Unit10 You're supposed to shake hands单元话题阅读理解

Unit10You'resupposedtoshakehands.

单元话题阅读理解

一、阅读理解

Readthepassageandchoosethebestanswers.

ImovedtotheSpanishcapital,Madrid,nearlytwomonthsago.IamhereforayearteachingEnglishin

asecondaryschoolasalanguageassistant.BeforeIarrived,IthoughtIwouldbeabletoadapttoSpanish

cultureveryeasily,butmyprevious（先前的）expectationshavebeenverydifferentfromthereality.

Firstly,Ididn'trealisehowdifficultitwouldbetoadapttotheSpanishdayandthetimingsofmeals.

Spanish"midday"isat14:00,meaninglunchisneverbeforethen.MyexpectationwasthatI'dbeeating

lunchat12:00-13:00,butmostdaysit*s15:30beforeIeatlunch.CanIreallystillcallthislunch?!Itisthe

samewithdinnerortea.IntheUKIeatdinnerbetween18:00and19:00,butnowmydinnertimeis21:30.

ThethingIdidn'trealiseisthatthisaffectstheSpanishsleepingroutine.Eatingdinnersolateofcourse

meansgoingtobedsomuchlater.It'ssuchaBritishthingtogotobedat22:00!Also,becauseeverything

happenslaterinSpain,theeveningsocialisingtime,isverylate!MostBritishnightclubs,forexample,close

at02:00or03:00,butherethepartyisonlyjuststartingat02:00!Thisissomethingelsethathasreally

surprisedme.

QueuingpolitelyandbeingcarefularoundstrangersisalsosomethingthatisveryBritish,something

thatIonlyrealisedwhenIarrivedinSpain.Itookitforgrantedthatqueuingpatientlyisthenorm,butthis

isn'tthecaseinSpain.Ifthere*safreetableinarestaurant,youquicklytakeit,evenifotherpeoplehave

beenwaitinglongerthanyou.

Moreover,themetroisonebigpushingaffair.However,thelackof"Britishpoliteness"isn'tallbad,as

itreflectshowSpaniardsaren'tshyinpublic;beingfriendlyandtalkingtosomeoneyou'venevermetbefore

isconsiderednormalandisencouraged.Perhapswe'dsaythattheetiquetteofpolitelyqueuinginBritainis

connectedwithaculturewhereinteracting（互动）withpeopleyoudon'tknowislesscommon.

Finally,therealityoftheSpanishdietisverydifferentfrommyexpectations.IneverimaginedI'dgetso

manycommentsandquestionsfrommyflatmatesaboutwhatI'meating!YesterdayImadeapieceofpeanut

butterontoast,andmyflatmatesaidthatthisissuchaBritishthing.It'sthesamewithdrinkingtea.Food

productsthataresonormalintheUKaren'tnearlyaspopularhere.

1.ThewriterwenttoMadridto.

A.teachEnglishB.studySpanish

C.visitafriendD.studytheculture

2.Paragraph2&3talkabout.

A.thedinnertimeB.thesleepingtime

C.thedailyroutineD.thesocialactivities

3.ItisfortheSpanishtotalkwithstrangersinpublic.

A.commonB.impoliteC.possibleD.crazy

4.Thepassagemainlytalksabout.

A.acountrywithgreatcultures

B.difficultiesinlivinginSpain

C.thedifferencesbetweenBritainandSpain

D.expectationsvs.realityforaBritishabroad

5.阅读理解

ChinaandWesterncountrieshavesomethingdifferentinculturesaboutcertainanimals,butwhenit

comestopigs,wehavethesameidea-pigsareugly,lazyandstupid.

JustlookatsomeChinesesayingssuchas"Boilingadeadpig"and"Apiglookinginthemirroris

stillapig".AndinEnglish,therearesomeexpressionslike"Eatinglikeapig"and"Pigsmightfly".Noneof

themarecomplimentary.

