Question

Except for a few times, Americans are not big present-givers. There’s no exchange of presents among business people, and if one American tries to give another a present, it may look like that he wants to bribe (贿赂) him. Americans have learned that in some other countries people like to give presents to others, but among ourselves we don’t see the need for presents.
Even friends may never exchange presents. When I go to foreign countries, I try to bring back little things for close friends, but nobody would feel unhappy if I didn’t. I don’t often re­member a friend’ s birthday, and few people outside of my family remember mine. If someone gave me presents too often, I’d get unpleasant. But a present from a foreigner — that kind from his or her homeland — won’t go wrong, except to government employees (政府职员) who can’t be given presents.
You usually open a present at once and in front of the person who gives it except Christmas and birthday presents. You should only say, ‘It’s so nice. Thanks…’when you get Christ­mas or birthday presents.
You may want to bring a bottle of wine (葡萄酒) or flowers to a dinner party, but you’re never asked to. Nobody will mind if you bring wine, but your friend may not use it that evening.
At Christmas we often give presents to our family and sometimes our friends. We also give presents to people who have been helpful during the year like doormen, babysitters, housecleaners , newspaper senders — anyone who has often helped us.
【小题1】What do the underlined words ‘close friends’ mean in the passage?

A．The friends who are very kind.

B．The friends who live close to each other.

C．The friends who were once classmates.

D．The friends who you like most.

【小题2】What kind of presents don’t Americans usually open in front of the givers?

A．The small presents

B．Christmas or birthday presents.

C．The expensive presents.

D．The presents for dinner party.

【小题3】Why do Americans also give presents to housecleaners at Christmas?

A．To pay them.

B．To help them.

C．To thank them.

D．To make them work harder.

【小题4】Which of the following do you think is right?

A．American business people don’t want presents because they are rich enough.

B．The writer of this passage must be an American.

C．Everyone must give presents to one’s family and friends at Christmas.

D．Government employees can get little presents from a foreigner.

【小题5】What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Present-giving in the United States.

B．Customs (习俗) in the United States.

C．American people and present-giving.

D．When and how to give presents.

Answer 1

【小题1】D
【小题2】B
【小题3】C
【小题4】B
【小题5】A

解析试题分析：这篇短文主要谈论的是美国人在赠送礼物和接受礼物时的一些习惯问题.
【小题1】联系下文描述,可知这个两个单词指的是不错的朋友.故选D,你最喜欢的朋友.
【小题2】根据第三段You usually open a present at once and in front of the person who gives it except Christmas and birthday presents. 描述,可知选B.
【小题3】根据短文最后一段We also give presents to people who have been helpful during the year like doormen, babysitters, housecleaners , newspaper senders — anyone who has often helped us.描述,可知这主要是为了感谢他们.故选C.
【小题4】这篇短文主要谈论的是美国人的收受礼物的问题,联系最后一段At Christmas we often give presents to our family and sometimes our friends.描述,可知作者很可能是个美国人.故选B.
【小题5】这篇短文主要谈论的是美国人的收受礼物的问题,故选A,在美国如何馈赠礼物.
考点：生活类说明文阅读
点评：本文浅显易懂，各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文，注意前后联系，就能顺利完成阅读。文章所设试题主要考察细节查找，做题关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查小题和原文的异同。