大学英语试题(2阅读理解)

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1、第二部分：阅读理解Passage1Beforeyougotoanothercountryitisagreathelpifyouknowthelanguageandsomeofthecustomsofthecountry.WhenpeoplemeeteachotherforthefirsttimeinBritain,theysay“Howdoyoudo?”andshakehands.Usuallytheydonotshakehandswhentheyjustmeetorsaygoodbye.Butth

2、eyshakehandsaftertheyhaven’tmetforalongtimeorwhentheywillbeawayfromeachotherforalongtime.LastyearagroupofGermanstudentswenttoEnglandforaholiday.TheirteachertoldthemthattheEnglishpeoplehardlyshakehands.SowhentheymettheirEnglishfriendsatthestation,theyke

3、pttheirhandsbehindtheirbacks,theEnglishstudentshadlearnedthattheGermansshakehandsasoftenaspossible,sotheyputtheirhandsinfrontandgotreadytoshakehandswiththem.Itmakebothofthemlaugh.1.Itisveryhelpfulifyouknowthelanguageandsomeofthecustomsofthecountry.A.TB

4、.F2.Englishpeopleusuallyshakehandswhentheymeeteverytime.A.TB.F3.UsuallyEnglishpeopledon’tshakehandswhentheyjustmeetorsaygoodbye.A.TB.F4.Englishpeoplelikeshakinghandsverymuch.A.TB.F5.Thisstoryisaboutlanguagesandcustoms.A.TB.FPassage2IntheUnitedStates,it

5、isnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning.Ifyoutelephonehimearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Thesamemeaningisattached（附予)totelephonecallsmadeafter1

6、1:00pm.Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghours,heassumesit’samatteroflifeordeath.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance.Insociallife,timeplaysaveryimportantpart.IntheU.S.A.gueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpart

7、yisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworld,itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.Themeaningoftimediffersind

8、ifferentpartsoftheworld.Thus,misunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesthattreattimedifferently.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife,forexample.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsible.IntheU