2024-2025学年河北省承德市重点高中联谊校高三第一次高考适应性考试（一诊）英语试题试卷含解析

2024-2025学年河北省承德市重点高中联谊校高三第一次高考适应性考试（一诊）英语试题试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．---ShallwegoforapicnicthisSaturday？---_____________.WillnextSaturdaybeOK？A．Sure，it'suptoyou B．Sure，it'snoproblemC．Sorry，Ican'tmakeit D．Sorry，I'mnotavailabletoday2．ThisJanuarywillbeverypreciousforusbywhichtimewe________reviewingSeniorBookI.A．willfinish B．willhavefinishedC．havefinished D．willbefinished3．Accordingtothebankrulesreleasedrecently,youhavetopaya25%________oneachchequeyoucash.A．admission B．pensionC．allowance D．commission4．Theincomesofskilledworkerswentup.,unskilledworkerssawtheirearningsfall.A．Moreover B．ThereforeC．Meanwhile D．Otherwise5．Itwaswarmandnicethatevening.Istayedawakeuntileleveninordertohaveagoodlookatthemoonbymyself.A．onaverageB．onpurposeC．onbusinessD．ontime6．Repairsofhistoricbuildingshavetobe_____theoriginalstructure.A．insympathywithB．insearchofC．inresponsetoD．incontrastto7．Theinnerstrengthofthegirlallowsher_____goingwhenshegetsintotrouble.A．keepB．keepingC．tokeepD．kept8．Sometimesitseemstobothertheteacher______allthestudentsarebeingtooquiet.A．how B．whatC．that D．where9．--Whataboutthetwoofusgoingdowntown?--___________.Ihatespendingtimehangingaround.A．Thatsuitsmefine B．WhynotC．Itdependsontheweather D．Well,that'sthelastthingIwilldo10．It’snaturalthatIdidn’trecognizeherimmediatelyIsawher._______,it’salmost5yearssincewemetlast.A．Afterall B．InadditionC．What’smoreD．Inparticular11．—Oh,myGod!What’swrongwithyou?—Iwasgoingthenormalspeedlimitwhenatruckappearedinfrontofme________andIdidn'thavetimetostop.A．betweenthelines B．aroundtheclockC．outoftheblue D．overthemoon12．Newpolicies,_______toinsurethatcompulsoryeducationistrulyfree,________bythelocalgovernmentacrossChinasincethestartofschoolonSeptember1.A．intending;havebeenmadeknown B．intended;havebeenmadeknownC．intending;aremadeknown D．intended;hadmadeknown13．Thedoctor’streatmenthasworkedmarvels:thepatienthascompletely．A．repeated B．returned C．recovered D．reminded14．Contrarytopopularbelief,theants,hardworking________theyare,havetheirtimeforplay.A．because B．while C．as D．where15．________hasgreaterpotentialthanflammableicebeingminedfromunderneaththeSouthChinaSeawhenitcomestoaglobalenergyrevolution.A．nothing B．neitherC．noone D．none16．Ifyouwanttoleadahappylife,you’dbetterlearntoacceptlife______itis.A．as B．thatC．which D．where17．Wehavenoideawhatairwewillbebreathinginthefutureifweanythingtostophazyweather.A．hadn’tdoneB．didn’tdoC．haven’tdoneD．don’tdo18．—HelenisgoingtoManchesterforfurthereducationnextmonth.—I’m______becauseIhavetostayathomeandwork.A．greenwithenvyB．whiteasasheetC．tickledpinkD．blackandblue19．Theman________thefakenewsthat18firefighterslosttheirlivesintheexplosionwasarrested.A．havingcirculating B．tocirculateC．circulating D．tohavecirculated20．Jasonwillneverforgetabouthis18thbirthday,sawhisbeingadmittedtoHarvard.A．when B．which C．that D．