题目内容
17．I was born and raised in England in a culture where privacy and"keeping yourself to yourself"were valued traditions．Speaking to strangers was not encouraged．People were most hospitable（好客的）and friendly．However，I have been lucky enough to spend some time in both Italy and the US，where I found traditions of hospitality and politeness to be very different．
I experienced Italian hospitality first-hand on a crowded railway carriage travelling，one afternoon，from Genoa to Florence．Sinking gratefully into an empty seat，I was scolded in rapid Italian by a gentleman who was returning to this seat-it had not been"spare"after all．I apologized in English，and got up to allow him back into the seat．The gentleman obviously had no understanding of the English language，but he，too，realized my genuine（真诚的） mistake．He smiled and gestured for me to remain in the seat，and he himself remained standing in the corridor for the remainder of the journey．The other occupants of the carriage smiled and nodded at me and made me feel quite welcome amongst them．I feel that if this had been in England，a foreigner who made a mistake would not always be so kindly treated．
Transport also featured in the differences I noticed between English and American culture．I flew to New York on a plane with mainly English passengers．We sat together in near silence．Nobody spoke to me nor，as I expected，to anyone else they did not know．They felt it was not polite tointerrupt someone else's privacy．However，when I travelled across the United States，whether by plane or Greyhound bus，I was never short of conversation．Conversation was going on all around me and whoever sat next to me was happy to introduce themselves and ask me about myself．They obviously felt it would have been rude not to speak to another person，whether they were strangers or not．
25．What do we know about the occupants when the author was travelling in Italy？D
A．They were all on the side of the gentleman．
B．They all laughed at the author for his mistake．
C．They would not bear a mistake like the author's in public．
D．They all showed their understanding of the author's mistake．
26．How does the author finally believes the Italian people are？D
A．Cold B．Rude C．Helpful D．Hospitable
27．Why did English passengers sit in near silence according to the last paragraph？C
A．They were too tired to speak to anyone．
B．They were all strangers to each other
C．Privacy was a valued tradition in England
D．Everybody was deeply lost in thought
28．What can be the best title for the text？A
A．Different Ways of Hospitality and Politeness
B．My Unforgettable Travelling Experience Abroad
C．Co-understanding Each Other
D．The Importance of Privacy．
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了不同文化中人们"好客"和"礼貌"的表达方式不一样．
解答 25．D．细节理解题．从文章第三段The other occupants of the carriage smiled and nodded at me and made me feel quite welcome amongst them可知，车厢里所有的人都对作者点头微笑，说明他们理解作者的错误，对作者的错误很宽容；故选D．
26．D．推理判断题．从文章第三段He smiled and gestured for me to remain in the seat，and he himself remained standing in the corridor for the remainder of the journey可知，老人自己站着，让作者坐着，其他的人也都友好地微笑，说明意大利人很热情友好；故选D．
27．C．推理判断题．文章最后一段Nobody spoke to me nor，as I expected，to anyone else they did not know．They felt it was not polite tointerrupt someone else's privacy说明，英国乘客都不说话，因为他们国家的传统认为探究别人的隐私是很不礼貌的；故选C．
28．A．推理判断题．文章最后一段However，when I travelled across the United States，whether by plane or Greyhound bus，I was never short of conversation通过两个不同的情景对比，说明英国文化和美国文化的差异；故选A．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
