题文

Except for a few times, Americans are not big present-givers. There’s no exchange of presents among business people, and if one American tries to give another a present, it may look like that he wants to bribe (贿赂) him. Americans have learned that in some other countries people like to give presents to others, but among ourselves we don’t see the need for presents. Even friends may never exchange presents. When I go to foreign countries, I try to bring back little things for close friends, but nobody would feel unhappy if I didn’t. I don’t often re­member a friend’s birthday, and few people outside of my family remember mine. If someone gave me presents too often, I’d get unpleasant. But a present from a foreigner - that kind from his or her homeland — won’t go wrong, except to government employees (政府职员) who can’t be given presents. You usually open a present at once and in front of the person who gives it except Christmas and birthday presents. You should only say, "It’s so nice. Thanks…" when you get Christ­mas or birthday presents. You may want to bring a bottle of wine (葡萄酒) or flowers to a dinner party, but you’re never asked to.  Nobody will mind if you bring wine, but your friend may not use it that evening. At Christmas we often give presents to our family and sometimes our friends. We also give presents to people who have been helpful during the year- doormen, babysitters, housecleaners, newspaper senders— anyone who has often helped us. 小题1:   What does "close friends" mean in the passage? A． The friends who are very kind. B． The friends who live close to each other. C． The friends who were once classmates. D． The friends who you like most. 小题2:  What kind of presents don’t Americans usually open in front of the givers? A．The small presents. B． Christmas or birthday presents. C． The expensive presents. D． The presents for dinner party. 小题3:           Why do Americans also give presents to housecleaners at Christmas? A． To pay them. B． To help them. C． To thank them. D． To make them work harder. 小题4:   Which of the following do you think is right? A． American business people don’t want presents because they are rich enough. B． The writer of this passage must be an American. C． Everyone must give presents to one’s family and friends at Christmas. D． Government employees can get little presents from a foreigner. 小题5:   What is the main idea of the passage? A． Present-giving in the United States. B． Customs (习俗) in the United States. C． American people and present-giving. D． When and how to give presents.

题型：阅读理解  难度：偏易

答案

小题1:D 小题1:B 小题1:C 小题1:B 小题1:A

【主旨大意】本文介绍了美国人送礼物的文化风俗。美国人不会经常互送礼物的，因为他们认为是在贿赂，尤其是政府官员。但他们在圣诞节会给某些人送礼物的，以便来感谢他们。 小题1:D细节理解题。根据第二段的第一句话“Even friends may never exchange presents.”可判断选D。 小题1: B细节推理题。根据第三段的第一句话“You usually open a present at once and in front of the person who gives it except Christmas and birthday presents.”可知选B项。 小题1: C细节推理题。根据短文最后一段内容的最后一句话“We also give presents to people who have been helpful during the year- doormen, babysitters, housecleaners, newspaper senders— anyone who has often helped us.”可知是为了感谢他们，故选C。 小题1: B主旨大意题。根据第一段的第一句话可判断A是错误的。根据第一段第一句话和第二段可推断B项是正确的。根据最后一段可知在圣诞节不是给每个人礼物的，可知C项是不正确的。根据第一段和第二段最后一句话可推断D项是错误的。故选B。 小题1: A主旨大意题。根据整篇文章大意的理解可得出答案A。

据专家权威分析，试题“Except for a few times, Americans are not big present-givers..”主要考查你对  政治经济类阅读  等考点的理解。关于这些考点的“档案”如下：

政治经济类阅读

考点名称：政治经济类阅读

• 政治经济类阅读：
  该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。
  政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。
  再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
  

• 政治经济类阅读注意：
  1、要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识；
  2、对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇；
  3、阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。

  政治经济类阅读技巧：
  针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。
  1. 寻找主干：
  根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
  2. 剔除从句：
  在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
  3. 辨别分句：
  一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。