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【题目】第二节：阅读下面一篇短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。

India is a country rich in tradition and culture. If you are planning to travel to India, it would be helpful to know the following ______.

You should not hold hands with, kiss or hug anyone in public, ______ your loved ones. As a conservative (保守的) country, India does not ______ public displays of affection (表露喜爱) such as hugging and kissing.

______ Indian people’s eyes are big and considered the most beautiful in Asia, it is not proper to look straight into a person’s eyes while talking. Indian people make ______ eye communication than Western people do. However, this does not mean that Indian people are not honest. It is just part of their culture.

Another custom that you should ______ is that men shouldn’t touch Indian women. In fact, only their sons can touch ______ in public. When it comes to other people, however, a friendly knock ______ the back between people of the same gender (性别) is allowed. However, whatever you do, stay away from the ______. According to Indian culture, the head is the most important part of the human body, and no one can touch it. So if you touch an Indian person’s head by accident, say ______ as soon as possible to prevent any trouble.

【1】A. customsB. signsC. storiesD. places

【2】A. justB. evenC. onlyD. maybe

【3】A. careB. refuseC. doubtD. welcome

【4】A. AlthoughB. IfC. BecauseD. Unless

【5】A. moreB. lessC. easierD. harder

【6】A. come up withB. pay attention toC. take pride inD. look forward to

【7】A. himB. herC. youD. them

【8】A. byB. withC. onD. into

【9】A. eyesB. backC. handsD. head

【10】A. sorryB. helloC. thanksD. goodbye

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【5】B

【6】B

【7】D

【8】C

【9】D

【10】A

【解析】

本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述印度的一些习俗。

【1】句意“如果你打算去印度旅游，知道以下的习俗是有帮助的”。本题考察名词辨析。A.习俗；B.符号；C.故事；D.地方。根据下文可知，讲述的是印度的一些习俗，故选A。

【2】句意“你不能在公共场合牵手、亲或者拥抱任何人，甚至是你最爱的人”。A.仅仅；B.甚至；C.只，仅仅；D.可能。根据句意可知，表示“甚至你爱的人都不可以在公共场合牵手、亲或者拥抱”。故选B。

【3】句意“作为一个保守的国家，印度不欢迎在公共场合表露喜爱，例如拥抱和亲”。本题考察动词辨析。A.在意；B.拒绝；C.怀疑；D.欢迎。根据句意可知，印度保守，所以不欢迎在公共场合表达爱意，故选D。

【4】句意“尽管印度人的眼睛很大，并且被认为是亚洲最漂亮的，但是说话时直直地看着对方的眼睛是不恰当的”。本题考察连词辨析。A.尽管（表示让步）；B.如果（表示条件）；C.因为（表示原因）；D.除非（表示条件）。根据句意可知，表示让步，译为“尽管”，故选A。

【5】句意“印度人比西方国家的人有更少的眼神交流”。本题考察形容词辨析。A.更过的；B.更少的；C.简单的；D.困难的。根据it is not proper to look straight into a person’s eyes while talking可知，印度人的眼神交流比西方国家的人少，故选B。

【6】句意“另一个你需要注意的习俗是男人不应该触碰印度女人”。本题考察动词词组辨析。A.想出；B.注意；C.对……自豪；D.期待。根据句意可知，表示“注意习俗”，故选B。

【7】句意“事实上，只有他们的儿子才能在公共场合触碰他们”。本题考察代词辨析。A.他（人称代词宾格）；B.她，她的（人称代词宾格或形容词性物主代词）；C.你，你们（人称代词主格或宾格）；D.他们（人称代词宾格）。根据Another custom that you should ___6___ is that men shouldn’t touch Indian women可知，空处代指Indian women，是复数，故选D。

【8】句意“然而，当涉及到其他人时，两个拥有相同性别的人敲击背部是被允许的”。本题考察介词辨析。A.在……旁边；B.和；C.在……上；D.在……里。knock on敲击，故选C。

【9】句意“然而，无论做什么，远离头部”。本题考察名词辨析。A.眼睛；B.后背；C.手；D.头。根据According to Indian culture, the head is the most important part of the human body, and no one can touch it可知，头很重要，所以不能触碰头，故选D。

【10】句意“所以如果你无意中碰了印度人的头，尽可能快地说道歉来避免麻烦”。A.对不起；B.你好；C.谢谢；D.再见。根据According to Indian culture, the head is the most important part of the human body, and no one can touch it可知，不能碰印度人的头，所以如果你碰了，要马上道歉，故选A。