《大学英语4》课程综合复习资料

《大学英语4》课程综合复习资料

Howmenfirstlearnttoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwords,theorigino

flanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,someh

owinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtandfeelings,actionsandthings,

sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother;andthatlatertheyagreed

uponcertainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbecombinedtopresentthoses

ounds,andwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,whetherspokenorwr

itteninletters,wecallwords.

Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheirassociations——thethingtheybringupb

eforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;and

thelongerwelive,themorecertainwordsrecalltousthegladandsadeve

ntsofourpast;andthemorewereadandlearn,themorethenumberofwor

dsthatmeansomethingincreases.

Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthe

sethoughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandemotions.Thi

scharmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterarystyle.Aboveall,t

herealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhich

singlikemusicandwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovemento

tears.Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethem

accurately,ortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandvulgar.

1、(2分)

Theoriginoflanguageis.

A)

alegendhandeddownfromthepast

B)

amatterthatishiddenorsecret

C)

aquestiondifficulttoanswer

D)

aproblemnotyetsolved

2、(2分)

Whatistrueaboutwords?

A)

Theyareusedtoexpressfeelingsonly.

B)

Theycannotbewrittendown.

C)

Theyaresimplysounds.

D)

Theyaremysterious.

3、(2分)

Therealpowerofwordsliesintheir

A)

properties

B)

characteristics

C)

peculiarity

D)

representativefunction

4、(2分)

By"association",theauthormeans

A)

aspecialquality

B)

ajoiningofideasinthemind

C)

anappearancewhichispuzzling

D)

astrangefeature

5、(2.0分)

WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttherealpoetisNOTtrue?

A)

Heisnomorethanamasterofwords.

B)

Hecanconveyhisideasinwordswhichsinglikemusic.

C)

Hecanmovementotears.

D)

Hisstyleisalwayscharming.

Onaverage,asuccessfullawyerhastotalktoseveraladay.

A)

customers

B)

supporters

C)

guests

D)

clients

Heisnotseriouslyill,butonlya___headache.

A)

obvious

B)

delicate

C)

slight

D)

temporary

Areyougoingonholidayforalongtime?

A)

Itwasalongtime.

B)

Twoweeksago.

C)

No.Onlyacoupleofdays.

D)

Notlongtimeago.

Whatareyoumajoringin?

Inauniversity.

B)

Veryhard.

C)

Mathematics.

D)

Atnineinthemorning.

Onedayabookseller(书商)letabigboxofbooksfallonhisfoot."Got

oseethedoctor,wsaidhiswife."No,"hesaid,aVIIwaituntilthedoctor

comesintotheshopnexttime.ThenI'IIaskhimaboutmyfoot.IfIgotos

eehim,I'IIhavetopayhim."

Onthenextdaythedoctorcameintotheshopforsomebooks.Whenth

ebooksellerwasgettingthemready,hetoldthedoctorabouthisbadfoot.T

hedoctorlookedatit

“Youmustputthatfootinhotwatereverynight.Thenyoumustputso

methingonit,“saidthedoctor.

Hetookoutapieceofpaperandwroteonit."Buythisandputitont

hefootbeforeyougotobedeverynight,“hesaid.

“Thankyou,“saidthebookseller."Andnow,sir,hereareyourbooks.w

“Howmuch?”saidthedoctor.

"Twopounds.”

“Good,"saidthedoctor."Ishallnothavetopayyouanything.w

"Why?"askedthebookseller.

“Itoldyouaboutyourfoot.Iwanttwopoundsforthat.Ifpeoplecome

tomyhouse,Iaskthemtopayonepoundforasmallthinglikethat.Butwh

enIgototheirhouses,Iwanttwopounds.AndIcamehere,didn'tI?"

1、(2分)

Whathappenedtothebookselleroneday?

A)

Helostaboxofbooks.

B)

Hisfootwaswoundedbyaboxofbooks.

C)

Helentthedoctoraboxofbooks.

D)

Hesoldoutallhisbooks

2、(2分)

Thebookseller'swifeaskedhim.

A)

togooutforsomemedicine

B)

tosendsomebodyforadoctor

C)

togotoseethedoctor

D)

towaitforthedoctortocome

3、(2分)

Thebooksellerdidn'ttakehiswife'sadvicebecause

A)

hewasafraidofthedoctor

B)

hedidn'tliketotakemedicine

C)

hecouldn,twalkbyhimself

D)

hedidn'twanttopaythedoctor

4、(2分)

Thedoctorpaidforthebooks.