it第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）LostcitiesthathavebeenfoundTheWhiteCityIn2015,ateamofexplorerstoHondurasinsearchof"theLostCityoftheMonkeGod"ledtothediscoveryoftheWhiteCity.TheyfoundtheruinsintheMosquitiaregionoftheCentralAmericancountrywhichisknownforpoisonoussnakes,viciousjaguarsanddeadlyinsects.ItisbelievedthatlocalpeoplehidherewhentheSpanishconquerors(征服者)occupiedtheirhomelandinthe16thcentury.CanopusandHeracleionModernresearcherswereteasedbytheancientwritingsabouttheEgyptiancitiesCanopusandHeracleion-whereQueenCleopatraoftenvisited.Butthecitiesweren’tfounduntil1992,whenasearchinAlexandriawatersfoundthatthetwocitieshadbeenfloodedforcenturies.Artifacts(史前器物)showedthatthecitiesoncehighlydevelopedasatradenetwork,whichhelpedresearcherspiecetogethermoreaboutthelastqueenofEgypt.MachuPicchuAYaleprofessordiscovered"theLostCityintheClouds"in1911.Acombinationofpalaces,plazas,templesandhomes,MachuPicchudisplaystheIncaEmpireattheheightofitsrule.Thecity,whichwasabandonedinthe16thcenturyforunknownreasons,washiddenbythelocalpeoplefromtheSpanishconquerorsforcenturieskeepingitsowellpreserved.TroyTheancientcityofTroyinhomer'sTheIliadwasconsideredafictionalsettingforhischaracterstorunwild.Butin1871,explorationsinnorthwesternTurkeyexposednineancientcitieslayered(层叠)ontopofeachother,theearliestdatingbacktoabout5,000yearsbefore.ItwaslaterdeterminedthatthesixthorseventhlayercontainedthelostcityofTroyandthatitwasactuallydestroyedbyanearthquake,notawoodenhorse.1、（小题1）WhydidpeoplehideintheWhiteCityinthe16thcentury?A．TosurvivethewarB．Tosearchforalostcity.C．Toprotecttheircountry.D．Toavoiddangerousanimals2、（小题2）Whichofthefollowingwasrelatedtoaroyalfamilymember?A．TheWhiteCityB．CanopusandHeracleionC．MachuPicchuD．Troy3、（小题3）WhatcanwelearnaboutTroy?A．ItwasbuiltbyHomer.B．ItconsistedofninecitiesC．Ithadahistoryof5,000yearsD．Itwasruinedbyanaturaldisaster.22．（8分）Peoplehavegrowntalleroverthelastcentury,withSouthKoreanwomenshootingupbymorethan20cmonaverage,andIranianmengaining16.5cm.Aglobalstudylookedattheaverageheightof18-year-oldsin200countries1914and2014.TheresultsshowthatwhileSwedeswerethetallestpeopleintheworldin1914,Dutchmenhaverisenfroml2thplacetoclaimtopspotwithanaverageheightof182.5cm.Larvianwomen,meanwhile,rosefrom28thplacein1914tobecomethetallestintheworldacenturylater,withanaverageheightof11.8cm.JamesBentham,aco-authoroftheresearchsaystheglobaltrendislikelybutonceyouaverageoverwholepopulations,geneticsplaysalesskeyrole,"headded.Butwhileheighthasincreasedaroundtheworld,thetrendinmanycountriesofnorthandsub-SaharanAfricacausesconcern,saysElioRiboliofImperialCollege.WhileheightincreasedinUgandaandNigerduringtheearly20thcentury,thetrendhasreversedinrecentyears,withheightdecreasingamong18-year-olds."Onereasonforthesedecreasesinheightistheeconomicsituationinthe1980s,"saidProfessorAlexander.Thenutritionalandhealthproblemsthatfollowedthepolicyofstructuraladjustment,hesays,ledtomanychildrenandteenagersfailingtoreachtheirfullpotentialintermsofheight.Benthambelievestheglobaltrendofincreasingheighthasimportantimplications."Howtallwearenowisstronglyinfluencedbytheenvironmentwegrewupin,"hesaid."Ifwegivechildrenthebestpossiblestartinlifenow,theywillbehealthierandmoreproductivefordecadestocome."1、WhatcanbelearnedfromParagraphI?A．