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Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while — then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.
Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily.
Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably(好客).
For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!
【小题1】The writer of this passage must be ______.

A.an AmericanB.a ChineseC.a professorD.a student
【小题2】 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.
B.Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.
C.Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.
D.Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.
【小题3】 From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be ______.
A.warmly welcomed at the airport
B.offered a ride to his home
C.treated hospitably at his home
D.treated to dinner in a restaurant
【小题4】 The underlined words “generous with our time” in Paragraph 3 probably mean ______.
A.strict with timeB.serious with time
C.careful with timeD.willing to spend time
【小题5】 A suitable title for this passage would probably be “______”.
A.Friendships between Chinese
B.Friendships between Americans
C.Americans’ hospitality
D.Americans’ and Chinese’s views of friendships


【小题1】B
【小题2】D
【小题3】C
【小题4】D
【小题5】D

解析试题分析:文章介绍了文章讨论的中国人和美国人对待友谊和朋友方面的差异。美国人的友谊,来得快去得快,还有美国人的好客之道。
【小题1】细节题。根据文章倒数第8,9行we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends说明文章中的I是一个中国人,故B正确。
【小题2】细节题。根据文章3,4行If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship.说明D正确。
【小题3】细节题。根据文章倒数3,4行Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably. 说明C正确。
【小题4】推理题。根据本句This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time.说明在中国我们愿意花时间陪我们的客人,故D正确。
【小题5】主旨大意题。文章讨论的中国人和美国人对待友谊和朋友方面的差异。故D正确。
考点:考查文化类短文阅读
点评:文章介绍了文章讨论的中国人和美国人对待友谊和朋友方面的差异。美国人的友谊,来得快去得快,还有美国人的好客之道。这篇文章有些抽象,考查题型多样细节题,推理题,猜词题都有,需要结合上下文提供的语境和信息进行概括和判断。要求较高。需要根据文章大意,结合语境,做出准确的判断。

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