Notonlycouldthecultures,historiesorcustomsindifferentcountriesbedifferent,buttheshoppinghabitsaredifferent.Let’sseetheshoppinginAmericahere.
Ifyouarrive36Americaonlyforashorttime,Ibelieveyou37buysomeclothessoon.ThereisaruleofdressingintheStates:Changeyourclotheseveryday.Forexample,inanAmericancollege,neitherteachers38studentsareoftenseeninthesameclothesfortwodaysonend.Soyoumayfind39necessarytobuymoreclothesthanyouhavehere----inChina.
40youareshoppingintheStates,youwillfindthatpriceschangealotfromstoretostore,andtheychangealotfromtimetotime.
AfteryoustayinAmericaforsometime,youwillalsofindthatAmericansarenotsowell-off.Theyoftengoshoppingat“sales”.
Theyalsobuysomeused,second-handthings,suchasclothing,bed,sofa,orTV----inorderto41money.ButinAmericaitisquitedifferent:42ofthesecond-handthingsarerathergood.
Infact,thepriceintheUnitedStatesisalwaysvery43.Advertisementsfor“whitesale”areoftenseeninJanuary,as44asinMayandJuneorJuly.Onceortwiceeveryseasontherewillbe“garagesales”inthecommunity.There,youcangetalmost45,fromaboattoapairofshoes,atlowerprices.
36.A.atB.inC.toD.for
37.A.canB.mayC.mustD.needto
38.A.andB.butC.orD.nor
39.A.itB.thatC.whatD.how
40.A.BeforeB.AfterC.WhileD.During
41.A.saveB.spendC.getD.cost
42.A.FewB.MuchC.MostD.All
43.A.lowB.highC.dearD.common
44.A.goodB.wellC.soonD.often
45.A.somethingB.everythingC.anythingD.nothing
答案：
36—40BDDAC41—45ACABC
Differentcountrieshavedifferentcustoms．Whenyoutraveltoanothercountries，pleasefollowtheircustoms，justasthesayinggoes，“___________．”
VeryoftenpeoplewhotraveltotheUnitedStatesforgettotip（付小费）．Itisusualtotipporterswhohelpcarryyourbags，taxidriversandwaiters．Waitersexpecttogeta15%tiponthecostofyourmeal．Taxidriversexpectaboutthesameamount．
InEngland，makesuretostandinlineevenifthereareonlytwoofyou．It’simportanttorespectlinesthere．It’sagoodideatotalkabouttheweather．It’safavouritesubjectofconversationwiththeBritish．
InSpain，it’sagoodideatohavealightmealintheafternoonifsomeoneinvitesyoufordinner．Peoplehavedinnerverylate，andrestaurantsdonotgenerallyopenuntilafter9pm．
InArabcountries，menkissoneanotheronthecheek（脸颊）．Yourhostmaywelcomeyouwithakissonbothcheeks．Itispoliteforyoutodothesame．
InJapan，peopleusuallygivepersonalorbusinesscardstoeachotherwhentheymeetforthefirsttime．Whenapersongivesyouacard，don’tputitintoyourpocketrightaway．Thepersonexpectsyoutoreadit．
Don’tforgettobecarefulofyourbodylanguagetoexpresssomethingInconversation．Akindofbodylanguagethatisacceptableinoneculturemaybeimpoliteinanother．
1．WhenyoutraveltotheUSA，youdon’tneedtotip______．
A．portersB．waitersC．70minutesD．90minutes
2．Themissingsentenceinthefirstparagraphshouldbe“______．”
A．Loveme，lovemydog
B．Hewholaughslastlaughsbest
C．WheninRome，doastheRomansdo
D．Wherethereisawill，thereisaway
3．Theunderlineword“porters”inthepassagemeans_______．
A．搬运工B．清洁工C．接线员D．售票员
4．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage
A．InSpain，peopleusuallyhavedinnerveryearly
B．InEngland，it’sanotpolitetotalkabouttheweather
C．InArabcountries，menkissoneanotheronthecheek
D．InJapanyoushouldnotreadthebusinesscardassoonasyougetit．
5．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage？
A．HowtoTipB．BodyLanguage
C．WhentoHavedinner
D．AdvicetoInternationalTravellers
Thekeys:
CCACD
Differentcountriesanddifferentpeoplehavedifferentmanners(礼貌).Wemustknowtheircustoms(风俗习惯),ortheywillthinkweareill-mannered(不礼貌).
IfyouvisitaChinesefamily,youshouldknockatthedoorfirst.Whenthedoorisopened,youcan'tmovebeforethehost(男主人)says"comein".Afteryouentertheroom,youshouldn'tsitdownuntilthehostasksyoutotakeaseat.
BeforeenteringahouseinJapan,youshouldtakeoffyourshoes.ButinEuropean(欧洲)countries,youdon'ttakeoffyourshoes.InaMalayhouse,avisitorcan'teatup(吃光)thefoodonthetable.ButinEngland,youshouldeatupallthefood.Thismaymakethehosthappy.
