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1、2020届高三英语专项练习专题二：阅读理解说明类专练第I卷（选择题）（每题2分，共30分）一．阅读理解A（考点17较易） IntheUnitedStates,itisimportanttobeontime,orpunctual,foranappointment,aclass,ameeting,etc.However,thismaynotbetrueinallcountries.AnAmericanprofessordiscoveredthedifferencewhileteachingaclassinaBrazilian(巴西的)univer
2、sity.Thetwo-hourclasswasscheduledtobeginat10A.M.andendat12.Onthefirstday,whentheprofessorarrivedontime,noonewasintheclassroom.Manystudentscameafter10:30A.M.Twostudentscameafter11A.M.Althoughallthestudentsgreetedtheprofessorastheyarrived,fewapologized(道歉)fortheirlateness.Weret
3、hesestudentsbeingrude?Hedecidedtostudythestudents’behavior. TheprofessortalkedtoAmericanandBrazilianstudentsaboutlatenessinbothaninformalandaformalsituation:atalunchwithafriendandinauniversityclass,respectively.Hegavethemanexampleandaskedthemhowtheywouldreact,Iftheyhadalunc
4、happointmentwithafriend,theaverageAmericanstudentdefinedlatenessas19minutesaftertheagreedtime.Ontheotherhand,theaverageBrazilianstudentfeltthefriendwaslateafter33minutes. InanAmericanuniversity,studentsareexpectedtoarriveattheappointedhour.Incontrast,inBrazil,neithertheteac
5、hernorthestudentsalwaysarriveattheappointedhour.ClassesnotonlybeginatthescheduledtimeintheUnitedStates,butalsoendatthescheduledtime.IntheBrazilianclass,onlyafewstudentslefttheclassat12:00;manyremainedpast12:30todiscusstheclassandaskmorequestions.Whilearrivinglatemaynotbeveryi
6、mportantinBrazil,neitherisstayinglate.1.Theword‘punctual’mostprobablymeans________.考点17易A.leavingsoonafterclassB.comingearlyC.arrivingafewminuteslateD.beingontime2.WhydidtheprofessorstudytheBrazilianstudents’behavior?考点17易A.Hefeltpuzzledatthestudents’beinglate.B.Hefeltangryat
7、thestudents'rudeness.C.Hewantedtomakethestudentscomeontimelater.D.Hewantedtocollectdataforoneofhisstudies.3.Itcanbeinferredfromtheprofessor’sstudyoflatenessintheinformalsituationthat__________.考点17易A.AmericanstudentswillbecomeimpatientiftheirfriendisfiveminuteslateB.neitherBr
8、aziliannorAmericanstudentslikebeinglateinsocialgatheringsC.beinglate
