16.In the United States,it is important to be on time,or punctual,for an appointment a class,a meeting,etc.However,this may not be true in all countries.An American professor discovered this difference while teaching a class in a Brazilian(巴西的)university.The twohour class was scheduled to begin at 10a.m.a(chǎn)nd end at 12a.m.On the first day,when the professor arrived on time,no one was in the classroom.Many students came after 10a.m.Several arrived after 10:30a.m.Two students came after 11a.m.Although all the students greeted the professor as they arrived,few apologized for their lateness.Were these students being rude?He decided to study the students'behaviour.
The professor talked to American and Brazilian students about lateness in both informal and a formal situation:at a lunch with a friend and in a university calls,respectively.He gave them an example and asked them how they would react.If they had a lunch appointment with a friend,the average American student showed clearly lateness as 19 minutes after agreed time.On the other hand,the average Brazilian student left the friend late after 33 minutes.
In an American university,students are expected to arrive at the appointed hour,while,in Brazil,neither the teacher nor the students always arrive at the appointed hour.Classes not only begin at the scheduled time in the United States,but also end at the scheduled time.In the Brazilian class,only a few students left the class at 12:00; many remained past 12:30to discuss the class and ask more questions.Arrived late may not be very important in Brazilian,neither is staying late.
31.Why did the professor study the Brazilian students'behaviour?A
A.He felt puzzled at the students'being late.
B.He felt angry at the students'rudeness.
C.He wanted to make the students come on time later.
D.He wanted to collect data for one of his studies.
32.It can be inferred from the professor's study of lateness in the informal situation thatC.
A.American students will become impatient if their friend is five minutes late
B.neither Brazilian nor American students like being late in social gatherings
C.being late in one culture may not be considered so in another culture
D.Brazilian students will not come thirtythree minutes after the agreed time
33.From the last paragraph we know that in BrazilD.
A.it is important to arrive at the appointed time
B.it is rude to keep the professor staying after calls
C.it is normal for students to leave during lectures
D.it is acceptable for professors to be late for class
34.What is the main idea of this passage?B
A.It is important to be on time for class in the United States.
B.The importance of being on time differs among cultures.
C.People learn the importance of time from the culture they are in.
D.Students being late for class should explain the reason to their teacher.
分析 本文是一篇社會文化類閱讀,屬于議論文,在美國,及時或準時地上課,開會等是重要的.但是,這在一些國家是不正確的.本文以此展開談?wù),主要講述了遲到在每種文化之間是不同的.
解答 31.A.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)Were these students being rude?He decided to study the students'behaviour.可知,他對學(xué)生吃到感到困惑,因此進行了研究.故選A.
32.C.推理判斷題.根據(jù)If they had a lunch appointment with a friend,the average American student showed clearly lateness as 19 minutes after agreed time.On the other hand,the average Brazilian student left the friend late after 33 minutes.可以看出,巴西學(xué)生和美國學(xué)生對遲到的看法不一樣,故可推測出,在一種文化中遲到可能不會在另一種文化中不會被認為遲到.故選C.
33.D.推理判斷題.根據(jù)In the Brazilian class,only a few students left the class at 12:00; many remained past 12:30to discuss the class and ask more questions.Arrived late may not be very important in Brazilian,neither is staying late.可知,在巴西,教授遲到是可以被接受的.故選D.
34.B.主旨大意題.閱讀全文,根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知,本文主要講述了對于遲到在每種文化中之間是不同的.故選B.
點評 本文是一篇科教類閱讀,題目涉及多道主旨大意題,細節(jié)理解題,推理判斷題.做題時學(xué)生應(yīng)仔細閱讀原文,把握文章主要內(nèi)容,聯(lián)系文章上下文內(nèi)容并結(jié)合所給選項含義,從中選出正確答案,一定要做到有理有據(jù),切忌胡亂猜測.