their mothers, __ the whole family go out and try to do __ for their mothers.
| 小题2: | | A．buy | B．receive | C．send | D．borrow |
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| 小题3: | | A．in China | B．in the family | C．on earth | D．in the world |
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| 小题4: | | A．presents | B．dishes | C．wishes | D．cards |
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| 小题5: | | A．comes from | B．is from | C．come from | D．came from |
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| 小题6: | | A．died | B．dead | C．is dead | D．die |
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| 小题7: | | A．wrote | B．writes | C．sends | D．received |
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| 小题8: | | A．both | B．all | C．every | D．only her |
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| 小题10: | | A．nothing nice | B．nice everything | C．something nice | D．nice something |
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It is evening．An old cock（公鸡） is sitting in a tall tree．A fox（狐狸） comes to the tree and at the cock．“Hello, Mr．Cock．I have some news（信息） for you．”says the fox．“Oh?” says the cock．“What is it?” “All the animals are good friends now．Let’s friends, too．Please come and play with me．”“Fine!” says the cock．“I’m very glad to hear that”．Then he looks up．“Look! There is something over there．”“ are you looking at?” asks the fox．“Oh，I see some animals over there．They’re this way．”“Animals?” “Yes．Oh，they’re dogs．”“What? Dogs!” asks the fox．“Well…well，I go now．Goodbye．”“Wait，Mr．Fox，”says the cock．“ go．They are only dogs．And dogs are our friends now．”“Yes，I know，but don’t know that．”“I see，I see，”says the cock．He and goes to sleep in the tree．Do you know why? Foxes are afraid(怕) of dogs．
| 小题1: | | A．1istens | B．sees | C．gets | D．looks |
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| 小题6: | | A．looking | B．going | C．coming | D．taking |
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| 小题8: | | A．Can’t | B．Let’s | C．Don’t | D．Please |
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| 小题9: | | A．the dogs | B．you | C．the animals | D．the cocks |
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| 小题10: | | A．cries（哭、喊） | B．shouts（喊叫） | C．calls | D．smiles（微笑） |
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