2014阅读理解文化教育类.doc

（2014浙江卷 ）
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Here is some must-know information from a handbook on how people behave in doing business in some countries.
In Brazil
Brazilians are warm and friendly. They often stand close when talking and it is common for them to touch the person on the shoulder. People often greet each other (particularly women) with light cheek kisses. Schedules tend to be flexible, with business meetings sometimes starting later than planned. But to be safe, be on time. Meals can stretch for hours—there’s no such thing as rushing a meal in Brazil. Lunches also can start in the mid to late afternoon. Brazilians are social, preferring face-to-face communication over mails or phone calls.
In Singapore
Singaporeans shake hands when they meet and often also greet each other with a small, polite bow. Business cards should be offered and received with two hands. Arriving late is considered disrespectful. So be on time. Efficiency(效率) is the goal, so meetings and dealings often are fast-paced. Singaporeans are direct in their discussions, even when the subject is about money. Rank is important and authority is respected. This determines both people interact in meetings. For example, people avoid disagreeing outright with someone with a higher rank.
In the United Arab Emirates
In the UAE, status is important, so the most senior or oldest should be greeted first with their titles. The handshake seems to be longer than elsewhere. So, do not pull away the handshake. Women should cover themselves when it comes to dress. Men also tend to be covered from neck to elbows(肘部) and down to the knees. People do not avoid entertaining in their homes, but they also hold business meals at restaurants. Touching or passing food or eating with your left hand is to be avoided. When meetings are one-to-one, if your host offers you coffee, you should refuse. It might seem odd, but it is a cultural tradition. Coffee should only be accepted if it is always set out or presented.
In Switzerland
The Swiss tend to be formal and address each other by last name. They also are respectful of private lives. You should be careful not to ask about personal topics. Punctuality (守时) is vital, something that comes from a deep respect for others’ time. Arrive at any meeting or event a few minutes early to be safe. They also have clear structure in their companies. Higher-ups make the final decisions, even if others might disagree. Neat, clean dress is expected. The Swiss follow formal table manners. They also keep their hands visible at the table and their elbows off the table. It is polite to finish the food on your plate.
46. The passage is mainly about ________.
   A. communication types                       B. the workplace atmosphere
   C. customs and social manners                 D. living conditions and standards
47. Why do Singaporeans avoid arguing with their boss?
   A. They put efficiency in the first place.
   B. They dislike face-to-face communication.
   C. They want to finish meetings as quickly as possible.
   D. They are supposed to obey the person of a higher rank.
48. In the UAE, when should you refuse the coffee if it is offered?
   A. When greeting seniors.                     B. When meeting the host alone.
   C. When attending a presentation.               D. When dining with business partners.
49. In which country do people care about where to put their hands at the dinner table?
   A. In Brazil.                                B. In Singapore.
   C. In the United Arab Emirate.                 D. In Switzerland.
【考点】考察文化知识类阅读
【文章大意】本文是一个介绍不同国家里人们不同的风俗习惯和文明礼仪的小册子，列举了巴西、新加坡、阿拉伯联合酋长国以及瑞士四个国家的具体例子。
46.C 中心思想题。根据文章中心句第一句Here is some must-know information from a handbook on how people behave in doing business in some countries.得知本文讲述的是一些国家里人们的行为举止是什么样子的，接在举例说明了四个国家中具体的风俗习惯。所以本文主要是关于世界各国的不同风俗习惯和文明礼仪的。故C正确。
47.D 推理题。根据In Singapore部分中Rank is important and authority is respected. This determines both people interact in meetings. For example, people avoid disagreeing outright with someone with a higher rank得知新加坡等级是很重要的，决定了在交流中人们应该如何行动，那么在交流时避免和老板争论是为了服从地位更高的人。故D正确。
48.B 细节题。根据In the United Arab Emirates部分中 When meetings are one-to-one, if your host offers you coffee, you should refuse. 得知当你和主人单独相处时，你应该拒绝主人提供的咖啡。故B正确。
49.D 细节题。公积金In Switzerland部分这个The Swiss follow formal table manners. They also keep their hands visible at the table and their elbows off the table. It is polite to finish the food on your plate.得知在瑞士吃饭的时候，你阅读要注意自己的双手要放在桌子上。故D正确。
【长难句解析】
When meetings are one-to-one, if your host offers you coffee, you should refuse.
