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1、thD.December28社会现象类Intheeyesofmanyforeigners,Chinesearethebesthosts(主人)andtheworstguestsintheworld.They'renotreallybadguests,butbecausetheguest-hostrelationshipinChinaismuchdifferentthaninsomewesterncounties,itappearstheyarenotniceguests.Andwesternguestssometimeslookrude(粗鲁的)intheeyesofChinesegu
2、ests.InChina,guestsarealmostlikegods.WheneverIenteraChineseperson'shome,thereisalwaysfruitonthetableforme,andsomeoneisquicktobringmeacupofteaorwaterInthewest,generallytheguestisnotagod.Actingaccordingtothehost'swayofdoingthingsisusualbehaviorforaguest.Mywife'smother,averykindelderlyChine
3、selady,doesn'tsmoke.WhenIseesomeofherguestssmokinginherhouse,asanon-smoker,Ifeelunhappy.UsuallyIwanttostopthemdirectly,butImustrealizethatinChina,tobeagoodhost,shemustnotdothat.InmostNorthAmericahomes,ifyouareaguest,andthehostsarenotsmokers,youshouldnotsmokeintheirhouse.Attheveryleast,youcouldas
4、k,“IsitOKifIsmoke?""But,don'tbesurprisediftheysay,“No,youcan'tsmoke."Inourculture,ifyousmokeintheirhome,youareabadguest,butiftheydon'tallowyoutosmokeintheirhouse,theyarenotarudeguest.GuestsinChinaalsohavespecialhabits.SomewesternpeoplemaynotadapttothesehabitsverysoonThankf
5、ullymywifeisChinese,sowheneverwevisitaChinesefamilyshetellsmetobuythemagift.However,givingagifttoahostisnotalwaysnecessaryinmycountry.So,ifyouinviteinternationalgueststoyourhome,don'tbetoosurprisediftheydon'tbringyouagift.InChina,youprobablywon'tneedtochangetheguest-hostrelationshipverym
6、uchbecauseyouwillprobablyonlybethehost,andChinesearenaturallyverygoodhosts.Ifwesternhostsinviteyoutotheirhouse,trynottobetoosurprisediftheirstyleoftreatingyouisnotwhatyouhaveexpected.1. ManyforeignersthinkthatChinesehostsaretheintheworld.A.bestB.worstC.mostnaturalD.mostdifficult2. Whenawesternguestv
7、isitsaChinesefamily,heoften.A.buyssomefruitB.feelslikeagodC.wantssomegiftsD.takesacupoftea3. Ifthewriter'sguestswanttosmokeinhishouse,whatwillheprobablysay?A.It'sOKifyousmokehere.B.Let'ssmoketogether.C.Sorry,youcan'tsmokehere.D.Smokingisabadhabit.4. Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedphr
8、ase“adaptto"inthepassage?A.thinkbacktoB.getusedtoC.lookforwardtoD.keepcloseto5. Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A. ForeignersshouldlearnfromChinese.B. Hostsmustdothingsintheguest'sway.C. Westernhostsarealwaysnicetoguests.D. Peopleshouldunderstandculturaldifferences.InBritain.BoxingDayisusual
9、lycelebratedonDecember26th,whichisthefollowingdayafterChristmasDay.However,strictlyspeaking.BoxingDayisthefirstweekdayafterChristmas.LikeChristmasDay.BoxingDaysingapublicholiday.Thismeansit'sanon-workingdayinthewholeofBritain.WhenBoxingDayfallsonaSaturdayorSunday,thefollowingMondayisthepublichol
10、iday.Theexactorigin(起源)oftheholidayisunclear.OneofthethoughtsisthatduringtheMiddleAges,whengreatsailingshipsweresettingofftodiscovernewland,aChristmasBoxwasplacedbyapriest(神父)oneachship.ThosesailorswhowantedtoensureasafereturnwoulddropmoneyintotheboxItwassealedupandkeptonboarduntiltheshipcamehomesaf
