【題目】 People give gifts in almost all societies. Some gifts are expensive, as they may take months to create. Others are of less ______ , such as birthday cards. In some cultures, there are certain rules about gift exchange. In Pakistan, for example, there is a tradition called “taking giving”. It ______ this wayYou give the newly-married couple a gift, and they “repay(回報)”you with a gift of higher value. Then you give the couple another gift. This one should be worth the difference between the first two gifts.

Today presidents usually bring gifts when they ______ a foreign leader. Leaders bring gifts to strengthen relationships between ______ .

Gifts can also send special messages. For example, gifts can tell people that we are thinking of them and that we want them to feel_______ . Sometimes a gift makes us remember the giver. The gift keeps the_____ of a special person and a special relationship alive

There is no doubt about the good side of gift giving. That is why some people don’t ______ the idea that modern gift giving is very wasteful. It is ______ that there is an emotional benefit for people who exchange gifts. That is surely enough of a reason for the tradition to continue.

1A.powerB.helpC.funD.value

2A.worksB.standsC.judgesD.ends

3A.discoverB.likeC.trustD.visit

4A.countriesB.citiesC.villagesD.families

5A.luckyB.specialC.safeD.strong

6A.wealthB.happinessC.memoryD.growth

7A.turn downB.give upC.think overD.agree with

8A.clearB.strangeC.popularD.serious

【答案】

1D

2A

3D

4A

5B

6C

7D

8A

【解析】

本文為社會文化類說明文,介紹互贈禮物的好處。禮物的價值不同,因為禮物制作耗費的時間不同;在不同的文化中有不同的贈送禮物的習(xí)慣;現(xiàn)在總統(tǒng)訪問另外一個國家的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人的時候經(jīng)常帶禮物以增進(jìn)國家之間的關(guān)系;贈送禮物不是浪費,因為禮物能夠傳遞特別的信息,傳達(dá)感情;這足以成為這種傳統(tǒng)繼續(xù)存在的理由。

1

考查名詞詞義辨析。句意:其他的則價值較低,如生日卡。A. power能力、權(quán)力、電力;B. help幫助;C. fun有趣;D. value價值。與上文的expensive相對,一些昂貴;則另一些“價值低些”。故此題選D。

2

考查動詞詞義辨析。句意:它是這樣工作的:你給新婚夫婦一份禮物,他們用價值更高的禮物“回報”你。A. works工作;B. stands站立;C. judges判斷;D. ends結(jié)束的。冒號后用一種具體的實例來解釋,這項上文的taking giving是如何運作的。故此題選A。

3

考查動詞詞義辨析。句意:今天總統(tǒng)訪問外國領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人時,通常會帶禮物。A. discover發(fā)現(xiàn);B. like喜歡;C. trust信任;D. visit拜訪。根據(jù)下文Leaders bring gifts to strengthen relationships可知,拜訪其他國家領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人時,攜帶禮物可以增強(qiáng)國家關(guān)系。所以這里是表示拜訪其他國家領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人。故此題選D。

4

考查名詞詞義辨析。句意:領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人帶禮物來加強(qiáng)國家之間的關(guān)系。A. countries國家;B. cities城市;C. villages村莊;D. families家庭。根據(jù)上文的a foreign leader(外國領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人)可知,這里講的是國家關(guān)系。故此題選A。

5

考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意:例如,禮物可以告訴人們,我們在想他們,我們希望他們感覺特別。A. lucky幸運的;B. special特別的;C. safe安全的;D. strong強(qiáng)壯的。根據(jù)上文Gifts can also send special messages可知禮物可以告訴人們,我們想到他們,并且我們想讓他們感到特別。故此題選B。

6

考查名詞詞義辨析。句意:這份禮物讓一個特別的人和一段特殊的關(guān)系永存。A. wealth財富;B. happiness幸福;C. memory記憶;D. growth成長。通過上文makes us remember the giver可知送禮物可以讓我記住送禮物的人,所以這段特別的記憶將保存下來。故此題選C。

7

考查動詞短語詞義辨析。句意:這就是為什么有些人不同意現(xiàn)代送禮是非常浪費的觀點。A. turn down拒絕、調(diào)低;B. give up放棄;C. think over仔細(xì)思考;D. agree with 同意。根據(jù)上文There is no doubt about the good side of gift giving (對于送禮物的好處是毫無疑問的)可知,這就是一些人不同意現(xiàn)代送禮物是浪費這個想法的原因。故此題選D。

8

考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意:很明顯,交換禮物的人對情感有好處。A. clear清楚的;B. strange奇怪的;C. popular受歡迎的;D. serious嚴(yán)肅的。通過下文here is an emotional benefit for people who exchange gifts可知作者繼續(xù)舉例說明送禮物的好處來反對“現(xiàn)代送禮物是浪費”的說法,以此來表示很明顯送禮物對人們有情感上的好處。故此題選A

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