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文化习俗与节假日活动一、阅读理解（共20小题；共40分）a different countries have different customs. when you are in different countries, you should follow their customs. in china, its impolite to talk when eating dinner. and youre not supposed to start eating first if there are older people at the table. very often people who travel to the united states forget to tip(付小费). it is usual to tip waiters, taxi drivers and porters who help carry your bags. waiters expect to get a 15% tip on the cost of your meal. taxi drivers expect about the same amount. in england, make sure to stand in line even if there are only two of you. its important to respect(尊重) lines there. its a good idea to talk about the weather. its a favorite subject of conversation with the british. in spain(西班牙), its a good idea to have a light meal in the afternoon if someone invites you for dinner. people have dinner very late, and restaurants do not generally open until after 9:00 p.m. in saudi arabia (沙特阿拉伯), men kiss one another on the cheek(脸颊). your host may welcome you with a kiss on both cheeks. it is polite for you to do the same. in japan, people usually give personal or business cards to each other when they meet for the first time. when a person gives you a card, dont put it into your pocket(口袋) as soon as you get it. the person expects you to read it. dont forget to be careful of your body language to express something in conversations. a kind of body language that is acceptable in one culture may be impolite in another. 1. how many countries are mentioned in this passage?a. four.b. five.c. six.d. seven. 2. what does the underlined word porters mean in chinese?a. 搬运工b. 水电工c. 建筑工d. 环卫工 3. if you travel to the us, you spend $200 on a taxi ride and $320 on a meal, you are supposed to tip in total.a. $520b. $78c. $156d. $60 4. which of the following is true?a. you are expected to kiss your host on the cheek in japan.b. generally, restaurants dont offer dinner after 9:00 p.m. in spain.c. its impolite to eat first if there are older people at the table in china.d. you dont need to stand in line if there are two people waiting for a bus in england. 5. what does the passage mainly talk about?a. where to travel.b. how to tip in different countries.c. when to use body language.d. customs in different countries.b in the united states, if you telephone a man early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and that it requires immediate attention. the same meaning is attached to telephone calls made after 11:00 p.m. if someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he will think its a matter of life and death. the time chosen for the call communicates its importance. in social life, time plays a very important part. in the u.s.a., guests may tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is given only three or four days before the party day. but it is not true in all countries. in other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a day more than a week away tend to be forgotten. the meaning of the time differs in different parts of the world. promptness(准时) is valued highly in american life. if people are not prompt, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible(有责任心的). a person who is five minutes late is expected to make a short apology. if he is less than five minutes late, he will say a few words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence. 6. in the sentence the same meaning is attached to telephone calls made after 11:00 p.m., attached means .a. takenb. madec. drawnd. given 7. supposing one wants to make a telephone call at breakfast, this would mean .a. the matter is difficult to deal withb. the matter requires immediate attentionc. the matter is not importantd. the matter is interesting 8. according to the passage, time plays an important role in .a. businessb. workc. school lifed. all of the above 9. the passage mainly tells us .a. the importance of the telephoneb. the importance of communicationc. the importance of timed. the importance of promptness10. according to the passage, which of the following is right?a. if someone is less than five minutes late, he has to make a short apology.b. it is best for one to make telephone calls at night, because it costs much less.c. it may be appropriate to send your invitation cards three or four days before a dinner party in some countries.d. it may be polite to send your invitation cards three or four days before a dinner party date in the u.s.cdear micheal, hows your vacation? im visiting my uncle in spain. he lives in the sunny and beautiful city of valencia, in spain. yesterday, i had great fun. my uncle took me to the tomato festival in bunol, which is just thirty miles away from where my uncle lives. you have probably never heard of this festival before. neither had i. the tomato festival is called la tomatina in spanish. it was the biggest and messiest tomato fight in the world. when we first got to the square where the festival took place, it was very crowded with people from all around the world, and many trucks were carrying tomatoes. my uncle told me the crowded people here were around 38,000 and this was more than four times the population of bunol. the tomato fight started as soon as the first banger was beaten. then everyone including me started throwing tomatoes at each other. i took red tomatoes and threw them at anyone that ran, moved, bent down, or turned around. tomatoes must be squashed before people threw them in order not to hurt anybody. after a little while, the streets, people and nearby buildings were splashed with red. there was no winner in this fight, but we all had fun. as soon as a second banger was beaten, people stopped throwing. i really had a great time, i wish you were here, too. i hope i hear from you soon. take care.with love,from spainlinda 11. from the letter, we can know .a. linda lives in valenciab. linda doesnt want to go to spainc. linda is visiting her uncle in spaind. linda is studying in spain12. according to the letter, which statement of the following is not true?a. bunol is 30 miles away from where lindas uncle lives.b. linda had heard of this festival before.c. it was the first time linda went to this festival.d. lindas uncle took her to the tomato festival in bunol.13. the population of bunol is .a. around 38,000b. more than 38,000c. more than 152,000d. about 9,30014. what happened when the second banger was beaten?a. the fight started.b. the fight stopped.c. the fight got bigger and bigger.d. the fight continued again.15. what is the main idea of this letter?a. la tomatina is a fun and popular festival in spain.b. la tomatina is a day for eating tomatoes.c. micheal has a great vacation.d. linda enjoyed the beautiful city of valencia.d new year in the uk usually starts with a celebration on new years eve (31st december). some