成人本科英语考试试题及答案解析(四)

成人本科英语考试试题及答案解析

(

四

)

一、

Reading

Compreh ension

（共

15

小题

共

30.0

分）

There

are

serval

passages

in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished

statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and

D.

You

should

decide

on

the

best

choice

and

mark

the

corresponding

letter

on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

第

1

题

Social

customs

and

ways

of

behaving

change

from

time

to

time.

Things

which

were considered impolite many years ago are now acceptable. Just a few

years ago, it was considered impolite for a man to smoke on the street.

No man who thought of himself as being a gentle

—

man would make a fool

of himself by smoking in the presence of a lady.

Customs also differ greatly from country to country. Does a man walk on

the

left

or

the

right

of

a

woman

in

your

country?

Should

you

use

both

hands

when you are eating?

(76)The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but

also share a large number of social customs. For instance, in both

countries,

people

shake

hands

when

they

meet

each

other

for

the

first

time.

Also, most Englishmen will open a door for a woman or offer their seat

to

her,

and

also

will

most

Americans.

Promptness

(

守时

)

is

important

both

in

Britain

and

America.

If

a

dinner

invitation

is

for

7

o'clock

,

the

dinner

guest

either

arrives

close

to

that

time

or

calls

up

to

explain

his

delay.

The

important

thing

to

remember

about

social

customs

is

not

to

do

anything

that might make other people uncomfortable. Especially if they are your

guests.

There

is

an

old

story

about

a

man

who

gave

a

formal

dinner

party.

When the food was served, one of the guests started to eat his peas with

a knife. The other guests were either amazed or shocked, but the host

calmly

picked

up

his

knife

and

began

eating

in

the

same

way.

It

would

have

been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.

The passage indicates that a good host should try his best to make his

guests feel ______.

A at ease

B puzzled

C like a fool

D sorry about himself

【正确答案】：

A

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