Question

Social customs and the ways of behaving change. Things that were considered impolite many years ago are acceptable . Just a few years ago, it was considered to be impolite behavior for a man to smoke on the street . No man who thought of himself as being a gentleman would make fool of himself by smoking when a lady was in the room.

Customs are also different from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or on the right of a woman in your country? Or doesn’t it matter? What about table manners?

The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. For example, in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. Also, most Englishmen will open a door for a wonman or offer their seat to a woman , and so will most Americans. Promptness is important both in England and in America. That is , if a dinner invitation is for 6 o'clock , the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay.

The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable especially if they are your guests. There is an old story about a man who gave a very formal dinner party. When the food was served, one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife. The other guests were amused or greatly surprised , but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. I t would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.

1.The underlined phrase” make fool of himself” in the first passage means____

A．make himself strong                     B．make himself rich

C．make himself comfortable                 D．cause himself to seem like a fool

2.According to the passage , the American and British _____

A．don’t speak the same language

B．don’t have social custom in common

C．do share a lot of social customs

D．do have the exactly same social customs

3.If a dinner invitation is for six o’clock , the guest is supposed to arrive at ____ six

A．nearly a minute or two later than           B．a quarter to

C．a quarter to                            D．much later than

4.The last example in the passage shows____

A．The correct way to use a knife at table

B．that it is good manners not to make your guests feel foolish or uncomfortable

C．that social customs and ways of behaving change too fast

D．promptness is important both in England and in America

5.Which of the following do you think is the best title for this passage?

A．Social Customs and Customs               B．Social Life

C．American and British Customs              D．Promptness is Important

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了英美兩國在社會風俗和習俗方面需要注意的一些問題。

1.聯系上文可知No man who thought of himself as being a gentleman would make fool of himself by smoking when a lady was in the room.的意思是，沒有一個認為自己像個紳士的男人會在一個有女士的房間里面吸煙，從而讓自己看起來像個傻瓜。故選D，讓自己好像一個傻瓜。

2.根據第三段The Americans and British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs .及本段描述，可知英美在社會習慣方面有很多形同之處。故選C。

3.根據That is , if a dinner invitation is for 6 o'clock , the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay.描述，可知應該晚到一兩分鐘，故選A。

4.根據最后一段I t would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.描述，可知選B。

5.這篇短文主要描述了一些社會風俗和習俗方面的知識，故選A，社會風俗和習俗。

考點：有關英美風俗習慣的說明文閱讀

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