Question

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 (賄賂) 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 (政府職員) 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 like doormen, babysitters, housecleaners , newspaper senders — anyone who has often helped us.

1.What do the underlined words ‘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.

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.

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.

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.

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Present-giving in the United States.

B．Customs (習俗) in the United States.

C．American people and present-giving.

D．When and how to give presents.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.B

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要談論的是美國人在贈送禮物和接受禮物時的一些習慣問題.

1.聯系下文描述,可知這個兩個單詞指的是不錯的朋友.故選D,你最喜歡的朋友.

2.根據第三段You usually open a present at once and in front of the person who gives it except Christmas and birthday presents. 描述,可知選B.

3.根據短文最后一段We also give presents to people who have been helpful during the year like doormen, babysitters, housecleaners , newspaper senders — anyone who has often helped us.描述,可知這主要是為了感謝他們.故選C.

4.這篇短文主要談論的是美國人的收受禮物的問題,聯系最后一段At Christmas we often give presents to our family and sometimes our friends.描述,可知作者很可能是個美國人.故選B.

5.這篇短文主要談論的是美國人的收受禮物的問題,故選A,在美國如何饋贈禮物.

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