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阅读理解 　　When you are in Britain, you should know the rules for eye contact．In dealing with strangers the rule for British society is that you must not stare at them but at the same time you cannot take no notice of them．Passing strangers in the street, you may look at the strangers until they are about eight feet away, then your glances must turn away as they pass．Generally speaking strangers feel comfortable looking at one another at a distance．The closer they are, the greater the tendency to avoid eye contact．This can be observed in a crowded lift where strangers’ glances fly from one spot to another． 　　However, British practice needs eye contact when they are communicating with each other．There is a saying in English, “Don’t trust anyone who won’t look at you in the eye．”Not looking at the person could mean a number of things, including fear, contempt, uneasiness, guilt or indifference．Even for a lecturer speaking to his audience there is plenty of eye contact．To bury one’s nose in one’s writing is not welcome．This is not to say that people talking to one another will look directly into one another’s eyes all the time．British people normally look at the other person’s eyes much longer when they are listening than when speaking．When they are about to stop speaking and start listening they look at the other person’s eyes to signal that they are about to change role． 　　Staring at people is considered rude in Britain and young children will be scolded by their parents if they look too long at another person．Many English people traveling to some countries find being looked at very uncomfortable． 　　So, dear friends, when you are in England, you should know when you should look at others and when you shouldn’t． (1) Which is the most suitable title of this passage? [　　] A． Not staring at people B． Eye contact in Britain C． Being looked at is uncomfortable D． Eye contact is important (2) In dealing with strangers you can do the following EXCEPT ________． [　　] A． you can’t stare at them B． you should take notice of them C． you’d better avoid eye contact in a crowded lift D． you may glance at strangers freely in the street (3) What does the author mean by using the English saying “Don’t trust anyone who won’t look at you in the eye”? [　　] A． Eye contact is necessary in communication． B． A person who won’t look at others may be a cheat． C． Eye contact is the best means of communicating． D． Looking at a person means honesty． (4) We can infer from the passage that ________． [　　] A． it’s not polite to look an English tourist when he travels in a strange country B． it’s uncomfortable for the British to travel in some countries C． children who look at others are often scolded in Britain D． looking at people is rude in Britain

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．D;3．A;4．A;
解析：

(1)	主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了英国人的“眼神接触规则”，因而B项是最佳标题，其他选项是短文的细节性内容，不宜用作标题。
(2)	细节理解题。根据倒数第二段可看出答案为D项。
(3)	信息推断题。由该句话前后的内容可以推断，作者的意思是说“交际时眼神的接触是必要的”。
(4)	推理判断题。细读文章倒数第二段内容可以看出，到国外旅游的英国人不喜欢被别人盯着看，因而推断这样做是不礼貌的。