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1、大学英语考试试题(A)闭卷适用专业年级：10、09级各专业学生姓名学号专业班级PartIIReadingComprehension(20%)Passage1ThetypicalconversationbetweenAmericanstakesaformthatcanbecalledrepartee.Noonespeaksforverylong.Speakerstaketurnsfrequently,oftenafteronlyafewsentenceshavebeenspoken.“WatchingaconversationbetweentwoAmericansislikewatchingat
2、abletennisgame,”aBritishobserversaid.“Yourheadgoesbackandforthandbackandforthsofastitalmostmakesyourneckhurt.”Americanstendtobeimpatientwithpeoplewhotakelongturns.Suchpeoplearesaidto“talktoomuch.”ManyAmericanshavedifficultypayingattentiontosomeonewhospeaksmorethanafewsentencesatatime,asNigerians,Ara
3、bs,andsomeothersdo.Americansadmireconciseness,orwhattheycall“gettingtothepoint.”Americansengageinlittleritualinteraction(礼仪式的交流).Onlyafewritualgreetingsarecommon:“Howareyou?”“I’mfine,thankyou,”“Nicetomeetyou,”and“Hopetoseeyouagain.”ThesethingsaresaidincertainsituationsAmericanslearntorecognize,and,l
4、ikeanyritualgreetings,areconcernedmorewithformthanwithsubstance.Thatis,thequestionsaresupposedtobeaskedandthestatementsaresupposedtobemadeinparticularsituations,nomatterwhatthepeopleinvolvedarefeelingorwhattheyreallyhaveinmind.InmanyAmerican’sopinions,peoplewhorelyheavilyonritualgreetingsare“tooshy”
5、or“toopolite,”unwillingtorevealtheirtruenaturesandideas.Americansaregenerallyimpatientwithlongritualgreetingsaboutfamilymembers’health—commonamongLatinAmericans—consideringthemawasteoftime.26.DuringatypicalconversationbetweenAmericans,peopletrytobe________.a.politeb.interestedc.concised.friendly27.B
6、ycomparingaconversationbetweentwoAmericanstoatabletennisgame,theBritishobservermeansthat_________.a.Americansliketotakeshortturnsinaconversationb.Americansenjoytalkingaswellaswatchingatabletennisgamec.Americansgetexcitedeasilyd.Americanstalkwithgreatexpression28.Americans___________whentheytalkwithA
7、rabs.a.maylosetheirpatienceb.havetolistenverycarefullyc.talktoomuchd.neveruseEnglish29.IntheUnitedStates,ritualgreetings__________.a.areverycommoninpeople’sconversationsb.aresuitableinallsituationsc.h
