Question

    America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while—then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.

Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily, but truly can’t manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.

Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes,

For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for pure business matters. So accept their hospitality at home !

1.Where are we expected to call our American friends if we go there by plane?

A.On the bus. B.At the airport.

C.Near their home. D.At our own hotel.

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.

B.Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.

C.Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.

D.Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.

3.Which is the typical way of American hospitality?

A.Treating friends at home. B.Sharing everything they have.

C.Taking days off to be with friends. D.Meeting friends at the airport at midnight.

4.In which part of a newspaper can this article be found?

A.Culture. B.News.

C.Story. D.Travel.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.A

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。本文叙述了美国和中国人对友谊的不同看法，介绍了美国人与中国人不同的交友待客习惯。

1.

细节理解题。根据第二段They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there.他们可能希望我们坐公共汽车从机场到自己的旅馆，他们希望我们能从那里给他们打电话。分析可知，如果我们坐飞机去那里，我们应该在自己的旅馆打电话给我们的美国朋友。故选D项。

2.

细节理解题。根据第一段中Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while—then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship.两个人都可以互致一两年来的圣诞问候，也可能只是短暂的几封信——然后就再也没有了联系。如果同样的两个人再次偶然相遇，即使多年以后，他们也会重拾友谊。分析可知，美国人即使在很长一段时间的中断之后仍会继续他们的友谊。故选C项。

3.

细节理解题。根据第一段Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. 美国人愿意在家里接待我们外国人，分享他们的假期和家庭生活。以及最后一段The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes.（然而，美国人通常在家里表达欢迎。分析可知，美国人待客的典型方式是在家招待朋友。故选A项。

4.

推理判断题。根据文章主要内容为美国和中国人对友谊的不同看法，介绍了美国人与中国人不同的交友待客习惯。这属于东西方的文化差异问题。因此判断出，最有可能在报纸的“文化”版找到本此文章。故选A项。