题目内容
The French interrupt each other's conversations. This is not rudeness, but proof that they are listening to what is being said and are quite interested to want to take part. What passes for normal attempts at conversation among other peoples may be supposed as bad manners by the French:“What do you do for a living?,“How much do you make?”,“Are you married?”, and“Do you have any children?”These are regarded by the French as one of your business. Better instead talk about art, culture, or best of all, politics. Everyone in France has views on these subjects--even the plumber(水管工)who comes to mend a burst pipe will be happy to discuss Voltaire(伏尔泰)with you while eating his lunch.
The French invented body language. To watch a gendarme on traffic control is to see an elaborate(精细的)modem ballet(芭蕾舞).
In conversation, Frenchmen's hands are never still. They give shape, form and size to ideas. They show the state of the mind, heart and soul. While others use the inflection of the voice to show how they feel. The French use eyes, hands, lips and shoulders to express a full rang of emotions. They kiss the tips of their fingers when they agree strongly with something or somebody. They pull the hand across the forehead, as though scalping(剥头皮)themselves, when they are bored. They raise their shoulders when faced by the ridiculous(荒谬).They stroke their cheeks with the back of the hand as a sign that they are bored. They purse(噘起)their lips and breathe out when they are angry.
They have signs for displeasure, doubt, ad-vantage, apology, amazement, surprise, puzzlement and failure, which is why it is considered very impolite to talk with one's hands in one's pockets.
(1) All the following are regarded as impolitely except“________”.
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(2) The best topic discussed with the French probably is ________.
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(3) What's the main idea of the third paragraph?
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A.Telling us French body language and their meanings.
B.Describing Frenchmen's hand movements and their meanings.
C.Making us believe that the French value their gestures.
D.Introducing interesting French custom to us
(4) The best title of this passage probably is“________”
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(5) Why the French interrupt each other's conversation?
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A.To show their friendness.
B.To stop the conversation.
C.To show that they are listening carefully.
D.To fight with the other speak.
解析:
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(1) B ;概括题。法国人喜欢文学艺术,谈论文学是受欢迎的。由第一段概括得出。(2) D ;细节理解题。法国人最喜欢谈论的话题是政治。由第一段Better instead talk about art, culture, or best of all, politics…得出。(3) A ;段落概括题。本段介绍多种法国人的体态语,可用body language加以概括,其他选项都片面。(4) B ;主旨概括题。本文介绍了两个方面,一是谈论的话题要注意礼貌,二是体态语。(5) C ;从第二句话可知。 |
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Mark Twain was born on November 30th, 1835, 1 a small slave-holding village in the Mississippi(密西西比河). After his father's 2 in 1847, he began learning the skill3 books. At this early 4 he was already reading the funny stories 5 at the time and began to develop 6 style(风格) of writing. In 1851,his 7 brother became a publisherand the boy started to work 8 him. At fifteen Mark Twain had his first article 9 , and at sixteen, his first story. In 1856, the young man started 10 the Mississippi River,on a trip 11 South America. But he 12 so interested in river boat life that he decided 13 a steamboat pilot(领航员).
The Civil War put an end to his career 14 a river pilot, and in 1860 he 15 his brother on a trip to the west 16 they hope 17 rich by searching for gold.Unsuccessful in his business,Twain turned 18 funny stories. In 1867, his first collection of stories 19 , 20 instantly made him famous. The same year,Twain visited 21 , Italy, Greece and Turkey. A full-length book was the result of his 22 .
Twain 23 writing 24 his death in 1910. He wrote dozens ofbooks all his life. But nothing that he wrote reached the heights of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn which 25 in 1884.
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| 2. | A. death | B. died | C. dead | D. dying | [ ] |
| 3. | A.f printing | B. of print | C. print | D. printing | [ ] |
| 4. | A. period | B. age | C. time | D. moment | [ ] |
| 5. | A. popular | B. writing | C. ompleted | D. seen | [ ] |
| 6. | A. himselfs | B. his own's | C. his own | D. himself | [ ] |
| 7. | A. older | B. old | C. elder | D. oldest | [ ] |
| 8. | A. for | B. to | C. on | D. besides | [ ] |
| 9. | A.ublished | B.publishing | C. to publish | D. to be published | [ ] |
| 10. | A. on | B. down | C. round | D. in | [ ] |
| 11. | A. to | B. from | C. till | D. owards | [ ] |
| 12. | A. became | B. get | C. went | D. turned | [ ] |
| 13. | A. becoming | B. to become | C. to do | D. doing | [ ] |
| 14. | A. acting as | B. work as | C. as | D. like | [ ] |
| 15. | A. went | B. helped | C. joined in | D. joined | [ ] |
| 16. | A. to which | B. then | C. where | D. on which | [ ] |
| 17. | A. to get | B. getting | C. to make | D. making | [ ] |
| 18. | A. to write | B. write | C. writing | D. to writing | [ ] |
| 19. | A.was appeared | B. printed | C. came out | D. published | [ ] |
| 20. | A. which | B. that | C. as | D.or which | [ ] |
| 21. | A. France | B. the France | C. French | D. the French | [ ] |
| 22. | A. work | B. journeys | C. voyage | D. flight | [ ] |
| 23. | A. went on | B. continued | C. set out | D. kept out | [ ] |
| 24. | A. until | B. to | C. before | D.after | [ ] |
| 25. | A. came up | B. became out | C.was published | D. happened | [ ] |
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