2016MPAcc联考英语:阅读理解系列精选解析(15)
4. An American employer is likely to use a worker's family name when __________.
A. the worker is to get a promotion
B. the worker has done something wrong
C. he speaks to the worker at a gathering
D. he is being friendly with the worker
5. In Paragraph 5, the word "obscure" is closest in meaning to“__________”.
A. funny
B. sound
C. unclear
D. popular
6. What’s the main idea of the passage ?
A. Americans would like informality.
B. Americans prefer to use nicknames to help build a closer relationship.
C. A nickname stands for a person's physical traits.
D. At work bosses will refer to their employees by their nicknames.
答案解析:
1. C。答案在第一段第三句,文中说昵称显示出人与人之间亲近的关系。另外,第二段第二句说,对于美国人来说,昵称能够立刻建立起两人之间的亲密关系。故答案为C。
2. A。答案在第一段最后一句,文中说日常生活中姓氏只在少数正式场合使用。故答案为A。
3. A。答案在第二段第一句,文中说在许多传统文化中使用姓氏来表示尊敬。respect意为“尊敬”;distance意为“距离”;importance意为“重要”;gratitude意为“感谢”。故答案为A。
4. B。答案在第三段,文中说一旦老板叫了某位员工的姓,那么我们可以肯定,他一定是犯错了或是老板有很严肃的话要说。故答案为B。
5. C。obscure出现在原文第五段最后一句,由上下文语义可知,纽约“BIG APPLE”的绰号,很多纽约人都不清楚。funny意为“有趣的”。sound意为“圆满的”。unclear意为“不清楚的”。故答案为C。
6. B。答案在第一段,文中说美国人喜欢用绰号,而且昵称容易建立亲密的关系。故答案为B。