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阅读理解寒假选练（7）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。
AreportconsistentlybroughtbackbyvisitorstotheUSishowfriendly，courteousandhelpfulmostAmericansweretothem．Tobefair，thisobservationisalsofrequentlymadeofCanadaandCanadians，andshouldbestbeconsideredNorthAmerican．Thereare，ofcourse，exceptions．Small-mindedofficials，rudewaiters，andill-manneredtaxidriversarehardlyunknownintheUS．Yetitisanobservationmadesofrequentlythatitdeservescomment．Foralongperiodoftimeandinmanypartsofthecountry,atravelerwasawelcomebreakinanotherwisedullexistence．
Dullnessandlonelinesswerecommonproblemsofthefamilieswhogenerallyliveddistantfromoneanother．Strangersandtravelerswerewelcomesourcesofdiversion，andbroughtnewsoftheoutsideworld．Theharshrealitiesofthefrontieralsoshapedthistraditionofhospitality．
Someonetravelingalone，ifhungry，injured，orill，oftenhadnowheretoturnexcepttothenearestcabinorsettlement．Itwasnotamatterofchoiceforthetravelerormerelyacharitableimpulseonthepartofthesettlers．Itreflectedtheharshnessofdailylife：ifyoudidn‘ttakeinthestrangerandtakecareofhim，therewasnooneelsewhowould．Andsomeday，remember，youmightbeinthesamesituation．Todaytherearemanycharitableorganizationswhichspecializeinhelpingthewearytraveler．Yet，theoldtraditionofhospitalitytostrangersisstillverystrongintheUS，especiallyinthesmallercitiesandtownsawayfromthebusytouristtrails．“Iwasjusttravelingthrough，gottalkingwiththisAmerican，andprettysoonheinvitedmehomefordinner—amazing．”SuchobservationsreportedbyvisitorstotheUSarenotuncommon，butarenotalwaysunderstoodproperly．
1．Intheeyesofvisitorsfromtheoutsideworld，___________．
A．rudetaxidriversarerarelyseenintheUS

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B．small-mindedofficialsdeserveaseriouscommentC．CanadiansarenotsofriendlyastheirneighborsD．mostAmericansarereadytoofferhelp
2．Itcouldbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat___________．
A．cultureexercisesaninfluenceoversocialinterrelationshipB．courteousconventionandindividualinterestareinterrelatedC．variousvirtuesmanifestthemselvesexclusivelyamongfriends
D．socialinterrelationshipsequalthecomplexsetofculturalconventions3．Familiesinfrontiersettlementsusedtoentertainstrangers___________．
A．toimprovetheirhardlifeB．inviewoftheirlong-distancetravelC．toaddsomeflavortotheirowndailylifeD．outofacharitableimpulse
4．Thetraditionofhospitalitytostrangers___________．
A．tendstobesuperficialandartificialB．isgenerallywellkeptupintheunitedStatesC．isalwaysunderstoodproperly
D．hassomethingtodowiththebusytouristtrails
5．What’stheauthor’sattitudestowardtheAmerican‘sfriendliness？

A．Favorable．B．Unfavorable．C．Indifferent．D．Neutral．【参考答案】1---5、DACBA
揭阳市2016高考英语二轮：（寒假）阅读理解选练（7）及答案

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