得背诵的考研阅读真题六
<p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="consistently">consistently</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span>, <span word="courteous">courteous</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="helpful">helpful</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fair">fair</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="observation">observation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Canadians">Canadians</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="American">American</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="exceptions">exceptions</span>. <span word="Small">Small</span>-<span word="minded">minded</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>, <span word="rude">rude</span> <span word="waiters">waiters</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ill">ill</span>-<span word="mannered">mannered</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="unknown">unknown</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="observation">observation</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="deserves">deserves</span> <span word="comment">comment</span>.</p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="traveler">traveler</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="dull">dull</span> <span word="existence">existence</span>. <span word="Dullness">Dullness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="loneliness">loneliness</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="distant">distant</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="Strangers">Strangers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="travelers">travelers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="diversion">diversion</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="harsh">harsh</span> <span word="realities">realities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="frontier">frontier</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hospitality">hospitality</span>. <span word="Someone">Someone</span> <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="hungry">hungry</span>, <span word="injured">injured</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="ill">ill</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="nowhere">nowhere</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="except">except</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nearest">nearest</span> <span word="cabin">cabin</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traveler">traveler</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="charitable">charitable</span> <span word="impulse">impulse</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="settlers">settlers</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="reflected">reflected</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="harshness">harshness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="life">life</span>: <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stranger">stranger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="would">would</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="someday">someday</span>, <span word="remember">remember</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>.</p><p> <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="charitable">charitable</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="specialize">specialize</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weary">weary</span> <span word="traveler">traveler</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hospitality">hospitality</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strangers">strangers</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="trails">trails</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="through">through</span>, <span word="got">got</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="American">American</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span><span word="amazing">amazing</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="observations">observations</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="uncommon">uncommon</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="understood">understood</span> <span word="properly">properly</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="casual">casual</span> <span word="friendliness">friendliness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="interpreted">interpreted</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="superficial">superficial</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="artificial">artificial</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="historically">historically</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span>.</p>
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