13.America is a mobile society.Friendships between Americans can be close and real,yet disappear soon if situations change.Neither side feels hurt by this.Both may exchange (交换) 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 flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings,extending (延伸) sometimes 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 pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily.
Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include 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 willing to spend time.Sometimes,we,as hosts,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 plan.They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own 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 warmly.
For the Americans,it is often considered friendlier to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants,except for business matters.So accept their hospitality at home!
25.The writer of this passage must beB.
A.an American
B.a Chinese
C.a postman
D.a student
26.From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend,we will probably beC.
A.warmly welcomed at the airport
B.offered a ride to his home
C.treated hospitably at his home
D.treated to dinner in a restaurant
27.What's the main idea of the passage?D
A.It's about Americans'and Chinese's views (观点) of friendships.
B.It's mainly talking about friendships between Americans.
C.It's about Americans'hospitality.
D.It's about friendships between Chinese.
分析 美国是一个流动的社会.美国人之间的友谊可以接近真实,然而如果情况变化很快消失.任何一方都不觉得受伤害.双方可能在一年或两年交换圣诞问候,也许通信一阵子之后就没有了.如果相同的两个人有再次见面的机会,甚至几年后,他们会继续他们的友谊.这可能对中国人来说是非常难理解,因为我们之间的友谊发展得慢但后来可能成为终身的感情.
解答 25.B 细节理解题.国际化This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand,这对中国人来说很难理解,可知作者可能是中国人.故选B.
26.C 细节理解题,根据The Americans,however,express their welcome usually at homes,可知,当我们去美国拜访我们的朋友时,我们很有可能在他家受到款待,故选C.
27.D 标题归纳题.本文在谈论中国和美国对友谊的观点不同,故选D
点评 做题时首先要仔细阅读短文,掌握大意,然后结合具体的题目,找出相关信息,就可以确定正确答案.