题文

Social customs and the ways of behaving change. Things that were considered impolite many years ago are acceptable . Just a few years ago, it was considered to be impolite behavior for a man to smoke on the street . No man who thought of himself as being a gentleman would make fool of himself by smoking when a lady was in the room. Customs are also different from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or on the right of a woman in your country? Or doesn’t it matter? What about table manners? The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. For example, in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. Also, most Englishmen will open a door for a wonman or offer their seat to a woman , and so will most Americans. Promptness is important both in England and in America. That is , if a dinner invitation is for 6 o'clock , the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay. The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable especially if they are your guests. There is an old story about a man who gave a very formal dinner party. When the food was served, one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife. The other guests were amused or greatly surprised , but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. I t would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable. 小题1:The underlined phrase” make fool of himself” in the first passage means____ A．make himself strong B．make himself rich C．make himself comfortable D．cause himself to seem like a fool 小题2:According to the passage , the American and British _____ A．don’t speak the same language B．don’t have social custom in common C．do share a lot of social customs D．do have the exactly same social customs 小题3:If a dinner invitation is for six o’clock , the guest is supposed to arrive at ____ six A．nearly a minute or two later than B．a quarter to C．a quarter to D．much later than 小题4:The last example in the passage shows____ A．The correct way to use a knife at table B．that it is good manners not to make your guests feel foolish or uncomfortable C．that social customs and ways of behaving change too fast D．promptness is important both in England and in America 小题5:Which of the following do you think is the best title for this passage? A．Social Customs and Customs B．Social Life C．American and British Customs D．Promptness is Important

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答案

小题1:D 小题2:C 小题3:A 小题4:B 小题5:A

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了英美两国在社会风俗和习俗方面需要注意的一些问题。 小题1:联系上文可知No man who thought of himself as being a gentleman would make fool of himself by smoking when a lady was in the room.的意思是，没有一个认为自己像个绅士的男人会在一个有女士的房间里面吸烟，从而让自己看起来像个傻瓜。故选D，让自己好像一个傻瓜。 小题2:根据第三段The Americans and British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs .及本段描述，可知英美在社会习惯方面有很多形同之处。故选C。 小题3:根据That is , if a dinner invitation is for 6 o'clock , the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay.描述，可知应该晚到一两分钟，故选A。 小题4:根据最后一段I t would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.描述，可知选B。 小题5:这篇短文主要描述了一些社会风俗和习俗方面的知识，故选A，社会风俗和习俗。 点评：本文中长句较多，一时很难读懂句子含义，注意多读几遍，不要强求非得理解一词一句的含义，能把握文章大意就行。然后带着问题阅读短文，一般就能顺利找出答题依据。对于不能直接找到根据的问题注意联系上下文，根据短文中心总结出正确答案。

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• 政治经济类阅读：
  该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。
  政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。
  再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
  

• 政治经济类阅读注意：
  1、要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识；
  2、对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇；
  3、阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。

  政治经济类阅读技巧：
  针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。
  1. 寻找主干：
  根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
  2. 剔除从句：
  在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
  3. 辨别分句：
  一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。