山西省太原双语中学2012届高考英语专题精选阅读理解强化训练集（四十八）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AAsimpleflowermadeheadlinesintheBritishpresslastweek.Howcouldthatbe?BritishPrimeMinisterDavidCameronandhisministerswereattendingareceptionhostedbyChinesePremierWenJiabaointheGreatHallofthePeopleinBeijing.Theyinsistedonwearingpoppies(罂粟花)intheirbuttonholes.What’swrongwiththat?AccordingtotheGlobalTimes,ChineseofficialsapparentlyhadaskedtheUKdelegation（代表团）nottowearpoppies.TheBritishsaidthatpoppiesmeantagreatdealtothemonthatdayandtheywouldwearthemallthesame.Sowhat’sthesignificanceofthepoppy?It’saflowerwhichhasdifferentculturalandsymbolicmeaningsforBritishandChinesepeople.FromtheChinesepointofview,thepoppyisasymbolofChina’shumiliationatthehandsofEuropeanpowersintheOpiumWars（鸦片战争）ofthe19thcentury.BritainforcedChinatoopentheborderstotrade–includingintheopium–whichwasmadefrompoppiesgrowninIndia.YetfromtheBritishviewpointthepoppyisareminderofthekillingduringWorldWarI.RedpoppiesgrewonthebattlefieldsofFlandersinBelgiumwheremanythousandsofBritishsoldiersdiedorwereburied.Sincethen,PoppyDay(November11)hasbecomeatimeintheUKtowearpoppiesandrememberthesacrificesofBritishsoldiersandciviliansintimesofwar.SoyoucanseethatthepoppysetsoffstrongfeelingsintheheartsofChineseandBritishpeoplefordifferentreasons.Anditmakessenseforustotrytounderstandeachother’sstandpoint.Ofcourseculturaldifferencescanalsobeinterestingandfunny.Andwhatonenationthinksisanacceptablegiftmaybevieweddifferentlybytheirguestsfromoverseas.USPresidentBarackObamagaveagiftofaniPodtoBritain’sQueen–adullpersonwithnointerestinmusic.ObamaalsopresentedGordonBrownwithafineselectionofAmericanmovies.ButtheywereinUSformatandimpossibletoplayonBritishDVDplayers.Manycountrieshavediplomatsstationedoverseas.Diplomatsprovideinformationandadvicetotheirgovernmentsbackhome.However,sometimesitwouldseemthatevendiplomatscanoverlooktheculturalsignificanceofasmallflower.1.BritishPrimeMinisterDavidCameronprobablyattendedareceptioninBeijingon__________.A.October1B.November11C.December31D.January112.ThepoppyremindstheChineseof__________.A.theshamecausedbyEuropeancountriesinthe19thcenturyB.theBritishsoldierswhowerekilledandburiedduringWorldWarI用心爱心专心1C.theChinesesoldierskilledduringWorldWarIID.thesufferingcausedbyBritainduringWorldWarI3.ThediplomaticprobleminBeijingismainlycausedby__________.A.thetranslationmistakeB.thelanguagedifferenceC.theculturaldifferenceD.thedifferentlifestyle4.Wecaninferthat__________.A.Britain’sQueenisnotinterestedinartB.GordonBrownwasfondofAmericanmoviesUSPresidentBarackObamasenthimC.USPresidentBarackObamareceivedagiftformusicD.Britain’sQueenmaynotliketheiPodUSPresidentObamapresentedher5.Whatisthemainideaofthe9thparagraph?A.CulturaldifferencescanalsobeinterestingandfunnyB.CulturaldifferencescancauseabigproblemC.USPresidentBarackObamalikestopresentgiftstootherleadersD.USleadersandBritishleadersgetalongwellwitheachotherBManyparentshavelearnedthehardwaythatwhatsoundslikeopencommunicationisoftentheverythingthatclosesayoungster’searsandmouth.OnecommonmistakeistheLecture,thelongmonologuethatoftenstartswith“WhenIwasyourage….”Eighteen-year-oldKellycallslectures“long,one-sidediscussionsinwhichIdon’tsaymuch.”Kidsreflexively（条件反射地）shutdowninthefaceofalecture.Theireyes...
