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1、2012届高考英语考前冲刺精选专题资料汇编阅读理解(一)AMostAmericanswouldhaveadifficulttimetellingyou,specifically,whatarethevalueswhichAmericansliveby.Theyhavenevergiventhematteranythought.OvertheyearsIhaveintroducedthousandsofinternationalvisitorstolifeintheUnitedStates.ThishascausedmetotrytolookatAmericansthroughtheeyes
2、offoreignvisitors.Iamconfidentthatthevalueslistedinthisbookletdescribemost(butnotall)Americans,andthatunderstandingthesevaluescanhelpyou,theinternationalvisitor,understandAmericans.Itismybeliefthatifforeignvisitorsreallyunderstandhowdeeplythese13valuesareingrainedinAmericans,theywillthenbeabletoun
3、derstand95%ofAmericanactions—actionswhichmightotherwiseappear“strange”,“confusing”,or“unbelievable”whenevaluatedfromtheperspective(aspect)oftheforeigner’sownsocietyanditsvalues.Thedifferentbehaviorsofapeopleoraculturemakesenseonlywhenseenthroughthebasicbeliefs,assumptionsandvaluesofthatparticularg
4、roup.Whenyouencounter(meet)anaction,orhearastatementintheUnitedStateswhichsurprisesyou,trytoseeitasanexpressionofoneormoreofthevalueslistedinthisbooklet.1.AnordinaryAmericancan’ttellyouhis/hervaluesystembecause________.A.thisissomethinganAmericanlivesbyB.everyonewillhavehis/herownvaluesystemC.he/s
5、hehasneverthoughtaboutitD.valuesaresomethingoftenintheirthought2.Theauthorlists13valuesinhisbookletto________.A.inviteforeignerstovisitAmericaB.lookatAmericansthroughtheeyesofforeignvisitorsC.describetheconfusingactionsofmostAmericansD.helpinternationalvisitorsunderstandAmericans3.Theunderlinedwor
6、d“ingrained”inLine2,Paragraph3mostprobablymeans“________”.A.rootedinthemindsB.foundinthegrainsC.plantedforfoodD.preparedwithgrain4.VisitorssometimesfindAmericansbehaveinastrange,confusingorunbelievableway,probablybecause________.A.AmericansarehardtounderstandB.Americanshavevalueswhichareentirelydi
7、fferentfromtheirownC.theyviewAmericansaccordingtothevaluesintheirownsocietyD.itisdifficulttounderstandanypeoplewhenyoufirstencounterthem【解题导语】 本文是一本书的序言。作者观察到,很多外国游客对美国人的行为举止感到很奇怪,而这是因为他们不了解美国人的价值观。于是作者写了一本小册子介绍这
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