Question

【題目】 "How are you?" is a nice question. It's a friendly greeting that people in the United States use. 【1】 It's a question that often doesn't need an answer. The person who asks, "How are you?" expects to hear the answer "Fine," even if the person isn't fine. The reason is that "How are you?" isn't really a question and "Fine" isn't really an answer. 【2】

【3】 For example, when someone asks "Do you agree?" the other person may be thinking, "No, I don't. I think you are wrong." It isn't polite to disagree very strongly, so he might say, "I am not so sure." This is a nice way to say that you don't agree with someone.

People also don't say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking to other people. For example, many conversations over the phone end when one person says, "I've got to go now," or the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse such as "Someone is at door," or "Something is burning on the stove." 【4】 The person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk any more, but it isn't polite to say so. An excuse is polite, and it doesn't hurt the other person's feelings.

Whether they are greeting each other, talking about an opinion, or ending a conversation, people often don't say exactly what they are thinking. 【5】 and it's part of the game of language.

A.Sometimes, people don't say exactly what they mean.

B.It's very good not to tell the truth to our family.

C.However, "How are you?" is also an unusual question.

D.The excuse may be real, or not.

E.They are simply other ways of saying "hello" or "hi".

F.If you disagree with others, they will hate you.

G.It is an important way people try to be nice to each other

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】E

【3】A

【4】D

【5】G

【解析】

這是一篇說明文，文章講述交流中為了顯示友好，不傷害他們的感情，經(jīng)常不直接表達(dá)，會委婉的找借口，人們所說的話不一定是心中真正所想的。

【1】

句意：然而，“你好么”也是一個不尋常的問題。

根據(jù)后一句“It's a question that often doesn't need an answer”它是一個經(jīng)常不需要答案的問題，此處與unusual question有關(guān)。故選C。

【2】

句意：他們只是另一種說“hello”或者“hi”的方式。

根據(jù)“The reason is that ‘How are you? ’ isn't really a question and ‘Fine’ isn't really an answer”，可知此處進(jìn)一步說明“你好么”不是一個真正的問題，只是另一種說“hello”或者“hi”的方式。故選E。

【3】

句意：有時候，人們說的不是真正他們想表達(dá)的。

根據(jù)后文的舉例，一個人心里不同意別人的觀點(diǎn)會想“我不同意，我認(rèn)為你是錯的”，但是會說“我不是很確定”可知此處講述所說非所想“people don't say exactly what they mean”。故選A。

【4】

句意：借口可能是真的，或者不是。

根據(jù)“The person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk any more, but it isn't polite to say so. An excuse is polite, and it doesn't hurt the other person's feelings ”可知給的借口只是不想在講話，借口可能是真的或不是真的，只是出于禮貌這樣說。此處選擇與借口有關(guān)的句子。故選D。

【5】

句意：這是人們試著相互友好的一種很重要的方式。

根據(jù)前文講述的只是為了不傷害別人的感情，為了禮貌和友好而經(jīng)常說的不是人心里真正所想的。此處選擇與try to be nice to each other有關(guān)的句子。故選G。