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【題目】For many foreigners, Chinese are the best hosts and the worst guests in the world. In fact, they are not really bad guests, because the guest-host relationship in China is quite different from that in western (西方的) countries. In China, guests are almost like gods. Whenever I enter a Chinese person’s home, there is always fruit on the table, and someone is quick to bring me a cup of tea or water. In the west, the guest is not a god. Acting according to the host’s way of doing things is common for a guest.

My wife’s mother doesn’t smoke. When I see some guests smoking in her house, as a non-smoker (不抽煙的人), I feel unhappy. Usually I want to stop them, but I must know that in China, to be a good host, she must not do that. In America, if you are a guest, and the hosts are not smokers, you should not smoke in their home. At least, you could ask, “Is it OK if I smoke?” But don’t be surprised if they say: “No, you can’t smoke.”

Guests in China also have some special habits. Some western people may not adapt to these habits very soon.

Luckily, my wife is a Chinese. Whenever we visit a Chinese family she tells me to buy them a gift. However, giving a gift to host is not always needed in my country. So if you invite foreign guests to your home, don’t be too surprised if they don’t bring you a gift. And if western hosts invite you to their home, try not to be too surprised if their style of treating(對待) you is not what you expected.

【1】When a western guest visits a Chinese family, he often .

A.buys some fruit

B.takes a cup of tea

C.feels welcome

【2】If the a guest wants to smoke in the writer’s house, the writer will probably say “ .”

A.Let’s smoke together

B.It’s OK, if you smoke here

C.Sorry, you can’t smoke here

【3】What does the underlined phrase “adapt to” in the passage?

A.get used toB.look forward toC.reply to

【4】Which of the following is true according to paragraph four?

A.Bringing a gift when visiting is popular in China.

B.Chinese has more habits than people in other countries.

C.It’s necessary to give a gift if we visit a western family.

【5】What is the main idea of this passage?

A.Foreigners should learn from Chinese.

B.Hosts must do things in the guests’ way.

C.People should understand cultural difference.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】A

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】

文章大意：在許多西方人看來，中國人是世界上最好的主人，但卻是最差的客人。這可 能是因?yàn)橹袊�和一些西方國家的賓主關(guān)系大不相同所致。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù) In China, guests are almost like gods. 在中國，客人幾乎就像神一樣�？芍�，當(dāng)一位西方客人拜訪一個中國家庭時，他經(jīng)常感到受歡迎。故選 C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中 My wife's mother doesn't smoke. When I see some guests smoking in her house, as a non-smoker (不抽煙的人), I feel unhappy. Usually I want to stop them, but I must know that in China, to be a good host, she must not do that. 我妻子的母親不抽煙。當(dāng)我看到一些客人在她家里抽煙時，作為一個不抽煙的人，我感到不高興。通常我想阻止他們，但我必須知道，在中國，要想成為一個好東道主，她一定不能那樣做。可知，作者可能說“對不起，你不能在這里抽煙”。故選 C。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)后面的內(nèi)容 For example, my wife's mother doesn't smoke. So when I see some of her guests smoking in her house, as a non-smoker, I feel unhappy. Usually I want to stop them directly.推測可知，And there are lots of things we Westerners find difficult to adapt to. 例如，我妻子的母親不抽煙。所以當(dāng)我看到她的一些客人在她家抽煙時，作為一個不抽煙的人，我感到不高興。通常我想直接阻止他們。推測知道，有很多東西我們西方人很難適應(yīng)。意思是“我們西方人發(fā)現(xiàn)很多事情很難適應(yīng)”，和“get used to 習(xí)慣于某事或做某事”基本一致，故選 A。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù) Whenever we visit a Chinese family she tells me to buy them a gift每次我們拜訪一個中國家庭，她都要我給他們買一份禮物�？� 知，旅游時帶禮物在中國很受歡迎。故選 A。

【5】理解歸納題。在許多西方人看來，中國人是世界上最好的主人，但卻是最差的客人。這可能是因?yàn)橹?/span> 國和一些西方國家的賓主關(guān)系大不相同所致。故 C 項(xiàng)是本文的文章大意。故選 C。

閱讀理解一般考查學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解能力、主旨理解能力和推理判斷能力。做閱讀理解題，首先要準(zhǔn)確理解題意，然后根據(jù)題意和短文內(nèi)容選出正確的答案。（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解能力，此類型題較簡單，學(xué)生準(zhǔn)確理解題意后，直接到文中找出答案。（2）考查猜詞能力。做這種題型時，學(xué)生要根據(jù)上下文意思準(zhǔn)確猜出詞義。3）考查推理判斷能力，此類題型較難，學(xué)生要準(zhǔn)確理解題意后，在文中找出相關(guān)的內(nèi)容做出合理的推斷。本文主要 考查學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解能力。準(zhǔn)確理解題意后，到文中找出相關(guān)的敘述，做出正確的判斷。