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【題目】第二節(jié)：閱讀下面一篇短文，理解大意，然后從各小題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳答案，使短文連貫完整。

India is a country rich in tradition and culture. If you are planning to travel to India, it would be helpful to know the following ______.

You should not hold hands with, kiss or hug anyone in public, ______ your loved ones. As a conservative (保守的) country, India does not ______ public displays of affection (表露喜愛(ài)) such as hugging and kissing.

______ Indian people’s eyes are big and considered the most beautiful in Asia, it is not proper to look straight into a person’s eyes while talking. Indian people make ______ eye communication than Western people do. However, this does not mean that Indian people are not honest. It is just part of their culture.

Another custom that you should ______ is that men shouldn’t touch Indian women. In fact, only their sons can touch ______ in public. When it comes to other people, however, a friendly knock ______ the back between people of the same gender (性別) is allowed. However, whatever you do, stay away from the ______. According to Indian culture, the head is the most important part of the human body, and no one can touch it. So if you touch an Indian person’s head by accident, say ______ as soon as possible to prevent any trouble.

【1】A. customsB. signsC. storiesD. places

【2】A. justB. evenC. onlyD. maybe

【3】A. careB. refuseC. doubtD. welcome

【4】A. AlthoughB. IfC. BecauseD. Unless

【5】A. moreB. lessC. easierD. harder

【6】A. come up withB. pay attention toC. take pride inD. look forward to

【7】A. himB. herC. youD. them

【8】A. byB. withC. onD. into

【9】A. eyesB. backC. handsD. head

【10】A. sorryB. helloC. thanksD. goodbye

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【5】B

【6】B

【7】D

【8】C

【9】D

【10】A

【解析】

本篇文章難度適中，主要講述印度的一些習(xí)俗。

【1】句意“如果你打算去印度旅游，知道以下的習(xí)俗是有幫助的”。本題考察名詞辨析。A.習(xí)俗；B.符號(hào)；C.故事；D.地方。根據(jù)下文可知，講述的是印度的一些習(xí)俗，故選A。

【2】句意“你不能在公共場(chǎng)合牽手、親或者擁抱任何人，甚至是你最愛(ài)的人”。A.僅僅；B.甚至；C.只，僅僅；D.可能。根據(jù)句意可知，表示“甚至你愛(ài)的人都不可以在公共場(chǎng)合牽手、親或者擁抱”。故選B。

【3】句意“作為一個(gè)保守的國(guó)家，印度不歡迎在公共場(chǎng)合表露喜愛(ài)，例如擁抱和親”。本題考察動(dòng)詞辨析。A.在意；B.拒絕；C.懷疑；D.歡迎。根據(jù)句意可知，印度保守，所以不歡迎在公共場(chǎng)合表達(dá)愛(ài)意，故選D。

【4】句意“盡管印度人的眼睛很大，并且被認(rèn)為是亞洲最漂亮的，但是說(shuō)話時(shí)直直地看著對(duì)方的眼睛是不恰當(dāng)?shù)摹�。本題考察連詞辨析。A.盡管（表示讓步）；B.如果（表示條件）；C.因?yàn)椋ū硎驹�因）�?/span>D.除非（表示條件）。根據(jù)句意可知，表示讓步，譯為“盡管”，故選A。

【5】句意“印度人比西方國(guó)家的人有更少的眼神交流”。本題考察形容詞辨析。A.更過(guò)的；B.更少的；C.簡(jiǎn)單的；D.困難的。根據(jù)it is not proper to look straight into a person’s eyes while talking可知，印度人的眼神交流比西方國(guó)家的人少，故選B。

【6】句意“另一個(gè)你需要注意的習(xí)俗是男人不應(yīng)該觸碰印度女人”。本題考察動(dòng)詞詞組辨析。A.想出；B.注意；C.對(duì)……自豪；D.期待。根據(jù)句意可知，表示“注意習(xí)俗”，故選B。

【7】句意“事實(shí)上，只有他們的兒子才能在公共場(chǎng)合觸碰他們”。本題考察代詞辨析。A.他（人稱代詞賓格）；B.她，她的（人稱代詞賓格或形容詞性物主代詞）；C.你，你們（人稱代詞主格或賓格）；D.他們（人稱代詞賓格）。根據(jù)Another custom that you should ___6___ is that men shouldn’t touch Indian women可知，空處代指Indian women，是復(fù)數(shù)，故選D。

【8】句意“然而，當(dāng)涉及到其他人時(shí)，兩個(gè)擁有相同性別的人敲擊背部是被允許的”。本題考察介詞辨析。A.在……旁邊；B.和；C.在……上；D.在……里。knock on敲擊，故選C。

【9】句意“然而，無(wú)論做什么，遠(yuǎn)離頭部”。本題考察名詞辨析。A.眼睛；B.后背；C.手；D.頭。根據(jù)According to Indian culture, the head is the most important part of the human body, and no one can touch it可知，頭很重要，所以不能觸碰頭，故選D。

【10】句意“所以如果你無(wú)意中碰了印度人的頭，盡可能快地說(shuō)道歉來(lái)避免麻煩”。A.對(duì)不起；B.你好；C.謝謝；D.再見(jiàn)。根據(jù)According to Indian culture, the head is the most important part of the human body, and no one can touch it可知，不能碰印度人的頭，所以如果你碰了，要馬上道歉，故選A。