11、ely.ThentheboxwashandedovertothepriestintheexchangeforthesayingofaMassofthanksforthesuccessofthesailing.Thepriestwouldn'topenittosharethecontentswiththepooruntilChristmas.Onemorethoughtisaboutthe“AlmsBox"placedineverychurchonChristmasDay.Worshippers(做礼拜的人)putgiftsforthepoorintoit.Theseboxes
12、werealwaysopenedthedayafterChristmasthatiswhythatdaybecameknowasBoxingDay.Today,manybusinesses,organizationsandfamiliestrytokeepthetraditionalspiritofBoxingDayalivebydonating)(捐赠)theirtime,servicesandmoneytoaidFoodBanks,providinggiftsforthepoor,orhelpingfamiliesinneed.Besides,spendingtimewithfamilya
13、ndshoppingarepopularBoxingDayactivitiesnow6. IfChristmasDayisonaSaturday,BoxingDaywillbecelebratedonA.December25B.December26C.December277. SailorsdroppedmoneyintotheChristmasBoxinordertoA.savethepoorB.payforthepriestC.discovernewlandD.prayforsailingsafely8. Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“sealedup"
14、mean?A.密封B.悬挂C.归还D.传递9. ThefollowingactivitiescanshowthetraditionalspiritofBoxingDayEXCEPTA.offeringgiftstothepoorB.supportingfamiliesinneedC.spendingtimewithfamilyD.givingmoneytoaidFoodBanks10. ThepurposeofthepassageisA. topraisethekindnessofpriestsB. tointroducetheoriginsofBoxingDayC. tocallonpeop
15、letohelpthepoorD. tocompareBoxingDaywithChristmasDayCWeuseoursmartphonestocarryoutmanytaskseveryday.Manyofushavebecomesoreliantonthem.However,itisbadforoureyesandhealthtousetoomuchphone.Astudyshowsthatsmartphoneownersusuallystarttousetheirphonesearlyinthemorning.TheycheckpersonalemailsandWeChat.Andb
16、eforetheygetoutofbed,manypeopleoftenchecktheweather,readthenews,andsendamessageortwotofriends.Aftergettingup,theyoftentakephotosoffood,themselves,andevenwhatevertheycanseewiththeirphones.Theysharetheirphotoswiththeirfriends.Theresearchfindsthatuserspickuptheirphonesmorethan1,500timestododifferenttas
17、ksinanaverage(通常的)week.Andthesmartphoneusersareontheirphoneforthreehoursandsixteenminutesaday.Thatistosay,peopleusetheirphonesforalmostonefulldayeachweek.Usingphoneswilltakemuchtimeandit'salsobadforourhealth.Manypeoplestayuplatetoplayphones.Andmobilephoneswillinfluenceoursleep.Withoutusingthepho
18、nes,manypeoplewillfeelsad.Manyownersalsofindtheyusetheirphoneswithoutrealisingthey'redoingso.Howdoyouthinkpeopleusetheirphonestoomuch?11. Theunderlined(画线的)word“reliant“means""inChinese.A.依赖的B.讨厌的C.喜欢的D.感兴趣的12. Beforegettingup,manypeopleusetheirphonestodotasks,notincludingA.checkingwea
19、therB.sendingmessagesC.readingnewsD.takingphotos13. Howlongdopeopleusetheirphonesaweek?A. Almostthreehoursandsixteenminutes.B. Almostsixhoursandthirty-twominutes.C. Almosttwenty-fourhours.D. Almostthirty-sixhours.14. Manypeoplewithoutusingtheirphones.A.willstayupB.willfeelsad15. Wherecanweprobablyre
20、adthistext?A.Inanewspaper.C.Inastorybook.C.can'tdoworkD.can'tliveB.Inatravelmagazine.D.Inahistorybook.DInChina,safetyeducationisbecomingmoreandmoreimportantnow.ThelastMondayinMarchisforstudentstolearnitatschool.Ithelpsstudentslearnmoreaboutwhattheyshoulddotokeepthemselvessafe.Whataretheaccid
21、entsatschool?Takealook.Stampedes(踩踏),earthquakesandfiresarethemainaccidentsatschool.Astampedealwayshappensincrowdedplaces.Whenstudentsaroundyoubegintopush,juststandthereandtrytoholdontosomething.Ifyoufalldowninthecrowd,movetoonesideandprotectyourheadwithyourhandsaround.Whenearthquakeshappen,youcange
