题目
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“These findings go against the popular theory that the facial expressions of basic emotions can be universally recognized,” said University of Alberta researcher Dr.Takahiko Masuda.” A person’s culture plays a very strong role in determining how he will read emotions and needs to be considered when interpreting the facial expressions.”
These cultural differences are even noticeable in computer emoticons(情感符号),which are used to convey a writer’s emotions by email and text message. The Japanese emotions for happiness and sadness vary in terms of how the eyes are drawn ,while the American emotions vary with the direction of the mouth. In the United States the emoticons∶)and∶) show a happy face,whereas the emoticons∶(and∶(show a sad face. However,the Japanese tend to use the symbol (‘‘) to indicate a happy face,and (;;) to indicate a sad face.
“We think it is quite interesting and appropriate that culture tends to mask its emotions. The Japanese would focus on a person’s eyes when detecting his or her emotions,as eyes tend to be quite subtle(微妙的),”said Masuda. “In the United States,where an open emotion is quite common,it makes sense to focus on the mouth,which is the most expressive feature on a person’s face.”
小题1:The text mainly tells us that ________.
A.cultural differences are expressed in emotions |
B.culture is a key to interpreting facial emotions |
C.different emoticons are preferred in different cultures |
D.people from different cultures express emotions differently |
A.(;;) | B.∶) |
C.∶( | D.∶( |
A.read the whole face | B.focus on the mouth |
C.look into the eyes | D.judge by the voice |
A.they express their feelings openly |
B.they tend to control their emotions |
C.they are good at conveying their emotions |
D.they use simpler emotions to show their feelings |
答案
小题1:B
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:A
解析
试题分析:
小题1:B 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段第一句A new research has uncovered that culture is a determining factor when people interpret facial emotions (情感).说明本文是关于文化是人们表达情感方法不一样的主要原因。故B正确。
小题2:B 细节题。根据第三段第4行In the United States the emoticons∶)and∶) show a happy face,说明B正确。
小题3:C 推理题。根据文章最后一段第2。3行The Japanese would focus on a person’s eyes when detecting his or her emotions,as eyes tend to be quite subtle(微妙的),.说明日本人是根据眼睛来表示情绪的,故要想知道日本人的情绪,你可以看他的眼睛。故C正确。
小题4:A 细节题。根据文章第一段最后3行Whereas in cultures where emotion is openly expressed,such as the United States,the focus is on the mouth to interpret emotions.说明A正确。
点评:本文分析了文化是人们表达情感方法不一样的主要原因。考查较为全面,要求考生在阅读的时候,注意段落大意和上下文的语义串联。
核心考点
试题【A new research has uncovered that culture is a determining factor when people in】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Phileas Fogg sets off immediately, with his servant Passepartout. They reach Suez(苏伊士) quickly. While landing in Egypt, he is watched by a British detective named Fix, who is in search of a bank robber. Because Fix mistakes Fogg for the criminal, he follows secretly, as they are getting on a ship to Bombay.
After more than 20-days of travelling, they arrive in San Francisco, and then get on the train to New York. During that trip, the train is attacked by Indians, who take Passepartout away. With some soldiers’ help, Fogg succeeds in freeing his companion. To make up for the lost time, Fogg and his companion hasten on to New York, and catch the steamer for the crossing of the Atlantics. They arrive in Ireland in time to reach London before the deadline. However, once on British soil again, Fix arrests Fogg. Although the misunderstanding is quickly cleared up—the actual bank robber had been caught several days earlier. Fogg has missed the train and returns to London five minutes late, sure that he has lost the wager.
However, the next day Fogg learns from the priest that he is mistaken in the date, which he thinks Sunday but which actually is Saturday, due to the fact that they gained a full day on their journey around the globe, by crossing the International Date Line. Fogg immediately sets off for the Reform Club, where he arrives just in time to win the wager.
小题1:The reason that Fix wants to arrest Phileas Fogg is that .
A.Phileas Fogg is the bank robber whom Fix is trying to catch |
B.Phileas Fogg doesn’t have a passport for his travels |
C.Fix mistakenly takes Phileas Fogg for the bank robber |
D.Fix intends to prevent Fogg from winning the wager |
A.travelling across the continent of America |
B.rescuing his companion from the Indians |
C.waiting for the ship back to London |
D.getting rid of the pursuing of Fix |
A.No. Because he doesn’t get to the Reform Club before the deadline. |
B.Yes. Because he is not the bank robber; it’s a misunderstanding. |
C.No. Because he wastes too much time during his trip. |
D.Yes. Because he arrives at the Reform Club before the deadline. |
The most important reason for such a visit is to realize how our ancestors (祖先) battled nature with the basic tools they had . They had only basic ways of creating light , and yet they found a way of using this simple technology in isolated (孤零零的) places to save ships from hitting rocks .
Secondly , visiting lighthouses will help us to understand the lives of lighthouse keepers .By their very nature , lighthouses were built on some rocks or cliffs . Thus , the lighthouse keepers often lived lonely lives . To walk around their small home , and imagine the angry storm outside beating against the walls , is to take a step towards understanding the lives they had.