However,pigshavesomegoodqualities（品质）.Theyareevenassmartasdogsandelephants.They

havegoodmemories.Andtheyknowwhetherpeopletreatthemwellornot.

AUKcartoon,PeppaPigisamostpopularcartoon.Thefourmembersinthepigfamilyteach

childrenfromallaroundtheworldaboutlove,friendshipandthevalueoffamily.AndaChinesecartoon

movie,TheAdventuresofMcDull,isalsoveryfamous.Inthecartoon,thelittlepig,McDull,hasaheartof

goldandalwaysworkshardtowardshisdreams.Mostpeoplewantquicksuccess,butMcDullisslowand

patient,andnotafraidoffailingagainandagain.

Maybewhenwetalkaboutpigsnexttime,weshouldthinkoftheirgoodqualities.

(1)ChinaandWesterncountrieshaveinculturesaccordingtothepassage.

A.thesameideaofpigsB.differentideasofpigs

C.thesameideaofalltheanimalsD.differentideasofalltheanimals

(2)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"complimentary"meaninChinese?

A.固执的B.赞美的C.负面的D.正向的

(3)Fromthethirdparagraph,wecanlearnthat.

A.pigshavebadmemories

B・pigsdon'tknowwhotreatsthemwell

C•pigsareascleverasdogsandelephants

D.pigsareourfriends

(4)Thewritergivesthetwoexamplesofcartoonsinthepassagetoshow.

A.pigshavegoodqualities

B・thetwocartoonsarewell-known

C.bothChineseandEnglishchildrenlikepigs

D.pigsarefriendlytopeople

(5)What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.OpinionsonpigsB.Opinionsonanimals

C.OpinionsoncartoonsD.Opinionsonqualities

6.阅读理解

Therearemanyunusualcustomsaroundtheworld.Ifyoutravelthere,it'simportantforyoutoknow

aboutthem.

Greece

Ifchildrenarechangingtheirteeth,insteadofsavingtheirteethandplacingthemunderapillow(枕

头)forthetoothfairy《山子)tocollect,Greekchildren'steetharethrowntotheroofoftheirhomes.This

unusualtraditionisthoughttobringgoodluckforthefamily,aswellasahealthytoothforthechild!

China

Whendiningwithlocalsandtravelingincities,it'simportanttogiveoutgiftsasawayofsaying

thankyou.Butremembertoavoidgivingthemthefollowinggifts:clocks,handkerchiefs(手帕)，shoesand

anythingwhiteorblack.Itmayseemlikeagoodwayofsayingthankyoufortheirlovelytreat,buttheyare

eachstronglyconnectedwithdeathandfunerals.Apropergifttopassontoshowyourthanksisdelicious

sweetsorfreshtea.

Thailand

Thisisprobablyoneofthemostunusualcustomstolookoutfor,butit'salsoalotoffun-especially

foryourkids!EveryNovember,inthetownofLopBuri,thelocalslayoutfreshfruit,cakesandcandieson

topoftablesthatlinethestreets.Butthesemouth-wateringtreatsaren'tforthepeople,they'reforthenative

Macaquemonkeystoenjoy.ThisstrangebutwonderfulcelebrationiscalledtheMonkeyBuffetFestival,and

isamust-seeonatriptoThailand.

(1)HowdochildrenoftendealwiththeirchangedteethinGreece?

A.Theyareplacedunderthepillows.

B.Theyaresavedbyafairy.

C.Theyarethrowntotheroofoftheirhomes.

D.Theyaregiventoafairydirectly.

(2)IfyouaregoingtogiveagifttoyourChinesefriend,whichoneofthefollowingCANNOTyou

choose?

A.Redflowers.B.Chocolate.C.Greentea.D.Awhitecup.

(3)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"they"referto?

A.Thelocalswhotreatyouwell.

B.Thepersonswhoaretraveling.

C.Thegiftsthatshouldn'tbegiventofriends.

D.TheunusualcustomsinChina.

(4)WhatcanweseeinThailandeveryNovember?

A.Peopletreatmonkeyswithdeliciousfood.

