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I.阅读理解

A [2015 •成都外国语学校高三月考]

Most Americans would have a difficult time telling you, specifically* what are the values which Americans live by. They have never given the matter any thought.

Over the years I have introduced thousands of interna?tional visitors to life in the United States. This has caused me to try to look at Americans through the eyes of foreign visi?tors. I am confident that the values listed in this booklet describe most (but not all) Americans, and that understand?ing these values can help you, the international visitor, un?derstand Americans.

It is my belief that if foreign visitors really understand how deeply these 13 values are ingrained in Americans, they will then be able to understand 95 % of American actions which might otherwise appear "strange"confusingor "unbelievable" when evaluated from the perspective of the foreigners' own society and its values.

The different behaviour of a people or a culture make sense only when seen through the basic beliefs, assumptions and values of that particular group. When you encounter an action, or hear a statement in the United States which surpri?ses you, try to see it as an expression of one or more of the values listed in this booklet.

1.An ordinary American can't tell you his/her value system
because_________ .

 A.     this is something an American lives by

B.     everyone will have his/her own value system

C.     he/she has never thought about it

D.     values are something often in his/her thought

2.The author lists 13 values in his booklet to .

 A.     invite foreigners to visit America

B.     look at Americans through the eyes of foreign visitors

C.     describe the confusing actions of most Americans

D.     help international visitors understand Americans

3. The underlined word "ingrained" in Paragraph 3 most probably means "__________ ，

A. rooted in minds                   B.  found in grains

C.  planted for food                D.  prepared with grains

4. Visitors sometimes find Americans behave in a strange, con?fusing or unbelievable way probably because .

 A.     Americans are hard to understand

B.     Americans have values which are entirely different from their own

C.     they view Americans according to the values in their own society

D.     it is difficult to understand any people when you first encounter them

Answer 1

I.阅读理解

A [文章大意]本文是一本书的序言。作者观察到很多外国游客觉得美国人的行为举止很奇怪，这是因为他们不了解美国人的价值观。于是作者写了一本小册子介绍这些价值观。

1.C细节理解题。根据第一段可知，大多数美国人很难告诉你他们

奉行的价值观是什么，因为他们从来没有想过这个问题。故选c项。

2. D推理判断题。由第二、=：段的内容可知作者列出美国人的13条价值观是为了帮助外国游客理解美国人的行为举止。故选D项。

3.A词义猜测题。结合上下文内容可知这13条价值观是美国人不加考虑就奉行的，因此这些是深深地扎根于美国人的大脑中的东西，故选A项。

4.C推理判断题。由第三段可知，假如外国游客从自己的文化价值观的角度去看美国人的行为，他们就会觉得美国人的行为表现"怪异，让人看不懂，难以相信"，由此可知选C项。