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1、课后分层集训Unit 2Language (B卷).阅读理解A(2017湖南省东部六校高三联考)I was born and raised in England in a culture where privacy and “keeping yourself to yourself” were valued traditions.Speaking to strangers was not encouraged.People were most hospitable(好客的) and friendlybut only once they had been introduced to new pe
2、ople.However，I have been lucky enough to spend some time in both Italy and the US，where I found traditions of hospitality and politeness to be very different.I experienced Italian hospitality firsthand on a crowded railway carriage travelling，one afternoon，from Genoa to Florence.Sinking gratefully i
3、nto an empty seat，I was berated (训斥) in rapid Italian by a gentleman who was returning to this seatit had not been “spare” after all.I apologized in English，and got up to allow him back into the seat.The gentleman obviously had no understanding of the English language，but he，too，realized my genuine
4、mistake.He smiled and gestured for me to remain in the seat，and he himself remained standing in the corridor for the remainder of the journey.The other occupants of the carriage smiled and nodded at me and made me feel quite welcome amongst them.I feel that if this had been in England，a foreigner wh
5、o made a mistake would not always be so kindly treated.Transport also featured in the differences I noticed between English and American culture.I flew to New York on a plane with mainly English passengers.We sat together in near silence.Nobody spoke to me nor，as I expected，to anyone else they did n
6、ot know.They felt it was not polite to intrude on someone elses privacy.However，when I travelled across the United States，whether by plane or Greyhound bus，I was never short of conversation.Conversation was going on all around me and whoever sat next to me was happy to introduce themselves and ask m
7、e about myself.They obviously felt it would have been rude not to speak to another person，whether they were strangers or not.【语篇解读】本文作者通过自己的旅行经历说明了不同文化中人们对于“好客”和“礼貌”的表达方式不一样。1What do we know about the occupants of the carriage when the author was travelling in Italy?AThey all laughed at the author f
8、or his mistake.BThey were all on the side of the gentleman.CThey would not bear a mistake like the authors in public.DThey all showed their understanding of the authors mistake.D细节理解题。根据第三段中的“but he，too，realized my genuine mistake.He smiled.The other occupants of the carriage smiled and nodded at me
9、 and made me feel quite welcome amongst them”可知，车厢里其他的人都对作者点头微笑，说明他们理解作者的错误。故选D。2The author finally believes the Italian people are _AcoldBrudeChospitableDhelpfulC推理判断题。根据第三段第一句的“I experienced Italian hospitality”以及本段内容可推知，意大利人热情友好。故选C。3According to the last paragraph，English passengers sat in near
10、silence because _Athey were all strangers to each otherBthey were too tired to speakCprivacy was a valued tradition in EnglandDeverybody had their own share of privacyC细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“We sat together in near silence.Nobody spoke to me nor，as I expected，to anyone else they did not know.They felt it wa
11、s not polite to intrude on someone elses privacy”可知，英国乘客几乎都不说话，因为他们国家的传统认为干涉别人的隐私是不礼貌的。故选C。4The purpose of the author is to tell us _Ahis travelling experienceBcultural differences to show hospitality and politenessCthe culture shock he experienced in Italy and the USDhow to adapt ourselves to a new
12、 cultureB主旨大意题。文章最后一段通过两个不同的情景对比，告诉我们不同文化中人们对“好客”和“礼貌”的表达方式不一样。故选B。B(2017山西阳高一中高三检测)When you are in another country，it is important to know the language，but it is equally important to know how to communicate nonverbally.Before saying anything，people communicate nonverbally by making gestures.Accordi
13、ng to an investigation，only 30 to 35 percent of our communication is verbal.When people dont know the language，the most common way to communicate is through gestures.However，many gestures have different meanings，or no meaning at all，in different parts of the world.In the United States，for example，no
14、dding your head up and down means “yes”In some parts of Greece and Turkey，however，this motion can mean “no”In Southeast Asia，nodding your head is a polite way of saying “Ive heard you.”In ancient Rome，when the emperor wanted to spare someones life，he would put his thumb up.Today in the United States
15、，when someone puts his/her thumb up，it means “Everything is all right.”However，in Sardinia and Greece，the gesture is insulting (侮辱)and should not be used there.In the United States，raising your clasped(握紧的) hands above your head means “Im the champion” or “Im the winner”It is the sign that prizefigh
16、ters make when they win a fight.When a leading Russian statesman(政治家)made this gesture after a White House meeting，Americans misunderstood and thought he meant he was a winner.In Russia，however，it is a sign of friendship.There are other nonverbal signals that people should be aware of when they go to another country，such as the distance to maint