22、tunderadeskquicklyandholdon.It'llprotectyoufromfallingthings.Ifyouareoutdoors,findaplaceawayfrombuildings,trees,andpowerlines.Whenthere'safire,leavetheclassroomquickly.It'sbettertoputsomethingwetoveryourmouthandnose.Inthisway,youwon'tbreatheinsmoke.Manypeopledieinafire,notbecauseofth
23、efirebutsmoke.Itmakesthemcoughandtheycan'tbreathe.That'sverydangerous!Sowhenyouwanttogetout,youshouldmakeyourselfclosetothefloor.Thenyoucanbreathesomefreshair.16. Stampedes(踩踏),earthquakesandfiresarethemainaccidents.A.atschool.B.athomeC.onthefarm.D.intheopenair.17. Astampedealwayshappensinpl
24、aces.A.busyB.dirtyC.crowdedD.clean18. Whenearthquakeshappen,youcangetadeskquicklyandholdon.A.onB.underC.nearD.behind19. WhichisthefollowingsentencesisRightA. Whenthere'safire,don'tleavetheclassroomquicklyB. Manypeopledieinafire,notbecauseofthefirebutsmoke.C. Whenyouwanttogetoutofit,youshould
25、n'tmakeyourselfclosetothefloorD. It'sbettertoputsomethingdryoveryourmouthandnose20. What'sthebesttitle(标题)forthearticle?A.HealthEducationB.MannersEducationC.HabitsEducationD.SafetyEducation.AAgeWhatyoucando5Youhavetogotoschool.12Youcanbuyapet.13Youcangetapart-imejob,butyoucan?tworkformor
26、ethantwohoursonschooldayoronSunday.14Youcangointoabar,butyoucan?tbuyalcohol).16Youcanleaveschool.Aboycanjointhearmywiththqparents?permission许).Youcandriveamotorcycle.Youcanhavebeerorwinewithamealinarestaurant.17Youcanholdalicense网照)todrivemostsmallcars.18Ageofmaturity(选举)-youhavegrownupintheeyesofth
27、elaw.Youcanmarryevenwithoutyourparents?permission.Youcanbuyordrinkalcoholibar.21Youcanholdalicensetodrivealargepassengerbus.Youcanhavealicensetosellalcohol.YoucanbecomeamemberofParliament.na21. WhatcanyoudoinBritainwhenyou?re14yearsold?A.BuyapetB.JointhearmyC.DriveamotorcycleD.Buyalcohol22. InBritai
28、n,youcanstarttodrinkwineintherestaurantattheageof.A.twelveB.fourteenC.sixteenD.eighteen23. Ifyour19-year-oldfriendisgoingtoliveinBritain,youshouldtellhimthathecan?t.A.driveamotorcycleB.drivealargepassengerbusC.getapart-timejobD.buyalcoholinabarBBeforeIcametoItaly.IhaddifferentideasaboutItaliancultur
29、e.Peopleseemtobeveryfriendly.However,afterstayinghereforayear,Ifindthat'snotalwaysthecase.MenandwomenwillgetquitedifferenttravelingexperiencesinItaly.Ifyouareawomantraveler,don'tbesurprisedifyougetalotofattention.Whenyouwalkaloneinthestreet,youmaymeetaguywhowillhelpyouwithyourluggage(行李)ands
30、ometimesevenofferyouaride.However,thereisasmallchancethisthinghappenstomen.Andifanothermanisaroundwomen,thingsareevenworse.Oneday,twofemalefriendsandItookataxiinRome.Whenthesetwoyoungladiesgotintothetaxi,thedriverwasveryhappy.Hedidn'tevennoticeIopenedthesidedoorinthefront.Butwhenhefinallysawme,t
31、hedriverwassilent.Hedidn'teventurnonthetaximeter(计程表)andwantedtooverchargeme.ItseemslikeItalianmenfeeltheymustmakewomen,whatevertheirageorhowtheylook,feelconfident.Somemenlovetofightforawoman'sattention.OnereasoncouldbethatmostItaliansliveinsmallcommunities.Andmothersaretheheadofthehome.ForanItalianman,hismotheristheNo.1wom
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