"How are you?" is a nice question. It's a friendly way that people in the USA greet each other. But "How are you?" is also a very unusual question. It's a question that often doesn't need an answer. The person who asks "How are you?" hopes to hear the answer "Fine", even if the person's friend isn't fine. The reason is that "How are you?" isn't really a question and "Fine" isn't really an answer. They are simply other ways of saying "Hello" or "Hi".
Sometimes, people don't say exactly what they mean. For example, when someone asks "Do you agree?", the other person might think, "No, I disagree. I think you're wrong..."But it isn't very polite to disagree so strongly, so the other person might say "I'm not sure." It's a nicer way to say that you don't agree with someone.
People don't say exactly what they are thinking when they want to finish talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone finish when one person says "I've to go now."Often, the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse:"Someone's at the door.""Something is burning on the stove."The excuses might be real, or not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk any more, but it isn't polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn't hurt the other person.
Whether they are greeting each other, talking about an idea, or finishing a talk, people don't say exactly what they are thinking. It's an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it's part of the game of language.
小題1:When a person in America asks "How are you?", he or she wants to hear" ________ "
A．How are you?
B．Hello.
C．I don't know.
D．Fine.
小題2:When a person disagrees with someone, it is polite to say"_________ "
A．You are wrong. I disagree.
B．I'm not sure.
C．I'm sure I disagree.
D．I don’t agree with you.
小題3:A polite way to finish a talk is to say"__________"
A．You have to go now.
B．I want to hang up.
C．I have to go now.
D．I don't want to talk any more.
小題4:When a person says "I've got to go now. Someone's at the door.", the person may be_______.
A．giving an excuse
B．hurting someone's feelings
C．talking to a person at the door
D．going to another place
小題5:The rule of the game of language is probably____________ .
A．"Always say what you mean"
B．"Don't disagree with people."
C．"Never say exactly what you're thinking."
D．"Be polite."

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:A
小題5:D

試題分析：短文大意：在美國無論是互相問候，談?wù)撘粋�想法，或完成一個談話，人們不會說他們到底在想什么。它是人們盡量善待對方的重要途徑，它是語言游戲的一部分。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第五句The person who asks "How are you?" hopes to hear the answer "Fine", even if the person's friend isn't fine.可知選D.
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù) 第二段末so the other person might say "I'm not sure." It's a nicer way to say that you don't agree with someone.可知選B.
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第二句many talks over the phone finish when one person says "I've to go now.可知選C.
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中many talks over the phone finish when one person says "I've to go now."Often, the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse:"Someone's at the door."可知選A.
小題5:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文最后It's an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it's part of the game of language. 可知選D.
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