Theincreaseinwomen’sheightismuchbiggerthanmen’sinthelastcentury.B．Thelastcenturyhasseenagreatincreaseinpeople’sheightinmostcountries.C．Geneticsplaysakeyroleintheincreaseofpeople’sheightinthelastcentury.D．DutchandSwedesarerankedfirstandsecondinheightintheworldnowadays.2、Theunderlinedword"reversed"inParagraph2canbereplacedby.A．sloweddown. B．goneupwards. C．changedtothecontrary. D．cometolifeagain.3、Accordingtothetext,JamesBenthamsuggeststhat.A．Theeconomicsituationofsomecountriesshouldbeimproved.B．Environmentprotectionshouldbeattachedgreatimportanceto.C．Theglobaltrendofincreasingheightshouldbecloselywatched.D．Children’spropernutritionandhealthcareshouldbeguaranteed.23．（8分）IncreatingA．J.Fikry’sordinary-yet-extraordinarylife,theauthorGabielleZevinhasthrowneveryclichés(老生常谈)intothemix.Thehero,A．J.Fikry,losthisbelovedwifeNicinaroadaccident.Thesalesofhisbookstorehavebeendecreasing.TheenthusiasticnewsalesrepresentativeAmeliawon’tstopannoyinghimwithnewbooks.Hisrareandveryvaluablefirsteditionhasgonemissing.ButtheunexpectedarrivalofMayaleftinhiscarebringsaboutaseriesofeventswithloveandhopetohislife.Therearefewrealsurprisesintheplotandattentivereaderswillbeabletotellwherethestoryisheaded.Butthatisnotthepoint;theclichésandthepredictableplottakenothingawayfromZevin’sworkTheStoriedLifeofA．J.Fikrybecauseit’showshetellsthestorythatfirstcharmsthereaders,thenholdstheirattention,makingthemreadthewholebookinasinglesittingandfinallygivethebookalonghugwhentheyarefinished.Thisbookisalovelettertothejoysofreading.EachchapterbeginswiththetitleofashortstoryorabookandanotefromA．J.Fikrydescribingwhathelikesaboutit,essentiallyintroducingeachcharacterbywhattheyread.Thecharactersaresorealisticthatit’shardnottofallinlovewithallofthem:Maya,“thefantasticbook-worm,”Amelia,“thegiantess”withquestionabletasteinfashion,Lambiase,theadorablepolicechief,andA．J.Fikry,thereluctantherowhohateselectronicreadingdevicesthatwill“sendcenturiesofalivelycultureintowhatwillsurelybearapiddecline.”Thepassageoftime,raceissues,andthebureaucraticargumentofchildren’sservicesareallputasideinthetellingofthisstory,notbecausethere’sanythingtohideorbecauserealityisnotallowedtointerfere,butbecausetheauthorchoosestofocusontheimportantstuff.Forexample,itfocusesonLambiasewhoorganizesareadingclubforpolicemenatthebookstore.Hisoriginalintentionistohelppromotebusiness,butovertheyearshebecomesagenuinebook-lover,onewhotendstoalwayshavesimpleadviceforhiscynical(愤世嫉俗的)friend,A．J.Fikry.“Badtiming,”Lambiaseclaims,“I’vebeenapoliceofficerfortwentyyearsnowandI’lltellyouprettymucheverybadthinginlifeisaresultofbadtiming,andeverygoodthingistheresultofgoodtiming.”Morethananythingelse,thisnovelisnotonlyaboutthesellingofthemorthereadingofthem,buthowbooksandstoriesbecomepartofourlives,howwefindourselveswithinwhatwereadandhowwecarrybookswithus.Itisalsoaboutthepowerofunexpectedhappinessandalwaysbelievingthatsomethingwonderfulisjustaroundthecorner.TheLateBloomeristhebookwithinabookwhichbringstogetherA．