19.In the United States,it is important to be on time,or punctual,for an appointment,a class,a meeting,etc.However,this may not be true in all countries.An American professor discovered the difference while teaching a class in a Brazilian(巴西的) university.The two-hour class was scheduled to begin at 10A.M.a(chǎn)nd end at 12.On the first day,when the professor arrived on time,no one was in the classroom.Many students came after 10:30A.M.Two students came after 11A.M.Although all the students greeted the professor as they arrived,few apologized(道歉)for their lateness.Were these students being rude?He decided to study the students'behavior.
The professor talked to American and Brazilian students about lateness in both an informal and a formal situation:at a lunch with a friend and in a university class,respectively.He gave them an example and asked them how they would react,If they had a lunch appointment with a friend,the average American student defined lateness as 19minutes after the agreed time.On the other hand,the average Brazilian student felt the friend was late after 33minutes.
In an American university,students are expected to arrive at the appointed hour.In contrast,in Brazil,neither the teacher nor the students always arrive at the appointed hour.Classes not only begin at the scheduled time in the United States,but also end at the scheduled time.In the Brazilian class,only a few students left the class at 12:00;many remained past 12:30to discuss the class and ask more questions.While arriving late may not be very important in Brazil,neither is staying late.
28.The word‘punctual'most probably meansD.
A.1eaving soon after class
B.coming early
C.a(chǎn)rriving a few minutes late
D.being on time
29.Why did the professor study the Brazilian students'behavior?A
A.He felt puzzled at the students'being late.
B.He felt angry at the students'rudeness.
C.He wanted to make the students come on time later.
D.He wanted to collect data for one of his studies.
30.It can be inferred from the professor's study of lateness in the informal situation thatC.
A.American students will become impatient if their friend is five minutes late
B.neither Brazilian nor American students like being late in social gatherings
C.being late in one culture may not be considered so rude in another culture
D.Brazilian students will not come thirty-three minutes after the agreed time
31.What is the main idea of this passage?B
A.It is important to be on time for class in the United States.
B.The importance of being on time differs among cultures.
C.People learn the importance of time only from their own culture.
D.Students being late for class should explain the reason to their teacher.
分析 在美國,最重要的是,或很守時,預(yù)約,班級,會議,等.然而,這可能不是真正的在所有的國家.一個美國教授發(fā)現(xiàn)了這種差異,同時教一個類巴西大學(xué).這兩小時的班,開始計劃在10是.和結(jié)束12點(diǎn).第一天,當(dāng)教授準(zhǔn)時到達(dá),沒有人在教室里.很多同學(xué)聚集在10是.幾個到達(dá)10:30后.兩個學(xué)生是在早上11點(diǎn).雖然所有的學(xué)生都?xì)g迎教授到達(dá)他們向她道歉,很少遲到.這些學(xué)生粗魯?他決定要研究學(xué)生的行為.
這位教授跟美國和巴西的學(xué)生遲到了一種既非正式的,在正式的場合:在,和朋友共進(jìn)午餐,分別在一所大學(xué)的電話.他給他們的榜樣,問他們是否會有什么樣的反應(yīng).如果他們有一只和朋友共進(jìn)午餐的約會,一般的美國人在19歲的學(xué)生定義遲到后幾分鐘約定時間送達(dá).另一方面,平均巴西遲到的學(xué)生感到朋友在第33分鐘.
在美國大學(xué),學(xué)生預(yù)計到達(dá)指定的小時.相反,在巴西,老師和同學(xué)們都不總是到達(dá)指定的小時.課程不僅在定好的時間開始在美國,但在定好的時間結(jié)束.在巴西的階級,只有少數(shù)學(xué)生離開課:00,許多保持12:30到討論過去12,階級和問更多的問題.而遲到可能不是很重要,也沒有在巴西喜歡晚.
解答 28.D.being on time 是此題的解題思路:從原文"it is important to be on time,or punctual"中的or得出punctual和be on time意思相近.
29.A.根據(jù)原文中的Were these students being rude?He decided to study the students'behavior.可知他對此表示困惑,故選A
30.C.根據(jù)In contrast,in Brazil,neither the teacher nor the students always arrive at the appointed hour.可知其中關(guān)鍵詞語"In contrast"和…形成對比/比較,可知C為答案
31.B 縱觀全文,本文講述了不同的國家對于準(zhǔn)時的理解是不一樣的,是有文化差異的,故選B
點(diǎn)評 做閱讀時經(jīng)常犯錯的主要原因是,僅憑讀過文章后殘留在腦海中的一絲印象來勾選答案,這樣便很容易掉入出題人故意設(shè)布下的題目陷阱.所謂閱讀理解,對于題目的理解一定要忠實于原文,因此,每一道題都應(yīng)該與原文作全面的對比與核查,再得出答案.也就是說,閱讀理解的每一道題目,在原文都應(yīng)該有明確的出處,我們把這一出處叫做原文相關(guān)句,(1)排除與原文相關(guān)句主題不一致的選項(2)排除與原文相關(guān)句態(tài)度相反的選項 (3)排除用于過于極端或負(fù)面的選項(4)注意結(jié)合文章主旨和主題去排除.