【翻译】当你和主人一对一见面的时候，如果主人给你咖啡，你应该拒绝。
【分析】本句中的when时间状语从句中含有一个省略句的用法，在when的后面省略了you are；当状语从句的主语和主句主语一致且含有be动词的时候，可以把状语从句的主语和be动词一起省略。
二十三（2014浙江卷 ）
D
     A city child’s summer is spent in the street in front of his home, and all through the long summer vacations I sat on the edge of the street and watched enviously the other boys on the block play baseball. I was never asked to take part even when one team had a member missing—not out of special cruelty, but because they took it for granted I would be no good at it. They were right, of course.
     I would never forget the wonderful evening when something changed. The baseball ended about eight or eight thirty when it grew dark. Then it was the custom of the boys to retire to a little stoop(门廊) that stuck out from the candy store on the corner and that somehow had become theirs. No grownup ever sat there or attempted to. There the boys would sit, mostly talking about the games played during the day and of the game to be played tomorrow. Then long silences would fall and the boys would wander off one by one. It was just after one of those long silences that my life as an outsider changed. I can no longer remember which boy it was that summer evening who broke the silence with a question: but whoever he was, I nod to him gratefully now. “What’s in those books you’re always reading?” he asked casually. “Stories,” I answered. “What kind?” asked somebody else without much interest.
     Nor do I know what drove me to behave as I did, for usually I just sat there in silence, glad enough to be allowed to remain among them; but instead of answering his question, I told them for two hours the story I was reading at the moment. The book was Sister Carrie. They listened bug-eyed and breathless. I must have told it well, but I think there was another and deeper reason that made them to keep an audience. Listening to a tale being told in the dark is one of the most ancient of man’s entertainments, but I was offering them as well, without being aware of doing it, a new and exciting experience.
     The books they themselves read were the Rover Boys or Tom Swift or G.A. Henty. I had read them too, but at thirteen I had long since left them behind. Since I was much alone I had become an enthusiastic reader and I had gone through the books-for-boys series. In those days there was no reading material between children’s and grownups’ books or I could find none. I had gone right from Tome Swift and His Flying Machine to Theodore Dreiser and Sister Carrie. Dreiser had hit my young mind, and they listened to me tell the story with some of the wonder that I had had in reading it.
     The next night and many nights thereafter, a kind of unspoken ritual (仪式) took place. As it grew dark, I would take my place in the center of the stoop and begin the evening’s tale. Some nights, in order to taste my victory more completely, I cheated. I would stop at the most exciting part of a story by Jack London or Bret Harte, and without warning tell them that that was as far as I had gone in the book and it would have to be continued the following evening. It was not true, of course; but I had to make certain of my new-found power and position. I enjoyed the long summer evenings until school began in the fall. Other words of mine have been listened to by larger and more fashionable audiences, but for that tough and athletic one that sat close on the stoop outside the candy store, I have an unreasoning love that will last forever.
