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People from other countries will find many different surprising things in Britain.
Greek: A man from Greece sees a special way of driving in Britain. People drive on the left in the
British street, but the British people never feel surprised. The Greek man said, "I"ve been in Britain for
nearly a month now. But at first, I couldn"t always remember to drive on the left. Every time, my friend
reminded me. "
Japanese: The Japanese people can"t understand why British people keep their shoes on at home. In
Japan, people walk in the room without shoes. If a visitor keeps his shoes on at home in Japan , the
Japanese people think he is very impolite.
Spanish: The Spanish people mind the way that the British people greet each other. They themselves
seem to be afraid of touching. When they meet, they just smile or nod but never kiss or hug in Spain. But
the British people think kissing is a very usual greeting when they meet!
There is an old saying, " When in Rome, do as Romans do". When we go to a foreign country, we
should follow the etiquette of country.
1. The Greek visitor _____.
A. always drives on the left
B. used to drive on the left
C. drove correctly in Britain with his friend"s help
2. _____ think it"s impolite to wear shoes at home.
A. The Japanese
B. The Greek
C. The English
3. When greeting, the Spanish _____
A. kiss each other
B. hug each other
C. smile at each other
4. _____ people seem not to be afraid of touching each other.
A. The Spanish
B. The British
C. The Japanese
5. Etiquette in the world .
A. is the same .
B. is important
C. is sometimes different and interesting
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试题【阅读理解。 People from other countries will find many different surprising things】;主要考察你对社会历史类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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monthaccording to the Chinese calendar. People hold the drag-on-boat races to remember Qu Yuan,
one of the greatestpoets in China. Now we read his poem Li Sao which wasfilled with deep love for his
country.
Qu Yuan was borm in Zigui of Hubei Province over2,200 years ago. Qu Yuan was an honest ministry
of theState Chu, during the Warring States period ( 475-22IBC). He tried to make the country stronger,
but hefailed because some bad officials were against him strongly. At last, he was very disappointed. He
ended his life by throwing himself into the Mi Luo River. It was said that people jumped down from boats
to try to save him at that time. But it was too late. In order to keep the hungry fish away from his body,
people threw rice into the river.
We can watch the dragon-Boat race and eat a kind of Chinese food named Zongzi during the Dragon
boat Festival.
1. When is Dragon-Boat Festival?
________________________________ ____
2. Where was Qu Yuan born?
____________________________________________
3. How did Qu Yuan kill himself?
____________________________________________
4. Why did people throw rice into the river?
____________________________________________
5. What are the two important things on the Dragon Boat Festival?
____________________________________________
opera troupes(戏班) came to Beijing. Its music and singing(唱腔) come from Xipi and Erhuang in Anhui
and Hubei. Its costumes are all fascinating and artistic. It is the highest expression of the Chinese culture.
It"s full of famous stories, beautiful facial paintings, and wonderful gestures and fighting. This kind of opera
is very popular with Chinese people.
There are four main roles in Beijing Opera: Sheng, Dan, Jing and Chou. Sheng is the leading male (另性) actor. For example, a Wusheng is a soldier or fighter. A Xiaosheng is a young man. A Laosheng is
an old man. Dan is the female (女性) role. Jing, mostly male, is the face painted role and Chou is the
comedy actor or clown.
Stories in Beijing Opera are very interesting. Some of them are from the history book, but most of
them are from the literature, especially famous novels. The people in the story usually have some
disagreements. They become angry and unhappy. They are sad and lonely. Sometimes they are nervous
and worried. Then they find a way to make peace. The stories usually end with happiness and laughter
and people are all happy in the end.
B. Beijing and Anhui
C. the history book
D. the literature and novels
B. roles
C. gestures
D. paintings
B. funny
C. dull
D. serious
B. There are only four roles in Beijing Opera.
C. Beijing Opera is the most popular in the world.
D. The people in the story usually are in agreement.
the first Chinese to attend Olympics. He took part in the l00m and 200m race.