A)

onepound

B)

twopounds

C)

nothing

D)

something

5、(2.0分)

Thebooksellerpaidmoneyforseeingthedoctorintheend.

A)

more

B)

less

C)

thesameamountof

D)

no

AcharacteristicofAmericanculturethathasbecomealmostatraditionist

orespecttheself-mademan—themanwhohasrisentothetopthroughhi

sownefforts,usuallybeginningbyworkingwithhishands.Whiletheleaderi

nbusinessorindustryorthecollegeprofessoroccupiesahighersocialpositio

nandcommandsgreaterrespectinthecommunitythanthecommonlaborer

oreventheskilledfactoryworker,hemaytakepainstopointoutthathisfat

herstartedlifeinAmericaasafarmerorlaborerofsomesort.

ThisattitudetowardmanuallaborisnowstillseenmanyaspectsofAmeric

anlife.Oneisinvitedtodinneratahomethatisnotonlycomfortablybute

venluxuriouslyfurnishedandinwhichthereiseveryevidenceofthefactthe

familyhasbeenabletoaffordforeigntravel,expensivehobbies,andcollegee

ducationforthechildren;yetthehostessprobablywillcookthedinnerherself,

willserveitherselfandwillwashdishesafterward,furthermorethedinnerwil

Inotconsistmerelyofsomethingquicklyandeasilyassembledfromcontents

ofvariouscansandacakeorapieboughtatthenearbybakery.

Onthecontrary,thehostessusuallytakesprideincarefulpreparationofs

pecialdishes.Aprofessionalmaytalkaboutwashingthecar,digginginhisflo

werbeds,paintingthehouse.Hiswifemayevenhelpwiththesethings,justas

heoftenhelpsherwiththedishwashing.Thesonwhoisawayatcollegema

ywaitontableandwashdishesforhisliving,orduringthesummerhemay

workwithaconstructiongangonahighwayinordertopayforhiseducatio

n.

(2分)

Fromparagraph1,weknowthatinAmerica

•A)

peopletendtohaveahighopinionoftheself-mademan

・B)

peoplecanalwaysrisetothetopthroughtheirownefforts

・C)

collegeprofessorswingreatrespectfromcommonworkers

・D)

peoplefeelpainfultomentiontheirfathersaslabors

(2分)

Accordingtothepassage,thehostesscooksdinnerherselfmainlybecaus

e.

・A)

servantsinAmericanarehardtoget

•B)

shetakesprideinwhatshecandoherself

•C)

shecanhardlyaffordservants

•

•D)

Itiseasytoprepareamealwithcannedfood

3、(2分)

Theexpression"waitontable"inthesecondparagraphmeans

・A)

workinafurnitureshop

•B)

keepaccountsforabar

•C)

waittolaythetable

•D)

servecustomersinarestaurant

4、(2分)

Theauthor'sattitudetowardsmanual(体力的)laboris.

・A)

positive

•

•B)

negative

•C)

humorous

•D)

critical

•

5、(2.0分)

Whichofthefollowingmayserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?

•A)

ARespectableSelf-madeFamily.

*

•B)

AmericanAttitudetowardManualLabor.

•

•C)

CharacteristicsofAmericanCulture.

•

•D)

TheDevelopmentofManualLabor.

BoththekidsandtheirparentsEnglish,Ithink.Iknowitfromtheiracc

ent.

A)

is

B)

been

C)

are

D)

was

Youshouldn'tyourtimelikethat,Bob;youhavetofinishyourschool

worktonight.

A)

cut

B)

do

C)

kill

D)

kick

Shynessisthecauseofmuchunhappinessforagreatmanypeople.Shypeop

Ieareanxiousandself-conscious;thatis,theyareexcessivelyconcernedwitht

heirownappearanceandactions.Worrisomethoughtsareconstantlyoccurring

intheirminds:whatkindofimpressionamImaking?DotheyI汰eme?DoI

soundstupid?AmIwearingunattractiveclothes?

Itisobviousthatsuchuncomfortablefeelingsmustnegativelyaffectpeople.A

person'sconceptionofhimselforherselfisreflectedinthewayheorshebe

haves,andthewayapersonbehavesaffectsotherpeople'sreactions.Ingener

al,thewaypeoplethinkaboutthemselveshasaprofoundeffectonallareas

oftheirlives.

