In western countries, especially in America, some social customs have lasted sti
题型：不详难度：来源：
In western countries, especially in America, some social customs have lasted still today. For example, ladies first, that is to say, women in those countries are respected(尊重) in many ways.
In the U.S. and Europe, you will see men usually open doors for women and women generally walk ahead of men into a room or a restaurant unless the man have to be ahead of the ladies to choose the table, to open the door of a car or to give other services. On the street, men almost walk or across the street on the side of the ladies which is closer to traffic, but if a man walks with two ladies, he should walk between them.
小题1:In this passage， “customs” especially refers to _______.| A．what a group of people usually do | | B．what people in western countries do | | C．what people in eastern countries do | | D．what people in united states do |
小题2:When you introduce a group of people in English, you will probably begin with _____.| A．Men and women | B．Women and men | | C．Gentlemen and ladies | D．Ladies and gentlemen |
小题3:In which country people may think it strange that men should open doors for women?| A．England | B．Italy | C．Japan | D．Germany |
小题4:Which of the following statements is not true?| A．In Europe, a man generally follows a woman when they enter a restaurant together. | | B．In America a man who walks ahead of a women always gives services. | | C．In the U.S, women almost always walk closer to the running cars. | | D．In the U.S, men should always walk by the side of the ladies. |
小题5:Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of this passage?| A．In western countries, some social customs have lasted till today. | | B．Women in western countries are respected in many ways. | | C．Men usually open doors for women in the U.S. as well as in Europe. | | D．Men show respect for women by giving them good services. |
|
答案
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:B |
解析
试题分析：这篇文章讲的是在西方国家女性在很多方面被尊敬。如：在餐桌旁，街道上等，处处体现了女士优先的原则。
小题1:细节题：从文章的句子：In western countries, especially in America, some social customs have lasted still today.可知这里是customs指的是西方人做的事情。选B
小题2:推理题：从文章的句子：For example, ladies first, that is to say, women in those countries are respected(尊重) in many ways.可知西方人很很尊重女性，所以在用英语介绍的时候会说：Ladies and gentlemen 选D
小题3:细节题：从第二段的句子：In the U.S. and Europe, you will see men usually open doors for women and women，可知美国人和欧洲人都会为女士开门，日本人会觉得这样做很奇怪。选C。
小题4:细节题：从第二段的句子：On the street, men almost walk or across the street on the side of the ladies which is closer to traffic,可知男子会走在靠车辆的一边，C项是错的。
小题5:主旨题：从第一段的句子：ladies first, that is to say, women in those countries are respected(尊重) in many ways.可知这篇文章讲的是在西方国家女性在很多方面被尊敬。选B
点评：这篇文章讲的是在西方国家女性在很多方面被尊敬。如：在餐桌旁，街道上等，处处体现了女士优先的原则。细节题居多，答题时在文章找到对应的地方，用笔进行标记，这有利于后期有时间检查时可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔细理解作者所讲的意思，再结合选项，通过排除法和自己对全文的把握，选出正确答案。 |
举一反三
To take the apple as a forbidden fruit is the most unlikely story the Christians (基督教徒) ever cooked up. For them, the forbidden fruit from Eden is evil. So when Colu brought the tomato back from South America, a land mistakenly considered to be Eden, everyone jumped to the obvious conclusion. Wrongly taken as the apple of Eden, the tomato was shut out of the door of Europeans.
What made it particularly terrifying was its similarity to the mandrake, a plant that was thought to have come from Hell. What earned the plant its awful reputation was its roots which looked like a dried-up human body occupied by evil spirits. Though the tomato and the man were quite different except that both had bright red or yellow fruit, the general population considered them one and the same, too terrible to touch.
Cautious Europeans long ignored the tomato, and until the early 1700s most of the Western people continued to drag their feet. In the 1880s, the daughter of a well-known plant expert wrote that the most interesting part of an afternoon tea at her father"s house had been the "introduction of this wonderful new fruit -- or is it a vegetable?" As late as the twentieth century some writers still classed tomatoes with mandrakes as an "evil fruit".
But in the end tomatoes carried the day. The hero of the tomato was an American named Robert Johnson, and when he was publicly going to eat the tomato in 1820, people journeyed for hundreds of miles to watch him drop dead. "What are you afraid of?" he shouted. "I"ll show you fools these things are good to eat!" Then he bit into the tomato. Some people fainted. But he survived and, according to a local story, set up a tomato-canning factory.
小题1:The tomato was shut out of the door of early Europeans mainly because _______.| A．it made Christians evil | B．it was the apple of Eden | | C．it came from a forbidden land | D．it was religiously unacceptable |
小题2:What can we infer from the underlined part in Paragraph 3?| A．The process of ignoring the tomato slowed down. | | B．There was little progress in the study of the tomato. | | C．The tomato was still refused in most western countries. | | D．Most western people continued to get rid of the tomato. |
小题3:What is the main reason for Robert Johnson to eat the tomato publicly?| A．To make himself a hero. | | B．To remove people"s fear of the tomato. | | C．To speed up the popularity of the tomato. | | D．To persuade people to buy products from his factory. |
小题4:What is the main purpose of the passage?| A．To challenge people"s fixed concept of the tomato. | | B．To give an explanation to people"s dislike of the tomato. | | C．To present the change of people"s attitudes to the tomato. | | D．To introduce the establishment of the first tomato-canning factory. |
|
( A )
There are fifty states in the United States. The largest in population is California, the largest in area is Alaska. Alaska is the smallest in population and Rhode Island is the smallest in size. The oldest states are the ones along the Atlantic coast. The newest states are Alaska and Hawaii. Alaska is also the coldest state. California and Florida are the warmer. Henry and his family live in Seattle, a big city, on the Pacific coast. But Los Angeles and San Francisco, also on the Pacific coast, are larger than Seattle. Henry"s cousin, Susan, lives in New York. It is the largest city in the United States. Thousands of people visit New York each year. The most important city in the United States is Washington, D. C. It is the capital, but it is much smaller than New York.
