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2012年江苏省普通高校“专转本”统一考试试卷

Part I Reading Comprehension (共20小题，每小题2分，共40分)

Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 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.

Passage One

Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.

Different countries and different races have different manners. Before entering a house in some Asian countries, it is good manners to take off your shoes. In European countries, even though shoes sometimes become very muddy, this is not done. A guest in a Chinese house sometimes does not finish a drink. He leaves a little, to show that he has had enough. In a Malay house, too, a guest always leaves a little food. In England, a guest always finishes a drink to show that he enjoys it. We should like to find out the customs of other races, so that they will not think us ill-mannered. But people all over the world agree that being well-mannered really means being kind and helping others, especially those older or weaker than ourselves. If you remember this, you will not go very far wrong.

Here are some examples of the things that a well-mannered person does or does not do.

He never laughs at people when they are in trouble. He is always kind either to people or to animals. When people are waiting for a bus, or in a post office, he lines up to wait his turn. In the bus, he gives his seat to an older person or a lady who is standing. If he accidentally bumps into （碰撞）someone, or gets in their way, he says “Excuse me” or “I’m sorry”.

He says “Please” when making a request, and “Thank you” when he receives something. He stands up when speaking to a lady or an older person, and he does not sit down until the other person is seated. He does not talk too much about himself. When eating, he does not speak with his mouth full of food.

1. According to the passage, a knowledge of the customs of other races ______.

A. is very useful B. is unnecessary

C. is unimportant D. does not mean much

<小赵老师解析>:答案A,本题是典型的主观判断题，文章第一段例举了不同地区不同的风俗习惯，第二段开头就说We should like to find out the customs of other races, so that they will not think us ill-mannered.我们应该去发现不同民族的风俗习惯，以免被认为是不礼貌的人，可见对于其他民族的风俗的了解应该是有用的，答案A符合此意。

2. A person with good manners thinks of ______.

A. the older before himself B. himself before others

C. no one but himself D. his personal interests

<小赵老师解析>:答案A，细节题，可以在第二段找到答案，本题也可以根据生活常识解答，