J.FikryandAmelia.Itremindsthemthatlifedoesn’tfollowasetscript,thingshappenwhentheyaremeanttohappen,andthereisnosuchthingas“toolate”foranything.Lifeisthebigpicture.Alwayslookatthebigpicture.Enjoyit.Don’tgettooconcentratedonthedetails,becauseitwillallbeoverbeforeyouknowit.Inthelongrunnobody,notevenyou,willremembertheordinarydetailsbecausetheyare,intheend,quiteirrelevant.A．J.Fikry’sfinalwordsofwisdomtoteen-agedMayaconveythesamefeelingsinliteraryterms:“Wearenotquitenovels.Wearenotquiteshortstories.Intheend,wearecollectedworks.Wehavereadenoughtoknowtherearenocollectionswhereeachstoryisperfect.Someofushit.Somemiss.”1、Theauthor’sattitudetowardsZevin’sbookis_________.A．supportiveB．criticalC．objectiveD．indifferent2、Howmanycharactersofthenovelarementionedinthepassage?A．Four.B．Five.C．Six.D．Seven.3、Thepolicechieforganizingareadingclubismentionedtoprove_________inthenovel.A．thereisreallynothingtohideB．realityisnotallowedtointerfereC．importantstuffhasbeenfocusedonD．everythingisaresultoftiming4、WhatcanbeimpliedinParagraph5?A．Thenovelunderlineshappinesswillalwaysbearound.B．Thenovelmainlytalksaboutthemarketingofthebook.C．ItisTheLateBloomerthatbringsA．JandAmeliatogether.D．Itisimportanttodothingsonthebasisofoverallsituation.5、Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans_________.A．ourlifeisfullofupsanddownsB．weshouldcollectworksallourlifeC．ourlifeiscloselyconnectedwithbooksD．weshouldreadbooksallourlife6、Thepassageismainlyabout_________.A．theextraordinarylifeofA．J.FikryB．themorallessonofno“toolate”inlifeC．acommentonTheLaterBloomerD．areviewofTheStoriedLifeofA．J.Fikry24．（8分）Startingfrom1710,apublicland,theNewHopeareahasastoriedhistory.Itbeganasatradingpost.Bythe1940s,NewHope’snameintheartsbecamelegendary,formanywritersofplays,directorsandactorstravelledthroughitsbusystreets.Thistraditioncontinuestoday.HollywoodandNewYork-basedproducersstealawaytothecommunity’svariedstreetsonweekendsandholidays.Inresponsetothisculturalenvironment,businessmanandwriterD．F.Whipple,decidedtosetuptheNewHopefilmfestivalandbecameactiveonJanuary1,2009.Whippleformedagroupofartistswhosharedhislovefordiscoveringandencouragingindependentfilmmakers,manyofwhomwillmakeworldandU.S.first-showsatourfestival.Thefestival’sdirectorswelcomeyoutooursiteandwehopeyou’lljoinusattheexhibition.Tickets:AdvanceticketsgoonsaleonJune15andticketswillbegotatthevenues(场地)foranyshows.VisitthefreeonlineOfficalGuidefordetailsonvenues,schedulesandprices.Togetticketsinadvance,pleasefollowtheseeasysteps:*PickFilm-CheckoutourfreeonlineOfficalGuideforthefull2018timetablethroughthisline:OfficalGuide.*VisitBrownPaperT---Thefestival’sofficalticketvendor(自动售票)forthesecondyearrunning.Ticketsareavailablebyshownames.Advanceticketsalesendatmidnightbeforeeachshow.Ifyoumissit,youcanstilltrytogetticketsatthedoor.Ticketspricesatthedoorare$12forvisitors,$10forstudentsandseniors(65+)and$6formatinees(午后场).Tofindshows,checkoutthescheduleinourOfficalGuide.QuestionsorcommentsmaybedirectedtotheFestivalbyemailinginquiries@.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheNewHopeareaisTRUE?A．Itwaseverabusinessareacenter.B．Ithasahistoryoflessthan100years.C．Itwasfirstusedasthebaseofarts.D．Itisfamousforitsnaturalscenery.2、D．F.WhipplechosetosetupafilmfestivalintheNewHopeareafor.A．