高考英语二轮复习阅读理解专项限时训练18.docx

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高考英语二轮复习阅读理解专项限时训练18

高考英语二轮复习专项限时训练•阅读理解（十八）

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Everydaywemeetpeopleinanumberofbusinessandsocialsituations.Andthewaywemeetandgreetthemcreatesanimpression.It’simportanttodosoinaproperway,nomatterwhetheryouareintroducingyourselftosomeone,orintroducingtwopeople.Tokeepyouawareofthis,wehavegatheredtipsonhowtomakeaproperintroduction.

◎Alwaysstandwhenmakinganintroduction.

Whenyouareseatedandsomeonecomesuptogreetyou,maketheefforttostandup.Bydoingthis,youshowrespectforyourselfandfortheotherperson.

◎Alwayskeepeyecontactwhilemakinganintroduction.

Manypeoplearenotawareofthevalueofthissimpleaction.Whenyoumakeeyecontact,youaregivingaconfidentimage.

◎Alwaysintroduceapersonoflesserauthoritytooneofgreaterauthority.Themostimportantthingtorememberistosaythemostimportantperson’snamefirst.

Forexample,whenintroducingyoursupervisortoajobcandidate（求职应征者）,youwouldgiveyoursupervisor’snamefirst.“BobJones,mayIintroduceSusanLee,whohasjustgraduatedfromABCUniversity?

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◎Inasituationwhererankisunimportant,anintroductionisbasedonsexandage.Amanispresentedtoawomanandayoungerwomantoanolderwoman.

Whatifyoufindyourselfinasituationwhereyouhaveforgottentheotherperson’sname?

Startwithahandshakeandreintroduce（再介绍）yourself.Whendoingthis,youwillusuallycausetheotherpersontodothesame.

However,iftheotherpersondoesnottakeyoursuggestion,itisOKsimplytoapologizeandletthepersonknowthatyoucannotrememberherorhisname.Thisisnottheidealsituation,ofcourse,butitdoeshappentoallofus.Theotherpersonshouldbeforgiving.

1.Thearticlegivesyouadviceon________.

A.howtomakeaself-introduction

B.howtomakeaproperintroduction

C.howtoleaveagoodimpressiononpeople

D.howtogreetpeopleinsocialsituations

2.Accordingtothepassage,peoplewillthinkyouare________ifyoudon’tmakeeyecontactwiththem.

A.nothonestB.notconfidentC.shyD.unfriendly

3.Whatshouldyoudowhenyouintroduceanewworkertoyourboss?

A.Youshouldnotgiveyourboss’name.

B.Youshouldgivethenewworker’snamefirst.

C.Youneedn’tgiveyourboss’name

D.Youshouldgiveyourboss’namefirst

4.Ifyouforgettheotherperson’sname,you’dbetter_______.

A.askhim/herdirectly

B.apologizefirstandthenaskhim/her

C.shakehandswiththepersonandreintroduceyourself

D.considerhisagefirst

B

IntheU.S.,peoplepreferwaitingforatabletosittingwithpeopletheydon’tknow.Thismeansahostessmaynotseatasmallgroupuntilasmalltableisavailable,evenifalargeoneis.Ifyouaresittingatatablewithpeopleyoudon’tknow,itisimpolitetolightupacigarettewithoutfirstaskingifitwilldisturbthem.

AtAmericanrestaurantsandcoffeeshopsyouareusuallyservedtapwaterbeforeyouorder.Youmayfindthebreadandbutterisfree,andifyouordercoffee,youmaygetafreerefill.

Mostcitiesandtownshavenorulesaboutopeningandclosingtimeforstoresorrestaurants,thoughtheyusuallydomakerulesforbars.Especiallyinlargecities,storesmaybeopen24hoursaday.

Servinginrestaurantsisoftenlarge;toolargeformanypeople.Ifyoucan’tfinishyourmealbutwouldliketoenjoythefoodlater,askyourwaitressorwaiterfora“doggiebag”.Itmayhaveapictureofadogonit,buteverybodyknowsyou’retakingthefoodforyourself.

Supperanddinnerarebothwordsfortheeveningmeal.Somepeoplehave“Sundaydinner”.Thisisanespeciallybignoonmeal.

Tipsarenotusuallyaddedtothecheck.Theyarenotincludedinthepriceofthemeal,either.Atipofabout15%isexpectedandyoushouldleaveitonthetablewhenyouleave.Insomerestaurants,acheckisbroughtonaplateandyouputyourmoneythere.Thenthewaiterorwaitressbringsyouyourchange.

5.Whichstatementistrue?

A.Americanpeoplelikesittingwithpeopletheydon’tknow.

B.Tipsshouldn’tbegiventothewaiterorwaitress.

C.Orangejuiceisservedbeforeyouorder

D.Americanpeoplewouldnotlightacigaretteifthepeoplewhositatthesametablemindtheirsmoking.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“doggiebag”meaninthearticle?

Itmeans______.

A.abagwithapictureofadogonit

B.abagusedtocarrydogs

C.asmallbagfortakingthefoodleftoverhometoenjoyitlater

D.asmallbagfortakingthefoodleftoverhomefordogs

7.Sundaydinneris_______.

A.adinnerintheeveningB.abignoonmeal

C.abiglunchSundayD.asupperonSunday

8.Ifapersonpays200yuaninarestaurant,howmanytipsaregiventothewaiter?

A.30yuan.B.60yuan.C.80yuan.D.90yuan.

C

Itisquitereasonabletoblametrafficjams,thecostofgasandthegreatspeedofmodernlife,butmannersontheroadarebecominghorrible.Everybodyknowsthatthenicestmenwouldbecomefiercetigersbehindthewheel.Itisallrighttohaveatigerinacage,buttohaveoneinthedriver’sseatisanothermatteraltogether.

Roadpolitenessisnotonlygoodmanners,butgoodsensetoo.Ittakesthemostcool-headeddriversgreatpatiencetogiveupthedesiretobeatbackwhenforcedtofacerudedriving.Ontheotherhand,alittlepolitenessgoesalongwaytowardsreducingthepossibilityofquarrellingandfighting.Afriendlynodorawaveofthanksinanswertoanactofpolitenesshelpstocreateanatmosphereofgoodwillandcalmsonecessaryinmoderntrafficconditions.Butsuchbehaviorsofpolitenessarebynomeansenough.Manydriversnowadaysdon’tevenseemabletorecognizepolitenesswhentheyseeit.

However,misplacedpolitenesscanalsobedangerous.Typicalexamplesarethedriverwhowavesachildcrossingthestreetatawrongplaceintothepathofoncomingcarsthatmaybenotabletostopintime.Thesamegoesforencouragingoldladiestocrosstheroadwhereverandwhenevertheywantto.Italwaysamazesmethatthehighwaysarenotcoveredwiththedeadbodiesofthesegrannies.

Anexperienceddriver,whosemannersarefaultless,toldmeitwouldhelpifdriverslearnttocorrectlyjoinintrafficstreamwithoutcausingtotalblockagesthatgiverisetounpleasantfeelings.Unfortunately,moderndriverscan’tevenlearntodrive,letalonemastertheroadmanship.Yearsago,expertswarnedusthatthefastincreaseofthecarownershipwoulddemandmoregive-and-takefromallroadusers.Itishightimeforallofustotakethismessagetoheart.

9.Accordingtothepassage,troublesontheroadareoftencausedby_______.

A.roadconditionsB.thespeedofmodernlife

C.thebehaviorofthedriversD.thelargenumberofcars

10.Inthewriter’sopinion,________.

A.driversshouldavoidtrafficjams

B.stricttrafficrulesarebadlyneeded

C.unskillfuldriversshouldbepunished

D.driversshouldshowroadpolitenessproperly

11.Theunderlinedword“give-and-take”inthelastparagraphmeans“______”.

A.politenessandimpoliteness

B.goodmannersandbadmanners

C.offeringhelptoothersasmuchaspossible

D.willingnessofeachpersontogiveintoeachother’swishes

12.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.RoadpolitenessB.Trafficproblems

C.BadmannersontheroadD.Gooddiversandbaddrivers

D

Specialistssaythatitisnoteasytogetusedtolifeinanewculture.“Cultureshock”isthetermthesespecialistsusewhentalkingaboutthefeelingsthatpeoplehaveinanewenvironment.Therearethreestagesofcultureshock,saythespecialists.Inthefirststage,thenewcomersliketheirnewenvironment.Then,whenthefreshexperiencedies,theybegintohatethecity,thecountry,thepeople,andeverythingelse.Inthelaststage,thenewcomersbegintoadjusttotheirsurroundingsand,asaresult,enjoytheirlifemore.

Therearesomeobviousfactorsincultureshock.Theweathermaybeunpleasant.Thecustomsmaybedifferent.Thepublicservicesystems—thetelephone,postoffice,ortransportation—maybedifficulttoworkout.Themostsimplethingsseemtobebigproblems.Thelanguagemaybedifficult.

Whofeelscultureshock?

Everyonedoesinthiswayorthat.Butcultureshocksurprisesmostpeople.Veryoftenthepeoplehavingtheworstcultureshockarethosewhoneverhadanydifficultiesintheirhomecountriesandweresuccessfulintheircommunity.Comingtoanewcountry,thesepeoplefindtheydonothavethesameestablishedpositions.Theyfindthemselveswithoutarole,almostwithoutanidentity.Theyhavetobuildanewself-image.

Cultureshockgivesrisetoafeelingofdisorientation（迷惘）.Thisfeelingmaybehomesickness.Whenhomesick,peoplefeellikestayinginsideallthetime.Theywanttoprotectthemselvesforthestrangeenvironment,andcreateanescapeinsidetheirroomforasenseofsecurity.Thisescapedoessolvetheproblemofcultureshockfortheshortterm,butitdoesnothingtomakethepersonfamiliarwiththeculture.Gettingtoknowthenewenvironmentandgainingexperience—thesearethelong-termsolutionstotheproblemofcultureshock.

13.Whenpeoplemovetoanewcountry,they_______.

A.willgetusedtotheirnewsurroundingwithdifficulty

B.havewellpreparedforthenewsurroundings

C.willgetusedtothecultureofthecountryquickly

D.willneverbefamiliarwithcultureofthecountry

14.Accordingtothepassage,factorsthatgiverisetocultureshockincludeallofthefollowingexcept_____.

A.languagecommunicationB.weatherconditionsandcustoms

C.publicservicesystemsD.homesickness

15.Accordingtothepassage,themoresuccessfulyouareathome,__________.

A.