Over time, the custom of kissing developed as a way for adults to express their love and affection for one another. The roots of this form of affection can be traced back to primitive times, when mothers fondled their children, much as mothers do today.

　　Much later, in the sixth century, society apparently accepted the custom of kissing between adults as an expression of their affection. Not surprisingly, France first accepted kissing in courtship (求愛). There, figure dancing was popular, and each dance was sealed with a kiss.

　　The custom of kissing swept from France through Europe to Russia, where Russian nobility loved to imitate the French. Eventually, the kiss was incorporated into marriage ceremonies, and today lip locks couples into sweet matrimony.

　　The custom of kissing today, as well as in ancient times, serves to pay homage to another.  Early Romans kissed each other on the mouth or on the eyes to greet one another in a manner they thought to be dignified. One Roman emperor even ranked a person's importance by the body part he was allowed to kiss. He allowed important nobles to kiss his lips, less important ones to kiss his hands, and the least important ones to kiss his feet.

In Russia, the highest sign of recognition from the Crown meant a kiss from the Tsar himself. Today, natives of many African tribes pay homage to their Chief by kissing the ground over which he has walked.

1.What’s mainly talked about in the passage?

A. The way to express love and respect.             B. The expression of affection.

C. The custom of kissing.                                 D. The function of kissing.

2.Which of the following can best explain the underlined word “homage” in the 4th paragraph？

A. recognition            B. respect                 C. importance                      D. loyalty

3.It can be learned from the passage that ___________.

A. kissing is a widely accepted way to show love and affection

B. kissing used to be a proper way to show love on the wedding ceremony

C. kissing is a widely accepted way of greeting in the world

D. kissing from the Tsar is only sign of being accepted from the Crown

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. It was France that made the custom of kissing go to the whole world.

B. Early Africans kissed each other on the mouth or on the eyes to greet one another.

C. One Roman emperor allowed important nobles to kiss his nose.

D. Russian nobility followed the custom of kissing from the French.

5. We can infer from the passage that __________.

A. mothers created the custom of kissing

B. kissing means differently on different occasions

C. figure dancing was usually sealed with a kiss in Russia

D. society found it hard to accept kissing in public in the sixth century

 

【答案】

 

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：文章介紹kissing 的歷史以及在各地的習(xí)俗，一般情況kissing都是表示愛意，也有時表示尊敬。不同場合，kissing 意義也不同。

1.主旨題：從第一段的句子Over time, the custom of kissing developed as a way for adults to express their love and affection for one another.和全文可知：kissing 的歷史以及在各地的習(xí)俗表現(xiàn)是文章的主線。選C

2.猜詞題：由下文舉例One Roman emperor even ranked a person's importance by the body part he was allowed to kiss. 可知：kissing 可用以表達(dá)對對方的尊敬。選B

3.細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子Over time, the custom of kissing developed as a way for adults to express their love and affection for one another.可知kissing是表達(dá)愛意的方式，選A

4.細(xì)節(jié)題：從第三段第一句The custom of kissing swept from France through Europe to Russia, where Russian nobility loved to imitate the French.關(guān)鍵詞“imitate”模仿，可判斷俄羅斯人是向法國人學(xué)習(xí)的親吻的方式， D 項(xiàng)正確。

5.推理題：通覽全文和最后一段的內(nèi)容可知：不同時期，不同場合，kissing 意義不同。選B

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