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1、2012年高考预测系列试题【英语】高考预测试题（10）·预测题阅读理解AWhatispoliteness?Thissoundslikeasimplequestion.Indailylife,weoftenmakejudgmentsaboutwhatispoliteandwhatisnotpolite.Forexample,toofferyourseattotheelderlyonabusisconsideredpolitebehavior,andtointerruptwhensomeoneistalkingisconsid
2、eredimpolite;togreetsomeonethefirsttimeyoumeethiminthemorningispoliteandtostanduptoreachforthedishyouwantatadinnertableisimpolite.Sopolitenesscanfirstofallberegardedasaphenomenon,anobservablesocialphenomenon.WhatIwouldliketoproposeisthatasanobservablesocialphenome
3、non,politenessissomethingsuperficial,buttoaccountforwhatisunderstoodatthesurface,weshoulddigintothedepthwheredifferentculturalvaluesarerooted.Whenbeingcomplimented(赞美),anEnglish-speakingpersonwouldreadilyacceptthecomplimentbysayingsomethinglike"Thankyou"toshowhisa
4、ppreciationofthepraise,butaChinesespeakerwouldtrytodenythetruthofthecompliment.Theyboththinktheyarebehavingproperly.Yetneitherofthemwouldthinktheotherisbeingpolite.TheEnglishspeakerisbeingpolitetotheextentthatbyacceptingandshowingappreciationofthecompliment,andhea
5、voidshurtingthepositivefaceofthepersonwhomakesit;theChinesespeakerisshowingmodestybydenigratinghimself,ignoringthefactofthecomplimentpaidtohim.Ashasbeenmentioned,self-denigrationhasbeenatthecoreoftheChineseunderstandingofpolitenessforovertwothousandyears.TheChines
6、e,inordertoshowmodesty,willgotosuchlengthsastounderratewhathehimselfhasachievedanddenythetruthofacomplimentaryremark.1.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,politenesscanbebrieflydescribedas_____.A.propersocialphenomenaB.beingmodestC.showingappreciationD.anobservablesocial
7、phenomenon2.Intheauthor'sopinion,thenatureofpolitenessliesin________.A.somethingsuperficialB.whatisunderstoodatthesurfaceC.differentculturalvaluesD.therootofdifferentthoughts3.Theunderlinedword"denigrate"inthepassagemeans________.A.appreciateB.denyC.ignoreD.compli
8、ment4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Chinesespeakersdislikebeingcomplimented.-4-B.English-speakingpeoplearereluctanttoacceptcompliment.C.Chinesetendtoshowp
