2015年同等学力英语模拟训练(5)

　　Americans usually consider themselves a friendly people . Their friendships , however , tend to be shorter and more casual than friendships among people from other cultures . It is not uncommon for Americans to have only one close friend during their lifetime , and consider other “friends” to be just social acquaintances . This attitude probably has something to do with American mobility and the fact that Americans do not like to be dependent on other people . They tend to “compartmentalize” (划分) friendships , having “friends at work” , “friends on the softball team” , “family friends” , etc .

　　Because the United States is a highly active society , full of movement and change , people always seem to be on the go . In this highly charged atmosphere , Americans can sometimes seem brusque (无礼的) or impatient . They want to get to know you as quickly as possible and then move on to something else . Sometimes , early on , they will ask you questions that you may feel are very persona1 . No insult is intended ; the questions usual1y grow out of their genuine interest or curiosity , and their impatience to get to the heart of the matter . And the same goes for you . If you do not understand certain American behavior or you want to know more about them , do not hesitate to ask them questions about themselves . Americans are usually eager to explain all about their country or anything “American” in which you may be interested . So much so in fact that you may become tired of listening . It doesn't matter because Americans tend to be uncomfortable with silence during a conversation . They would rather talk about the weather or the latest sports scores , for example , than deal with silence .

　　On the other hand , don't expect Americans to be knowledgeable about international geography or world affairs , unless those subjects directly involve the United States . Because the United States is not surrounded by many other nations , some Americans tend to ignore the rest of the world .

　　1 . The general topic of the passage is .

　　A . American culture B . American society

　　C . Americans' activities D . Americans' personality

　　2 . Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

　　A . Americans do not like to depend on other people .

　　B . Friendships among Americans tend to be casual .

　　C . Americans know a lot about international affairs .

　　D . Americans always seem to be on the go .

　　3 . The phrase “highly charged” (Paragraph 2) most probably means .

　　A . extremely free B . highly responsible

　　C . very cheerful D . full of mobility and change

　　4 . It can be inferred from the passage that

　　A . Americans want to participate in all kinds of activities

　　B . Americans' character is affected by their social and geographical environments

　　C . Americans do not know how to deal with silence

　　D . Curiosity is characteristic of Americans

　　5 . According to the passage , Americans tend to ignore the rest of the world　because .

　　A . they are not interested in other countries

　　B . they are too proud of themselves

　　C . their country does not have many neighboring nations

　　D . they are too busy to learn about other countries

　　参考答案：

　　1 . D 。

　　2 . C 。

　　3 . D 。

　　4 . B 。

　　5 . C 。