1952 The People"s Republic (共和围) of China sent its first delegation to the 15th Olympics in
Helsinki. Finland. This delegation had 40 people. But they arrived too late and missed most of the events.
1984 China"s first Olympics after its return to the IOC. China sent a large delegation to the 23rd
Games in Los Angeles, US. Xu Haifeng won a gold medal in the 50m pistol(手枪) shooting. It was
China"s first Olympic gold medal.
1996 China got 16 gold medals in the 26th Atlanta Olympics. It was the fourth on the gold medal
list. Wang Junxia won a gold medal in the 5,000m race, and broke the world record.
2000 China got 28 gold medals in the 27th Olympics held in Sydney, Australia. This time, China was the third on the gold medal list. Fu Mingxia won a gold medal in the platform diving.
2004 China got 32 gold medals at the 28th Olympics in Athens, Greece. It held the second place on
the gold medal list. Liu Xiang won a gold medal in the ll0m hurdle(跨栏) . He is the first Asian to win this event.
B. Xu Haifeng
C. Liu Xiang
D. Wang Junxia
B. Xu Haifeng
C. Liu Xiang
D. F"u Mingxia
B. In 1996
C. In 2000
D. In 2004
B. 27
C. 28
D. 32
B. Atlanta
C. Sydney
D. Athens
Australia has a holiday on Apr11, 25th. This holiday is called "Anzac Day", On the day, Australians
remember the soldiers who died in the First World War.
The American holiday of " Thanksgiving" is on the fourth Thursday in November. Families get together
on this day and have Thanksgiving dinner. Labour Day is also a holiday in America. It is on the first
Monday in September.
In Canada, Thanksgiving is on the second Monday in October. People there have Thanksgiving dinner,
too. July, lst is also a holiday in Canada. It is called " Canada Day " .
People in China have a festival called the Dragon Boat Festival. This holiday is usually in June. On this
day, people have boat races. In America, the UK, Australia and many other countries, Mother"s Day is
on the second Sunday in May and Father"s Day is usually on the third Sunday in June.
Many countries, such as America and the UK, celebrate Christmas on December, 25th. But there are
some countries in Europe that do not celebrate Christmas on that day.
Canada and America celebrate Halloween on the last day in October. On this day, children wear fun
clothes and get lots of sweets.
1. On _____, people remember the soldiers who died in the First World War.
A. Canada Day
B. Anzac Day
C. Halloween
D. Christmas
2. According to the passage, Labour Day is in September in _____ .
A. America
B. Australia
C. the UK
D. China
3. Thanksgiving is _____ in Canada.
A. on the second Monday in October
B. on the second Sunday in May
C. on the fourth Thursday in November
D. on the third Sunday in June
4. How many kinds of holidays are mentioned in the passage ?
A. Six.
B. Seven.
C. Eight.
D. Nine. ..
5. The best title of the passage is "_____"
A. Countries in the World
B. The Meanings of the Holidays
C. Holidays in Different Countries
D. The Dates of Some Holidays
hectares of the best farmland in the southwest.
The house __2__ by Smithson, and the story goes __3__ to George, the son of the King of Whales,
who __4__ love with the beautiful lady Kitty, at one of the first Foulsham"s wild woods parties. Many
years ago many great men __5__ on the hills about Foulsham House, and many fine girls took tea in the
Green Room.
The house has eight bedrooms,three bathrooms, two living-rooms, and a dining-room __6__ a real
dam fireplace. Its library has a good __7__ over the park and the river. __8__ rooms are light and airy,
with good, high windows, and wood floors.
At the back of the house there is __9__ for four cars. The third Foulsham once kept horses there. In
many other ways, this house of the 1790s meets the __10__ 0f the 1990s.
If you wish to know more about Foulsham House, write to: Harvey. Platt, Longford & Sons 6, Castle
Green, Giliam, Byreside.