Question

“Have a nice day” may be a pleasant gesture or a meaningless expression. When my friend Maxie says “Have a nice day” with a smile, I know she sincerely cares about what happens to me. I feel loved and secure since another person cares about me and wishes me well.

“Have a nice day. Next!” The version of the expression is spoken by a salesgirl at supermarket who is rushing me and my groceries out the door. The words came out in the same tone ( 腔調 ) with a fixed procedure. They are spoken at me, not to me. Obviously, the concern for my day and everyone else’s is the management’s attempt to increase business.

The expression is one of those behaviors that help people get along with each other. Sometimes it indicates the end of a meeting. As soon as you hear it, you know the meeting is at an end. Sometimes the expression saves us when we don’t know what to say. “Oh, you just had a tooth out? I’m terribly sorry, but have a nice day”

The expression can be pleasant. If a stranger says “Have a nice day” to you, you may find it heart-warming because someone you don’t know has tried to be nice to you.

Although the use of the expression is insincere, meaningless social custom at times, there is nothing wrong with the sentence except that it is a little uninteresting. The salesgirl, the waitress, the teacher, and the countless others who speak it without thinking may not really care about my day. But in a strange and comfortable way, it’s nice to know they care enough to pretend they care when they really don’t care all that much. While the expression may not often be sincere, it is always spoken. The point is that people say it all the time when they like.

1.How does the author understand Maxie’s words?

A. Maxie shows her anxiety to the author.

B. Maxie really worries about the author’s security

C. Maxie encourages the author to stay happy.

D. Maxie really wishes the author a good day.

2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. The salesgirl says the words as a routine.

B. The salesgirl is bored.

C. The salesgirl cares about me.

D. The salesgirl is rude.

3.By saying “Have a nice day”, a stranger may _____.

A. give his blessing to you

B. express respect to you

C. try to be polite to you

D. share his pleasure with you

4.According to the last paragraph, people say “Have a nice day”_______.

A. sincerely B as a habit C. as thanks D. encouragingly

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A. Have a Nice Day—a Polite Ending of a Conversation

B. Have a Nice Day—a Pleasant Gesture

C. Have a Nice Day—a Heart-warming Greeting

D. Have a Nice Day—a Social Custom

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.D

【解析】本文就平時常說的Have a Nice Day的含義進行探討，第一題問朋友，第二題問超市服務員，第三題問陌生人，說明不同的人說have a nice day有不同的含義。

1. 細節(jié)題。第一段的這句話：When my friend Maxie says "Have a nice day" with a smile， I know she sincerely cares about what happens to me. 這句話既包含了關鍵詞Maxie，也包含她說的話以及作者自己的理解，通過這句話可知，作者從Maxie的一句簡單寒暄中讀出的是Maxie真誠的關心（sincerely cares），傳達的是積極的意義。故選D。

2. 句意理解題。從第二段的句子：The words came out in the same tone ( 腔調 ) with a fixed procedure.說明女營業(yè)員這么說只是固定程序，沒有特定含義。故選A。

3. 推理題。根據(jù)第四段If a stranger says “Have a nice day” to you, you may find it heart-warming because someone you don’t know has tried to be nice to you可知如果陌生人說“have a nice day”是為了表示友好和禮貌。故選C。

4. 推理題。從最后一段的句子：Although the use of the expression is insincere, meaningless social custom at times, there is nothing wrong with the sentence except that it is a little uninteresting.說明人們說Have a Nice Day，只是一種習慣。故選B。

5. 主旨題。本文討論的是have a nice day在不同人群口中的具體功能�，F(xiàn)在一一分析選項。B項把have a nice day定義為pleasant gesture。文章開頭第一句雖然提到了這一點，但同時也提到這句問候語還可能是a meaningless expression。而A、C兩項也分別只指出了這句問候語的其中一種功能，因此都屬于以偏概全。從廣義上看來，A、B、C三項都是D項的子選項，因此，social custom是最具有概括性的一個標題。故選D。

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