itsbusystreetsB．itsmodernsocietyC．itsancientbuildingD．itsculturalenvironment3、Wherecanyougettheticketsinadvance?A．FromtheonlineOfficalGuide.B．FromBrownPaperT.C．Atthevenuesaftermidnight.D．Throughinquiries@.4、Howmuchwilltheypayifastudentwenttoseeafilmwithhisparentsbeforemidnight?A．$36.B．$18.C．$34.D．$28.5、Wheredoesthepassagecomefrom?A．Amagazine.B．Anewspaper.C．Awebsite.D．Atraveljournal.25．（10分）OneofIndia’stopengineeringschoolshasrestrictedInternetaccessinitsboardinghouses,sayingaddictiontosurfing,gamingandbloggingwasaffectingstudents’performance,makingthemlonelyandevensuicidal.AuthoritiesatthebestIndianInstituteofTechnology(IIT)inMumbaisaidstudentshadstoppedsocializingandmanywerelateformorningclassesorsleptthroughthem.“Now,astudentdoesn’tevenknowwholivestwodoorsawayfromhimbecauseheissobusyontheInternet,”saidPrakashGopalan,deanofStudentAffairs.“Theolddormitorycultureofcompanionshipandsocializingamongstudentsisgone.Thisisnothealthyinouropinion.”IIT-Mumbai,withabout5,000students,isoneofthesevenIITsacrossIndiawhichareconsideredtobeamongthefinestengineeringschoolsintheworld.Theyarealsoatalentpoolforglobaltechnologygiants.Buttheirhardcourses,toughcompetitionandlonelycampuslifestylehavetakenaneffectonstudents.DepressiveanddysfunctionallifestylesareknowntobecommonamongIITstudents,andatleastninehavecommittedsuicideinthepastfiveyears.StudentshaveunlimitedfreeInternetaccessintheirboardinghousestohelpthemintheirstudies,butmanyalsouseittosurf,chat,downloadmoviesandmusic,blogandforgaming.“StartingMonday,Internetaccesswillbebannedbetween11p.m.and12:30p.m.atIIT-Mumbai’s13boardingbuildingstoencouragestudentstosleepearlyandtotryandforcethemoutoftheirshells.”Gopalansaid.Butthemovehasnotgonedownwellwithstudentswhosaytheyhatetheirlivesbeingregulated.“Nowtheywillsayweneedtolistentoalullaby(摇篮曲)togotosleep.”saidRajiv,anelectronicsstudent.1、WhatmayhappentothestudentsaddictedtotheInternetinIIT-Mumbai?A．Feellonelyandevensuicidal.B．Performwellinstudies.C．Knowtheirclassmatesbetter.D．Participateinsocialactivities.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dysfunctional”inParagraph3mostprobablymean?A．unpopularB．meaningfulC．abnormalD．exciting3、WhatmeasureshavebeentakeninIIT-Mumbai?A．Studentsmustgotobedbefore11p.m.B．StudentsareforbiddentosurftheInternetoncampus.C．StudentshaveunlimitedfreeInternetaccessintheirdormitories.D．Internetaccessisunavailableindeepnightinboardingbuildings.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Allelectronicsstudentshatethebanningorder.B．Somestudentscomplainaboutthebanningorder.C．ThereisnoInternetaccessontheIITcampuseversince.D．MorestudentspreferlisteningtomusictosurfingtheInternet.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后从各题所给的选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Thethreeyouthsleanedoverthemetalrailsalongthesea-wallandwatchedafewfishermenpullintheirnets.Aboutthirtymetresaway,aboatpulledalongsidetheslipperystepsleading1tothesea．"Hey,look!"

exclaimed(惊叫)Rahim."Thosetwomenare2heavyrocks.Ithoughtwenolongerdomusclelabourinthistechnological3.""Youdonot4acrane(起重机)tounloadlessthanadozenrocks,doyou?"

