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【題目】Manners are very important for our daily life. There are many different customs and habits among different countries. We must find out and follow their customs so that they will not think us ill-mannered. Here are examples of the things that a person with good education should do.

If you visit a Chinese family, you should knock at the door first. When the door opens, you will not move before the host says “Come in, please.” After you enter the room, you would not sit down until the host asks you to take a seat. When a cup of tea is sent to your hand, you should say“Thank you”and receive it with two hands. Before entering a house in Japan, it is good manners to take off your shoes. In European countries, even though shoes sometimes become very dirty, this is not done. In a Malay house, a visitor always leaves a little food to show that he has had enough. In England, a visitor always finishes the food to show that he has enjoyed it. The host will be pleased with that.

You have to give your present in public in the Middle East to show it is not a bribe. But it’s good manners to give your present in private in Asia. You mustn’t give knives in Latin America because it suggests that you want to cut off the relationship. You mustn’t give your food to Arabia because it suggests that you think your host isn’t offering you enough to eat .

“Come any time” means “I want you to visit me” in India. If you don’t suggest a time at once, the India will think you are refusing the invitation. But if an Englishman says “Come any time”, they will think you are impolite if you start fixing a date.

【1】People should know different manners in different countries because ________.

A. actions speak louder than words B. when in Rome, do as the Romans do

C. practice makes perfect D. the early bird catches the worm

【2】What is good manners in China?

A. entering the room without knocking at the door B. leaving a little food before finishing it

C. sitting down directly after entering the room D. receiving a cup of tea with two hands

【3】The underlined word “bribe” mean___________ in Chinese.

A. 賄賂 B. 貪污 C. 禮物 D. 珍寶

【4】Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Chinese people often give presents in public .

B. Latin American people often send others knives .

C. We can send some food to Arabian people.

D. An Englishman says “Come any time” to show he’s polite.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】禮貌對(duì)我們的日常生活非常重要。不同國(guó)家有許多不同的習(xí)俗和習(xí)慣，我們必須找出并遵循他們的習(xí)俗，這樣他們就不會(huì)認(rèn)為我們是不禮貌的。本文就介紹了一些受過良好教育的人應(yīng)該如何表現(xiàn)得禮貌的例子。

【1】句意：人們應(yīng)該知道不同國(guó)家的不同禮儀，因?yàn)槿豚l(xiāng)隨俗。A.行動(dòng)勝于雄辯B.入鄉(xiāng)隨俗C.熟能生巧D.早起的鳥兒有蟲吃。原文“We must find out and follow their customs so that they will not think us ill-mannered.”（我們必須找出并遵循他們的習(xí)俗，這樣他們就不會(huì)認(rèn)為我們是不禮貌的。）說明人們應(yīng)該知道不同國(guó)家的不同禮儀是因?yàn)橐�懂得“入鄉(xiāng)隨俗”，故選B。

【2】句意：中國(guó)的禮貌是什么？A.進(jìn)入房間而不敲門B.在吃完之前留下一點(diǎn)食物C.進(jìn)入房間后直接坐下D.用兩只手接一杯茶，原文“If you visit a Chinese family, you should knock at the door first.”（如果你去拜訪中國(guó)家庭，你應(yīng)該先敲門）說明A錯(cuò)誤，原文“After you enter the room, you would not sit down until the host asks you to take a seat.”（你進(jìn)屋后，直到主人讓你坐下你才能坐下），故C錯(cuò)誤，原文“When a cup of tea is sent to your hand, you should say“Thank you”and receive it with two hands.”（當(dāng)一杯茶送到你手上時(shí)，你應(yīng)該說“謝謝”并用雙手接收它。）說明D正確，故選D。

【3】句意：帶下劃線的“bribe”一詞在中文中是指賄賂。A.賄賂B.貪污C.禮物D.珍寶。原文“You have to give your present in public in the Middle East to show it is not a bribe.”（你必須在中東公開贈(zèng)出禮物，以表明它不是賄賂。），這里是說在中東地區(qū)必須公開送禮，目的就是證明禮物不是賄賂，故bribe一詞應(yīng)為“賄賂”之意，故選A。

【4】句意：根據(jù)這篇文章，哪一項(xiàng)是正確的？A.中國(guó)人經(jīng)常在公共場(chǎng)合贈(zèng)送禮物。B.拉丁美洲人經(jīng)常送別人刀。C.我們可以向阿拉伯人民提供一些食物。D.一位英國(guó)人說“隨時(shí)來”表明他很有禮貌。原文“But if an Englishman says “Come any time”, they will think you are impolite if you start fixing a date.”（但如果一個(gè)英國(guó)人說“隨時(shí)來”，你就開始定時(shí)間的話，他們會(huì)認(rèn)為你是不禮貌的。）說明英國(guó)人說的“隨時(shí)來”只是一句禮貌用語，是用來表明禮貌的，故選D。