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四、根据短文内容，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式
China is a large country. It has special cultures 1 ________ a very long history.
Chinese food 2 ________（play）an important role in Chinese families. Chinese people eat their meals with chopsticks. One of the main foods is rice. Tea is 3 ________ popular drink.
The Chinese calendar is different from the one used in Western countries. The Chinese New Year is in late winter 4 ________ it is also called the Spring Festival. It has some special 5 ________（tradition）customs. For example, Chinese people clean 6 ________（they）houses before the Chinese New Year.
The Chinese zodiac, known as shengxiao, follows a twelve - year cycle. Each year is 7 ________（name）after an animal. For example, the year that begins in 2025 is the Year of the Snake.
Chinese is a little difficult. Chinese writing 8 ________（develop）for thousands of years. There are thousands of daily used characters. A character stands for a word and also a 9 ________（mean）. Besides Putonghua, Chinese people speak some other 10 ________（form）of the language, and there are many kinds of dialects（方言）.

答案： 1 with 2 plays 3 a 4 and 5 traditional 6 their 7 named 8 has developed 9 meaning 10 forms

阅读理解 素养：语言能力 话题：语言与文化 难度：中 建议用时：7分钟
Whether you're taking a "lift" or an "elevator", or eating "chips" or "fries", it all depends on whether you're in the UK or the US. Although they are both English - speaking countries, there are many phrases and idioms that differ between the cultures.
For example, have you ever just not been in the mood to go out with friends? In the US you might say you don't feel like doing that activity, but in the UK you would say, "I can't be asked."
Maybe you're about to take a test and feel a little anxious. In the US, you might say you are nervous, but in the UK, one could say they are "having kittens". If people in the UK are feeling they are under pressure, they might say they are "under the cosh".
Even many native English speakers are often confused by the meanings of these terms. Stephanie Stone, a US native, recalls her experience of studying in the UK. "People would ask, ‘You all right?’ For months I thought I looked unwell until I realized it just means ‘How's it going?’"
If you want to know more about US and UK idioms, you'd better "have a butcher's hook" at some phrase books. It can be quite interesting to find the equivalent（对应的）phrases in your own language.
1 What would you say in America if you are unwilling to go out with friends?
A. I can't be asked.
B. I'm under the cosh.
C. I don't feel like doing that.
D. I'm all right.
2 How might Stephanie Stone feel at first when asked "You all right?" in the UK?
A. Surprised.
B. Pleased.
C. Tired.
D. Awful.
3 What does the phrase "have a butcher's hook" in the last paragraph mean?
A. Get many skills.
B. Have a look.
C. Find some words.
D. Ask for advice.
4 What is the best title for this passage?
A. The meanings of phrases and idioms in the UK and the US
B. The history of phrases and idioms in the UK and the US
C. The differences of phrases and idioms in the UK and the US
D. The common points of phrases and idioms in the UK and the US
5 In which part of a magazine can we read this passage?
A. Culture.
B. Country.
C. Travel.
D. Language.

答案： 【解题导语】本文讲的是英式英语和美式英语在短语和习语方面的一些不同之处。
1 C 细节理解题。根据第二段的描述可知,在美国,你如果不想和朋友出去可以直接说不想去,故答案为C。
2 A 推理判断题。根据第四段的描述可知,Stephanie Stone一开始以为"You all right?"是在对方看起来状态不佳时使用的,而在英国这句话则是用来询问对方最近怎么样的,故她会觉得惊讶。
3 B 短语猜测题。根据上下文语境可知,你如果想了解更多美式英语和英式英语中的习语,最好看一看外语常用语手册,have a butcher's hook的含义是"看一看",与选项B意思相同。
4 C 标题归纳题。通读全文可知,本文讲的是英式英语和美式英语在短语和习语使用方面的一些不同之处,故答案为C。
5 D 文章出处题。通读全文可知,本文主要介绍了一些英式英语和美式英语的差异,故选D。
技巧点拨
文章出处题是阅读理解中的一种常考题型,这类题的命题方式十分灵活。做这类题时,考生通常无法直接从文章中得到答案,这就要求考生加工文章的表面信息,然后作出符合逻辑的推理。常见的提问方式有以下几种（★为新考法）:
1. Where can we read this passage?
2. In which part of a magazine/newspaper may you read this passage?
3. Which part of a magazine is the passage probably taken from?
★4. In which unit of a textbook can the text be found?