B.Monkeyshelppeoplemakedeliciousfood

C.Peopleandmonkeysenjoydeliciousfoodtogether.

D・Monkeyshelppeopletreatvisitors.

(5)Wherecanwefindthepassage?

A.Inasciencebook.B.Inaculturemagazine.

C.Inacollectionofnovels.D.Onamovieposter.

7.阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能正确回答所提问题或完成所给句子

的最佳答案。

Peopleindifferentcountrieshavedifferentwaysofdoingthings.Somethingthatispoliteinone

countrymaybequiteimpoliteinanother.InBritain,youmustn'tliftyourbowltoyourmouthwhenyouare

havingsomeliquid(液体)food.Butit'sdifferentinChina.AndinJapanyouevenneedn*tworryabout

makingnoiseswhenyouhaveit.Itshowsthatyouareenjoyingit.Butitisregardedasbadmannersin

Britain.IfyouareavisitorinMongolia,whatmannersdotheywishyoutohave?Theywishyoutogivea

loud"burp"(打嗝)afteryoufinisheating.Burpingshowsthatyoulikethefood.

InBritain,youshouldtrynottoputyourhandsonthetablewhenyou'rehavingameal.InMexico,

however,guestsareexpectedtokeeptheirhandsonthetableduringameal.ButinArabcountriesyoumust

beverycarefulwithyourhands.Youmustn'teatwithyourlefthand.Arabsconsideritverybadmannersto

eatwithlefthands.So,whatshouldyoudoifyouareonavisitinanothercountry?Well,justdoinRomeas

theRomansdo.Youcanaskthenative(本土的)peopletohelpyouorjustwatchcarefullyandfollowthem.

(1)Accordingtothepassage,makingnoiseswhenyouhaveliquidfoodisn'tbadmannersin.

A.ChinaB.JapanC.BritainD.Mongolia

(2)isbadmannersinBritain.

A.EatingfoodwithoutmakingnoisesB.Puttingliquidfoodinthebowl

C.HavingsoupdirectlywithabowlD.Keepinghandsoffthetable

(3)Fromthepassage,wecaninfer(推断)that.

A.Mongolianpeopleburpwhentheyareeating

B.Japanesepeopleshouldn'tmakenoiseswheneatingnoodles

C.Chinesepeoplenevermakenoisesattable

D.fewArabseatwithlefthands

(4)"DoinRomeastheRomansdo"means"__

A.DoasthenativepeopledoB.Doasyoudoathome

C.AskthenativepeopletodoitD.Watchthenativepeopledoingit

(5)Thepassagemainly(主要)tellsus__.

A.sometablemannersinBritain

B.somedifferenttablemanners

C.differentwaysofhavingliquidfood

D.tohavegoodmanners

8.阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能正确回答所提问题或完成所给句子

的最佳答案。

Whyareyourstudyhabitsdifferentfromthoseofyourfriends?Whydoyouseemtolearnfasterin

someclasseswhilemoreslowlyinothers?Onereasonyoumaynotknowisthatpeoplehavedifferent

learningtypes.Scientistssaytherearethreedifferentlearningtypes:Visual,Auditory(听觉型)andKin

esthetic(动觉型).

Visuallearnerslearnbestbyseeing.Ifyouseemtoeasilyrememberinformationfrompictures,

graphs(图表)andvideos,youareprobablyavisuallearner.Youarenotgoodatcopyingdownwhatthe

teachersaysinclass.Nevermind.Youcandrawgraphsorpicturesinstead,ifyoufindthatworksbetterfor

you.

Auditorylearnerslearnbestbyhearing.Ifyouseemtoeasilyrememberthingsbyhearingthem,then

youareprobablyanauditorylearner.Youmustlistencarefullywhiletheteacherisspeakingbecauseit'sthe

easiestwayforyoutolearn.Sometimesyoumayfindthattakingnotesstopsyoufromlisteningcarefully.

Afterclass,youcanwritedownwhatyourememberorborrowyourfriends*notestocopy.

