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1、2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解精练（2）(V)社会文化（阅读理解）由(xx浙江瑞安高三五月模拟)改编WhenChinesestudentDuJuanbroughtherAmericanboyfriendhometwoyearsagotousethetoilet,herJapaneseroommatebecamesoupsetthatsheshoutedinEnglish:“Ihateyou.”Du,then21andanundergraduateatBridgewaterStateCollegeinMassachusetts,wasshocked.Sowasherboyfr
2、iend.“LaterIrealizedthatshedidn’tliterallymeanwhatshesaidandthatshewasnotawareofthefullmeaningoftheword‘hate’inEnglish,”saidDu.“Itwasmoreaproblemwithtranslation,”sheadded.Culturaldifferencescancauseconfusionaboutwhatwordsorevenactionsmean,anissuethathasetotheforefrontrecentlyfollowingthearrestofa
3、ChinesedoctoraldegreestudentinNewJersey.ZhaiTiantian,whostudiedattheStevensInstituteofTechnology,hasbeenaccusedoftryingtosetfiretoacampusbuildingandofmakingthreatstoaprofessorwhogavehimalowmark.NophysicalaltercationtookplacebutZhaireportedlysaidsomethingalongthelinesof“atworst,Iwillriskanythingon
4、theline.”Theprofessorcalledthecampuspolice.Accordingtotheindictmentsheet(起诉书),Zhaiisfacingtheseriouschargeofmakingaterroristicthreat.Forafewdays,Chinesemediamistranslated,ormisunderstoodthechargesandreportedthatZhaiwasbeingchargedwithterrorism.Somelanguageexpertshavespeculated(推测)thatthedisagreem
5、entbetweenZhaiandtheprofessorcanalsobechalkeduptoculturalandlinguisticdifferences.“WhatChinesepeopleregardasacceptablespeechesmayberegardedbyAmericansasthreats,”saidLuoGang,theChineseConsulate’sOverseasChineseAffairsconsul.“Thisisanunfortunateincident.EventhoughZhaiintendednoharm,hehasdonehimself
6、agreatdealofharm.”Du,now23,saidshesupportsZhai’sactionsinfightingtosavehisacademiccareer,butaddedheneedstolearnmoreaboutmunicationinaforeignlanguage.“Chinesestudentsinaforeigncountrymustpreparemoreintermsoflanguagesandconversationskillstoavoidmisunderstandings,”shesaid.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword
7、“altercation”mean?( )A.fightB.checkC.educationD.experiment2.Bysaying“Itwasmoreaproblemwithtranslation”,whatdoesDuJuanmean?( )A.Translationwasnottherealproblem,asDuJuanandherroommatecanbothspeakEnglish.B.DuJuancannotu
