Question

【題目】Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each one can only be used once（將下列單詞或詞組填入空格。每空格限填一詞，每詞或詞組只能填一次）

A. several times B. polite C. pressure D. is discussed E. anything

Arabs think it is impolite to start talking about business at once. Even government officials always take time to be 【1】 and offer refreshments（茶點） before talking about business. No matter how busy they are, they make time for this.

Having a large official meeting is a way of doing business throughout the Arab world. Very often, business 【2】 in the presence of strangers, who may or may not have 【3】 to do with the business. Do not be surprised if you are disturbed in the meeting 【4】 by people who come into the room without asking to be excused. Act as if you do not hear, and never show that you are not pleased at being disturbed.

A. business B. in fact C. probably D. thought E. completely

Making decisions quickly is not an Arab custom. Arabs like to think for a long time before making a decision. Give yourself lots of time and ask lots of questions when you do 【5】 with them.

When an Arab says “yes”, he may mean “maybe”. When he says “maybe”, he 【6】 means “no”. You will hardly get a direct “no” from an Arab because it is 【7】 to be impolite. A smile and a nod might seem like an agreement, but 【8】 your host is just being polite. An Arab considers it impolite to disagree with the guest.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】E

【4】A

【5】A

【6】C

【7】D

【8】B

【解析】

本文分兩段。第一段主要講述了阿拉伯人認為立即開始談生意是不禮貌的。甚至政府官員總是花時間保持禮貌，在談論業(yè)務之前提供茶點。不管他們有多忙，他們都會抽出時間來做這件事。第二段講述了快速決策不是阿拉伯人的習慣。阿拉伯人喜歡三思而后行。當你和他們做生意的時候，給自己充足的時間，多問問題。微笑和點頭似乎是一種約定，但事實上，主人只是出于禮貌。

【1】句意：甚至政府官員總是花時間保持禮貌和提供茶點之前談論業(yè)務。

根據(jù)Even government officials always take time to be ___1___ and offer refreshments（茶點） before talking about business. 甚至政府官員總是花時間 ，在談論業(yè)務之前提供茶點，所以此處應該是保持禮貌，故選B。

【2】句意：通常，生意是在陌生人面前討論的，這些人可能與生意有關，也可能與生意無關。

根據(jù)business ___2___ in the presence of strangers可知，此句缺謂語動詞，主語是business，所以應該是被動語態(tài)，結合所給選項，此處應該是被討論，故選D。

【3】句意：通常，生意是在陌生人面前討論的，這些人可能與生意有關，也可能與生意無關。

根據(jù)詞組have something to do with表示和……有關，在否定句中是用anything，故選E。

【4】句意：如果有人在會議中多次打擾你，不要求原諒，不要感到驚訝。

根據(jù)Do not be surprised if you are disturbed in the meeting __4__ by people who come into the room without asking to be excused.如果有人在會議中 打擾你，不要求原諒，不要感到驚訝，結合所給選項，此處應該是多次，故選A。

【5】句意：當你和他們做生意的時候，給自己充足的時間，多問問題。

根據(jù)Give yourself lots of time and ask lots of questions when you do __5__ with them.結合所給選項，此處應該是生意，故選A。

【6】句意：當他說“也許”時，他的意思很可能是“不”。

根據(jù) When he says “maybe”, he ___6___ means “no”.結合所給選項，此處應該是可能，故選C。

【7】句意：你很難從阿拉伯人那里得到直接的“不”，因為這是不禮貌的。

根據(jù)be thought to do表示被認為是怎么樣，結合所給選項，此處應該是thought，故選D。

【8】句意：微笑和點頭似乎是一種約定，但事實上，主人只是出于禮貌。

根據(jù)前文說是約定，后面有but，結合所給選項，所以此處應該是事實上，故選B。