Shypeople,havinglowself-esteem,arelikelytobepassiveandeasilyinfluence

dbyothers.Theyneedreassurancethattheyaredoing"therightthing/'Shy

peopleareverysensitivetocriticism;theyfeelitconfirmstheirfeelingsofinfe

riority.Theyalsofinditdifficulttobepleasedbycomplimentwithastatemen

tlikethisone,"You'rejustsayingthattomakemefeelgood.Iknowit'snot

true."Itisclearthatwhileself-awarenessisahealthyquality,overdoingitis

harmful.

Canshynessbecompletelyeliminated,oratleastreduced?Fortunately,people

canovercomeshynesswithdeterminedandpatienteffortsinbuildingself-con

fidence.Sinceshynessgoeshandinhandwithalackofself-esteems,itisimp

ortantforpeopletoaccepttheirweaknessaswellastheirstrengths.

Eachoneofusisaunique,worthwhileindividual,interestedinourownperso

nalways.Thebetterweunderstandourselves,theeasieritbecomestoliveup

toourfullpotential.Let'snotallowshynesstoblockourchancesforarich

andfulfillinglife.

1、（2分）

Whatdoestheauthortrytoprovebyciting“whatkindofimpressiona

mImaking?"

・A)

Shypeoplebenefitfromtheircaringabouttheirappearance.

•B)

People'sshynessmadethemcaretoomuchabouttheirappearanceandactions.

•C)

Itsnaturalthatshypeopledon'tbelieveother'scompliments.

•D)

Shypeoplethinktheyaredifferentfromothers.

2、(2分)

Accordingtothewriter,self-awarenessis.

・A)

agoodquality

*

•B)

thecauseofunhappiness

•C)

harmfultopeople

•D)

aweakpointofshypeople

3、(2分)

Thatshypeoplereacttoacomplimentinsuchawayis

・A)

good

•

•B)

unreal

•

•C)

veryreasonable

•

•D)

harmful

4、(2分)

Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

•A)

Shynesshelpsustodevelopourpotential.

•B)

Shynessenablesustounderstandourselvesbetter.

•

•Q

Shynesscanblockourchancesforarichlife.

•D)

Shynesshasnothingtodowithlackofself-esteem.

5、(2.0分)

Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatshypeople

・A)

shouldfindmoreoftheirweakness

•

•B)

shouldunderstandthemselvesintherightway

•C)

hadbetterignoretheirweakness

•D)

cangetridoftheirshynesswhilemaintaininglowself-esteem

Thankyouforcalling.

A)

Don'tmentionit.

B)

That,sfine.

C)

Nicetalkingtoyou.

D)

Callbackagain.

Isthatseattaken?

Pleasedon'tworry.

B)

Idon'tthinkso.

C)

Whynot?

D)

It'sverynice.

Howtallisyoursister?

A)

Sheisnotverywell.

B)

Sheis28yearsold.

C)

Sheisverynice.

D)

SheisastallasIam.

Whatdoyouthinkofthisnovel?

A)Fvereadit.

B)Itswell-written.

C)Itwaswrittenbymyuncle.

D)D)Iboughtityesterday.

1.一Thankyoufbryourinvitation.

A.Itdoesn'tmatterB.It'sapleasure.

C.Ifsasmallthing.D.Tilappreciateit.

答案：B

2.一Whatabeautifuldressyouhaveontoday!

A.Itissuitableforme.B.No,itisn't.

C.Youwanttohaveone,too?D.Thankyou.

答案：D

3.—Ithinkheisagoodlecturer.

A.Sorry,itdoesn'tmatter.B.SodoI.

C.Yes.Ifsagoodidea.D.Idon'tmind.

答案：B

4.—Doyoucommutetowork?

一No,Iworkathome._____

A.Youwork?B.Howaboutyou?

C.Youdonotwork.D.Youworkbytrain.

答案：B

5.一Whenareyougoingonholiday?

A.Lastnight.B.Nextweek.

C.Byplane.D.Withmybrother.

答案：B

6.—What'sthedatetoday?

A.It'sOctober.B.It'sMonday.

C.It'snottherighttime.D.ThesecondofJuly.

答案：D

7.一Whydidn'tyoutellme?

A.Sorry,Iforgot.B.Fmsorryyoushouldwait.

C.Idon'tknow.D.I'dloveto.

答案：A

8.一Thisisabirthdaypresentforyou.

A.What*stheproblem?B.Oh,whatasurprise!

