Question

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

Very often people who travel to the United States forget to tip. 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 favorite 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. 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 conversation. A kind of body language that is acceptable in one culture may be impolite in another.

1.When you travel to the USA, you don’t need to tip .

A. porters B. waiters

C. teachers D. taxi drivers

2.The missing sentence 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

3.The underline word “porters” in the passage means .

A.搬運(yùn)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 a 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 Dinne

D. Advice to International Travelers

Answer 1

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：文章主要介紹的是不同國(guó)家的風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣。不同的國(guó)家有著不一樣的風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣。去別的國(guó)家旅游時(shí)，應(yīng)該尊重當(dāng)?shù)氐娘L(fēng)俗習(xí)慣，做到“入鄉(xiāng)隨俗”。

1.It is usual to tip porters...taxi drivers and waiters”可知，在美國(guó)，需要給小費(fèi)的是搬運(yùn)工、服務(wù)員和出租車司機(jī)，故選C。

2.When you travel to another countries, please follow their customs”可知，這里表達(dá)的是“入鄉(xiāng)隨俗”的意思，故選C。

3.who help carry your bags”可知，劃線詞指的是搬運(yùn)行李的人，故選A。

4.People have dinner very late”可知，西班牙人晚飯吃得很晚，排除A；根據(jù)第三段“It’s a good idea to talk about the weather.”可知，在英國(guó)談?wù)撎鞖馐且粋�(gè)很好的主意，排除B；根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段“The person expects you to read it.”可知，在日本，仔細(xì)看名片上的信息是禮貌的，排除D；根據(jù)第五段“In Arab countries, men kiss one another on the cheek.”可知，在阿拉伯國(guó)家，男人互相親吻臉頰是一種歡迎的方式，故選C。

5.Different countries have different customs. When you travel to another countries, please follow their customs”可知，文章主要講的是各國(guó)的不同風(fēng)俗，A、B、C太片面，故選D。

考點(diǎn)：社會(huì)風(fēng)俗類短文閱讀