Question

【題目】Different countries have different customs. When you are in different countries, you should follow their customs.

In China, it`s impolite to talk when eating dinner. And you`re not supposed to start eating first if there are older people at the table.

Very often people who travel to the United States forget to tip(付小費). It is usual to tip waiters, taxi drivers andporterswho help carry your bags. Waiters expect to get a 15% tip on the cost of your meal. Taxi drivers expect about the same amount.

In England, make sure to stand in line even if there are only two of you. It`s important to respect(尊重) lines there. It`s a good idea to talk about the weather. It`s favorite subject of conversation with the British.

In Spain(西班牙)，it`s a good idea to have a light meal in the afternoon if someone invites you for dinner. People have dinner very late ,and restaurants do not generally open until after 9:00 pm.

In Saudi Arabia(沙特阿拉伯)，men kiss one another on the cheek(臉頰).Your host may welcome you with a kiss on both cheeks. It is polite for you to do the same.

In Japan, people usually give personal or business cards to each other when they meet for the first time. When a person gives you a card, don`t put it into your pocket(口袋) as soon as you get it. The person expects you to read it.

Don`t forget to be careful of your body language to express something in conversations. A kind of body language that is acceptable in one culture may be impolite in another.

【1】How many countries are mentioned in this passage?

A.FourB.FiveC.SixD.Seven

【2】What does the underlined word“porters”mean in Chinese?

A.搬運工B.水電工C.建筑工D.環(huán)衛(wèi)工

【3】If you travel to the US, you spend $200 on a taxi ride and $320 on a meal, you are supposed to tip _______in total.

A.$520B.$78C.$156D.$60

【4】Which of the following is True?

A.You are expected to kiss you host on the cheek in Japan.

B.Generally, restaurants don`t offer dinner after 9:00 pm in Spain.

C.It`s impolite to eat first if there are older people at the table in China.

D.You don`t need to stand in line if there are two people waiting for a bus in England.

【5】What does the passage mainly talk about?

A.Where to travel

B.How to tip in different countries

C.When to use body language

D.Customs in different countries.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】

試題本文講述了世界各國的不同風俗習慣。不同的國家有不同的習俗，當你在不同的國家時，你應該遵循他們的習俗。

【1】C 細節(jié)理解題。題意：短文中提到了多少個國家？A. Four四；B. Five五；C. Six六；D. Seven七。文中提到China，the United States， England，Spain， Saudi Arabia，Japan一共六個國家。故選C。

【2】A 詞義猜測題。題意：有下劃線的“porters”的漢語意思是什么？A. 搬運工；B. 水電工；C.建筑工；D.環(huán)衛(wèi)工。句意：It is usual to tip waiters, taxi drivers and porters who help carry your bags.給服務員、出租車司機和幫你搬袋子的porter小費是通常的事情�？梢酝茰y出是幫著搬東西的搬運工。故選A。

【3】B推理判斷題。題意：如果你在美國旅游，打的花200美元，吃飯花320美元，你應該總共給多少小費？A. $520；B. $78；C. $156；D. $60。由第三段的“Waiters expect to get a 15% tip on the cost of your meal. Taxi drivers expect about the same amount.”可知，美國服務員和出租車司機者的小費是你花費的15%。(200+320)*15%=78,故選B。

【4】C推理判斷題。題意：下面哪一個是對的？A. You are expected to kiss you host on the cheek in Japan.在日本你應該親吻你的主人的臉頰；B.Generally, restaurants don`t offer dinner after 9:00 pm in Spain.在西班牙，飯店通常在晚上九點后不提供晚飯；C. It`s impolite to eat first if there are older people at the table in China.在中國如果桌上有老人，自己先吃是不禮貌的；D. You don`t need to stand in line if there are two people waiting for a bus in England.在英國如果有兩個人在排隊等公交，你不需要按次序排隊。根據(jù)第二段的“And you`re not supposed to start eating first if there are older people at the table.”而且如果桌上有老人，你不得先開始吃�？芍�答案C是正確的。故選C。

【5】D 主旨推斷題。題意：短文主要談論的什么？A. Where to travel去哪兒旅游；B. How to tip in different countries不同的國家怎樣給小費；C. When to use body language何時使用肢體語言； D. Customs in different countries.不同國家的習俗。本文主要講述了不同國家的風俗習慣。故選D。