【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ． going out D． getting away 解析： 選 B。掛斷電話之后，眼淚流下臉龐， run down意為 “ 流下 ” 。 18． B． cautious C． lonely D． embarrassed 解析： 選 C。此題可用排除法，通過 “ and the pain is real” 來判斷，應(yīng)該是丈夫認為妻子在自己死后一定 是非常痛苦的，因此， crazy“ 瘋狂的 ” ； cautious“ 謹慎的 ” ； embarrassed“ 不安的 ” ，顯然都不適合，只有 lonely“ 孤獨的 ” 可以表達她的現(xiàn)狀。 19． B． life C． love D． family 解析： 選 C。根據(jù) “ made everything so beautiful” 是愛使所有東西如此美麗。 20． B． roses C． cards D． words 解析： 選 D。根據(jù) “ can say” 來判斷說的是話而不是花或者卡片。 Ⅲ .閱讀理解 A (2020 年華師大附中期中測試 )Most Americans would have a difficult time telling you， specifically， what are the values which Americans live have never given the matter any thought. Over the years I have introduced thousands of international visitors to life in the United has caused me to try to look at Americans through the eyes of foreign am confident that the values listed in this booklet describe most(but not all)Americans， and that understanding these values can help you， the international visitor， understand Americans. It is my belief that if foreign visitors really understand how deeply these 13 values are ingrained in Americans， they will then be able to understand 95% of American actions— actions which might otherwise appear“ strange” ， “ confusing” ， or“ unbelievable” when evaluated from the perspective (aspect)of the foreigner’ s own society and its values. The different behaviors of a people or a culture make sense only when seen through the basic beliefs， assumptions and values of that particular you encounter (meet)an action， or hear a statement in the United States which surprises you， try to see it as an expression of one or more of the values listed in this booklet. 【解題導語】 本文是一本書的序言。作者觀察到，很多外國游客對美國人的行為舉止感到很奇怪，而這是因為他們不了解美國人的價值觀。于是作者寫了一本小冊子介紹這些價值觀。了解了這些東西，人們就不會覺得美國人的行為 “ 怪異、不可思議 ” 了。 1． An ordinary American can’ t tell you his/her value system because________. A． this is something an American lives by B． everyone will have his/her own value system C． he/she has never thought about it D． values are something often in their thought 解析 ：選 C?？疾榧毠?jié)理解。第一段說，美國人很難告訴你他們奉行的價值觀是什么，因為他們從來沒有想過這個問題。 2． The author lists 13 values in his booklet to________. A． invite foreigners to visit America B． look at Americans through the eyes of foreign visitors C． describe the confusing actions of most Americans D． help international visitors understand Americans 解析 ：選 D?？疾橥评砼袛?。由第二、三段的內(nèi)容可知作者列出美國人的 13條價值觀是為了幫助外國游客理解美國人的行為舉止。 3． The underlined word“ ingrained” in Line 2， Paragraph 3 most probably means“ ________” ． A． rooted in the minds B． found in the grains C． planted for food D． prepared with grain 解析 ：選 A?？疾樵~義猜測。結(jié)合上下文內(nèi)容可知這 13條是美國人從來不加考慮而奉行的價值觀，因此這些是深深地扎根于美國人的大腦中的東西，畫線詞的含義應(yīng)該是 A項。 4． Visitors sometimes find Americans behave in a strange， confusing or unbelievable way， probably because________. A． Americans are hard to understand B． Americans have values which are entirely different from their own C． they view Americans according to the values in their own society D． it is difficult to understand any people when you first encounter them 解析 ：選 C?？疾橥评砼袛囝}。第三段說假如外國游客從自己的文化價值觀的角度去看美國人的行為，他們就會覺得美國人的行為表現(xiàn) “ 怪異，讓人看不懂，難以相信 ” ，由此可知選 C項。 B (2020 年臨川一中期中測試 )Is early childhood educa