大学英语四册期末考试复习题Passage.doc

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1、大学英语四册期末考试复习题Passage1OnestudyshowsthatAmericansprefertoanswerwithabrief“Yes”,“No”,“Sure”,ortheverypopular“Yeah”ratherthanwithalongerreply.ButbriefrepliesdonotmeanAmericansareimpoliteorunfriendlytosomeextent.Veryoften,Americansareinahurryandmaygreetyouwithasinglewor

2、d“Hi”,indeed;thisisagreetingyouwillhearagainandagainduringyourstayintheUnitedStates.Itisusedbyeveryone,regardlessofrankandoccupation.However,thosewhoareaccustomedtolongergreetingsmayrequirealittlemoretimebeforetheyfeelcomfortablewithAmericansimpletalk.Americanssome

3、timesuseplaintalkwhentheyareuncomfortable.Ifpeoplepraisethemorthanktheminanespeciallypoliteway,theymaybecomeuncomfortableandnotknowwhattosayinreply.Theydon'twanttobeimpoliteorrude,youcanbesurethattheylikedwhatwassaidaboutthem.Exceptforcertainholidays,suchasChristma

4、s,Americansdon'tusuallygivegifts.Thus,youwillfindAmericansembarrassedastheyacceptgifts,especiallyiftheyhavenothingtogiveinreturn.Theyaregenerallyawarmbutinformalpeople.1.ThefactthatAmericanslikeshorteranswerstellsus__________.A.theyreplyveryquicklyinahurryB.theycho

5、osewordstoocarefullyC.theylikereplyingbrieflyD.theywanttobeaspoliteastheycan2.Thosewholikeusingbeautifulorformalwords__________.A.needmoretimetogetusedtoAmericansimplegreetingB.neednotimetogetfamiliarwithAmericangreetingC.donotverymuchlikeAmericanwayofgreetingD.thi

6、nkAmericansarenotpolitewhatever3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Americansoftenanswerwiththewordslike“sure”,“yeah”.B.Theyarenotimpolitewithbriefreplies.C.Americansinhighranksmustuseformalwordsingreeting.D.Americansareawarmbutinformalpeople.4.TheAmericanslikeothers'p

7、raisebutifinapoliteway__________.A.theydon'tknowwhattosayinreplyB.theyfeelsomewhatuneasyC.theydon'twanttoreplyD.bothAandB5.Thepassageindicatesthat__________.A.Americansexchangegiftsthefirsttimetheymeet.B.Americansseldomgivegiftsexceptforsomeholidays.C.Americansofte

8、nbringsomegiftstotheirfriends.D.Americansonlywanttogetgiftsfromothers.以上5题的参考答案CACDBPassage2Astudyofarthistorymightbeagoodwaytolearnmoreaboutacul