C.Ican*thelpit!D.It'sapleasure.

答案：B

9.一Howdoyoulikeourcity?

A.Icameherebyplane.B.Oh,Iloveit.It'ssoexciting.

C.It'squitedifficulttoanswer.D.Whatdoyouthinkofit?

答案：B

10.—Howmanystudentsdoyouteach?

A.Quiteabit.B.Moreboysthangirls.

C.About50.D.Threemornings.

答案：c

11.一Whatdoyoudo?

A.Whatdoyoudo?B.Fine,thankyou.

C.Fmacollegestudent.D.Idowellinmystudies.

答案：C

12.—Weareplanninganouting.

一Sure.

A.Whereareyougoing?B.Whenwillyouleave?

C.Howiseverything?D.Doyouwanttojoinus?

答案：D

13.一Youseemtobelost.Needhelp?

A.Yes,wouldyoupleasehelpmewiththebag?

B.Helpmefindmykey,please.

C.Yes,withpleasure.

D.FmlookingforZhongshanRoad.

答案：D

14.—Doyouliketoplaybasketball?

A.Perhaps.B.No.Xiaowangdoesnotlikeit.

C.Iamcrazyaboutit.D.Iampleasedaboutit.

答案：c

15.一YouspeakEnglishwell.

A.ThankyouforsayingsoB.Idon*tthinkso

C.No,Idon'tspeakwellenoughD.Certainly

答案：A

二、TrueorFalse（阅读理解判断题）

Passage1

Inchoosingafriend,oneshouldbeverycareful.Agoodfriendcanhelpyoustudy.Youcanhavefun

togetherandmakeeachotherhappy.Sometimesyouwillmeetfairweatherfriends.Theywillbewithyou

aslongasyouhavemoneyorluck,butwhenyouaredown,theywillrunaway.HowdoIknowwhenI

havefoundagoodfriend?Ilookforcertainqualitiesofcharacter,especiallyunderstanding,honestyand

reliability（可靠）.

Agoodfriend,aboveallelse,triestounderstandhowanotherpersonisfeeling.Heisnotquickto

judge.Instead,hetriestolearnfromothers.Heputhimselfintheotherperson'splace,andhetriestothink

ofwaystobehelpful.Heisalsoagoodlistener.

Atthesametime,agoodfriendishonest.Hedoesnotlookforfaultsinothers.Henoticestheirgood

points.Inshort,afriendwilltrytounderstandmeandacceptme.

Anotherqualityofafriendisreliability.Icanalwaysdependonagoodfriend.Ifhetellsmehewill

meetmesomewhereatacertaintime,Icanbesurethathewillthere.IfIneedafavor,hewilldohisbestto

helpme.IfIamintrouble,hewillnotrunawayfromme.

WhenImeetsomeonewhoisreliable,honest,andunderstanding,IknowI'vefoundafriend!

1.Thewriterthinksthatoneoftheimportantqualitiesinchoosingafriendisunderstanding.

A.TB.F

2.Ifyouhavefairweatherfriends,youwillbelucky.

A.TB.F

3.Goodfriendsneedtounderstandeachother'sfeeling.

A.TB.F

4.Thispassageismainlydiscussingthequalitiesofafriend.

A.TB.F

5.Themeaningofthephrase“afairweatherfriend,,understandinthe1stparagraphisafriendwhoshare

difficultieswithyou.

A.TB.F

答案：ABAAB

Passage2

TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeoutin1789.AtthetimeFrancewasinacrisis.Thegovernmentwas

badlyrunandpeople'slivesweremiserable.KingLouisXIVtriedtocontrolthenationalparliamentand

raisemoretaxes.Buthiseffortfailed.HeorderedhistroopstoVersailles.ThepeoplethoughtthatLouis

intendedtoputdowntheRevolutionbyforce.OnJuly14,1789,theystormedandtooktheBastille,where

politicalprisonerswerekept.Eversincethatday,July14hasbeentheFrenchNationalDay.Louistriedto

fleethecountryin1792,togetsupportfromAustriaandPrussia.However,hewascaughtandputinprison.

InSeptember1792,themonarchywasabolished.Inthesameyear,Louiswasexecuted.Afewmonthslater

hiswife,Marie,alsohadherheadcutoff.TheRevolutionofFrancehadfrightenedtheotherkingsof

Europe.ArmiesfromAustriaandPrussiabegantomarchagainstFrance.TheFrenchraisedrepublican

armiestodefendthenation.TheRevolutionwentthroughaperiodofterror.Thousandsofpeoplelosttheir

lives.Intheend,powerpassedtoNapoleonBonaparte.

