2020屆高考英語閱讀理解之主旨大意題復習

  in the uk, families grieve privately and then try to hold it together and not break down at a funeral. here in china it would seem that grieving is a public affair. it strikes me that it is more cathartic to cry your eyes out than try to keep it bottled up for fear of embarrassment, which is what many of us do in the west.
 afterwards, a chinese colleague told me that the lamenting at the funeral had been restrained(克制) by chinese standards. in some rural areas, she said, people used to be paid to mourn noisily. this struck me like something out of novel by charles dickens. but we have all seen on tv scenes of grief-stricken people in gaza and the west bank, in afghanistan, iraq and the relatives of victims of terrorist bombings around the world. chinese grief is no different. i realized that it's the reserved british way of mourning that is out of step with the rest of the world.
 it was our newspaper's production day. we were bussed back to the office to resume work. no more deadlines for our former colleague, but we had to pull together to put the newspaper to print. the boss invited the team to go out for dinner after work. we relaxed, smiled, joked. there was no mention of the funeral or our poor colleague. enough sorrow had been shed already. we needed a break.
45.this passage talks mainly about          .
 a.an editor’s death  b.bad funeral customs
 c.western ways of grief d.cultural differences
4.【紹興市XX屆高三教學質量調測 a】
 steve jobs, the former chief executive of apple, announced his resignation as head of apple on aug.24, .the following is the letter from steve jobs to the apple board.
 to the apple board of directors and the apple community:
 i have always said if there ever came a day when i could no longer meet my duties and expectations as apple’s ceo, i would be the first to let you know.unfortunately, that day has come.
 i hereby resign as ceo of apple.i would like to serve, if the board sees fit, as chairman of the board, director and apple employee.[來源:第一范文網]
 as far as my successor（繼任者）goes, i strongly recommend that we execute（執行）our succession plan and name tim cook as ceo of apple.
 i believe apple’s brigh test and most innovative（創意改革的）days are ahead of it.and i look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.
 i have made some of the best friends of my life at apple, and i thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.