题文

阅读理解。

Asking for information or help is a very common and necessary activity, especially when we visit a foreign country. So knowing how to ask for information politely is important. In English, "Where are the restrooms?" and "Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?" are similar requests-both are correct English, but the first could sound rude. It's important to use correct language, but sometimes this alone is not enough-we need to learn how to be polite when we make requests.      In English, just like in Chinese, we change the way we speak when talking with different people. The expressions you use might depend on whom you are speaking to or how well you know them. If you say to your teacher, "Where is my book?" this will sound rude. But if you say, "Excuse me, Mr West. Do you know where my book is?" your question will sound much more polite. On the other hand, it might be alright to say "Where is my book?" in some situations, perhaps with people you know well.      And you would not usually say, "Peter, lend me your pen." A very direct order like this can sound rude in English. Usually in English polite questions are longer and include extra language, such as "Could you please...?" or "Can I ask...?" It sounds more polite to say, "Peter, could you please lend me your pen?" Sometimes we might even need to spend some time leading in to a question or request. For example, if you stop a stranger in the street, we might first say, "Excuse me. I wonder if you can help me." or "I'm sorry to trouble you but," before asking them for help.      It might seem that speaking politely is more difficult than being direct, and in a way this may be true. However, in order not to offend people, learning about the language etiquette is just as important as learning grammar or vocabulary. And doing this will also help you become better at English, or any other language you wish to speak.

1. It's important to know how to ______ in English when we visit a foreign country. 2. When you talk with different people, you need to ______. 3. Extra words are used to help ______. 4. ______ is as important as learning language structure. 5. How do you say "Don't smoke here." politely? ______

题型：阅读理解  难度：中档

答案

1. ask for information politely 2. change the way you speak 3. make language more politely 4. Learning about language etiquette 5. Would you mind not smoke here? / Could you please not smoke here? (答案不唯一)

据专家权威分析，试题“阅读理解。 Asking for information or help is a very common a..”主要考查你对  日常生活类阅读  等考点的理解。关于这些考点的“档案”如下：

日常生活类阅读

考点名称：日常生活类阅读

• 日常生活类阅读：
  日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。
  做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。