五、阅读理解。(2025·江苏徐州期中)
“How are you?” is a nice question. It's a friendly way that people in the USA greet each other. But when a person(人) 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.
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B
)1. What can we learn from Paragraph 1?
A. Saying “Hello” or “Hi” isn't a friendly way.
B. “How are you?” is a common way of saying “Hello” or “Hi”.
C. “Fine” is the only answer to “How are you?”.
D. Only Americans greet with “How are you?”.
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B
)2. When someone says “I'm not so sure”, what may they really be thinking?
A. They really agree.
B. They disagree politely.
C. They have no idea.
D. They need time to think.
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A
)3. Why do people find excuses when they want to finish talking?
A. It is a polite way.
B. The excuse may be real.
C. It will hurt others.
D. They don't like talking.
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C
)4. Where is this passage probably from?
A. A storybook.
B. A sports report.
C. An English magazine.
D. A History book.
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D
)5. What's the best title for the passage?
A. A Style of Making Excuses
B. Different Ways of Greeting
C. A Polite Way to Finish Talking
D. A Kind of Language Game