Question

1．A report brought back by most visitors to the US is how friendly，polite，and helpful most Americans were to them．To be fair，this observation is also frequently made of Canada and Canadians，and should best be considered North American．There are，of course，exceptions．Small-minded officials，rude waiters，and ill-mannered taxi drivers are hardly unknown in the US．Yet it is an observation made so frequently that it deserves comment．
For a long period of time and in many parts of the country，a traveler was a welcome break in an otherwise dull existence．Dullness and loneliness were common problems of the families who generally lived distant from one another．Strangers and travelers were welcome sources of distraction，and brought news of the outside world．
The tough realities of the border also shaped this tradition of hospitality．Someone traveling alone，if hungry，injured，or ill，often had nowhere to turn except to the nearest settler agent．It was not a matter of choice for the traveler or merely a charitable impulse on the part of the settlers．It reflected the hardship of daily life：if you didn't take in the stranger and take care of him，there was no one else who would．And someday，remember，you might be in the same situation．
Today there are many charitable organizations which specialize in helping the exhausted traveler．Yet，the old tradition of hospitality to strangers is still very strong in the US，especially in the smaller cities and towns away from the busy tourist routes．"I was just traveling through，got talking with this American，and pretty soon he invited me home for dinner-amazing．"Such observations reported by visitors to the US are not uncommon，but are not always understood properly．The casual friendliness of many Americans should be interpreted neither as superficial）nor as artificial，but as the result of a historically developed cultural tradition．
As is true of any developed society，in America a complex set of cultural signals and customs is the basis of all social interrelationships．And，of course，speaking a language does not necessarily mean that someone understands social and cultural patterns．Visitors who fail to"translate"cultural meanings properly often draw wrong conclusions．For example when an American uses the word"friend"，the cultural meanings of the word may be quite different from those it has in the visitor's language and culture．It takes more than a brief encounter on a bus to tell polite customs from individual interest．Yet，being friendly is a virtue that many Americans value highly and expect from both neighbors and strangers．
32．In the eyes of visitors from the outside world，D．
A．rude taxi drivers are rarely seen in the US
B．small-minded officials deserve a serious comment
C．Canadians are not so friendly as their neighbors
D．most Americans are ready to offer help
33．It could be inferred from the last paragraph thatA．
A．culture has an influence over social inter-relationship
B．polite customs and individual interest are inter-related
C．various virtues shows themselves only among friends
D．social inter-relationships equal the complex set of cultural customs
34．Families in border settlements used to entertain strangersC．
A．to improve their hard life                  
B．in view of their long-distance travel
C．to add some flavor to their own daily life     
D．out of a charitable impulse
35．The tradition of hospitality to strangersB．
A．tends to be superficial and artificial               
B．is generally well kept up in the United States
C．is always understood properly        
D．has something to do with the busy tourist route．

Answer 1

分析 本文介紹了訪問(wèn)過(guò)美國(guó)的游客都會(huì)覺(jué)得美國(guó)人民熱情、助人為樂(lè)，作者分析了美國(guó)能保留熱情好客傳統(tǒng)的原因．

解答 32．D．細(xì)節(jié)理解題：根據(jù)第一段第一句"A report brought back by most visitors to the US is how friendly，polite，and helpful most Americans were to them．"到美國(guó)去的旅游者對(duì)大多數(shù)美國(guó)人的印象是友好、禮貌和樂(lè)于助人．故選D．
33．A．推理判斷題：根據(jù)最后一段第一句"As is true of any developed society，in America a complex set of cultural signals and customs is the basis of all social inter-relationships．"同任何發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家一樣，美國(guó)有一套建立在所有社會(huì)相互關(guān)系基礎(chǔ)上的復(fù)雜的文化信號(hào)和習(xí)俗．由此可知文化對(duì)社會(huì)相互關(guān)系產(chǎn)生影響．故選A
34．C．推理判斷題：根據(jù)文章第二段內(nèi)容For a long period of time and in many parts of the country，a traveler was a welcome break in an otherwise dull existence可知相距很遠(yuǎn)的居住條件使人們的生活無(wú)聊、孤獨(dú)，旅行者的到來(lái)會(huì)給他們帶來(lái)外界的消息，也是一種娛樂(lè)消遣．故選C．
35．B．細(xì)節(jié)理解題：根據(jù)第四段中"Yet，the old tradition of hospitality to strangers is still very strong in the US，especially in the smaller cities and towns away from the busy tourist routes．"然而，對(duì)陌生人熱情好客的老傳統(tǒng)在美國(guó)仍然很強(qiáng)，尤其是在遠(yuǎn)離旅游熱線的小城市和城鎮(zhèn)．故選B．

點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文是一個(gè)社會(huì)文化類閱讀，題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題，做題時(shí)結(jié)合原文和題目有針對(duì)性的找出相關(guān)語(yǔ)句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測(cè)，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．