根据短文内容，判断正（T）、误（F）。
()1.Differentcountrieshasdifferentcustoms.
()2.Youcancomeinwithout(没有)knockingatthedoorinChina.
()3.YoushouldtakeoffyourshoeswhenenteringaJapanesefamily.
()4.Youcan'tsitdownifaChinesemandoesn'tletyouhaveaseat.
()5.IfyoueatupallthefoodinMalay,peoplethinkyouaremannered.
答案
1-5:TFTTF
INCHINAyoumustnevergiveaclocktoaChineseperson,becausethesoundofthewordfor'clock'issimilartothesoundfor'death'inChinese.Also,don'twrapapresentinwhite,black,orbluepaper,becausethesearethecolorsforfunerals.Don'tgiveaknife,becausesomethingsharpcanafriendship.
INRUSSIAifwegiveflowersasapresent,wehavetogiveanoddnumberofthembecauseevennumbersofflowersareforfunerals.
INGERMANflowersareagoodpresenttotaketoyourdinnerhostess,butdon’ttakeherredrosesbecauseitmeansyouareinlovewithher.Don'ttakethirteenofanythingbecauseit'sanunluckynumber.Don'ttakeanevennumberofanything,either.Don'twrapyourpresentinwhite,brown,orblackpaper.
1.Whycan’twegiveaclockasapresenttoaChineseBecauseinChinesetheword“clock_________".
A、hasthesamemeaningwiththeword“death”
B、hasthesamesoundwiththeword“death”
C、hasthesamemeaningwiththeword“knife”
D、mean“dangerous”
答案B
2.Youmaytake_________ifyougotoabirthdaypartyinRussiaorinGermany.
A、10flowersB、13flowersC、9flowersD、11redroses
答案C
3._________thirteenisanunluckynumber.
A、InChinaB、InRussiaC、InJapanD、InGermany
答案D
4.What’stheChinesemeaningsfor“oddnumber”and“evennumber”
A、自然数B、基本数C、奇数和偶数D、幸运数字和不幸运数字
5.Whichofthefollowingistrue
A、NeitherChinesenorGermanswrappresentsinblackorwhitepaper.
B、BothChineseandRussianswrappresentsinblackorwhitepaper.
C、BothChineseandGermanswrappresentsinblackorwhitepaper.
D、NeitherChinesenorGermanslikesthethirteennumber.
答案A
Sometimes,whatyouusetoeatwithmaycausetroubleinanothercountry.
LucCagadoc,7,isinGrade2inaschoolinMontreal(蒙特利尔),Canada.Whilehavinglunchonedaylastmonth,Cagadocwaspunishedbyhisteacher.AccordingtoCagadoc,itwasbecausehe“atewithaspoonandfork,insteadofaknifeandfork,likemostCanadians”.Cagadocwasmadetoeatalone.
CagadocandhisfamilymovedtoCanadafromthePhilippines(菲律宾)in1999.Hismothersaysitisnormalforpeopletheretoeatwithaforkandspoon.Shetalkedtotheschoolprincipal.ButtheprincipalsaidthepunishmentwasrightbecauseCagadocwas“eatinglikeapig”.
Soon,manyFilipinosinCanadaheardaboutthisstorythroughe-mails.Theywereangry.“Weconsiderthistobeabiginsult(侮辱)totheFilipinoculture,”saidGilbertAsuque,anofficialfromtheFilipinoEmbassy(大使馆)inOttawa.
InManila,someFilipinosshowedtheirangerinfrontoftheCanadianEmbassy.Theyheldupcardsthatread,“Respectculturaldiversity(尊重文化的多样性)”and“Weeatwithspoonsandareproudofit”.
ButtheschoolsaysthatitpunishedCagadocbecauseofthewayheate,notwhatheusedtoeatwith.Thepunishmentwas“innowayaimedattheculturalpracticesof(Filipino)people”.
Earlierthismonth,CanadianAmbassador(大使)tothePhilippinesPeterSutherlandsaidthatthecasewasunusualanddoesn’thappenoften.
Filipinosmakeupthethirdlargestgroupofimmigrants(移民)inCanada,afterpeoplefromChinaandIndia.About400,000Filipino-Canadiansliveinthecountry.
6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“punish”meaninthepassage
A.侮辱B.点名C.惩罚D.诋毁
7.Cagadocthinkshewaspunishedbecause__________.
A.hewastedtoomuchfood
B.hedidn’tlikethefood
C.heusedthewronghand
D.heusedaspoonandfork
8.Theschoolthinksit’srighttopunishCagadocbecause__________.
A.heusedaspoonandfork
B.hedidn’thavegoodtablemanners
C.hecamefromanothercountry
D.hedidn’tspeakEnglishwell
9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofthepassage
A.Filipinosusuallyeatwithaspoonandfork.
B.Thepunishmentwasnotatalltocorrecttheculturalpracticesofpeople.
C.FilipinosarethethirdlargestgroupofimmigrantsinCanada.