大學英語六級閱讀理解100篇:風俗文化

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　　Our culture has caused most Americans to assume not only that our language is universal. but that the gestures we use are understood by everyone. We do not realize that waving good-bye is the way to summon a person from the Philippines to one's side. or that in Italy and some Latin-American countries. curling che finger to oneself is a sign of farewell.

　　Those private citizens who sent packages to our troops occupying Germany after World War II and marked them GJIF-r to escape duty payments did not bother to find out that "Gift" means poison in German. Moreover. we like to think of ourselves as friendly. yet we prefer to be at least ,3 feet or an arm's length away from others. Latins and Middle Easterners like to come closer and couch. which makes Americans uncomfortable.

　　Our linguistic and cultural blindness and the casualness with which we take notice of the developed tastes.gestures. customs and languages of other countries. are losing us friends. business and respect in the world.

　　Even here in the United States. we make few concessions to the needs of foreign visitors. There are no information signs in four languages on our public buildings or monuments; we do not have multilingual (多語言的) guided tours. Very few restaurant menus have translations, and multilingual waiters. bank clerks andpolicemen are rare. Our transportation systems have maps in English only and often we ourselves have difficulty understanding them.

　　When we go abroad. we tend to cluster in hotels and restaurants where English is spoken. The attitudes andinformation we pick up are conditioned by those natives-usually the richer-who speak English. Our businessdealings, as well as the nation's diplomacy. are conducted through interpreters.

　　For many years, America and Americans could get by wich cultural blindness and linguistic ignorance. Afterall. America was the most powerful country of che free world, the distributor of needed funds and goods.

　　But all that is past. American dollars no longer buy all good things, and we are slowly beginning to realize that our proper role in the world is changing. A l979 Harris poll reported that 55 percent of Americanswant this country to play a more significant role in world affairs; we want to have a hand in the important decisions of the next century, even though it may not always be the upper hand.

　　1.It can be inferred that Americans being approached too closely by Middle Easterners would most probably_______________.

　　A) stand still

　　B) jump aside

　　C) step forward

　　D) draw back

　　2. The author gives many examples io criticize Americans for their_______________.

　　A) cultural self-centeredness

　　B) casual manners

　　C) indifference towards foreign visitors

　　D) arrogance towards other cultures

　　3. In countries other than their own most Americans_____________.

　　A) are isolated by the local people

　　B) are not well informed due to the language barrier

　　C) tend to get along well with the natives

　　D) need interpreters in hotels and restaurants

　　4. According to the author. Americans' cultural blindness and linguistic ignorance will_________.

　　A) affect their image in the new era

　　B) cut themselves off from the outside world

　　C) limit their role in world affairs

　　D) weaken the position of the U.S. dollar

　　5. The author's intention in writing this article is Lo make Americans realize that____________.

　　A) it is dangerous to ignore their foreign friends

　　B) it is important to maintain their leading role in world affairs

　　C) it is necessary to use several languages in public places

　　D) it is time to get acquainted with other cultures

　　答案：

　　1.從文中可以推測出，如果中東人太接近美國人，美國人多半會________。

　　A) 站立不動

　　B) 跳到一旁

　　C) 走上前

　　D)退后

　　[D]文章第2段提到，我們喜歡和其他人保持至少3英尺或一臂之長的距離。但拉丁人和中東人卻喜歡站得很近，身體互相接觸，而這使美國人很不舒服。由此可推斷，如雙方靠得太近，美國人定會向后退。因此，D與文中所陳述的意思一致，故而正確。

　　2.作者給出了很多例子來批評美國人，認為他們_______________。

　　A) 在文化上以自我為中心

　　B) 行為很隨便

　　C) 對外國游客很冷漠

　　D) 對其他的文化很無知

　　[A]作者在文章的開篇就提出了淪點，即我們的文化觀使大多數(shù)美國人認為自己的語言世界通用，自己的手勢人皆明白，但這種觀點是錯誤的。圍繞此論點，作者舉出了數(shù)個例子駁斥美國人這種以自我為中心的文化觀。因此，A與作者所闡述的觀點一致。其余三項都是這種文化觀所引起的后果。

　　3.在別的國家，大部分美國人_______________。

　　A) 被當?shù)厝怂铝?/p>

　　B) 不知道發(fā)生了什么事情，因為有語言障礙

　　C) 能跟當?shù)厝撕椭C相處

　　D) 在酒店和餐館都需要口譯員的幫助

　　[B]第5段提到.每次出國，我們一般都食宿在說英語的那些賓館和飯店中，人們對我們的態(tài)度和我們所獲得的信息都是由說英語的本地人——通常是富人決定的。我們的生意往來、國家的外交活動也是通過翻譯才能進行。因此，B與文中所陳述的意思相符，故正確。A的信息在文中并沒有提及;C與文章所提及的觀點相悖;D與文中所給的意思不符。

　　4.作者認為，美國人的閉塞性和語言上的無知會_____________。

　　A) 影響他們在新世紀的形象

　　B)將他們與外界世界隔開來

　　B)限制他們在世界事務上的作甩

　　D)削弱美元的地位

　　[C]第6段和第7段提到，但這一切已成為過去，美元已不再能購買所有的好東西，美國人也開始慢慢地意識到他們在世界的地位正在改變。結合第3段提到的“在語言和文化上的盲目性……正使我們在世界上失去朋友、生意和人們的尊重”，可推斷，美國人的作用已受到限制，C與文章所闡述的觀點一致，故正確。A的信息在文章中并沒有提及,B與文章所陳述的意思相悖;D只是一種次要的影響。

　　5.作者寫這篇文章是為了讓美國人意識到____________________。

　　A) 忽視外國朋友是很危險的

　　B) 保持美國在世界事務上的領導地位是很重要的

　　C) 在公共場合使用多種語言是必要的

　　D) 是時候與其他文化打成一片

　　[D]題目詢問作者寫這篇文章是要使美國人意識到什么。作者在文章的開篇就批評了大多數(shù)美國人心目中的一種錯誤的文化觀，即美國的語言世界通用。接著又指出這種文化觀所引起的語言和文化上的盲目性和隨意性使美國人在世界上失去了朋發(fā)、生意和人們的尊重。美國在國際事物中的領先地位也正在失去。由此可看出作者的寫作意圖是要美國人克服這種文化上的盲目性，了解世界的文化。因此，D與作者的意圖相符。