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閱讀理解 　　Although gifts play an important role in business around the world, you run the risk of offending(冒犯)a colleague if you present an inappropriate gift．In many eyes, a poor gift choice is worse than not offering a gift at all． 　　Every culture has specific items that are considered taboo(忌諱)or bad luck．Many of these traditions aren't followed as much these days by the younger generations or within more modem and global companies．However, it's a good idea to be careful when you're deciding on a gift, particularly if the recipient is an older person． 　　Here are some gifts that you should avoid in certain parts of the world： 　　Europe：Red roses symbolize a romantic relationship in many parts of Europe．An arrangement containing 13 flowers is considered bad luck in Germany and Switzerland．In addition, the preference is for flower arrangements to have an even number of flowers． 　　China：Sharp objects symbolize the cutting off of the relationship．Clocks are not appropriate because the Chinese phrase to give a clock sounds the same as to attend a dying parent．Handkerchiefs imply sadness．Never give an odd(奇數(shù))number of an item; odd numbers symbolize separation, loneliness, and death．Do not bring food when you're invited to a meal because that implies your host cannot provide enough food． 　　The Middle East：Buying alcohol is forbidden in the Islamic faith, so don't present wine to your host．Pigs are banned because they're considered scavengers, so you shouldn't bring pork products, either． 　　India：Cows are sacred in India, so items made from cowhide are very offensive． 　　Latin America：Since some of the world's finest leather goods are made in Latin America, it would be insulting to bring leather from another country．Also, chrysanthemums(菊花), white asters, carnations(康乃馨), and yellow and purple flowers are sent only for funerals(葬禮)． 　　Korea and Japan：Don't give items in groups of four or nine．The words in Korean and Japanese that sound the same as the words for four and nine are related to death．In Japan, individual flowers are only for courting, death, or an illness． 　　Germany, Switzerland, and Scandinavia：Keep your gifts simple．Large and expensive gifts are considered tasteless． (1) What does the author want to tell us in this passage? [　　] A． Not all the people like gifts． B． You shouldn't send gifts to people in some countries． C． You should make the right choice when sending gifts to people． D． It's better not to send gifts when you are in a foreign country． (2) The choice of flowers is important in ________ while the number of flowers is important in ________． [　　] A． Japan…Switzerland B． Korea…Europe C． Scandinavia…Latin America D． Latin America…Germany (3) An expensive painting would not be a good choice of gift in ________． [　　] A． China B． Scandinavia C． India D． The Middle East (4) From the passage we can infer that ________． [　　] A． some taboos are connected with everyday behaviors B． every culture has its gift taboos C． you needn't care about taboos when sending gifts to young people D． all the gift taboos are similar in western countries

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．D;3．B;4．A;
解析：

(1)	主旨大意題。全篇文章的主題就是根據(jù)不同的文化，我們在送禮物時要有正確的選擇。
(2)	事實細節(jié)題。從文中Latin America這一部分可以看出在拉丁美洲許多花是只用于送葬禮的，所以在拉丁美洲花的選擇是很重要的；在Europe這一部分提到德國和瑞士都不喜歡13朵花。所以D項是正確的選擇。
(3)	事實細節(jié)題。從最后一段可以看出在德國、瑞士及斯堪的納維亞地區(qū)，禮品要送得簡單，大而昂貴的禮物會被認為沒有品位，所以送一副昂貴的畫在斯堪的納維亞地區(qū)不是一個好的選擇。
(4)	推理判斷題。文章第二段指出每種文化都有他們的忌諱，而這些忌諱就能夠影響到日常生活的各種行為。B項是一個事實，勿需推斷，不符合本題的要求。