Question

 In England recently three foreign gentlemen came to a bus stop and waited . About five minutes later, the bus they wanted came along. They were just going to get on when suddenly there was a loud noise behind them. People rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way . Someone shouted at them. The bus conductor came rushing down the stairs to see what all the trouble was about. The three foreigners seem all at sea and looked embarrassed (窘迫的 . No one had told them about the British custom (習慣)of lining up for a bus that the first person who arrives at the bus stop is the first person to get on the bus .

　　Learning the language of a country isn't enough. If you want to have a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the manners and customs of your host country. You will probably be surprised just how different they can be from your own. A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be used for washing yourself. Also in India, you might see a man shaking his head at another to show that he doesn't agree. But in many parts of India a shake of the head means agreement. Nodding (點頭) your head when you are given a drink in Bulgaria will most probably leave you thirsty .

　　In that country, you shake your head to mean 'yes'— a nod means 'no' . At a meal in countries on the Arabic Peninsula, you will find that your glass is repeated refilled as soon as you drink up . If you think that you have had enough , you should take the cup or glasses in your hand and give it a little shake from side to side or place your hand over the top.

　　In Europe it quite usual to cross your legs when you are sitting talking to someone even at an important meeting. Doing this in Thailand, however, could bring about trouble . Also, you should try to avoid (避免)touching the head of an adult (成人) ——it's just not done in Thailand .

1.The British people tried to push the three gentlemen out of the way, because the gentlemen______

A．were foreigners                        B．didn't have tickets

C．made a loud noise                       D．didn't line up for the bus

2. According to the article, if you want to have a pleasant journey in a foreign country, you should ____ 

A．learn the language of the country

B．understand the manners and customs of the country

C．have enough time and money

D．make friends with the people there

3.In India it is considered impolite ___________.

A．to use the right hand for passing food at table.

B．to pass food with the left hand.

C．to eat food with your hands.

D．to help yourself at table.

4.To cross one's legs at an important meeting in Europe is _______.

A．a common (平常的) habit                 B．an important manner

C．a serious (嚴重的) trouble                 D．a bad manner

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.B

3.B

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章講述的是如果你要去外國游行的話，最好先了解一個這個國家的風俗習慣，在不同的國家相同的習慣可能有著不同的意義。

1.細節題。從第一段最后一句No one had told them about the British custom (習慣)of lining up for a bus that the first person who arrives at the bus stop is the first person to get on the bus .沒有人告訴他們在英國排隊等車的習慣是站在公交站牌的第一個人先上車。可知，這三個外國人按順序上車，所以人們把他們推出去。故選D

2.細節題。從文章第二段第二句If you want to have a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the manners and customs of your host country.如果你想有一個愉快的訪問，應該盡可能多的找出你的東道國的風俗習慣。故選B

3.細節題。從文章第二段people there consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table.在印度，人們認為在餐桌上用左手來傳遞食物是不禮貌的。故選B

4.細節題。從文章第四段In Europe it quite usual to cross your legs when you are sitting talking to someone even at an important meeting.在歐洲，當你坐著和某個人交談，甚至在一個重要的會議上，蹺二郎腿是很常見的。故選A

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