Question

【题目】Two small words can bring a smile to someone's face: thank you. But ______ do you say these two words? Perhaps when someone holds the door open for you. Or when a friend does you a big favor.

In Britain, people say “thank you” quite often, even at times when there is no ______. Sometimes we say it sarcastically(讽刺地). ______， if a friend throws my food away, thinking I was finished, I may say, “Oh, thank you！” Then my friend would reply, “Sorry. ” This can make a situation______ confusing(困惑的) to foreign people.

However, anyone working in the service sector(行业)—waiters, taxi drivers, shop assistants, bus drivers and so on will ______ a “thank you” from British customers. If you're happy with the driver who got you to school on time, or the waiter who served you food, say “thank you” to them. You're really saying “good______”.

I was first ______that people don't often say “thank you” here in China. But I know people can replace these words with a smile or nod.

Yet I can't change my British ______of saying “thank you”. Even here in China, I know I use these two words too much. But saying “thank you” is ______， and I believe the more, the ______.

【1】A. how B. where C. when D. why

【2】A. need B. use C. good D. time

【3】A. By the way B. For example C. Above all D. After all

【4】A. look B. sound C. taste D. smell

【5】A. say B. write C. send D. get

【6】A. job B. man C. friend D. team

【7】A. excited B. bored C. surprised D. interested

【8】A. way B. habit C. standard D. spirit

【9】A. free B. expensive C. interesting D. difficult

【10】A. better B. well C. good D. best

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】B

【5】D

【6】A

【7】C

【8】B

【9】A

【10】A

【解析】

短文大意：本文是一篇文化说明文，对西方人和中国人使用礼貌用语“谢谢你”的情况进行了对比，指出说“谢谢”是免费的，相信越多越好。

【1】句意：但是你什么时候说这两个词?考查疑问词辨析题。根据下文Perhaps when someone holds the door open for you. Or when a friend does you a big favor.，可知when符合句意，故选C。

【2】句意：在英国，人们经常说“谢谢”，即使在没有必要的时候。考查名词辨析题。A. need需要；B. use用处；C. good好处；D. time时间。even甚至，表强调；根据句意语境，结合下文的例子，可知是说不需要道谢的场合，故选A。

【3】句意：例如，如果一个朋友把我的食物扔掉，以为我吃完了，我会说：“哦，谢谢！”考查介词短语辨析题。A. By the way顺便说一下；B. For example例如；C. Above all总之；D. After all毕竟。根据句意语境，可知是上文不需说感谢的举例，故选B。

【4】句意：这让外国人听起来很困惑。考查系动词辨析题。根据句意语境，可知听到这种“谢谢你”感到困惑，sound听起来，故选B。

【5】句意：然而，任何在服务部门工作的人——服务员、出租车司机、售货员、公共汽车司机等等——都会得到英国顾客的“感谢”。考查动词辨析题。A. say说；B. write写；C. send送；D. get得到。get from从…处得到；根据句意语境，可知选D。

【6】句意：你其实是在说“干得好”。考查名词辨析题。根据句意语境可知，我们对让你按时上学的司机，或者给你上菜的服务员说“谢谢”，那是对他们工作的肯定，job工作，故选A。

【7】句意：我起初感到惊讶的是，在中国人们不常说“谢谢”。考查形容词辨析题。A. excited兴奋的；B. bored无聊的；C. surprised惊奇的；D. interested有趣的。根据句意和下文But I know people can replace these words with a smile or nod.，可知“我”刚开始对中国有不同的习俗而感到惊讶，故选C。

【8】句意：然而，我无法改变英国人说“谢谢”的习惯。考查名词辨析题。英国人说“谢谢”是一种文化，也是一种习惯。habit习惯，根据句意语境，可知选B。

【9】句意：但是说“谢谢”是免费的,我相信越多越好。考查形容词辨析题。A. free免费的；B. expensive昂贵的；C. interesting有趣的；D. difficult困难的。根据句意语境，可知free符合句意，故选A。

【10】句意：但是说“谢谢”是免费的,我相信越多越好。考查形容词比较级辨析题。“the+比较级，the+比较级”表示“越……越……”。根据句意语境，可知是说“thank you”越多越好，better更好的，故选A。

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