小题1:How many states are there in the U. S. A. ?
A. Five B. Forty- Five. C. Fifty D. Fifteen.
小题2:Which state is the largest in population? | A．California. | B．Rhode-Island. | | C．Alaska | D．Los Angeles. |
小题3:Which state is the newest, and the smallest in population? | A．Rhode Island. | B．Seattle. | C．San Francisco. | D．Alaska. |
小题4:Which of the following is true? | A．The oldest states are the ones along the Pacific coast. | | B．Washington is the most important and the largest city. | | C．New York is the largest city in the United States. | | D．Henry"s cousin lives in the Seattle. |
小题5:Why is Washington, D. C. the most important American city?
Because _________.
A. it is the largest city B. it is the largest in population
C. it is the most beautiful city D. it is the capital of the United States |
( B )
“Cool”is a word with many meanings．Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold．As the world has changed，the word has had many different meaning．
“Cool”can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything．
When you see a famous car in the street，maybe you will say，“It’s cool．”You may think“He’s so cool，”when you see your favourite footballer．
We all maximize（扩大） the meaning of“cool”．You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”．Here’s an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used．A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall（瀑布）they had visited．On one student’s paper was Just the one sentence，“It’s so cool．Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt．
But the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of words．Without “cool”，some people have no words to show the same meaning．So it is quite important to keep some credibility（可信性）．Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”？ I can．And I think they are also very cool．
小题1:We know that the word“cool”has had ________. | A．only one meaning | B．no meanings | | C．many different meanings | D．the same meaning |
小题2:In the passage，the word“express”in second paragraph means“________”. 小题3:If you are _______ something，you may say，“It’s cool．”| A．interested in | B．angry about | | C．afraid of | D．unhappy with |
小题4:The writer takes an example to show he is ________ the way the word is used．| A．pleased with | B．strange to | | C．worried about | D．careful with |
小题5:In the passage，the writer suggests（暗示）that the word “cool”________．| A．can be used instead of many words | | B．usually means something interesting | | C．can make your life colourful | | D．may not be as cool as it seems |
|
D
To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains．But actually the umbrella was not invented as protection against rain．Its first use was as a shade against the sun．
Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times．Probably the Chinese were the earliest to use it in the eleventh century BC．We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade．And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol of honor and authority．In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by royalty or by those in high offices．
In Europe, the Greeks were the earliest to use the umbrella as a sunshade．And the umbrella was allowed in common use in ancient Greece．But it is believed that the earliest persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against rain were the ancient Romans．
During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared．Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century．And again, it was considered a symbol of power and authority．In around 1680, the umbrella appeared in France and later on in England．
By the eighteenth century, the umbrella was used against rain throughout most of Europe．Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight．It wasn’t until the twentieth century that women’s umbrellas began to be made in a whole variety of colors．
小题1:The first use of umbrella was as ______________．| A．protection against rain | B．shade against the sun | | C．a symbol of power and authority | D．a symbol of honor and authority |
小题2:In Europe, the umbrella was first used against rain ___________．| A．in Greece | B．in Rome | C．in England | D．in France |
小题3:From the text, we can infer that _________．| A．the umbrella changed much in style in the eighteenth century． | | B．no one knows why the umbrella was used in very ancient times． | | C．once ordinary people had no right to use umbrellas． | | D．during the Middle Ages the umbrella was common in Europe． |
小题4:This passage talks mainly about ____________．| A．when and how the umbrella was invented． | | B．why the umbrella was so popular in Europe． | | C．the development of the umbrella． | | D．the history and use of the umbrella． |
|
C
We all love festivals. But since culture develops differently in many places, some festivals are, to us, very strange. Let’s take a look at some unique(独特的)festivals around the world.
Cheese Rolling Festival (England)
The festival started in the 15th century in May. When a round cheese is rolled, competitors run down the hill and try to catch it before it reaches the bottom. As the cheese can reach speeds of up to 112 km/h, it’s rare that someone catches the cheese. First to the bottom wins the cheese. But running down a very steep(陡峭的) hill behind a cheese can be dangerous. Eight people were injured in 1992.
Roswell UFO festival (New Mexico, US)
The Roswell UFO festival celebrates the anniversary(纪念日) of the “Roswell Incident”, when a UFO was said to have crashed(坠毁) nearby. Every year in July, experts, authors, researches and lecturers come to discuss the incident. The celebration also includes an alien parade, an alien costume contest, and an alien hot air balloon ride.
Hemingway Days (Florida, US)
This festival has normal stuff (材料，东西) like short-story readings and exhibits about the author. But the highlight (亮点) of the festival is definitely (一定地) the Hemingway look alike contest.
Imagine walking into a bar and being greeted by 20 middle-aged men who all look alike: stocky with thick white beards. The festival takes place in mid-July every year.
小题1:Which festival takes place in mid-July every year?| A．Cheese Rolling Festival. | B．Roswell UFO festival. | | C．Hemingway Days. | D．All of the above. |
小题2:Which festival may cause injuries according to the passage?| A．Cheese Rolling Festival. | B．Roswell UFO festival. | | C．Hemingway Days. | D．None of the above. |
小题3:Which of the following is right according to the passage?| A．All the three festivals are celebrated in America. | | B．It’s common that someone catches the cheese in Cheese Rolling Festival. | | C．It’s said that a UFO once crashed in New Mexico, US. | | D．In Hemingway Days, you’ll see 20 old or young Hemingways |
|
最新试题
热门考点