Ⅲ.ReadingComprehensionPassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ThetypicalconversationbetweenAmericanstakesaformthatcanbecalledrepartee.Noonespeaksforverylong.Speakerstaketurnsfrequently,oftenafteronlyafewsentenceshavebeenspoken.“WatchingaconversationbetweentwoAmericansislikewatchingatabletennisgame,”aBritishobserversaid.“Yourheadgoesbackandforthandbackandforthsofastitalmostmakesyourneckhurt.”Americanstendtobeimpatientwithpeoplewhotakelongturns.Suchpeoplearesaidto“talktoomuch.”ManyAmericanshavedifficultypayingattentiontosomeonewhospeaksmorethanafewsentencesatatime,asNigerians,Arabs,andsomeothersdo.Americansadmireconciseness,orwhattheycall“gettingtothepoint.”Americansengageinlittleritualinteraction(礼仪式的交流).Onlyafewritualgreetingsarecommon:“Howareyou?”“I‟mfine,thankyou,”“Nicetomeetyou,”and“Hopetoseeyouagain.”ThesethingsaresaidincertainsituationsAmericanslearntorecognize,and,likeanyritualgreetings,areconcernedmorewithformthanwithsubstance.Thatis,thequestionsaresupposedtobeaskedandthestatementsaresupposedtobemadeinparticularsituations,nomatterwhatthepeopleinvolvedarefeelingorwhattheyreallyhaveinmind.InmanyAmerican‟sopinions,peoplewhorelyheavilyonritualgreetingsare“tooshy”or“toopolite,”unwillingtorevealtheirtruenaturesandideas.Americansaregenerallyimpatientwithlongritualgreetingsaboutfamilymembers‟health—commonamongLatinAmericans—consideringthemawasteoftime.21.DuringatypicalconversationbetweenAmericans,peopletrytobe______.A.politeB.interestedC.conciseD.friendly22.BycomparingaconversationbetweentwoAmericanstoatabletennisgame,theBritishobservermeansthat_________.A.AmericansliketotakeshortturnsinaconversationB.AmericansenjoytalkingaswellaswatchingatabletennisgameC.AmericansgetexcitedeasilyD.Americanstalkwithgreatexpression23.Americans_______whentheytalkwithArabs.A.maylosetheirpatienceB.havetolistenverycarefullyC.talktoomuchD.neveruseEnglish24.IntheUnitedStates,ritualgreetings__________.A.areverycommoninpeople‟sconv