Question

【题目】D

Have you ever been given something you don’t like or doesn’t fit, but you don’t want to hurt the feelings of the person who thinks about you? You’re not alone. Everyone has received an unwanted gift at least once in his or her life. That doesn’t mean the item is bad or useless. It simply means that it doesn’t work for you.

If you find yourself with something nice but that doesn’t fit into your lifestyle, consider regifting it. Before you do that, make sure you understand the manners of this practice that is more and more common as people find it difficult to make ends meet to a great extent.

There are specific things you should do to an item. Failure to do any of them may create an awkward situation. You never have to lie about what you are doing, but you don’t want to be in the position of having to explain anything. For example, remove the original wrapping paper and rewrap it in your own; make sure the box is in good condition so the item doesn’t appear used; check the item and make sure there are no cards or names on the packaging; inspect the item and make sure it is in excellent condition...

When you get ready for regifting, consider having a white elephant gift exchange for your next celebration. This removes all the embarrassment of being caught regifting because that’s the whole purpose of the event. In order to prevent hurting feelings, provide everyone with a guest list and ask them not to bring anything given by the people on that list.

【1】Why does the author begin the passage with a question?

A. To share a hot phenomenon.

B. To introduce the following part.

C. To ask for readers’ answers.

D. To point out a wrong opinion.

【2】What most contributes to the growing regifting?

A. People’s lack of money.

B. People’s dislike of the gifts.

C. People’s reduced desire for gifts.

D. People’s understanding of its manners.

【3】What’s mainly talked about in Paragraph 3?

A. What to do before regifting.

B. How to make use of unwanted gifts.

C. What kind of gifts to be regifted.

D. Why regifting can cause embarrassment.

【4】What do people exchange at a white elephant party?

A. Guest lists. B. Regifting experiences.

C. Regifting ideas. D. Unwanted gifts.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

【语篇解读】本文是议论文。几乎每个人都会收到自己不喜欢或不适合自己的礼物,那么人们该怎么处理这些礼物呢?本文给出了应对策略。

【1】考查推理判断。作者以一个问题开篇,然后下文向本文的主题"转送礼物"过渡,由此可知,作者 开篇使用一个问题是为了引出下文。

【2】考查细节理解。根据第二段中的"Before you do that, make sure you understand the manners of this practice that is more and more common as people find it difficult to make ends meet to a great extent"可知,礼物转送变得流行很大程度上是因为转送者发现很难保持收支平衡,即缺钱。

【3】考查主旨要义。根据第三段的内容,尤其是"There are specific things you should do to an item" "For example, remove the original wrapping paper and rewrap it in your own... inspect the item and make sure it is in excellent condition"可知,本段主要讲述的是转送礼物之前的准备工作。第四段首句中的"When you get ready for regifting"亦是提示。

【4】考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的"having a white elephant gift exchange... that’s the whole purpose of the event"并结合第一段中的"an unwanted gift"可知,在 white elephant party上,人们交换的是 "white elephant gifts"(昂贵而无用的礼物),即他们不需要的礼物。故选D。考生易误选A项。考生误选 该项可能是因为只理解了文中的"provide everyone with a guest list"的表面信息,并未对最后一段的内容 作深层理解。考生需要注意的是提供宾客名单的根本目的是更好地转送礼物,避免尴尬,但并不是说人们 在white elephant party上交换的东西就是宾客名单。