Question

    "How are you?" is a nice question. It's a friendly greeting that people in the United States use. 1. It's a question that often doesn't need an answer. The person who asks, "How are you?" expects to hear the answer "Fine," even if the person isn't fine. The reason is that "How are you?" isn't really a question and "Fine" isn't really an answer. 2.

3. For example, when someone asks "Do you agree?" the other person may be thinking, "No, I don't. I think you are wrong." It isn't polite to disagree very strongly, so he might say, "I am not so sure." This is a nice way to say that you don't agree with someone.

People also don't say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking to other people. For example, many conversations over the phone end when one person says, "I've got to go now," or the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse such as "Someone is at door," or "Something is burning on the stove." 4. The person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk any more, but it isn't polite to say so. An excuse is polite, and it doesn't hurt the other person's feelings.

Whether they are greeting each other, talking about an opinion, or ending a conversation, people often don't say exactly what they are thinking. 5. and it's part of the game of language.

A.Sometimes, people don't say exactly what they mean.

B.It's very good not to tell the truth to our family.

C.However, "How are you?" is also an unusual question.

D.The excuse may be real, or not.

E.They are simply other ways of saying "hello" or "hi".

F.If you disagree with others, they will hate you.

G.It is an important way people try to be nice to each other

Answer

1.C

2.E

3.A

4.D

5.G

【解析】

这是一篇说明文，文章讲述交流中为了显示友好，不伤害他们的感情，经常不直接表达，会委婉的找借口，人们所说的话不一定是心中真正所想的。

1.

句意：然而，“你好么”也是一个不寻常的问题。

根据后一句“It's a question that often doesn't need an answer”它是一个经常不需要答案的问题，此处与unusual question有关。故选C。

2.

句意：他们只是另一种说“hello”或者“hi”的方式。

根据“The reason is that ‘How are you? ’ isn't really a question and ‘Fine’ isn't really an answer”，可知此处进一步说明“你好么”不是一个真正的问题，只是另一种说“hello”或者“hi”的方式。故选E。

3.

句意：有时候，人们说的不是真正他们想表达的。

根据后文的举例，一个人心里不同意别人的观点会想“我不同意，我认为你是错的”，但是会说“我不是很确定”可知此处讲述所说非所想“people don't say exactly what they mean”。故选A。

4.

句意：借口可能是真的，或者不是。

根据“The person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk any more, but it isn't polite to say so. An excuse is polite, and it doesn't hurt the other person's feelings ”可知给的借口只是不想在讲话，借口可能是真的或不是真的，只是出于礼貌这样说。此处选择与借口有关的句子。故选D。

5.

句意：这是人们试着相互友好的一种很重要的方式。

根据前文讲述的只是为了不伤害别人的感情，为了礼貌和友好而经常说的不是人心里真正所想的。此处选择与try to be nice to each other有关的句子。故选G。