Question

    People give gifts in almost all societies. Some gifts are expensive, as they may take months to create. Others are of less ______ , such as birthday cards. In some cultures, there are certain rules about gift exchange. In Pakistan, for example, there is a tradition called “taking giving”. It ______ this way：You give the newly-married couple a gift, and they “repay（回报）”you with a gift of higher value. Then you give the couple another gift. This one should be worth the difference between the first two gifts.

Today presidents usually bring gifts when they ______ a foreign leader. Leaders bring gifts to strengthen relationships between ______ .

Gifts can also send special messages. For example, gifts can tell people that we are thinking of them and that we want them to feel_______ . Sometimes a gift makes us remember the giver. The gift keeps the_____ of a special person and a special relationship alive．

There is no doubt about the good side of gift giving. That is why some people don’t ______ the idea that modern gift giving is very wasteful. It is ______ that there is an emotional benefit for people who exchange gifts. That is surely enough of a reason for the tradition to continue.

1.A.power B.help C.fun D.value

2.A.works B.stands C.judges D.ends

3.A.discover B.like C.trust D.visit

4.A.countries B.cities C.villages D.families

5.A.lucky B.special C.safe D.strong

6.A.wealth B.happiness C.memory D.growth

7.A.turn down B.give up C.think over D.agree with

8.A.clear B.strange C.popular D.serious

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.A

【解析】

本文为社会文化类说明文，介绍互赠礼物的好处。礼物的价值不同，因为礼物制作耗费的时间不同；在不同的文化中有不同的赠送礼物的习惯；现在总统访问另外一个国家的领导人的时候经常带礼物以增进国家之间的关系；赠送礼物不是浪费，因为礼物能够传递特别的信息，传达感情；这足以成为这种传统继续存在的理由。

1.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：其他的则价值较低，如生日卡。A. power能力、权力、电力；B. help帮助；C. fun有趣；D. value价值。与上文的expensive相对，一些昂贵；则另一些“价值低些”。故此题选D。

2.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：它是这样工作的：你给新婚夫妇一份礼物，他们用价值更高的礼物“回报”你。A. works工作；B. stands站立；C. judges判断；D. ends结束的。冒号后用一种具体的实例来解释，这项上文的taking giving是如何运作的。故此题选A。

3.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：今天总统访问外国领导人时，通常会带礼物。A. discover发现；B. like喜欢；C. trust信任；D. visit拜访。根据下文Leaders bring gifts to strengthen relationships可知，拜访其他国家领导人时，携带礼物可以增强国家关系。所以这里是表示拜访其他国家领导人。故此题选D。

4.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：领导人带礼物来加强国家之间的关系。A. countries国家；B. cities城市；C. villages村庄；D. families家庭。根据上文的a foreign leader(外国领导人)可知，这里讲的是国家关系。故此题选A。

5.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：例如，礼物可以告诉人们，我们在想他们，我们希望他们感觉特别。A. lucky幸运的；B. special特别的；C. safe安全的；D. strong强壮的。根据上文Gifts can also send special messages可知礼物可以告诉人们，我们想到他们，并且我们想让他们感到特别。故此题选B。

6.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：这份礼物让一个特别的人和一段特殊的关系永存。A. wealth财富；B. happiness幸福；C. memory记忆；D. growth成长。通过上文makes us remember the giver可知送礼物可以让我记住送礼物的人，所以这段特别的记忆将保存下来。故此题选C。

7.

考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：这就是为什么有些人不同意现代送礼是非常浪费的观点。A. turn down拒绝、调低；B. give up放弃；C. think over仔细思考；D. agree with 同意。根据上文There is no doubt about the good side of gift giving (对于送礼物的好处是毫无疑问的)可知，这就是一些人不同意现代送礼物是浪费这个想法的原因。故此题选D。

8.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：很明显，交换礼物的人对情感有好处。A. clear清楚的；B. strange奇怪的；C. popular受欢迎的；D. serious严肃的。通过下文here is an emotional benefit for people who exchange gifts可知作者继续举例说明送礼物的好处来反对“现代送礼物是浪费”的说法，以此来表示很明显送礼物对人们有情感上的好处。故此题选A。