单选阅读思习题与解析 Passage 13 P1 In the United States,it is not customary to telephone someone very early in the morning.If you telephone him early in the day,while he is shaving or having breakfast,the tire of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention.The same meaning is attached to telephone calls made after 11:00 p.n If someone receives a call during sleeping hours,he assumes it's a matter of life or death.The time chosen for the call comunicates its inportance.In social life,time plays a very important part.In the US.A.guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date.But it is not true in all countries.In other areas of the vorld.it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten. The meaning of tine differs in different parts of the world.Thus,nisunderstandings arise hetween people from different cultures that treat time differently.Promptness is valued highly in American life,for example.If people are not prompt,they may be regarded as inpolite or not fully responsible.In the Ul.S.no one would think of keeping a business associate waiting for an hour,it would be too impolite.A person who is 5 minutes late,will say a few words of explanation,though perhaps he will not complete the sentence. (200rs) 1.What is the main idea of this passage? A.It is not customary to telephone somcone in the morning and in sleeping hours in the US. B.The role of time in social life over the world. C.If people are not prompt,they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible in the U.S. D.Not every country treats the concept of time as the same. 答案B. 解析，这是一道主台题。本恩询问了本文的中心思想。文章谈论的是时间，引用美国人
单选阅读题习题与解析 Passage 13 P1 In the United States, it is not customary to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention. The same meaning is attached to telephone calls made after 11:00 p.m. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he assumes it’s a matter of life or death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance. In social life, time plays a very important part. In the U.S.A. guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. But it is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten. The meaning of time differs in different parts of the world. Thus, misunderstandings arise between people from different cultures that treat time differently. Promptness is valued highly in American life, for example. If people are not prompt, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible. In the U.S. no one would think of keeping a business associate waiting for an hour, it would be too impolite. A person who is 5 minutes late, will say a few words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence. (260 words) 1. What is the main idea of this passage? __________ A. It is not customary to telephone someone in the morning and in sleeping hours in the U.S. B. The role of time in social life over the world. C. If people are not prompt, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible in the U.S. D. Not every country treats the concept of time as the same. 答案 B。 解析：这是一道主旨题。本题询问了本文的中心思想。文章谈论的是时间，引用美国人
对特时间的例子开算，然后用“In social life,tine plays a very important part..“ 作为总领句，其后展开叙述，主要介绍了时间在美国和世界其触地方社会生活中所粉演的不 同角色，选项A和选项C属于文章中的细节表述，不能用来概括文章的中心思想。选项D 的表述本身不正确。选项B和上述总领句意文基本相符，因此答案选择B。 2.What does it mean in the passage if you call someone during his or ber sleeping hours？ A.A matter of work. B.A matter of life or death. C.You want to see hin or her. D.You want to mke an appointment with him or her. 答案B。 解析：这是一道细节题。本题询问“如果你在某人睡觉时间打电话给他，意味着什么？”。 债据文章中的这句话”If soncone receives a call during sleeping hours,he assumes 1t's&翻tter of1 ife or de8th”,表明如果在休息时间接到电话意球着一件事关生死 的大事。因此答案应该选释B 3.Which of the following time is proper if you want to make an appointment with your friend? A.at 7:00 am. 且.t4:00m C,at the mid血ight. D.at 4:00 an 答案B, 解析：这是一道细节题，本题面问“如果你想约你的用友，以下哪个时间是比较恰当 的？”。这道题目的答案在文章中没有直接表述，需要读者依据文章中的内容白己进行推新。 根据文章的表逃，我们得出结论：只要不是生死枚关的大事，就不能选释在每天很早的时候 或是深夜给团友打电话。选项A,C,D这三个时间段不是过早线是过晚，只有速项B“下午 4点比较合适，因此容案选择B。 4.Which of the following statenents is true according to the passage? A.In the U.S.A guests tend to feel they are highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is extended oaly three or four days before the party date. B.There is no misunderstanding arising between people from different
