Question

【題目】 What you give your relatives and friends can help you know yourself better. 【1】 Most gift-giving (and getting) shows nothing more than the spirit of love and friendship. But it is possible to form some associations between the kinds of things brought and the people who buy them. 【2】

The clothes you wear tell something about your personality. They tell the world not only how you want to be seen but how you see yourself as well. When someone gives you something to wear that agrees with your self-image, they’re saying, “【3】” Such a gift should be taken as a form of compliment (贊美). On the other hand, a gift of clothing that doesn’t match your personality could be an insult (侮辱) to your character.

【4】 If you receive a homemade gift, you re lucky. It may not be made perfectly, but it will show a certain quality of love. They’ve given time and emotion, two important characteristics of being creative.

People who give books as gifts either like reading or would like everyone to think they do. If you happen to receive a large, heavy book, its giver may be much more interested in the way things appear than in the way they actually are. Of course, reading is a way of feeling the emotions of another person and of learning new things. 【5】 The giver is probably trying to say to you what the book said to him.

A.I agree with you. I like you the way you are.

B.However, gift giving can be misunderstanding if you are careless.

C.Also, what they give you can tell you something about their personality.

D.I don’t like you, especially the way you dress yourself.

E.Here is a guide to who gives what—and why.

F.Giving a book can be a way of sharing a feeling or newly-learnt meaning.

G.Making something by hand has become the exception in many countries today.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】E

【3】A

【4】G

【5】F

【解析】

本文是一篇議論文。作者認為所贈送的禮物和購買禮物的人之間會有一些聯(lián)系。

【1】空前一句提到“你給親戚朋友的東西可以幫助你更好地了解自己”；選項C意為：他們給你的東西也可以告訴你一些關(guān)于他們的個性。also表示遞進關(guān)系，選項C是順承上一句的話題。故選C項。

【2】空前一句提到“有可能所帶來的禮物和購買它們的人之間會有一些聯(lián)系”；選項E意為：下面是關(guān)于誰給予什么（禮物）以及為什么給予（這個禮物）的指南。下文三段分別說明贈送衣服、手工制品和書籍時，送的禮物和送禮物的人之間會有什么樣的聯(lián)系。選項E是承上啟下。故選E項。

【3】此段的話題是“將衣服當(dāng)禮物時，送給你的衣服是否符合你的性格， 說明送禮人對你的態(tài)度”�？涨耙痪涮岬�“當(dāng)有人送你與你的自我形象相符的衣服時，他們會說….”。選項A意為：“我同意你的看法。我喜歡你現(xiàn)在的樣子”。此處線索是代詞I，根據(jù)語境，在直接引語中應(yīng)用代詞Ｉ。故選A項。

【4】此段主題是手工制作的禮物的意義。選項G意為：在今天的許多國家，手工制作已成為一種例外。選項Ｇ中“Making something by hand”和“a homemade gift”是詞匯復(fù)現(xiàn)。故選G項。

【5】此段主題是贈送書本作為禮物時的意義，本段中“book”多次出現(xiàn)。選項F意為：贈送書籍可以是分享一種感覺或新學(xué)到的意義的一種方式�？蘸笠痪渲�“…say to you what the book said to him”，與選項F中“sharing a feeling”意思相符。故選F項。