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1、Ⅲ.ReadingComprehensionPassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ThetypicalconversationbetweenAmericanstakesaformthatcanbecalledrepartee.Noonespeaksforverylong.Speakerstaketurnsfrequently,oftenafteronlyafewsentenceshavebeenspoken.“Watchingaconvers
2、ationbetweentwoAmericansislikewatchingatabletennisgame,”aBritishobserversaid.“Yourheadgoesbackandforthandbackandforthsofastitalmostmakesyourneckhurt.”Americanstendtobeimpatientwithpeoplewhotakelongturns.Suchpeoplearesaidto“talktoomuch.”ManyAmericanshavediffic
3、ultypayingattentiontosomeonewhospeaksmorethanafewsentencesatatime,asNigerians,Arabs,andsomeothersdo.Americansadmireconciseness,orwhattheycall“gettingtothepoint.”Americansengageinlittleritualinteraction(礼仪式的交流).Onlyafewritualgreetingsarecommon:“Howareyou?”“I’m
4、fine,thankyou,”“Nicetomeetyou,”and“Hopetoseeyouagain.”ThesethingsaresaidincertainsituationsAmericanslearntorecognize,and,likeanyritualgreetings,areconcernedmorewithformthanwithsubstance.Thatis,thequestionsaresupposedtobeaskedandthestatementsaresupposedtobemad
5、einparticularsituations,nomatterwhatthepeopleinvolvedarefeelingorwhattheyreallyhaveinmind.InmanyAmerican’sopinions,peoplewhorelyheavilyonritualgreetingsare“tooshy”or“toopolite,”unwillingtorevealtheirtruenaturesandideas.Americansaregenerallyimpatientwithlongri
6、tualgreetingsaboutfamilymembers’health—commonamongLatinAmericans—consideringthemawasteoftime.21.DuringatypicalconversationbetweenAmericans,peopletrytobe______.A.politeB.interestedC.conciseD.friendly22.BycomparingaconversationbetweentwoAmericanstoatabletennisg
7、ame,theBritishobservermeansthat_________.A.AmericansliketotakeshortturnsinaconversationB.AmericansenjoytalkingaswellaswatchingatabletennisgameC.AmericansgetexcitedeasilyD.Americanstalkwithgreatexpression23.Americans_______whentheytalkwithArabs.A.maylosetheirp
8、atienceB.havetolistenverycarefullyC.talktoomuchD.neveruseEnglish24.IntheUnitedStates,ritualgreetings__________.A.areverycommoninpeople’sconversationsB.aresuitableinallsituationsC.helptole
