1、话题三 文化差异(2009 昆明)Cloze 7(2015 抚顺改编)说 “对 不 起 ”Few words are spoken more often every day on the streets of Britain than “Im sorry”. This sentence has become 1 common that it has had a lot of meanings.Sorry means to apologize(道歉). Its 2 to understand. We learn it both as a mother language speaker and a
2、s a 3 . But in Britain, it has another meaning. It is a cultural expression. 4 this situation: a man walks down the street, looking down at his phone. A woman is walking in the opposite direction, towards the man. She sees him, 5 she cant get out of the way in time. The man walks 6 the woman. Who sh
3、ould say sorry? Naturally, the man should say sorry, because he isnt looking at 7 he is going. Yet in Britain, it is common for both to apologize.It is 8 that British people, like most people, do not enjoy conflict(冲突). So to calm(使镇定) the situation soon, British people will apologize to 9 Sometimes
4、 it may sound funny to hear “sorry”. In Britain, sorry doesnt always mean 10 what you think. Some of my friends say it at restaurants, as they ask the waiter, “Sorry, but can I order another drink？” It is not to apologize, but just to express that we need the waiter.1. A. very B. such C. so2. A. eas
5、y B. difficult C. different3. A. neighbor B. writer C. foreigner4. A. Explain B. Imagine C. Say5. A. as B. so C. but6. A. behind B. into C. around7. A. where B. when C. why8. A. taught B. tested C. known9. A. another B. any other C. each other10. A. finally B. especially C. exactly【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章介
6、绍了在不同情境下表达“对不起”时其意思也有所不同。1. C 【解析】考查副词的用法。句意：这个句子_普遍以至于它有多种意思。very 非常，修饰形容词或副词；such 如此，修饰名词，其固定结构为 such.that“如此以至”；so 如此，修饰形容词或副词，其固定结构为 so.that。分析句子结构知，本句含有 so/such.that 结构，排除 A；空后 common 为形容词，只能由 so 修饰。故选 C。2. A 【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。 easy 容易的；difficult 困难的；different 不同的。根据上句“对不起意思是道歉”可知，作为道歉这个意思应该是很容易理解的
7、。故选 A。3. C 【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意：不仅作为本土人还是作为_，我们都学习它。neighbor 邻居；writer 作家；foreigner 外国人。比照本句前一部分 a mother language speaker(说母语的人) 可知，这里应指外国人。故选 C。4. B 【 解析】考查动词词义辨析。 explain 解释；imagine 想象；say 说。根据后半句“一个人正走在街上，看着手机”知，这里是用一个设想中的情景来说明“sorry”另外一种含义。故选 B。 5. C 【解析】考查连词词义辨析。as 由于；so 因此；but 但是。理解前后句意：她看见他，_她没有及
8、时让路。由此知，前后分句之间具有“转折”关系。故选 C。6. B 【 解析】考查介词词义辨析。behind 在之后； into 进入；around 在周围。根据上句“这位女士没有及时让路”可推知，这位男士撞上了这位女士。walk into“碰上” ，为固定短语。故选 B。7. A 【解析】考查宾语从句中从属连词辨析。 where 在地方；when 当时候；why 为什么。因为他没有看他行走的地方，所以他得说对不起。故选 A。8. C 【解析】考查动词词义辨析。taught 教；tested 测试； known 知道。根据后半句“英国人，像大部分人一样，不喜欢冲突”知，这种行为应是众所周知的。故选 C。9. C 【 解析】 考查代词词义辨析。 another 另外一个；any other 任何其他；each other互相。根据上文“Yet in Britain, its common for both to apologize.”知，当事双方为了平息这种尴尬处境，英国人将会互相道歉。故选 C。 10. C 【解析】考查副词词义辨析。 finally 最后；especially 特别地；exactly 确切地。联系语境知，在英国，对不起并不总是确切地指你想的(那种道歉) 的意思，(而是谦让的一种表现) 。故选 C。
