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【题目】It’s inevitable for us to meet and contact with strangers. Also talking to strangers matters but how does it work? There are unwritten rules we tend to follow. The rules are very different depending on what country we’re in and what culture we’re in.

In most parts of the US, the baseline expectation in public is that we maintain a balance between politeness and privacy. This is known as civil inattention(礼貌性疏忽). So, imagine two people are walking towards each other on the street. They’ll glance or wave at each other from a distance. That’s the civility. And then as they get closer, they’ll look away, to give each other some space.

In other cultures, people go to extraordinary lengths not to interact at all. People from Denmark are unwilling to talk to strangers, and they would rather miss their stop on the bus than say “excuse me” to someone that they need to get around. They move the backpacks on purpose or use their bodies to say that they need to get past, instead of using two words.

In Egypt, it’s rude to ignore a stranger, and there’s a remarkable culture of hospitality. Strangers might ask each other for a sip of water. Or, if you ask someone for directions, they’re very likely to invite you home for coffee. We see these unwritten rules most clearly when they’re broken, or when you’re in a new place and you’re trying to figure out what the right thing to do is.

When you talk to strangers, you’re making beautiful interruptions into the expected narrative of your daily life and theirs. You’re making unexpected connections. If you don’t talk to strangers, you’re missing out on all of that. We spend a lot of time teaching our children about strangers. What would happen if we spent more time teaching ourselves? We could make a space for change.

【1】Which of the following can be regarded as civil inattention in most parts of the US?

A. Avoiding talking to strangers.

B. Glancing at each other anytime.

C. Greeting someone in the distance.

D. Inviting strangers home for coffee.

【2】How does a Dane get past on the bus?

A. By saying “excuse me” politely.

B. By tapping others on the shoulders.

C. By forcing his way through people.

D. By making a gesture.

【3】Why does the author advise making a space for change?

A. To let us create private space between strangers and us.

B. To let us show hospitality to strangers.

C. To let us make improvement on how to treat strangers.

D. To let us maintain a balance between politeness and privacy.

【4】What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. How to contact with strangers.

B. Different rules of treating strangers.

C. The meaning of civil inattention.

D. Making unexpected connections.

Answer 1

【答案】The rules are very different depending on what country we’re in and what culture we’re in.B项Different rules of treating strangers

【解析】试题分析：我们不可避免的会遇到陌生人，怎么和陌生人打交道呢？文章给出了不同的文化和国家的一些不成文的规则，帮助我们理解如何与陌生人交流。

【1】细节理解题。根据第二段的句子They’ll glance or wave at each other from a distance. That’s the civility. And then as they get closer, they’ll look away, to give each other some space.可知，在美国的大部分地区，人们从远处给别人打招呼，走的近了就把目光看向别处，这被称作礼貌性疏忽。故选C。

【2】细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句They move the backpacks on purpose or use their bodies to say that they need to get past, instead of using two words.可知，丹麦人通过一些手势表明他们要通过。故选D。

【3】推理判断题。根据最后一段的两个问句We spend a lot of time teaching our children about strangers. What would happen if we spent more time teaching ourselves?可知，我们花费时间教给孩子们了解陌生人，如果我们花费更多的时间让我们自己去了解陌生人会发生什么呢，接下来讲述我们可以为了改变创造空间，再结合上文讲述的如何和陌生人交往推断，作者通过这句话是为了让我们在如何对待陌生人上做出一些改变。故选C。

【4】主旨大意题。纵观全文可知，第一段为主题段，主题句是There are unwritten rules we tend to follow. The rules are very different depending on what country we’re in and what culture we’re in.因此可知，文章主要讲述如何与陌生人打交道，不同的文化和国家有不同的不成文与陌生人打交道的规则。故选B。