1.ThispassageisabouttheFrenchRevolution.

A.TB.F

2.Thenationaleconomywasdevelopingrapidlyin1789.

A.TB.F

3.ThepoliticalprisonerswerekeptinPrussia.

A.TB.F

4.Theunderlinedword“abolished”mean"ended”

A.TB.F

5.TheeffectoftheRevolutionwasthattheKingtriedtocontrolthenationalparliament.

A.TB.F

答案：ABBAB

Passage3

Aforeigner^firstimpressionoftheU.S.islikelytobethateveryoneisinarush—oftenunder

pressure.Citypeopleappearalwaystobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoingrestlessly,seekingattention

inastore,andelbowingothersastheytrytocompletetheirerrands（任务）.Racingthroughdaytimemeals

ispartoflifeinthiscountry.

Workingtimeisconsideredprecious.Othersinpubliceatingplacesarewaitingforyoutofinishso

thattheycanbeservedandgetbacktoworkwithinthetimeallowed.Eachpersonhurriestomakeroomfor

thenextperson.Ifyoudon't,waiterswillhurryyou.

Youalsofinddriverswillbeabruptandthatpeoplewillpushpastyou.Youwillmisssmiles,brief

conversations,andsmallcourtesieswithstrangers.Don'ttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecausepeoplevalue

timehighly,andtheyresentsomeoneelse“wasting“itbeyondacertaincourtesypoint.

Theviewoftimeaffectstheimportanceweattachtopatience.IntheAmericansystemofvalues,

patienceisnotahighpriority.Manyofushavewhatmightbecalled“ashortfuse^^.Webegintomove

restlesslyaboutifwefeeltimeisslippingawaywithoutsomereturn—bethisintermsofpleasure,work

value,orrest.Thosecomingfromlandswheretimeislookedupondifferentlymayfindthismatterofplace

tobeoneoftheirmostdifficultadjustmentsinbothbusinessanddailylife.

ManynewcomerstotheStateswillmisstheopeningcourtesyofabusinesscall,forexample,theywill

misstheritualsocializingthatgoeswithawelcomingcupofteaorcoffeethatmaybetraditionalintheir

owncountry.Theymaymissleisurelybusinesschatsinacafeorcoffeehouse.Normally,Americansdonot

assesstheirvisitorsinsuchrelaxedsurroundingsoverprolongedsmalltalks.Weseekoutevidenceofpast

performanceratherthanevaluateabusinesscolleaguethroughsocialcourtesies.Sincewegenerallyasses

andprobeprofessionallyratherthansocially,westarttalkingbusinessveryquickly.

1.ThestatementthatAmericansareimpolitetotheirbusinesscolleaguesiswrong.

A.TB.F

2.Inthefourthparagraph,highpriority^^means“afishconcern^^.

A.TB.F

3.Americansevaluateabusinesscolleaguebyestablishingbusinessrelations.

A.TB.F

4.ThispassagemainlytalksabouthowAmericansdobusinesswithforeigners.

A.TB.F

5.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor'stoneinwritingispraiseful.

A.TB.F

答案:AABBA

Passage4

MartinLutherKingwasablackminister,whobecameagreatleaderofthecivilrightsmovementin

the1950sand1960s.

KingwasbomonJanuary15,1929inAtlanta,Georgis.Whenhewasyoung,hewasstrongly

influencedbyThoreauandIndianleaderMahatmaGandhi'sideaofnon-violentresistance.Having

receivedaPh.D(DoctorofPhilosophy)fromBostonUniversity,hebecameapoliticalandreligiousleader

ofthenon-violentcivilrelightsmovementin1955.OnAugust28,1963,heledover250,000Americanon

amarchinWashingtonD.C.tofightforthecivilRightsLawtoguaranteeequalityfbrallpeople,and

deliveredhisbestknownspeech,HaveaDream”beforetheLincolnMemorial.The"dream“isadream

ofbrotherlyloveandequalityfortheBlackandWhite.Thus,hewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforpeacein

1964,buthewasmurderedfouryearslater.

Thoughhedied,hewasgreatlyrespectedandlovedbytheAmericans,boththewhiteandtheblack.

