【題目】Traveling to a new country isn't as simple as just buying a ticket and boarding a plane. In fact, it can be easy for an awkward situation to occur. Different customs can often cause misunderstandings and even trouble. So an article in the Daily Mai highlighted taboos in certain countries. Let’s take a look.

France

When visiting France ,you’d better not be caught cutting your lettuce（生菜）with a knife and fork. It’s rude to the chief cook and suggests that the salad hasn’t been prepared correctly. The correct way to eat lettuce in France is to fold it with your fork to make it fit in your mouth.

Italy 02

It’s actually best to be a little less friendly than usual when you visit Italy. It’s considered strange to make small talk with strangers, as the locals are reserved. Too much familiarity from a stranger can be seen as threatening, so keep greetings short.

In Mexico , bringing an expensive gift to someone’s home is a no-no ,as ye could be seen as something for you .Something simple like flowers and chocolates would be accepted. But you can’t take along marigolds （金盞花）or red flowers , because in Mexican culture, they symbolize death and can be associated with the use of magic.

Mexico

You have to be careful with gifts of flowers in Germany too. Fox example, carnation (康乃馨) are used for a religious ceremony for burying a dead person .So if you want to give your host flowers, ask them what their favorite flowers, And if your bring your host eight flowers . he or she won't be happy, for an even numbers considered unlucky.

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【1】The underlined word“ taboo” in the first paragraph refers to a social custom that mean a particular activity must be .

A. Held B. Avoided C. undertaken D. protected

【2】According to the passage，as a tourist, you can .

A. send red flowers or chocolates to your friend in Mexico

B. never talk with strangers happily for a short time in Italy

C. visit your friend with eleven marigolds he or she likes best in Germany

D. never fold your lettuce with your fork to make it fit in your mouth in France

【3】The purpose of the passage is to help in a new country.

A. acquire the latest information

B. deal with an awkward situation

C. learn how to get on with strangers

D. prevent an emharrassing mistake

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【解析】本文是一篇說明文，向讀者說明了一些關于出國旅游的時候在外國的一些譬如風俗習慣等注意事項，以避免在不同國家遇到尷尬。

【1】分析推斷題。根據(jù)文章中四個部分來看，我們可以知道說的是一些國家的注意事項。由此可以分析推斷出，taboo是指不要做的事情。故選B

【2】分析推斷題。根據(jù)第四部分So if you want to give your host flowers, ask them what their favorite flowers,…for an even numbers considered unlucky.于是，如果你要給主人送上花朵，問問他們最喜歡的花…偶數(shù)的東西被認為是不祥的。從這里可以推斷德國人家?guī)掀鏀?shù)的他們最喜歡的花比較好，故選C

【3】分析推斷題。本文簡單介紹了一下四個國家的風俗禁忌等事項，告訴了我們在這些國家里最好不要做的一些事情。可以推斷出這里作者是要幫助阻止一些尷尬的錯誤，故選D

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