对待时间的例子开篇，然后用 “In social life, time plays a very important part.” 作为总领句，其后展开叙述，主要介绍了时间在美国和世界其他地方社会生活中所扮演的不 同角色。选项 A 和选项 C 属于文章中的细节表述，不能用来概括文章的中心思想。选项 D 的表述本身不正确。选项 B 和上述总领句意义基本相符，因此答案选择 B。 2. What does it mean in the passage if you call someone during his or her sleeping hours? __________ A. A matter of work. B. A matter of life or death. C. You want to see him or her. D. You want to make an appointment with him or her. 答案 B。 解析：这是一道细节题。本题询问“如果你在某人睡觉时间打电话给他，意味着什么？”。 依据文章中的这句话“ If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he assumes it’s a matter of life or death.”，表明如果在休息时间接到电话意味着一件事关生死 的大事，因此答案应该选择 B。 3. Which of the following time is proper if you want to make an appointment with your friend? __________ A. at 7: 00 am. B. at 4:00 pm. C. at the midnight. D. at 4:00 am. 答案 B。 解析：这是一道细节题。本题询问“如果你想约你的朋友，以下哪个时间是比较恰当 的？”。这道题目的答案在文章中没有直接表述，需要读者依据文章中的内容自己进行推断。 根据文章的表述，我们得出结论：只要不是生死攸关的大事，就不能选择在每天很早的时候 或是深夜给朋友打电话。选项 A、C、D 这三个时间段不是过早就是过晚，只有选项 B“下午 4 点”比较合适，因此答案选择 B。 4. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? __________ A. In the U.S.A guests tend to feel they are highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. B. There is no misunderstanding arising between people from different
cultures about the concept of tine. C.It may be considered foolish to make an appointment well in advance in the U.S.A. D.Promptness is valued highly in Americam life. 答案D。 解析：这是一道细节题。本恩询问哪项陈述是正确的。依据文章的内容。美国人认为如 果在宴会三四天输才受到造请，都受道者就会认为白己不是很受重祝，因此选项A表述是错 误的：米自不同文化背景的人之间会对时间这一概念产生误会，因此遗项B表述是错误的： 在美国如果要是和用友钓会需要提前很多天打电话通知对方，因此选项C表述也是错误的： 准时在美国杜会是受到高度认可的，文章创数第四行有一句话“Proaptness is valued highly in American life”表达的就是这个观点。因此选项D表述是正确的. 5.From the passage ve can safely infer that A.it's a matter of life or death if you call someone in day time B.the neaning of tine differs in different parts of the world C.it makes no difference in the U.S.whether you are early or late for a business party D.if a person is late for a date,he needn't make some explanation 答案B. 解析：这是一道推断恶。何通过本文可以得出什么结论。运用持除法做这道题目较为 合适。选项A表述“如果你在白天因某事哈某人打电话意味着这件事事关生死.“，这与文章 内容相脖，故排除。选项C表述“你在美国参加商务话动时间或早或晚没有什么区别.，这 与文章内容相悖，故排除。选项C表述“如果一个人约会时迟到了设有必要向对方解释。”， 这与文章内容相悖，故排除，透项B表述“世界各地的人们对待时间的观念是不同的，”。这 与文章内容相同，因此答案透择B
cultures about the concept of time. C. It may be considered foolish to make an appointment well in advance in the U.S.A.. D. Promptness is valued highly in American life. 答案 D。 解析：这是一道细节题。本题询问哪项陈述是正确的。依据文章的内容，美国人认为如 果在宴会三四天前才受到邀请，那受邀者就会认为自己不是很受重视，因此选项 A 表述是错 误的；来自不同文化背景的人之间会对时间这一概念产生误会，因此选项 B 表述是错误的； 在美国如果要是和朋友约会需要提前很多天打电话通知对方，因此选项 C 表述也是错误的； 准时在美国社会是受到高度认可的，文章倒数第四行有一句话“Promptness is valued highly in American life”表达的就是这个观点。因此选项 D 表述是正确的。 5. From the passage we can safely infer that __________. A. it’s a matter of life or death if you call someone in day time B. the meaning of time differs in different parts of the world C. it makes no difference in the U.S. whether you are early or late for a business party D. if a person is late for a date, he needn’t make some explanation 答案 B。 解析：这是一道推断题。询问通过本文可以得出什么结论。运用排除法做这道题目较为 合适。选项 A 表述“如果你在白天因某事给某人打电话意味着这件事事关生死。”，这与文章 内容相悖，故排除。选项 C 表述“你在美国参加商务活动时间或早或晚没有什么区别。”，这 与文章内容相悖，故排除。选项 C 表述“如果一个人约会时迟到了没有必要向对方解释。”， 这与文章内容相悖，故排除。选项 B 表述“世界各地的人们对待时间的观念是不同的。”，这 与文章内容相同，因此答案选择 B