The reasons for a visit to a lighthouse are not all so backward-looking in time . It is true that lighthouses were built in out-of-the –way places . But on a pleasant sunny summer day. This very isolation has a natural beauty that many people will love to experience . Therefore, with the gentle waves touching all round the lighthouse . the visitor is likely to think it is a world preferable to the busy and noisy modern life.
Another reason for considering a visit is that the lighthouses themselves can be very attractive buildings . Mankind could often not be content just to put up a basic structure . but felt the need . even in such an isolated place , to build with an artistic touch . The result is a view for tired eyes to enjoy .
Finally , lighthouses have a romantic attraction , summed up by the image of the oil-skin coated keeper climbing his winding stairs to take care of the light to warn ships and save lives .
小题1:What is the reason to look back into the past of a lighthouse ?
A.To escape from the busy and noisy city . |
B.To look for the tools used by our ancestors . |
C.To experience the natural beauty of a lighthouse . |
D.To learn about the living condition of lighthouse keepers . |
A.far-away . | B.dangerous | C.ancient | D.secret |
A.to attract visitors | B.to guide passing ships |
C.to give a pleasant sight | D.to remember lighthouse keepers |
A.Three . | B.Four . | C.Five . | D.Six . |
The Indians today live in much the same way as their ancestors . Most of them are farmers . Many work in the mines , for mining is the most important industry on Bolivia’s . Of all the mining products , tin is the most important , which makes up three-fourths of all Bolivia’s exports . The eastern slopes of the Andes , since there are very few roads there , are fertile but not highly developed . The two primary means of transportation are river boats and porters . East of the hill region are the great plains where tropical plants are grown . A serious problem for Bolivia is the transport of food from the warm regions , where it is grown to the mountainous regions , where most of the people live .
Bolivia gained its independence from Spain about a hundred years ago . It has been slow in developing , but its rich resources promise a better future in it .
小题1:The majority of the Bolivian population are .
A.full-blooded Indians |
B.mixed Indian and white |
C.white citizens |
D.all whites and mixed-blooded people |
A.quite different from that of their ancestors |
B.quite interesting |
C.almost the same as their ancestors’ |
D.very exciting |
A.tropical plants | B.gold and silver | C.tin | D.food |
A.mining products | B.rich resources |
C.independence from Spain | D.two primary means of transportation |
小题1:“Blue” sometimes means in spoken English “_____”.
A.angry | B.lucky | C.glad | D.unhappy |
A.is a new hand in | B.is good at |
C.works hard at | D.is interested in |
A.You dare not fight | B.You dare to fight |
C.You"re afraid to see a fight | D.You’re able to fight |
A.says something unreal and harmful | B.is unfriendly to talk to others |
C.refuses to tell the truth in a polite way | D.is telling a big lie |
As we have noted many times, it is hard to find out how these expressions begin. Sometimes, we get some hard facts. But more often we have to depend on guesswork. And that is true of this phrase, which came from England.
Before 1832, English law did not permit a doctor to cut open a dead human body for scientific examination, unless it was the corpse(尸体) of an executed(处决) criminal.
But when it became legal, more and more doctors demanded skeletons for a more scientific study of medicine. It was helping in the advance of modern medicine. The demand had become so strong that men began to rob tombs and sell skeletons to doctors at high prices.
We are told that a doctor would usually buy just one skeleton for scientific study. It became very important in his work. But he had to keep it hidden because most people objected to keeping such a thing. As a rule, the doctor keep his skeleton in some dark corner where it could not be seen, or hide it in a closet.
After a time, people began to suspect every doctor of hiding a skeleton in the closet. From this suspicion, the phrase“a skeleton in the closet”took on a broader, more general meaning: to describe anything that a man wanted to keep others from discovering. It could be proof of a criminal act, or something much less serious. Well, that is one theory.
One writer, however, believes that the phrase might have come from something that really happened. It is his guess that a hidden closet in some old English country home may have turned up a real skeleton, clear proof of some old family shame or crime. Well, one man"s guess is as good as another. But this sounds like a story by the great French novelist, Balzac.
Balzac tells us of a man who suspected his wife of having a lover. The husband comes home by surprise. But she hears him and quickly hides her lover in the closet of her bedroom. He enters her room and asks her if she is hiding her lover. He says he will not open the door to the closet if she promises him there is no one there; He will believe her. She answers firmly that she is not hiding anyone in the closet.
The husband then begins to build a solid brick wall against the closet. His wife watches, knowing that her lover will never come out alive. But she will not change her story and admit her guilt.
小题1:Which of the following situations is now suitable for using the phrase “skeleton in the closet”?
A.You have stolen something precious and hide them in the closet. |
B.You are a doctor and have to keep a skeleton for research. |
C.If you have cut open a dead human body for scientific examination you should keep the skeleton secret. |
D.You have done a crime or done something foolish, but you want to keep others from |
小题2:Which of the following is right according to the text?
A.In the 19th century, doctors realized the importance of anatomy (解剖) in the development of medicine. |
B.The doctors of the ancient times liked to collect as many skeletons as possible |
C.The thieves stole skeletons from tombs in order to help the doctors. |
D.It is legal that corpses of anybody are cut open for scientific examination in history. |
A.a corpse | B.a phrase | C.a skeleton | D.a story |
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