It is implied in the passage that at great moments people fail to-考呗网

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单选题It is implied in the passage that at great moments people fail to

A．remain clear-heade
B．keep good manner
C．remember others' word
D．recollect specific detail

【定位】根据题干中的great moments可定位到第9段。
【解析】文中的major life moments与题干中的great moments相对应，从该段最后两句话来看，一方面表明人们往往听不进那些大道理，另一方面表明人们往往最多记得一些小细节(这和第l段有所呼应)，自然可以推断出人们在重大时刻往往记不住别人的话。
【点睛】细节推断题。此题易误选D，但其实人们不是不能回忆具体细节，而是人们回忆不起重要人物的重要讲话细节，往往回忆起来的却是微不足道的具体细节。

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2根据下列文字，回答题。
Cultural rules determine every aspect of food consumption. Who eats together defines social units. For example, in some societies, the nuclear family is the unit that regularly eats together. The anthropologist Mary Douglas has pointed out that, for the English, the kind of meal and the kind of food that is served relate to the kinds of social links between people who are eating together. She distinguishes between regular meals, Sunday meals when relatives may come, and cocktail parties for acquaintances. The food served symbolizes the occasion and reflects who is present. For example, only snacks are served at a cocktail party. It would be inappropriate to serve a steak or hamburgers. The distinctions among cocktails, regular meals, and special dinners mark the social boundaries between those guests who are invited for drinks, those who are invited to dinner, and those who come to a family meal. In this example, the type of food symbolizes the category of guest and with whom it is eaten.
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