55. Watching the boys playing baseball, the writer must have felt ________.
   A. bitter and lonely                            B. special and different
   C. pleased and excited                         D. disturbed and annoyed 
56. The writer feels grateful even now to the boy who asked the question because the boy ________.
   A. invited him to join in their game       
   B. liked the book that he was reading
   C. broke the long silence of that summer evening
   D. offered him an opportunity that changed his life
57. According to Paragraph 3, story-telling was popular among the boys basically because ________.
   A. the story was from a children’s book          
B. listening to tales was an age-old practice
   C. the boys had few entertainments after dark     
D. the boys didn’t read books by themselves
58. The boys were attracted to Sister Carrie because ________.
   A. it was written by Theodore Dreiser            B. it was specifically targeted at boys
   C. it gave them a deeper feeling of pleasure    D. it talked about the wonders of the world
59. Sometimes the writer stopped at the most exciting part of a story to _______.
   A. play a mean trick on the boys                B. experience more joy of achievement
   C. add his own imagination to the story      D. help the boys understand the story better
60. What is the message conveyed in the story?
   A. One can find his position in life in his own way.
   B. Friendship is built upon respect for each other.
   C. Reading is more important than playing games.
   D. Adult habits are developed from childhood.
【考点】考察文化教育类阅读
【文章大意】本文讲述了一个很孤独的男孩，并没有融入到其他孩子之中。但是他通过将故事吸引了其他孩子，并在这一行动中体验了成功，在孩子们有了自己的位置。他是通过阅读获得了自己的位置的。同时也告诉我们阅读的重要性。
55.A 推理题。根据文章第一段2,3句I was never asked to take part even when one team had a member missing—not out of special cruelty, but because they took it for granted I would be no good at it.得知他们从来都没有邀请我和他们一起踢球，即使他们缺一个人。他们想当然地认为我不擅长。所以我总是很孤独也很难过，因为我没有融入到他们的世界。故A正确。
56.D 推理题。根据第二段最后3行I can no longer remember which boy it was that summer evening who broke the silence with a question: but whoever he was, I nod to him gratefully now. “What’s in those books you’re always reading?” he asked casually得知我很感激他是因为他问了一个问题，这个问题让我可以和他们进行交流，也就是给了我一个融入他们的机会，得以改变自己的生活。故D正确。
57.B 细节题。根据文章第三段最后一句Listening to a tale being told in the dark is one of the most ancient of man’s entertainments, but I was offering them as well, without being aware of doing it, a new and exciting experience.
在夜晚听别人讲故事是一个古代人们娱乐自己的方法之一。也就是B项：听故事是一个古老的行为。故B正确。
58.C 推理题。根据本段最后一句I had gone right from Tome Swift and His Flying Machine to Theodore Dreiser and Sister Carrie. Dreiser had hit my young mind, and they listened to me tell the story with some of the wonder that I had had in reading it.因为在那个时候在孩子和成年人的读物之间的过渡的书籍并不多，所以我阅读了很多成年人的书，如Tome Swift and His Flying Machine 到Theodore Dreiser 和Sister Carrie.其中的Dreiser对我的思想很有促动，他们也听得很认真，主要是因为Sister Carrie给了他们更快乐。故C正确。
59.B 推理题。根据最后一段I would stop at the most exciting part of a story by Jack London or Bret Harte, and without warning tell them that that was as far as I had gone in the book and it would have to be continued the following evening.得知我经常在最精彩的地方停下了，第二天再讲。我这样做是很有成就感，因为自己可以吸引别人来听我讲故事，这让我体验了成功的喜悦。故B正确。
60.A 推理题。据文章第一段可知作者是一个很孤独的男孩，并没有融入到其他孩子之中。但是他通过将故事吸引了其他孩子，并在这一行动中体验了成功，在孩子们有了自己的位置。他是通过阅读获得了自己的位置的。故A正确。
【长难句解析】
Listening to a tale being told in the dark is one of the most ancient of man’s entertainments, but I was offering them as well, without being aware of doing it, a new and exciting experience.
【翻译】在黑暗里听故事是一个古老的娱乐形式，但是在他们没有意识到的情况下，我给了他们一直新的令人兴奋的经历。
【分析】本句中的主语是动名词短语Listening to a tale being told in the dark，其中的being told in the dark修饰名词tale，后面主句中的介词短语without being aware of doing it是一个伴随状语。