Question

【題目】Different countries have different customs. When you travel to another country, please follow their customs, just as the saying goes, “ .”

Very often people who travel to the United States forget to tip （付小費）. It is usual to tip porters who help carry your bags, taxi drivers and waiters. 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 lines there. It’s a good idea to talk about the weather. It’s a favourite subject of conversation with the British.

In Spain, 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 pm.

In Arab countries, 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 right away. The person expects you to read it.

Don’t forget to be careful of your body language to express something in a conversation. A kind of body language that is used in one culture may be impolite in another.

【1】The missing sentences in the first paragraph should be “ .”

A．Love me, love my dog.

B．He who laughs last laughs best.

C．When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

D．Where there is a will, there is a way.

【2】When you travel to the USA, you don’t need to tip _________.

A．porters B．waiters

C．a(chǎn)ctors D．taxi drivers

【3】The underline work “porters” in the passage means _________.

A．搬運工 B．清潔工 C．接線員 D．售票員

【4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．In Spain, people usually have dinner very early.

B．In England, it’s not polite to talk about the weather.

C．In Arab countries, men kiss one another on the cheek.

D．In Japan you should not read the business card as soon as you get it.

【5】What’s the best title of the passage?

A．How to tip.

B．Body Language.

C．When to Have Dinner.

D．Advice to International Travellers.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】A

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】

試題分析：每個國家都有自己的風俗習慣，到了一個陌生的國家就要遵循當?shù)氐娘L俗習慣，正如一句老話說的：“入鄉(xiāng)隨俗。”

【1】C推斷填空題。根據(jù)第一段When you travel to another country, please follow their customs, just as the saying goes“拜訪其他國家時，請遵循當?shù)氐娘L俗，正如俗語所說...”這句俗語正是說明遵守當?shù)仫L俗，故C選項符合語境。

【2】C細節(jié)判斷題。根據(jù)第二段It is usual to tip porters who help carry your bags, taxi drivers and waiters.“給服務員，出租車司機和幫你拿包的搬運工付小費是很平常的事。”故答案為C。

【3】A詞義推斷題。根據(jù)第二段porters who help carry your bags，可推斷porter“搬運工”，答案為A。

【4】C判斷正誤題。根據(jù)第五段In Arab countries, men kiss one another on the cheek（臉頰）.“在阿拉伯國家，男人們互相親吻對方的臉頰。”故C選項正確。

【5】D歸納主旨大意題。文章開頭第一句話就介紹說，不同的國家有不同的風俗習慣，在其他國家旅游時，要入鄉(xiāng)隨俗。通讀全文，對不同的國家不同的風俗習慣做了大致的介紹，可知D選項為最佳答案。