Kinestheticlearnerslearnbestbydoing.Ifyouseemtolearnbestbyworkingwithyourhands,you

areprobablyakinestheticlearner.Takingnotesbywritingcanmakeyoupaycloseattentiontoinformation

asyoureceiveit.Ofcourse,youcanlearnbestbymakingfulluseoflabsorotherclassactivities.

Hopeyoulearnbetterbyknowingwhatyourpersonallearningtypeis.

(1)Themeaningof“Visual"is.

A.感观型B.视觉型C.听觉型D.动觉型

(2)Howcanavisuallearnerrememberinformation?

A.Bylisteningtotheteachers.

B.Bywritingdownwhattheteacherssay.

C.Bydrawinggraphsorpictures.

D.Byworkingwithhishands.

(3)Judycanrememberthewordsofasongquicklybylisteningtoitonceortwice.Shemightbea

/anaccordingtothepassage.

A.auditorylearnerB.visuallearner

C.strangelearnerD.kinestheticlearner

(4)Kinestheticlearnerscanputtogooduse.

A.librariesB.classroomsC.labsD.offices

(5)Thebesttitleofthepassagemaybe.

A.StudyhabitsB.Waystostudy

C.LearningtypesD.Reasonstolearnbyanauditory

9.阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能正确回答所提问题或完成所给句子

的最佳答案。

Tablemannersarehowtobehavewhenyoueatameal.Theyincludehowtohandleknives,forks

andspoonsandhowtoeatinpolitemanners.Tobehavewellabroad,youaretoknowsometablemanners.

Eatingmanners

Japan:Itis"perfectly"okaytoslurpwhenyoueatnoodles.Unlikemakingbignoises,slurping

slightlyisnotrude.Japanesealsosayittastesbetterifyouslurp.

Russia:Yourwristsshouldbeplacedontheedgeofthetablewhileeating,aforkinthelefthand,

andaknifeintherighthand.Itisnotgoodmannerstorestthemonyourlap.Keepyourelbowsofthetable.

Leavesomefoodonyourplatetoshowthatthehosthasgivenyouenoughtoeat.

France:Neverdiscussmoneyorreligionoverdinner.WhatisdifferentfromthemannersinRussiais

thatfinishingeverythingonyourplateisconsideredgoodmanners.

Mexico:Wheneveryoucatchtheeyeofsomeonewho'seating,evenastranger,itsgoodmannersto

say"provecho"whichmeansenjoy.InMexico,diningismorethanameal.It'sasocialoccasion-lunchesare

seldomquickandsupperscanlastforhours.Whereyousitmattersinthecountry.Beforeyougetseated,

lookforplacecards,orwaituntilthehostseatsyou.Andyoumustsay"enjoyyourmeal"beforeyouleavethe

table.

Drinkingmanners

America:Ifyouemptyabottleintosomeone'sglass,itobligesthatpersontobuythenextbottle.It's

politetoputthelastdropsintoyourownglass.

Australia:Inapubit'susualtobuyaroundofdrinksforeveryoneinyourgroup.Whenit*syour

turn,say"It'smyround."Whenit'stheirround,theywillbuyitforyou.Don'tleavebeforeyou*veboughta

round.

Japan:Don'tfillyourownglassofalcohol.Instead,youshouldpourforothersandwaitforthemto

doitforyou.

(1)WhenyouareattableinMexico,youshould.

A.keepsilentifyoucatchtheeyeofastranger

B.eatasquicklyasyoucantosaveyourtime

C.wishothershappywitheatingbeforeleavingthetable

D.seatyourselfanywherebeforethehosttellsyouto

（2）In_________,it'simpolitetodiscussmoneyorreligionoverdinner.

A.AmericaB.FranceC.AustraliaD.Russia

（3）Accordingtothepassage,itisgoodmannersto.

A.keepquietwheneatingnoodlesinJapan

B・leavesomefoodonyourplateinFrance

C•puttheforkintherighthandinRussia

D.taketurnstotreateachotherinAustralia

（4）Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?

