【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 until she got the last one and noticed that there was an insect inside. She plained to the server. Later, she discovered that although insects are disgusting to most Americans, they are considered a delicacy(佳肴) in some countries. All these mistakes can be avoided with some research on cultural differences before you go abroad. However, if you do accidentally annoy someone, quickly apologize, and learn from your mistake.（1）For what reason did Ella make her host angry?A.She spoke with her mouth full.B.Her host misunderstood her gesture.C.She didn39。t like the meal her host prepared.D.Her host didn39。t like using body language.（2）What happened to Elizabeth Brown in a Thai restaurant?A.She ate an insect.B.She was badly treated.C.She argued with the server.D.She learned insects are wele there.（3）What may be the best title for the text?A.What mattersB.When in RomeC.How to be politeD.Why make mistakes【答案】 （1）B（2）D（3）B 【解析】【分析】這是一篇關(guān)于風(fēng)俗文化的文章。文章介紹了在韓國(guó)穿著鞋子在家里是不禮貌的和OK這個(gè)手勢(shì)在美國(guó)和巴西的不同以及泰國(guó)的飲食文化，告訴我們?yōu)榱吮苊庹`會(huì)一定要學(xué)會(huì)你所想去國(guó)家的文化即入鄉(xiāng)隨俗，如果我們不小心觸碰到了他們的文化要立刻道歉并改正。（1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中Because her mouth was full of food, Ella made a sign with her hand that to her meant OK. Although Ella meant the food was good, this symbol in Brazilian culture is extremely rude and her host was deeply ，她因?yàn)樽炖镉袞|西故用手勢(shì)表示OK，但這個(gè)手勢(shì)在主人所在國(guó)家是非常粗魯?shù)囊馑?，所以主人生氣是因?yàn)檎`會(huì)了她，故選B。（2）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段Later, she discovered that although insects are disgusting to most Americans, they are considered a delicacy(佳肴) in some ，昆蟲(chóng)在一些國(guó)家也是佳肴，故選D。注意A項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤，文章是說(shuō)She was really enjoying eating them until she got the last one and noticed that there was an insect ，并沒(méi)有提到她吃了昆蟲(chóng)。（3）主旨大意題。本文講了不同國(guó)家有不同的風(fēng)俗，并告訴我們要入鄉(xiāng)隨俗，故B項(xiàng)“When in Rome,Do as the Romans Do”即入鄉(xiāng)隨俗，適合作文章題目。5．閱讀理解 Americans gave nearly $300 billion away last year. Do you know the reason? Beyond the noble goals of helping others, it is that giving will make them happier. It is a fact that givers are happier people than nongivers. According to the Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey, a survey of 30,000 American households, people who give money to charity are 43% more likely than nongivers to say they are very happy about their lives. Similarly, volunteers are 42% more likely to be very happy then nonvolunteers. The happiness difference between givers and nongivers is not due to differences in their personal characteristics, such as ine or religion. Imagine two people who are identical in terms of ine and faith, as well as age, education, politics, sex, and family circumstances, but one donates money and volunteers, while the other does not. The giver will be, on average, over 40 percentage points more likely to be very happy than the nongivers. A number of studies have researched exactly why charity leads to happiness. The surprising conclusion is that giving affects our brain chemistry. For example, people who give often report feelings of euphoria, which psychologists have referred to as the Helper39。s High. They believe that charitable activity produces a very mild version of the sensations people get from drugs like morphine and heroin. Of course, not only does giving increase our happiness, but also our happiness increases the possibility that we will give. Everyone prefers to give more when they are happy. Researchers have investigated this by conducting experiments in which people are asked about their happiness before and after they participate in a charitable activity, such as volunteering to help children or serving meals to the poor. The result is clear that giving has a strong, positive causal impact on our happiness, so does happiness on giving（1）According to Paragraph 2. We can learn that . A.only those people who gave money to charity will be happyB.more givers say they feel having happy lives than nongiversC.those who donate money are happier than those who volunteerD.42% of the volunteers say they are as happy as the nonvolunteers（2）What causes the happiness difference? A.Ine.B.Faith.C.Education.D.Donation.（3）If a person feels happy, he may . A.ask for more donationsB.stop charitable activityC.be likely to give more.D.cook food for the poor【答案】 （1）B（2）D（3）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹了美國(guó)人愛(ài)做慈善，因?yàn)榻o予別人幫助比得到幫助更讓人快樂(lè)。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù) 第二段中的“people who give money to charity are 43% more likely than nongivers to say they are ‘very happy’ about their lives.”可知給予者比得到幫助者更快樂(lè)。故選B。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段年齡，性別，收入，信仰，家庭環(huán)境都相同的兩個(gè)人，總是向慈善機(jī)構(gòu)捐錢的那個(gè)人，更快樂(lè)?？芍蔷栀?zèng)和給予影響一個(gè)人的快樂(lè)。故選D。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的“not only does giving increase our happiness, but also our happiness increases the possibility that we will give.”一個(gè)人越快樂(lè)就越愿意去捐贈(zèng)，去幫助別人。故選C。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，要求考生準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，結(jié)合題目要求，從而選出正確答案。6．閱讀短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 Climate change is perhaps the key issue of our time. Often, however, it is presented to us as being so abstract that it seems impossibly distant. For those of you looking for something a little more concrete, a new report suggests that the effects of climate change may significantly affect coffee. The report, put out by The Climate Institute, describes the effects of climate change on various coffeegrowing nations and the resultant effects on the plants and those who grow them. Coffee Ara