11.Fluency(流利) in another language is one of the most important aims of a newcomer to another country.In addition,understanding the culture and learning to communicate comfortably with people of that culture are as important as learning the rules of the language.Language learning and culture learning go together and may take a long time.?
Sometimes people f eel that they understand a culture after a few weeks or months.People do learn a lot when they first begin living in another culture,but this is only the first stage of learning.It usually involves(含包) things like learning everyday activities and some basic customs.?
To really understand another culture,people have to go beyond the first stage,This is challenge because it is often difficult to know what to learn.Much of what we call"culture"is hard to see.
Culture is like an iceberg(冰山).Picture in your mind a huge iceberg in the ocean.The only part of the iceberg that you see is the tip.You don't see the rest of the iceberg because it is hidden from sight in the water.It is easy to forget that it is there.Most of the iceberg is deep within the ocean,just as much of a culture is deep within its people.?
When you meet someone from another culture,certain culture differences are obvious:You hear another language or you hear your own language spoken with an accent.You see different foods,clothes and sometimes physical characteristics of people.You observe new customs or habits,such as the use of chopsticks,and,bowing or kissing on both cheeks as a greeting.These differences are interesting and important,but they are usually not too difficult to understand.They are visible so they are seen easily and quickly.?
The part of culture that is like the underwater part of the iceberg consists of assumptions(設(shè)想),communication styles,values,and beliefs about what is right and wrong.The hidden part of culture affects much of a person's way of thinkin g and communicating.It is the meaning behind his or her verbal (言語的) and nonverbal language.Learning to communicate well with people from another culture involves becoming aware of the hidden part of cultur e.
32.What's the subject of this passage?A
A.Learning about culture.
B.Language learning.
C.The hidden part of the iceberg.
D.Fluency in another language.
33.What is learning about culture?D
A.Learning the hidden part of the iceberg,which is underwater.
B.Learning everyday activities and some basic customs.
C.Learning the culture of an iceberg.
D.Learning the visible as well as the hidden differences of culture.
34.What's the writer's opinion?C
A.Communication styles can be easily seen and learned.
B.Language learning is more important than culture learning.
C.Learning about culture is not easy and may take a long time.
D.People usually learn a culture after a few weeks or months.
35.The underlined phrase"consists of"can be replaced by"B".
A.lies in
B.is made up of
C.a(chǎn)grees with
D.is different from.
分析 文章是關(guān)于文化的學習以及文化學習方面所遇見的問題.
解答 ADCB
32 A 大意理解題:通讀文章,全文以"culture"為主線進行.主要講述了其它國家語言文化的學習,由于差異性,語言學習和文化學習結(jié)合在一起,可能需要很長時間.后文具體介紹了不同國家語言文化的深刻內(nèi)涵.故選A.
33 D 根據(jù)文章第四段Culture is like an iceberg(冰山).Picture in your mind a huge iceberg in the ocean.The only part of the iceberg that you see is the tip.You don't see the rest of the iceberg because it is hidden from sight in the water.可知我們既要學習可以看見的,也要學習那些隱含的看不見的部分.故選D.
34 C 觀點理解題:由文章第一段"Language learning and culture learning go together and may lake a long time語言學習和文化學習結(jié)合在一起,可能需要很長時間".可知作者所持觀點.意思與C項吻合,故答案是C.
35 B 詞義理解題:由文章最后一段"…assumptions (設(shè)想),communication styles,values.a(chǎn)nd beliefs設(shè)想,交流風格,價值信仰.可知 consist of 應(yīng)是"包含,由…構(gòu)成"之意.be made up of意為"由…組成",故選B.
點評 做閱讀理解時要快速的瀏覽全文,把握文章主旨大意,帶著問題回到原文,尋找細節(jié)或概括相應(yīng)的答案,最后要理清作者寫作思路.