四、阅读理解
A
“How are you?” is a nice question. It's a friendly way that people in the USA greet each other. But when a person says “How are you?” he hopes to hear the answer “Fine.” even if(即使)the person's friend isn't fine. The reason is that “How are you?” isn't really a question,and “Fine.” isn't really an answer. They are common(常见的)ways of saying “Hello” and “Hi”.
Sometimes people also don't say exactly(确切地)what they mean. For example,when someone asks “Do you agree?” the other person may be thinking,“No,I don't agree. I think you are wrong.” But it isn't very polite,so they may say,“I'm not so sure.” It's a nice way to say that you don't agree with anyone.
It's interesting when people want to finish talking. For example,when a person wants to finish talking with the other person on the phone,he may say “I have to go now.” Sometimes he gives an excuse(借口),for example,“Someone is knocking at the door.” The excuse may be real,or it may not be. It's a polite way to finish talking and it doesn't hurt the other person's feelings. People don't always say exactly what they are thinking. And it's a part of the game of language.
()1. What can we learn from paragraph 1?
A. It's not a friendly way to say “Hello” or “Hi”.
B. “How are you?” is another way to say “Hello”.
C. “Fine.” is the only answer to the question “How are you?”.
D. Only people in the USA say “How are you?” to greet each other.
()2. Why do people say “I'm not so sure.” when they don't agree with anyone?
A. Because they don't understand the question.
B. Because they don't want to answer the question.
C. Because they are not sure about how to answer it.
D. Because they don't think it's polite to say “I don't agree with you.”
()3. What's the best title for the passage?
A. A kind of language game
B. A style of making excuses
C. A polite way to finish talking
D. Different ways of greeting each other

1. B
2. D
3. A

1. 从第一段中我们可以了解到，“How are you?”是一种友好的问候方式，但它并不是真正的问题，而“Fine.”也不是真正的答案，它们只是常见的“Hello”和“Hi”的说法。
A选项错误，因为文中说“How are you?”是友好的问候方式。
B选项正确，因为文中提到“They are common ways of saying ‘Hello’ and ‘Hi’.”
C选项错误，因为文中并没有说“Fine.”是唯一的答案。
D选项错误，因为文中并没有说只有美国人用“How are you?”来问候。
2. 当人们不同意某人的观点时，他们可能会说“I'm not so sure.”而不是直接说“I don't agree with you.”，因为后者不太礼貌。
A选项错误，因为他们理解了问题。
B选项错误，因为他们不是不想回答问题。
C选项错误，因为他们知道如何回答，只是选择了更礼貌的方式。
D选项正确，因为他们认为直接说“I don't agree with you.”不礼貌。
3. 文章主要讨论了人们在语言交流中不总是直接说出自己的想法，而是使用一些委婉、礼貌的表达方式，这是语言游戏的一部分。
A选项正确，因为文章讨论了语言交流中的一种游戏性质。
B选项错误，因为文章不仅仅讨论了找借口。
C选项错误，因为文章不仅仅讨论了礼貌的结束谈话的方式。
D选项错误，因为文章不仅仅讨论了问候的方式。