题目内容
19.In the United States,it is important to be on time,or punctual,for an appointment,a class,a meeting,etc.However,this may not be true in all countries.An American professor discovered the difference while teaching a class in a Brazilian(巴西的) university.The two-hour class was scheduled to begin at 10A.M.and end at 12.On the first day,when the professor arrived on time,no one was in the classroom.Many students came after 10:30A.M.Two students came after 11A.M.Although all the students greeted the professor as they arrived,few apologized(道歉)for their lateness.Were these students being rude?He decided to study the students'behavior.The professor talked to American and Brazilian students about lateness in both an informal and a formal situation:at a lunch with a friend and in a university class,respectively.He gave them an example and asked them how they would react,If they had a lunch appointment with a friend,the average American student defined lateness as 19minutes after the agreed time.On the other hand,the average Brazilian student felt the friend was late after 33minutes.
In an American university,students are expected to arrive at the appointed hour.In contrast,in Brazil,neither the teacher nor the students always arrive at the appointed hour.Classes not only begin at the scheduled time in the United States,but also end at the scheduled time.In the Brazilian class,only a few students left the class at 12:00;many remained past 12:30to discuss the class and ask more questions.While arriving late may not be very important in Brazil,neither is staying late.
28.The word‘punctual'most probably meansD.
A.1eaving soon after class
B.coming early
C.arriving a few minutes late
D.being on time
29.Why did the professor study the Brazilian students'behavior?A
A.He felt puzzled at the students'being late.
B.He felt angry at the students'rudeness.
C.He wanted to make the students come on time later.
D.He wanted to collect data for one of his studies.
30.It can be inferred from the professor's study of lateness in the informal situation thatC.
A.American students will become impatient if their friend is five minutes late
B.neither Brazilian nor American students like being late in social gatherings
C.being late in one culture may not be considered so rude in another culture
D.Brazilian students will not come thirty-three minutes after the agreed time
31.What is the main idea of this passage?B
A.It is important to be on time for class in the United States.
B.The importance of being on time differs among cultures.
C.People learn the importance of time only from their own culture.
D.Students being late for class should explain the reason to their teacher.
分析 在美国,最重要的是,或很守时,预约,班级,会议,等.然而,这可能不是真正的在所有的国家.一个美国教授发现了这种差异,同时教一个类巴西大学.这两小时的班,开始计划在10是.和结束12点.第一天,当教授准时到达,没有人在教室里.很多同学聚集在10是.几个到达10:30后.两个学生是在早上11点.虽然所有的学生都欢迎教授到达他们向她道歉,很少迟到.这些学生粗鲁?他决定要研究学生的行为.
这位教授跟美国和巴西的学生迟到了一种既非正式的,在正式的场合:在,和朋友共进午餐,分别在一所大学的电话.他给他们的榜样,问他们是否会有什么样的反应.如果他们有一只和朋友共进午餐的约会,一般的美国人在19岁的学生定义迟到后几分钟约定时间送达.另一方面,平均巴西迟到的学生感到朋友在第33分钟.
在美国大学,学生预计到达指定的小时.相反,在巴西,老师和同学们都不总是到达指定的小时.课程不仅在定好的时间开始在美国,但在定好的时间结束.在巴西的阶级,只有少数学生离开课:00,许多保持12:30到讨论过去12,阶级和问更多的问题.而迟到可能不是很重要,也没有在巴西喜欢晚.
解答 28.D.being on time 是此题的解题思路:从原文"it is important to be on time,or punctual"中的or得出punctual和be on time意思相近.
29.A.根据原文中的Were these students being rude?He decided to study the students'behavior.可知他对此表示困惑,故选A
30.C.根据In contrast,in Brazil,neither the teacher nor the students always arrive at the appointed hour.可知其中关键词语"In contrast"和…形成对比/比较,可知C为答案
31.B 纵观全文,本文讲述了不同的国家对于准时的理解是不一样的,是有文化差异的,故选B
点评 做阅读时经常犯错的主要原因是,仅凭读过文章后残留在脑海中的一丝印象来勾选答案,这样便很容易掉入出题人故意设布下的题目陷阱.所谓阅读理解,对于题目的理解一定要忠实于原文,因此,每一道题都应该与原文作全面的对比与核查,再得出答案.也就是说,阅读理解的每一道题目,在原文都应该有明确的出处,我们把这一出处叫做原文相关句,(1)排除与原文相关句主题不一致的选项(2)排除与原文相关句态度相反的选项 (3)排除用于过于极端或负面的选项(4)注意结合文章主旨和主题去排除.

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