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【题目】 Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while—then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us develop more slowly but then become lifelong feelings, reaching deeply into both families. Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be happier if we accept their hospitality(友好) easily.

Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they treat us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts（主人）, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily life. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real.

We will find ourselves treated hospitably.

For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for only business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!

【1】This passage is probably from________.

A.a novelB.a magazineC.a letterD.a diary

【2】The underlined words generous with our time probably mean ________.

A.strict with timeB.careful with time

C.thankful to timeD.glad to spend time

【3】The passage is about________.

A.the way Americans treat visitors

B.the way Chinese treat visitors

C.the differences between Americans and Chinese

D.the differences between American culture and Chinese culture

【4】From the passage, we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we’ll probably be ________.

A.welcomed at the airportB.offered a ride to his home

C.treated hospitably at his homeD.invited to dinner in a restaurant

【5】Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A.Friendship between Americans usually reach deeply into their families.

B.Friendships between American usually last for all their lives.

C.Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.

D.Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】D

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述美国人与中国的待客之道。美国人和中国人对友谊的看法不同，他们对待朋友的方式也是不同的。美国人非常直接，好客，并不含蓄。他们喜欢在家里面招待客人。而中国人的待客之道恰恰与美国人相反。

【1】推理判断题。a novel小说；a magazine杂志；a letter 信；a diary日记。根据短文大意，主要讲述美国人与中国的待客之道及其区别，讲述的是生活中的知识，可知本文可能会来自杂志。故选B。

【2】词义猜测题。根据上文“they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time.”可知，如果需要很多时间，他们不会对我们表现出礼貌；与之对应，下文是我们可能对我们的时间慷慨，意思是愿意花费时间。故选D。

【3】主旨大意题。这篇短文主要讲述美国人与中国的待客之道，主要说明了两国在这方面的区别；结合选项可知，本文是关于美国文化与中国文化的区别。故选D。

【4】细节理解题。根据第二段最后“Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. ”及第三段“We will find ourselves treated hospitably.”可知我们一般会在朋友家里获得热烈的欢迎。故选C。

【5】判断正误题。根据第一段“Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change… reaching deeply into both families.”可知，美国人之间的友谊可以是亲密的和真实的，但如果情况改变，很快就会消失，故选项A错误；根据第一段“Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this.”可知美国人之间的友谊不会持续终生，故选项B错误；根据第二段第一行“although they treat us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time.”可知如果需要大量的时间，他们就不会对我们表现出礼貌，故选项C错误；根据第一段“If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship.”可知，即使很长时间不联系，几年后，他们也会拿起友谊，故选项D正确。故选D。