smiledJoshua．"Butthosemendonot5tohavemusclesatall,"

saidMichael,rathersurprised．Joshuasmiled．"Theyare6labourerswhoknowhowtospreadtheweightoftherocksthey7.Seehowthemanpositionstherockjustattheslopeofhis8.Someoftherock'sweightisset9hishead,someontherighthandandsomeonthelefthand．Hisbodyisn'tbent.Hislegsarewell10.""You'reright,Josh.Hemayhaveasmallbuild,

11hecertainlywellknowshisjob．Dearme!Andtothinkwehavebeenstudying12!"Rahimthoughtaboutallthatwashappening．Suddenly,hesaid,"Technologywon't13thehumanbeingcompletely,itappears.""Idon'tthinkitwill."14Joshua．"Youcanharvestacropofpotatoesorwheatwithoneofthoselarge,multi-purposetractors,butyou15usethatequipmenttoharvesttealeavesandtomatoes,willyou?""Youcangetacomputerto16multiple-choiceassessments,butyoucannotgetthecomputertoproduceorassessessays,canyou?"

askedMichael."Well,thewashingmachineleavesmyshirtcollarquiteas17asever—that'sdomestictechnologyforyou!"

saidRahim."Oneday,perhaps,therewon'tbeanybody18whocancarryalargerockthewaythosemendo.It'snotgoingtobeavery19world,I'mafraid．"sighedMichael."You'retoomuchofapessimist(悲观主义者),Mike．"

saidJoshua．"20willalwaysbeotherthingsthatwillmaketheworldexciting．"1、A．through B．across C．down D．up2、A．loading B．unloading C．covering D．uncovering3、A．way B．revolution C．process D．era4、A．ask B．expect C．attempt D．hope5、A．happen B．fail C．have D．seem6、A．ambitious B．experienced C．potential D．energetic7、A．take B．fetch C．carry D．bring8、A．shoulder B．back C．chest D．arms9、A．on B．against C．toward D．under10、A．supported B．grasped C．placed D．strengthened11、A．but B．however C．so D．therefore12、A．chemistry B．physics C．biology D．psychology13、A．control B．affect C．remove D．replace14、A．agreed B．proposed C．refused D．denied15、A．can’t B．mustn’t C．won’t D．needn’t16、A．pointout B．takeout C．handout D．printout17、A．dirty B．clean C．old D．new18、A．caught B．arranged C．left D．convinced19、A．exciting B．mysterious C．technological D．modern20、A．That B．This C．They D．There第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Aheadofthisyear’sLondonBookFairinMarch,mediareportedariseininterestintranslatedworksamongBritishreadersFortranslatorAnnaHolmwood,thissignalsthe1．(arrive)ofanewera“ThisisabigmomentforChinesefictionabroad,”saysHolmwood,2．hastranslatedChineseliteratureforalmostadecadeHertranslationwork,LegendsoftheCondorHeroes,afantasynovelwrittenbyJinYong,andLiuCixin’sscience-fictionbook,TheThreeBodyProblem,areshowninaNielsenreport3．examplesoftwoofthemostpopularChinesefictionworksinBritainin4．“LanguagesingrowingdemandincludeChineseandArabic”accordingtotheNielsenreportItfoundthat,againstthecommonly5．(see)“notmorethan3percentrule”oftranslatedliterature’spresenceintheEnglish-languagebookmarkets,thenumberfor2018was6．63percentinBritain7．thetotalannualsaleswasworth$8．1millionCharlotteCollins,translatorandco-chairoftheBritishTranslatorsAssociation,says:“Aswecansee,thisproportion(比率)9．(double)inrecentyearsThisis10．(real)excitingnews”TheGuardianquotes(引用)FiammettaRocco,administratoroftheManBookerInternationalPrize,“11．(read)fictionisoneofthe12．(good)waysofputtingourselvesinotherpeople’sshoesTheriseinsalesoftranslatedfiction13．(show)howhungryBritishreadersareforterrificwritingfromothercountries”第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Travelledabroad,youshouldfollowthecustomsofthecountrywhereyouarevisiting.Whenyouinvited,itisgoodmannerstorefuseoracceptaninvitation,eitherbywritingorbytelephoning.Ifyougotothepatty,itpolitetoarriveontime.Itisgoodmannerstoshakehandwithyourhost.Youcantakeapresentifyoulike,possibleabottleofwine，aboxofchocolatesandsomeflowers.However,itwasnotbadmannerstotakenothing.Itisnotpolitetostaytoolatebeforetheothergu