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 (賄賂) 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 (政府職員) 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- doormen, babysitters, housecleaners, newspaper senders— anyone who has often helped us.
小題1:   What does "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.

小題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.

小題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.

小題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.

小題5:   What is the main idea of the passage?

A． Present-giving in the United States.

B． Customs (習俗) in the United States.

C． American people and present-giving.

D． When and how to give presents.

Answer 1

小題1:D
小題1:B
小題1:C
小題1:B
小題1:A

【主旨大意】本文介紹了美國人送禮物的文化風俗。美國人不會經常互送禮物的，因為他們認為是在賄賂，尤其是政府官員。但他們在圣誕節會給某些人送禮物的，以便來感謝他們。
小題1:D細節理解題。根據第二段的第一句話“Even friends may never exchange presents.”可判斷選D。
小題1: B細節推理題。根據第三段的第一句話“You usually open a present at once and in front of the person who gives it except Christmas and birthday presents.”可知選B項。
小題1: C細節推理題。根據短文最后一段內容的最后一句話“We also give presents to people who have been helpful during the year- doormen, babysitters, housecleaners, newspaper senders— anyone who has often helped us.”可知是為了感謝他們，故選C。
小題1: B主旨大意題。根據第一段的第一句話可判斷A是錯誤的。根據第一段第一句話和第二段可推斷B項是正確的。根據最后一段可知在圣誕節不是給每個人禮物的，可知C項是不正確的。根據第一段和第二段最后一句話可推斷D項是錯誤的。故選B。
小題1: A主旨大意題。根據整篇文章大意的理解可得出答案A。