A.EatingmannersB.Drinkingmanners

C.TablemannersD.Countrymanners

（5）Thewritertellsusthetablemannersinmanycountriesinorderto.

A.attractustothesecountriestoenjoyforeignfood

B•helpusbehaveinpolitemannersindifferentcountries

C.teachushowtohandleknives,forksandspoons

D.makeusabletoexpressthankstodifferenthosts

10.阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能正确回答所提问题或完成所给句

子的最佳答案。

Itseemsthatschoolchildrenallovertheworldcomplain（抱怨）abouttheirschoolfood.Whatdo

studentsofyourageeatforlunchatschoolinothercountries?

Japan

Highschoolshavediningrooms.Theyserveeverythingfromnoodlestorice,butnotburgersor

chips.Otherchildrenbringfoodfromhome,suchascoldriceballs,meatorfish,pickles（泡菜）and

vegetables.Twiceayearparentsareinvitedtohaveatasteofthefood.

TheUnitedStates

AtypicalmenufromanAmericanschoolismadeupofahamburgerwithfriedpotatoesorroast

chicken,lettuceandpickles,fruitandcookies.Schoollunchesmustalsoprovideatleastonethirdofthe

dailyamount［总量）ofnecessarynutrition（营养），suchasvitaminA,vitaminCandcalcium（钙）.

Australia

Meatpies,sausagerolls(香肠卷)andhotdogsarealltraditionaldishesinAustralianschoolshops.

Butasthecountrypaysmoreattentiontochildren'shealth,healthierfoodshavestartedtoappearonschool

menus.Manyschoolshaveusedatrafficlightsystem.Thesaleofredlabeled(标注)foods,including

cookies,chocolateandsoftdrinks,isservedonlytwiceaweek.Healthiergreenlabeledfoodssuchassushi,

sandwiches,comandwatermelons,however,areavailableeveryday.

SouthAfrica

MostofSouthAfricanschoolsdonotservemealsatall.Classesendat1:30p.m.andstudentsget

theirownlunches.Manystudentsbringfoodfromhome,usuallysandwiches.

Fastfoodandfriedfoodsellthebestamongstudents.Asaresult,ithascausedariseinobesity(肥

胖)amongchildren.Butasmorepeoplebegintorealizethatbeingtoofatmaycausedifferentkindsof

seriousillnesses,someschoolsintownshaveledthewaytowardsbetternutrition.Nowstudentsatthese

schoolsareofferedlunchesofporridgewithvegetables,suchascabbage,onions,beans,carrotsand

tomatoes.

(1)HighschoolsinJapanserve.

A.noodlesandriceB.burgersandriceballs

C.chipsandvegetablesD.fishandroastchicken

(2)Fromthepassage,weknowthetypicalmenufromanAmericanschoolis.

A.deliciousB.quitehealthy

C.notveryhealthyD.popularinSouthAfrica

(3)WhicharetraditionaldishesinAustralia?

A.Meatpiesandhotdogs.B.Chocolateandsoftdrinks.

C.Cookiesandsushi.D.Sandwichesandcorn.

(4)InSouthAfrica.

A.moststudentshavesandwichesandvegetablesforlunch

B.studentslikefastfoodandfriedfoodverymuch

C.moreandmorestudentsbecomeill

D.studentsrealizethatfastfoodandfriedfoodarcbadfortheirhealth

(5)WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.ParentsinJapanareinvitedtotastethefoodtwiceayear.

B.IntheUnitedStates,schoollunchesmustprovideatleastonethirdofthedailyamountofnecessary

nutrition.

C・InAustralia,manyschoolshaveusedatrafficlightsystem.

D.InSouthAfrica,schoolsdon'tservemeals.

11.阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能正确回答所提问题或完成所给句

子的最佳答案。

Clothingisalanguage.Ittellsusaboutindividuals:theirpersonality,age,placeinsocietyandso

on.Ifwewanttoknowmoreaboutsociety,wecanlookattraditionalclothing.

