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countries, please follow their customs, just as the saying goes. "_____"
Very often people who travel to the United States forget to tip (付小费). Ii
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 the
same amount.
In England, make sure to stand in line even if there are only two of byou. I
t"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 (脸颊). Your host may
welcome you with a kiss on both cheeks. It is polite of 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
conversation. A kind of body language that is acceptable in one culture may be
impolite in another.
B. waiters
C. actors
D. taxi drivers
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
B. 清洁工
C. 接线员
D. 售票员
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.
B. Body Language
C. When to Have Dinner
D. Advice to International Travellers
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试题【阅读理解。 Different countries have different customs. When you travel to other coun】;主要考察你对社会历史类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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People use money to buy food,books, bicycles and hundreds of other things they need. When they
work, they usually get paid in money.
Most of the money used today is made of metal (金属) or paper.But in ancient (古代的) time, people
often used all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells (贝壳).
In China, cloth and knives were used as money. Elephant tusks (象牙), monkey tails and salt were
used in some parts of Africa. Rice was also a kind of money used by the ancient people in some islands.
Cows and other animals were used as money, too.
The first copper coins( 铜币) were made in China. They were round and had a square (方形) hole
in the center.Different countries had used different metal for their money. Later some countries began to
make coins of gold and silver. But gold and silver were heavy to carry when people need a lot of coins to
buy something expensive. The Chinese were the first to use paper money. The first paper money looked
more like a note from one paper to another than the paper money used today.
( )1.People used all kinds of things as money in ancient times.
( )2.African people used copper coin as money in the old days.
( )3.People gave up gold and silver coins because they were easy to slip off.
( )4.The Indians were the first to use paper money.
( )5.The passage is mainly about the history of money.
call it "The Ten-thousand-li Great Wall". It is in fact more than 6,000 kilometers long. It is 4-5 meters
wide. In most places, five horses or ten men can walk side by side.When you visit the Great Wall, you
can"t help wondering how the Chinese people were able to build such a great wall thousands of years
ago. Without any modern machines, it was really very difficult to build it. They had to do all the work
by hand. It took millions of men hundreds of years to build it.
The Great Wall has a history of over two thousand years. The kings began to build the first parts
of it around two thousand seven hundred years ago. Then Qin Shihuang had all the walls joined up. He
thought that could keep the enemy out of the country.
Today the Great Wall has become a place of interest. Not only Chinese people but also people from
all over the world come to visit it.
B. Europe
C. the world
D. Asia
B. It"s over six million kilometers.
C. It"s six thousand kilometers.
D. It"s more than six thousand kilometers.
B. hundreds of; hundreds of
C. millions of; hundreds of
D. hundreds of; millions of
B. without any modern machines
C. with some other countries" help
D. by all Chinese kings
B. keep his body in it
C. be visited by all the people
D. make his country beautiful
people Indians(印第安人).
The Indians went to America because the weather began to change. Northern Asia became very
cold. Everything froze. They had to move or die. How did the first Indians go to America? They walked!
Later Columbus found the New World in 1492. At first, only a few Europeans followed. They
traveled to America in boats. For the next three hundred years, about 500,000 people went there.
Then the number grew very quickly. From 1815 to 1915, over thirty-two million Europeans left their
countries and went to the United States. The biggest groups were from Germany and Italy. These
Europeans spoke many different languages. Most of them almost had no money. They went to America
so that they could find a better life.
________________________________________
2. Why did the Indians go to America?
Because ________________________________________.
3. The New World was ________________________________________.
4. How did the first Europeans go to America?
________________________________________.
5. The Europeans went to America in order to ________________________________________.
Britain usually sing this song on special occasions (时刻) , such as New Year"s Eve,when they gather
either at home or in the local pubs, enjoying their whisky or beer. This song was originally written by
Robert Burns (罗伯特?彭斯) in Scottish. Robert Burns was born at Alloway in 1759. He wrote about
three hundred traditional songs, both in the Scottish dialect (苏格兰方言) and in Standard English
(标准英语). Burns" birthplace,a cottage, is now a museum. Scotsmen celebrate Burns" birthday on 25
January every year.
B. England
C. Scottish
B. happy birthday
C. old days gone by
B. Scottish dialect; Standard English
C. English dialect; Standard English
B. 集合地
C. 博物馆
B. On 25th January.
C. On 23rd January.
A student is learning to speak British English. He wants to know: Can I speak with American? Can they
understand me? Learners of English often ask: What are the differences between British English and
American English ? How important are these differences?
Certainly, there are some differences between British and American English. There are a few
differences in grammar. For example, speakers of British English say " in hospital" and " Have you a pen"
Americans say " in the hospital" and " Do you have a pen?" Pronunciation is sometimes different .
Americans usually sound the "r"s in words like " bird" and " hurt" . Speakers of British English do not sound
the "r"s in these words. There are differences between British and American English in spelling and
vocabulary. For example, "colour" and "honour" are British English. " Color" and "honor" are American
English. These differences in grammar, pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary are not important, however,
for the most part, British and American English are the same language.
1. According to this passage, a student who is learning to speak American English might be afraid that
_____.
A. British people can"t understand him
B. American people can"t understand him
C. the grammar is too hard for him
D. the spelling is too hard for him
2. American English and British English are different in _____.
A. spelling
B. pronunciation
C. grammar
D. all of the above
3. What is not mentioned in the passage?
A. Whether there are differences between British English and American English.
B. Whether British and American English are one language or two
C. How the differences between British English and American English came about
D. How important the differences are
4. Most _____ say " Do you have a watch".
A. British people
B. Americans
C. children
D. teachers
5. According to the passage, British people and Americans have _____ difficulty in understanding each
other.
A. little
B. much
C. some
D. great
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