people spend the evening at home with their family, or have a party for friends at their house. others go to a pub to celebrate, or spend the evening in a large public space, for example trafalgar square in london. new year begins with the bell of big ben, the famous london clock, at midnight, which is also shown on tv for those who are staying in. in scotland, new year is called hogmanay, and for some people, its a bigger celebration than christmas. in big cities like edinburgh and glasgow there are street parties with around 100,000 people, enjoying music, entertainment and fireworks at midnight. one scottish tradition which is now popular throughout the uk as well as in the usa, is the singing of a traditional folk song. auld lang syne, reminds us to think of old friends and remember the good times of the past. on new years eve many people enjoy drinking wine, but new years day also means the start of a healthier life, so some people make new years resolutions. often these are connected with fitness and health, for example giving up smoking or drinking, taking more exercise or losing weight. other people make a resolution to improve their life in other ways, such as spending more time with family, learning something new.16. trafalgar square is .a. a big pubb. a street partc. a public placed. a nice song17. will be shown on tv at midnight on new years eve.a. the bell of big benb. the song of auld lang synec. new years resolutionsd. the party of friends18. which of the following is not new years resolution?a. give up smoking.b. taking more exercise.c. learning something new.d. thinking of friends.19. the underlined word reminds means in chinese?a. 介意b. 要求c. 提醒d. 注意20. this passage mainly tells us ?a. new year in the ukb. the famous london clockc. new years resolutionsd. one scottish tradition二、阅读与表达(混合式)（共10小题；共10分）a chongqing has the best teahouses in china because it has lots of teahouses and the special way of serving and drinking tea. when the visitors walk into the teahouse, the waitresses give them a wonderful welcome with teapots and cups in their hands. the cups have the special (a)covers and saucers(茶托). the covers can keep the water warm and you can use them to stop the leaves going to the mouth. the people in the teahouses are not very thirsty. they have different ideas to come there. (b)some retired people pay fifty cents to the teahouse and then they can spend all day sitting there to chat with each other. for young people, its a good place to make friends and relax themselves. teahouses are also places for businessmen to get together to talk about their business.根据短文内容，完成下列题目。21. 文中(a)处画线单词 covers 的汉语意思是: 。a. 覆盖 b. 盖子 c. 壶 d. 花瓶22. 完成下面反意疑问句。the people in the teahouses are not very thirsty, ?23. 写出文中(b)处画线部分的同义句。it the retired people fifty cents to the teahouse.24. why does chongqing have the best teahouses in china? 25. what can young people do in the teahouses? b people in the united states honor(尊敬) their parents with two special days: mothers day, on the second sunday in may, and fathers day, on the third sunday in june. mothers day was noted a day for national celebration in 1915. ann jarvis had started the idea to have a day to honor mothers. she was the one who chose the second sunday in may and also began the custom of wearing a carnation(康乃馨). how did fathers day start? in 1909, mrs. dodd from spokane, washington, thought of the idea of a day to honor fathers. she wanted to honor her own father. after her mother died, he raised a family of five sons and a daughter. in 1910, the first fathers day started in spokane. these days are set to show love and respect for parents. these two special days are celebrated in many different ways. on mothers day people wear carnations. on these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. they often have outdoor barbecues for fathers day. these are days of fun and good feelings and memories. 任务一：判断正误，正确的为t，错误的为f。26. the second sunday in may is a day to show love to fathers. 任务二：完成句子。27. , the idea of honoring fathers was thought out by mrs. dodd. 任务三：写出第三段主题句。28. 任务四：简略回答问题。29. whats the purpose to have these two special days? 任务五：将文中划线部分译为汉语。30. 三、阅读与表达(问答式(含翻译)（共5小题；共5分） in the united states, it is not usual to telephone someone very early in the morning. if you telephone him early in the day, while he is taking a shower or having breakfast, the time of the call shows the matter is very important and requires attention at once. if someone receives a call after 11:00 p.m. he thinks it is a matter of life and death. the time chosen for the call communication is important. in social life, time plays a very important part. in the usa, guests will feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is only three or four days before the party date. but it is not true in all countries. in other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too early because plans that are made for a date more than a week away will be forgotten. the meaning of time is different in different parts of the world. therefore,misunderstandings appear between people from different cultures that treat time differently. being on time is thought of highly in american life. if people are not on time, they may be regarded as impolite. in the usa, keeping business companies waiting for an hour is too impolite. a person is expected to say sorry when he is 5 minutes late. if he is less than 5 minutes late, he will say a few words to explain the reason, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.31. what do you think of the call after 11:00 p.m. in the usa? 32. can people make an invitation more than a week before the date in the usa? 33. what is thought of highly in american life according to the author? 34. 将处画线部分改为含有定语从句的同义句。 35. 用people作主语将处画线部分改为主动语态。 四、补全短文（共5小题；共5分） asking the way in different places i travel a lot, and i find out differentstylesof giving directions(方向) every time i ask how can i get to the post office? in japan, people use landmarks(地面标志性建筑物) in their directions 36. most streets dont have names. for example, the japanese will say to travelers, go straight ahead and turn left at the hotel. the post office is across from the bus stop. in the countryside of the american midwest, there are no towns or buildings in many places. instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and 37. . in kansas, for example, people will say, go north two miles(英里). turn east, and then go another mile. people in los angeles, california, have 38. idea of distance. they measure(测量) distance in time, not miles. how far away is the post office? you ask. oh, they answer, its about five minutes from here. its true that a person doesnt know the answer sometimes. what 39. in such a situation? a new yorker might say, sorry i dont know. but in yucatan, mexico, no one answers i dont know. people in yucatan believe