the bus they wanted came along. They were just going to get on when suddenly there was a loud noise
behind them. People rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way. Someone shouted at
them. The bus conductor came rushing down the stairs to see what all the trouble was about. The three
foreigners seem all at sea and looked embarrassed (窘迫的). No one had told them about the British
custom (习惯) of lining up for a bus that the first person who arrives at the bus stop is the first person
to get on the bus.
Learning the language of a country isn"t enough. If you want to have a pleasant visit, find out as
much as possible about the manners and customs of your host country. You will probably be surprised
just how different they can be from your own. A visitor to India would do well to remember that people
there consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be
used for washing yourself. Also in India, you might see a man shaking his head at another to show that
he doesn"t agree. But in many parts of India a shake of the head means agreement. Nodding (点头) your
head when you are given a drink in Bulgaria will most probably leave you thirsty.
In that country, you shake your head to mean "yes"-a nod means "no". At a meal in countries on the
Arabic Peninsula, you will find that your glass is repeated refilled as soon as you drink up. If you think
that you have had enough, you should take the cup or glasses in your hand and give it a little shake from
side to side or place your hand over the top.
In Europe it is quite usual to cross your legs when you are sitting talking to someone even at an
important meeting. Doing this in Thailand, however, could bring about trouble. Also, you should try to
avoid (避免) touching the head of an adult (成人)-it"s just not done in Thailand.
because the gentlemen _____.
B. didn"t have tickets
C. made a loud noise
D. didn"t line up for the bus
journey in a foreign country, you should _____.
B. understand the manners and customs of the country
C. have enough time and money
D. make friends with the people there
B. to pass food with the left hand
C. to eat food with your hands
D. to help yourself at table
B. an important manner
C. a serious (严重的) trouble
D. a bad manner
B. Mind Your Manners
C. Shaking and Nodding Head
D. Taking a Bus in England
So when you are in England, you must be very careful in the streets. Before you cross a street you must
stop and look both ways. Look right and look left and look right again. If the traffic lights are red, the
traffic must stop. Then the people on foot can cross the road. If the traffic lights are green, the traffic
can go. People on foot mustn"t cross.
In the morning and in the evening, when people go to or come from work, the streets are very busy.
Traffic is the most dangerous then.
When you go by bus in England, you have to be careful, too. Always remember the traffic moves on
the left. Have a look first or you will go the wrong way.
In many English cities, there are big buses with two floors. You can sit on the second floor. From
there you can see the city very well. It"s very interesting.
B. the traffic goes on the left
C. the streets are very busy
D. there are many cars and buses on the road
B. they look to the right
C. they come from work
D. the traffic lights are yellow
B. there are too many buses there
C. there are big buses with two floors
D. there are not any traffic lights
B. it can make roads safer
C. they can have a better view of the city
D. there are fewer passengers there
B. Traffic in England
C. Traveling in England
D. Traffic Lights in England
to the moon. When you are under water, it is easy for you to climb big rocks (岩石), because you are no
longer (不再) heavy.
Here, under water, everything is blue and green. In the day, there is much light. When fish swims
nearby (附近), you can catch them with your hands.
When you have tanks (罐) of air on your back, you can stay in deep (深的) water for a long time. But
you must be careful when you dive in deep water.
To catch fish is one of the most (最) interesting parts of this sport. Besides (除……之外), there are
more uses for skin-diving. You can clean ship without taking them out of water. You can get many things
from the deep sea. Now you see that skin-diving is both useful and interesting.
B. a new world of land
C. the mountains (山脉)
D. deep water
B. there is no light at all
C. you can find a lot of blue fish
D. everything looks blue and green
B. stay under water for a long time
C. climb big rocks
D. have more fun
B. we become thin
C. we become lighter (更轻)
D. we become heavier (更重)
B. Skin-diving is like a new sport.
C. The only use of skin-diving is to have more fun.
D. Skin-diving is interesting and useful.
and Scotland (苏格兰), there is another custom (风俗), 3 . There people spank (拍打) or hit the child
4 his/her birthday. This may hurt a little, but they say it is 5 lucky (幸运的) for the child. The child
must 6 cry. The custom says that if you cry, you will cry all year.
The reason 7 birthday spank is to make the bad spirits (情绪) go away. The harder you spank, the
better it is. In Belgium (比利时), 8 country in Europe, the custom is 9 different. There a parent goes
into the children"s bedroom early in the morning with a needle (针). As soon as the children wake up, the
parent pricks (刺) the children 10 the needle. This is for good luck.
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