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1、2014年成人英语阅读理解练习及答案一Passage1Questions1-5arebasedonthefollowingpassageAgreatdifferencebetweenAmericansocialcustomsandthoseofothercountriesisthewayinwhichnamesareused.Americanshavelittleconcernfor"rank",especiallysocially.MostAmericansdonotwanttobetreatedinanyespeci

2、allyrespectfulwaybecauseoftheirageorsocialrank;itmakesthemfeeluncomfortable.ManyAmericansevenfindtheterms"Mr.","Mrs"or"Miss"tooformal.Peopleofallagesmayprefertobecalledbytheirfirstnames."Don'tcallmeMrsSmith.JustcallmeSally."Usingonlyfirstnamesusuallyindicatesfrie

3、ndlinessandacceptance.However,ifyoudonotfeelcomfortableusingonlyfirstnames,itisquiteacceptabletobemoreformal.Justsmileandsaythatafterawhileyouwillusefirstnamesbutyouareaccustomedtobeingmorewhenyoufirstmeetsomeone.Veryoften,introductionsaremadeusingbothfirstandlas

4、tnames:"MarySmith,thisisJohnJones."Inthissituationyouarefreetodecidewhethertocallthelady"Mary"or"MissSmith".Sometimesbothofyouwillbeginaconversationusinglastnames,andafterawhileoneorbothofyoumaybeginusingfirstnamesinstead.Youhaveachoice:ifyoudon'twanttousefirstna

5、messoquickly,noonewillthinkitimpoliteifyoucontinueaccordingtoyouowncustom.1.InthefirstparagraphtheauthortellsusthatA.Americansdonottalkaboutrank,especiallysociallyB.AmericansfeeluncomfortablewhentalkingaboutrankC.AmericanstaeinterestsinsocialcustomsD.Americansdon

6、'tcaremuchaboutsocialrank2.Accordingtothepassage,mostAmericansfeelwhentheyaretreatedespeciallyrespectfullyowingtotheirageorsocialrank.A.sickB.sorryC.uneasyD.embarrassed3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsinNOTtrue?A.ThewaynamesareusedinAmericaisdifferentfromthoseofoth

7、ercountries.B.ManyAmericansareusedtobeingcalledbytheirfirstnames.C.Itshowsfriendlinessandkindnesstouseonlyfirstnames.D.WhenyoutalktopeopleintheUnitedStates,youhavetousetheirfirstnames.4.IfanAmericanladysay"Don'tcallmeMrsSmith,justcallmeSally."thatshowsA.sheisnota

8、marriedwomanB.shepreferstobecalled"Sally"C.sheisnotMrsSmithD.shelikestobemoreformal5.Thepassageyou'vejustreadwouldmostlikelybefoundinaA.guide-bookfortouristsB.