2014中职对口升学英语模考题库阅读理解集中练（五）.docVIP

对口升学英语模考题库：阅读理解 阅读理解(共两节，满分4分) 第一节共5小题；每小题2分满分30分) 所给的四个选项A、、C和D选最选项，在答题该涂黑。As a language student there are several reasons why learning about cultural aspects is important and fun. One is interest. Knowing about the way people behave makes your reading more interesting. Another reason is usefulness. If you are going to have a conversation with native speakers of a language you learn, you need to know the sort of topics that interest them once you get past 揌ello? You need to know something about their favorite sports, the current (ea现时的)government of the country where the language is spoken, current fashions in clothes and outstanding national events in recent times, to mention a few. Showing that you know something about their country can lead to interesting conversations. The way people think is closely connected with language. Languages are one channel through which different cultures present their ideas both within themselves and in contact with others. The fact that a language does not have the same range of words as another language does not mean that they do not value those things as much . Whether or not your main intention to learn a language is to learn about people’s cultural backgrounds or to deal with a degree course, you will be learning about it indirectly from various sources about culture like the coursebook, films, the news, literature or even travel brochures (手 册).You could make a long list just by thinking of all the things that are important to the culture such as customs that go back centuries, architecture, traditional ceremonies, the way people relate to each other in families, the value that are important to a society, the sense of humour that people share, movies, music and art. All these cultural aspects are important to language learners if they want to get a better understanding of the language itself. 61. Which of the following contributes to a conversation with native speakers? A. Greeting them by saying “Hello”. B. M