Question

“How are you?”is a nice question. It’s a friendly way for Americans to greet each other. But“How are you？”is also a very unusual question. It often doesn’t need an answer. The person who asks“How are you?”hopes to hear the answer“Fine”even if the person’s friend isn’t fine. In fact, they are not really a question or an answer. They are simply other ways of saying “Hello”or“Hi”.

Sometimes people also don’t say exactly what they mean, For example, when someone asks“Do you agree？”the other person might think，“No，I disagree. I think you’re wrong.” But it isn’t very polite to disagree so strongly, so the other person might say,“I’m afraid …”It’s a nicer way to disagree.

People also don’t say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people. For example, many phone talks finish when one person says“I have to go now.”Often, the person who wants to finish the phone call gives an excuse,“Someone’s at the door.”The excuse might be real, or not. Perhaps the person who wants to finish the phone call simply doesn’t want to talk anymore, but it isn’t polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn’t hurt the other person.

When they are greeting each other, talking about an idea, thinking of finishing a talk, people don’t say exactly what they are thinking about. It’s an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it is part of the game of language.

【题文1】“How are you？”is another way of saying“Hello”or“Hi”.

【题文2】 It is polite to say“No，I disagree. I think you are wrong”if you don’t agree with others.

【题文3】When someone says“I have to go now”on the phone, it means he wants to go on talking.

【题文4】“Someone is at the door ”may be an excuse for finishing a phone call.

【题文5】Sometimes, people don’t say exactly what they are thinking about just because they try to be nice to each other.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：中美之间有着不同的文化背景，这篇文章将教会你如何打招呼，如何学会更有礼貌的拒绝。

1.A由第一段的最后一句话：They are simply other ways of saying “Hello”or“Hi”.可知，How are you只是见面打招呼的寒暄话，与原文相符，故答案为A。

2.B由第二段中But it isn’t very polite to disagree so strongly, so the other person might say,“I’m afraid …”It’s a nicer way to disagree.可知，直接拒绝别人是不礼貌的行为，与原文不符，故答案为B。

3.B由第三段第二行For example, many phone talks finish when one person says” I have to go now.可知，当有人说我现在必须走了，打电话应该终止，而不是想继续打电话，与原文不符，故答案为B。

4.A由第三段the person who wants to finish the phone call gives an excuse,” Someone’s at the door.”可知，有人在敲门，无论真假，只是不想打电话的一种托辞，与原文相符，故答案为A。

5. don’t say exactly what they are thinking about. It’s an important way that people try to be nice to each other可知，人们不说出自己的真实想法，学会更有礼貌的拒绝，是为了不伤害对方，增进友谊，与原文相符，故答案为A。

考点：社会文化类短文。