大学英语四册期末考试复习题PassageWord文件下载.docx

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thisisagreetingyouwillhearagainandagainduringyourstayintheUnitedStates.Itisusedbyeveryone,regardlessofrankandoccupation.

However,thosewhoareaccustomedtolongergreetingsmayrequirealittlemoretimebeforetheyfeelcomfortablewithAmericansimpletalk.Americanssometimesuseplaintalkwhentheyareuncomfortable.Ifpeoplepraisethemorthanktheminanespeciallypoliteway,theymaybecomeuncomfortableandnotknowwhattosayinreply.Theydon'

twanttobeimpoliteorrude,youcanbesurethattheylikedwhatwassaidaboutthem.

Exceptforcertainholidays,suchasChristmas,Americansdon'

tusuallygivegifts.Thus,youwillfindAmericansembarrassedastheyacceptgifts,especiallyiftheyhavenothingtogiveinreturn.Theyaregenerallyawarmbutinformalpeople.

1.ThefactthatAmericanslikeshorteranswerstellsus__________.

A.theyreplyveryquicklyinahurryB.theychoosewordstoocarefully

C.theylikereplyingbrieflyD.theywanttobeaspoliteastheycan

2.Thosewholikeusingbeautifulorformalwords__________.

A.needmoretimetogetusedtoAmericansimplegreeting

B.neednotimetogetfamiliarwithAmericangreeting

C.donotverymuchlikeAmericanwayofgreeting

D.thinkAmericansarenotpolitewhatever

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Americansoftenanswerwiththewordslike“sure”,“yeah”.

B.Theyarenotimpolitewithbriefreplies.

C.Americansinhighranksmustuseformalwordsingreeting.

D.Americansareawarmbutinformalpeople.

4.TheAmericanslikeothers'

praisebutifinapoliteway__________.

A.theydon'

tknowwhattosayinreplyB.theyfeelsomewhatuneasy

C.theydon'

twanttoreplyD.bothAandB

5.Thepassageindicatesthat__________.

A.Americansexchangegiftsthefirsttimetheymeet.

B.Americansseldomgivegiftsexceptforsomeholidays.

C.Americansoftenbringsomegiftstotheirfriends.

D.Americansonlywanttogetgiftsfromothers.

以上5题的参考答案CACDB

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Astudyofarthistorymightbeagoodwaytolearnmoreaboutaculturethanispossibletolearningeneralhistoryclasses.Mosttypicalhistorycoursesconcentrateonpolitics,economicsandwar.Butarthistoryfocusesonmuchmorethanthisbecauseartreflectsnotonlythepoliticalvaluesofapeople,butalsoreligiousbeliefs,emotionsandpsychology.Inaddition,informationaboutthedailyactivitiesofourancestorscanbeprovidedbyart.Inshort,artexpressestheessentialqualitiesofatimeandaplace,andastudyofitclearlyoffersusadeeperunderstandingthancanbefoundinmosthistorybooks.

Inhistorybooks,objectiveinformationaboutthepoliticallifeofacountryispresented。

thatis,factsaboutpoliticsaregiven,butopinionsarenotexpressed.Art,ontheotherhand,issubjective（主观的）:

itreflectsemotionsandopinions.ThegreatSpanishpainterFranciscoGoyawasperhapsthefirsttruly“political”artist.Inhiswell-knownpaintingTheThirdofMay,1808,hecriticizedtheSpanishgovernmentforitsabuse（滥用）ofpoweroverpeople.

Inthesameway,artcanreflectaculture'

sreligiousbeliefs.ForhundredsofyearsinEurope,religiousarthadbeenalmosttheonlytypeofartthatexisted.ChurchesandotherreligiousbuildingswerefilledwithpaintingsthatdescribedpeopleandstoriesfromtheBible.Althoughmostpeoplecouldn'

tread,theycouldstillunderstandtheBiblestoriesinthepicturesonchurchwalls.Bycontrast,oneofthemaincharacteristicsofartintheMiddleEastwas（andstillis）itsabsenceofhumanandanimalimages.ThisreflectstheIslamicbeliefthatstatues（Andgreenisassociatedwithpassivedefenseandself-protection.

Experimentshaveshownthatcolors,partlybecauseoftheirpsychologicalassociations,alsohaveadirectpsychologicaleffect.Peopleexposedtobrightredshowanincreaseinbreath,inheartbeatandinbloodpressure。

redisexciting.Similarexposuretopurebluehasexactlytheoppositeeffect。

itisacalmingcolonBecauseofitsexcitingmeaning,redischosenasthesignalfordanger,butcloseranalysisshowsthatavividyellowcanproduceamorebasicstateofalarm.Sofireenginesandambulancesinsomeadvancedcommunitiesarenowrushingaroundinbrightyellowcolorsthatstopthetrafficdead.

1.Morecanbelearnedaboutaculturefromastudyofarthistorythangeneralhistorybecause__________.

A.arthistoryshowsusnothingbutthepoliticalvalues

B.generalhistoryonlyfo