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4.American 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 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 generous with our 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 daily routine (常规).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 hospitably.
   For the Americans,it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants,except for purely business matters.So accept their hospitality at home!
36.The writer of this passage must beB
A.an American      B.a Chinese      C.a professor      D.a student
37.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?D
A.Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their family.
B.Friendships between Americans 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.
38.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
39.From the underlined sentence,we can know the Chinese peopleD.
A.are strict with time          
B.don't take time seriously
C.don't know how to use time    
D.are willing to spend time for friends
40.A suitable title for this passage would probably be"D".
A.Friendships between Chinese  
B.Friendships between Americans
C.Americans'hospitality         
D.Americans'and Chinese's views of friendship.

分析 本文叙述了美国和中国人对友谊的不同看法.美国人喜欢在家里招待朋友,即使多年不见仍然是好朋友,不像中国人一样会花很多时间去车站接,或者抽很多时间陪他们.

解答 36.B 细节理解题.根据第一段"This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand"这句可以看出,作者为中国人.
37.D 细节理解题."If the same two people meet again by chance,even years later,they pick up the friendship"第一段这句话告诉我们"如果两个人时隔多奶年再次见面,仍然是好朋友"可以推断D为正确选项.
38.C 细节理解题.根据第二段"Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their home"可知,美国人喜欢在家里招待朋友.
39.D 细节理解题.第三段"Sometimes,we,as hosts,will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend"重点介绍了中国人为了表现热情好客,通常会花很多时间去接,陪朋友,所以划线句子表明选项D,中国人乐意花一些时间在朋友身上.
40.D 标题归纳题.纵观全文可知这篇短文主要叙述中美两国人对待朋友的不同观点.

点评 题材较贴近学生,难度不大.但考查细节题比较多,要求考生在答题时特别注意细节信息的提取和比较.

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