题文

阅读理解。

Traveling to every part of the world gets easier, but how well do we know and understand each other. Here's a simple test. Imagine you are planning to hold a meeting at four o'clock. What time should you expect your foreign business friends to arrive? If they are Germans, they'll arrive on time. If they are Americans, they'll probably be 15 minutes early. If they are Englishmen, they'll be 15 minutes late, and you should allow up to an hour for the Italians.        The British seemed to think since the English language was widely used in the world, people would always understand what they do. However, they found they were completely wrong. For example, the British are happy to have a business lunch and discuss business matters and have a drink during the meal. The Japanese prefer not to work while eating. Lunch is a time for them to relax and get to know each other and they don't drink at lunchtime. The Germans like to talk business before dinner. The French like to eat first and talk afterwards. They have to be well fed and watered before they discuss anything.

1. What do the Germans prefer when they go to a meeting?

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A. They prefer to be on time. B. They prefer to arrive very early. C. They prefer to arrive very late. D. They prefer to arrive a little late.

2. According to the text, if a group of Englishmen, Americans and Italians hold a meeting, who will be     the last to arrive?

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A. The Englishmen. B. The Americans. C. The Italians. D. Both the Englishmen and the Italians.

3. What do the Japanese like to do at lunchtime?

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A. To drink. B. To get to know each other. C. To talk business. D. To eat only.

4. According to the writer, the British like to _______.

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A. arrive on time and talk business during the meal B. arrive earliest and hate talking business at a meal C. arrive 15 minutes late and talk business after the meal D. arrive a few minutes late and discuss business during the meal

5. By giving us the two examples, the writer means to show us that _______.

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A. different countries have different cultures in different parts of the world B. the Germans are more serious and have good living habits C. the Italians are careless people and they are never on time for everything D. the French people are very lazy. They prefer eating and drinking more

题型：阅读理解  难度：中档

答案

1-5: A C B D A

据专家权威分析，试题“阅读理解。 Traveling to every part of the world gets easier,..”主要考查你对  历史文化类阅读  等考点的理解。关于这些考点的“档案”如下：

历史文化类阅读

考点名称：历史文化类阅读

• 历史文化类阅读：
  本类题型常用的方式是夹叙夹议。叙述的目的是为了议，所以要把握其议才是主要方面。
  阅读这类文章，先弄清其引入的话题，再弄清里面人物对其不同的看法，然后理解作者本身对话题的观点看法或思考。

• 初中英语阅读理解的解题技巧：
  一、要注意养成良好的阅读心理，阅读时要去掉杂念，心绪要安定，精神要专一，要形成一种惬意的顺向心理。
  切不可一遇到几个生词难句，就心烦意乱，失去自控能力。心理学家告诉我们，任何恐慌，过分紧张的情绪都会形成一种消极因素妨碍大脑的正常思维功能。
  因此，遇到困难一定要从容不迫，心无旁骛。这样才能对所读的文章印象清晰，理解深刻。
  
  二、要提高视读的速度，考阅读理解，从另一个方面来说，考的是考试速度。因此做阅读理解时，要注意培养自己快速阅读的习惯。
  切不可在个别难懂的词句上磨蹭，只要全篇理解了，个别难懂的词句可以根据上下文和构词法去猜测，去推断。
  
  三、对文章的评价分析，一定要坚持“词不离句，句不离篇”，要理解文章作者的原意，而不能按你自己的意愿去想当然。
  切记：一想当然，就会出错。