ByvoteofCongressin1968,thethirdMondayofeveryJanuaryisnowafederalholidayinLutherKing's

honor.Helivesinpeople'sheartsforever.

1.MarthinLutherKingwasmurderedwhenhewas39yearsold.

A.TB.F

2.MartinLutherKingwasablackministeronly.

A.TB.F

3.MrtinLutherKing'sDayhasbeenafederalholidayfbrmorethan40years.

A.TB.F

4.Theunderlinedword“delivered“inthesecondparagraphcouldbereplacedby“gave”.

A.TB.F

5.Thebesttitleforthispassageis"CivilRightsLaw.^^

A.TB.F

答案：ABAAB

Passage5

Sixteen-year-oldMariawaswaitinginlineattheairportinSantoDomingo.Shewasleavinghernative

countrytojoinhersisterintheUnitedStates.ShespokeEnglishverywell.Thoughshewasveryhappyshe

couldgoabroad,shewasfeelingsadatleavingherfamilyandfriends.Asshewasthinkingallaboutthis,

shesuddenlyheardtheairlineemployeeaskinghertopickupherluggageandputitonthescales（称）。

Mariapulledandpulled.Thebagwastooheavyandshejustcouldn'tliftitup.Themanbehindhergot

veryimpatient.He,too,waswaitingtocheckinhisluggage.

“What'swrongwiththisgirl?^^Hesaid,“Whydoesn'tshehurryup?”hemovedforwardandplacedhisbag

onthecounter,hopingtocheckinfirst.Hewasinahurrytogetagoodrest.

Mariawasveryangry,butshewasverypolite.AndinherbestEnglishshesaid,“Whyareyousoupset?

Thereareenoughseatsforeveryoneontheplane.Isyouareinsuchahurry,whycan'tyougivemeahand

withmyluggage?”

ThemanwassurprisedtohearMariaspeakEnglish.Hequicklypickedupherluggageandsteppedback.

Everyonewaslookingathimwithdisapproval.

1.Maria'sstoryhappenedonherwaybacktoSantoDomingo.

A.TB.F

2.Youbelievedthattheworkoftheairlineemployeementionedinthestoryistocheckpeople'sluggageat

theairport.

A.TB.F

3.“Whyareyousoupset?^^Mariasaidtotheman.Shewantedtotellhimthatheshouldnotbeunhappy

andworried.

A.TB.F

4.“Everyonewaslookingathimwithdisapproval.^^Thissentencemeansthatthepeoplearoundfeltsorry

fbrMaria'smanners.

A.TB.F

5.TheauthormentionedMaria'sageatthebeginningofthestoryinordertoshowthatshewasyoungbut

behavedproperly.

A.TB.F

答案：BAABA

三、ReadingComprehension（阅读理解单选题）

Passage1

IntheUnitedStates,itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning.Ifyou

telephonehimearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecallshowsthatthe

matterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Thesamemeaningisattachedtotelephonecalls

madeafter11:00p.m.Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghours,heassumesit'samatteroflifeor

death.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance.Insociallife,timeplaysaveryimportant

part.IntheU.S.A,gueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyis

extendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasofthe

world,itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplanswhichare

madefbradatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.Themeaningoftimediffersindifferentparts

oftheworld.Thus,misunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesthattreattime

differently.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife,forexample.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymay

beregardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsible.IntheU.S.noonewouldthinkofkeepingabusiness

associatewaitingforanhour,itwouldbetooimpolite.Apersonwhois5minuteslate,willsayafewwords

ofexplanation,thoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentence.

1.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.ItisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneinthemorningandinsleepinghoursintheU.S.

B.Theroleoftimeinsociallifeovertheworld.

C.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsibleintheU.S.

D.Noteverycountrytreatstheconceptoftimeasthesame.

2.Whatdoesitmeaninthepassageifyoucallsomeoneduringhisorhersleepinghours?

A.Amatterofwork.

B.Amatteroflifeordeath.

C.Ybuwanttoseehimorher.

D.Youwanttomakeanappointmentwithhimorher.

3.Whichofthefollowingtimeisproperifyouwanttomakeanappointmentwithyourfriend?

A.at7:00am.B.at4:00pm.

C.atthemidnight.D.at4:00am.

4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.IntheU.S.Agueststendtofeeltheyarehighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyis

extendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.

B.Thereisnomisunderstandingarisingbetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesabouttheconceptof

time.

C.ItmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmentwellinadvanceintheU.S.A..

D.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmerican