Question

American people have the habit of saying “Thank you”when something kind is done for them or something polite is said to them, no matter how easy the thing is. This habit is learned by people of many      countries.

    You should say “Thank you”when someone     you the salt on the table, when someone walks aside to let you     in a corridor （走廊）, when someone     ahead of you keeps the door open     you, when someone says your work is well     or you have bought a nice thing, or your city is very beautiful.

    “Thank you”is     not only between strangers or new friends, but also between old friends, parents and children, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives. Parents often tell   children that they should say “Thank you”in answer to a kind word or act when they are only four      five years old. Perhaps that’s    almost everyone has got this habit.

1.A. others   B. another    C. other     D. else

2.A. puts    B. passes     C. carries     D. borrows

3.A. pass    B. jump      C. sing       D. dance

4.A. jumps   B. walks       C. sits        D. walking

5.A. to      B. with     C. for         D. on

6.A. made   B. done      C. built       D. doing

7.A. tell     B. said      C. to say       D. told

8.A. his     B. theirs     C. their’s     D. their

9.A. but     B. and      C. or          D. so

10.A. why    B. because    C. when       D. reason

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲美国人有对别人说谢谢的习惯，现在许多国家的人也开始学习这个习惯，表示对别人赞美或行为的一种回应。

1.C考查代词辨析及语境理解。Others 别人；another 另外一个；other 其它的；else 其它。句意：这个习惯被许多其它国家的人学习。根据上文提到这是美国人的习惯，所以被别的国家学习，故选C项。

2.B 考查动词辨析及语境理解。Puts 放；passes通过；carries 携带；borrows 借。根据上文提到American people have the habit of saying “Thank you”when something kind is done for them or something polite is said to them, no matter how easy the thing is根据美国人习惯说谢谢，当做一些好事的时候。所以这是指别人递给你盐时，说谢谢。Pass sb sth 递给某人某物。

3.A 考查动词辨析及语境理解。Pass通过；jump跳；sing 唱歌；dance跳舞。句意：当有人在走路让你通过时，要说谢谢。Let sb do 让某人做某事。所以选A项。

4.D 考查动词辨析及语境理解。Jumps 跳跃；walks 走；sit 坐；walking走。句意：当走在你前面的人给你开门时，都要说谢谢。Walking ahead of you用来修饰someone，分词做后置定语，所以选D项。

5.C 考查介词辨析及语境理解 根据句意当走在你前面的人为你开门时，你要说谢谢。For sb 表示为某人。故选C项。

6.B 考查动词辨析及语境理解 made 制作；done 做；built建设；doing做。句意：当有人说你的工作做得好或者给你买一个东西或者 你的城市很漂亮时，你都要说谢谢，work be well done 表示干得好，做得漂亮。

7.B 考查动词辨析及语境理解。Tell 告诉；said 说；to say 为了说；told告诉过去式。根据第二段提到 You should say “Thank you”你应该说谢谢，所以谢谢是被 说的，所以选B项。考查被动语态。

8.D 考查代词辨析及语境理解。句意：父母经常告诉他们的孩子，谢谢是对赞美或好的行为的一种回应。主语是父母，所以是告诉他们的孩子，所以用their.

9.C 考查连词辨析及语境理解。But 但是；and并且；or 否则；so 因此。句意：当他们在四五岁时父母就告诉他们，谢谢是对赞美或好的行为的一种回应。Four or five years old四五岁。故选C项。

10.A 考查表语从句辨析及语境理解。句意：也许这就是为什么几乎每个人应该有的一种习惯。Why引导表语从句。That is why ..表示 这就是为什么。。

考点：文化类短文。