ThecontinentofAfricahasalonghistoryandarichculture,andthisisshownintraditionaldress.

Youoftenfindthreecolors-red,goldandgreenintheclothing.Thefirstcolorstandsforthebloodof

millionsofpeoplewhosufferedasslaves（奴隶）.ThesecondisfortherichresourcesoftheAfricanearth,

andthethirdrepresentsthegrasslandsofhome.

Thepatternsontheclothingalsohaveameaning.Acommonpatternisintheformofacross"x",

whichstandsfor"unity".Anotherpatternisarectangular（矩形）box,whichrepresents"strength".

Becauseclothinghasastrongsocialmeaning,peopleareverycarefulinchoosingwhattowear.It

wouldbeaseriousmistaketowearthewrongclothing,ortowearclothesinthewrongway.Forinstance,

inGhana,awomanshouldwearherwaistbanddifferentlyaccordingtotheimportanceofthesocialevent.

Traditionaldressalsotellsusabouteverydaylife.Africandesignsarefamousforloose（宽松

的）clothing.Theclimate,withthehotsunandwidetemperatureranges（变化），requiresthattheclothes

shouldbecomfortablefordailylife.

AlthoughmanypeoplewearWesternclothes,particularlyinthebigcitiesinAfrica,traditional

dressisveryhighlyvalued（评价）.Thisisbecauseithasdeepculturalmeanings.

（1）Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.ThehistoryofAfricanclothes.

B.TheculturaltraditionsofAfricandress.

C.Africanmodemfashionstyles.

D.ThematerialsusedinAfricantraditionaldress.

（2）Clothingtellsuseverythingexcepttheir.

A.ageandplaceinsocietyB.styleandplaceinsociety

C.personalityandageD.heightandweight

(3)Accordingtothepassage,red.

A.representsthesettingsun

B・ischosenbecauseitisabrightcolor

C.standsforAfricanunity

D.isareminderofthesadhistoryinAfrica

(4)Thecolorthatstandsforwealthis.

A.goldB.greenC.yellowD.black

(5)WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.TherearetwopatternsonAfricantraditionaldresses.

B.Africansgettiredoflooseclothingbecauseitisoutofstyle.

C.InGhana,alwayswearingthesamewaistbandisamistake.

D.WecanlearntheweatheratnightinAfricaisashotasthatintheday.

12.阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能正确回答所提问题或完成所给句

子的最佳答案。

IntheUSA,itisnormalformentoshakehandswhentheymeet,butitisquiteunusualformento

kisswhentheygreeteachother.Greetingsarecasual——ahandshake,asmileanda"hello"willdojustfine.

TheBritishoftensimplysay"hello"whentheymeetfriends.Theyusuallyshakehandsonlywhen

theymeetforthefirsttime.Socialkissing,oftenjustapeck(轻吻)onthecheek(脸颊),iscommonin

aninformal(非正式的)situationbetweenmenandwomenandalsobetweenwomenwhoknoweachother

verywell.

InJapan,thecommongreetingforbothmenandwomenistobowwhentheygreetsomeone,instead

ofgivingahandshakeorahug.

Hungariansliketogreetinafriendlyway-kisseachotheronbothcheeks.Themostcommonway

istokissfromyourrighttoyourleft.Whenmenmeetforthefirsttime,ahandshakeisthenorm.

InAlbania,menshakehandswhengreetingoneanother.Akissonthecheekmayalsobecommonif

thereisacloserelationship.Womenmayshakehandsorkisseachotheronbothcheeks.

InArmenia,bytradition,awomanneedstowaitforamantoofferhishandforahandshake.

Betweengoodfriendsandfamilymembers,akissonthecheekandahugarealsocommon.

(1)InBritain,whentwopeoplemeetforthefirsttime,theyusually.

A.HugB.bow

C.shakehandsD.kissonthecheek

(2)Theunderlinedword"norm"means"ninChinese.

A.规范B.意图C.象征D.结果

(3)WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.InJapan,huggingisascommonasbowing.

B.InHungary,peopleusuallykisseachotheronthecheeksfromlefttoright.

C.InAlbania,itisunusualformentokissifthereisacloserelationship.

D.InArmenia,itisnecessaryforawomantowaitforamantoofferhishandforahandshake.

(4)Howmanycountriesarementionedinthepassage?

A.Four.B.Five.C.Six.D.Seven.

(5)What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.CountryandCulture

B.CultureandPeople

C.GreetingCustomsAroundtheWorld

D.BodyLanguageinDifferentCultures

13.阅读理解

ThisAugust,we'llwelcomeguestsfromallovertheworld.Someofthemfollowtheirownspecial

culturaltraditions.It'simportantforustoknowaboutthem.

Inmanycountries,suchasThailand,IndiaandMalaysia,peoplebelievethatthelefthandisunclean.

So,it'snotpropertouseone'slefthandtoholdfood,touchothersorpassobjects.Doingsomayoffendsome

guests.

SomeWesternersmaybeoffendedifyoutouchthemortheirpersonalthings-evenbyaccident.If

thishappens,saysorrypolitely.

SomeelderlyWesternersmaybeoffendedifyoutrytohelpthemwithouttheiragreement.

Peoplethinknumberscanbeluckyorunlucky.SomeWesternersavoidthenumber13becausethey

believeitisunlucky.

Muslims(穆斯林)donoteatpork,andwordslikepigsarenotconsideredproper.

PeoplefromBrazil,ItalyandPakistandonotgivehandkerchiefs(手帕)asgifts.Theybelievea

handkerchiefiscloselyconnectedwithunhappyfeelings.

WineisnotsentasagiftinmanypartsofwesternandmiddleAsia,wheremostMuslimslive.

(1)Indiansdon'tholdfoodwiththelefthandbecausetheyconsiderit.

A.uncleanB.uselessC.valuelessD.unimportant

(2)Theword"offend"inthesecondparagraphmightmean"

A.honorB.helpC.hateD.hurt

(3)WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.PeoplefromPakistanliketosendhandkerchiefsasgifts.

B.AlltheelderlypeopleintheWestlikebeinghelpedbyothers.

C.Thenumber13isthoughttobeunluckybysomeWesterners.

D.Westernersdonotmindtheirpersonalthingsbeingtouched.

(4)Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.luckynumbers.B.Traditionalfood.

C.Culturedifferences.D.Handsandhandkerchiefs.

答案解析部分

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.D

本文主要讨论了在国外的英国人的期望与现实。

考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题和主旨题三种常考题型，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；

推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息；主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。

1.细节理解题，根据句子IamhereforayearteachingEnglishinasecondaryschoolasalanguage

assistant.我在这里作为语言助理在一所中学教英语一年。可知作者去马德里教英语，故选A。

2.段落大意题，根据句子Firstly,Ididn'trealisehowdifficultitwouldbetoadapttotheSpanishdayand

thetimingsofmeals.Spanish"midday"isat14:00,meaninglunchisneverbeforethen.Myexpectationwas

thatI'dbeeatinglunchat12:00-13:00,butmostdaysit's15:30beforeIeatlunch.首先，我没有意识到要

适应西班牙的生活和进餐时间是多么困难。西班牙语的“中午”是在14:00,意思是午餐不会早于

14:00o我的预期是在12:00-13:00吃午饭，但大多数时候是15:30才吃午饭。可推知第二段和第三段

谈论的是日常生活，故选C。

3.细节理解题，根据句子beingfriendlyandtalkingtosomeoneyou'venevermetbeforeisconsidered

normalandisencouraged.友好地和从未见过的人交谈被认为是正常的，也是被鼓励的。可知西班牙

人在公共场合与陌生人交谈是很常见的，故选A。

4.主旨大意题，根据句子Finally,therealityoftheSpanishdietisverydifferentfrommyexpectations.I

neverimaginedI'dgetsomanycommentsandquestions