14．CultureandCustoms（文化习俗）

天骄出品必属精品,第三模块中考话题及读写训练,14CultureandCustoms（文化习俗）,有礼貌的polite没礼貌的impolite粗鲁的rude西方的western中国的Chinese主人host习惯habit餐桌礼仪tablemanner不同于differentfrom全世界的人peopleallovertheworld不同的国家有不同的风俗文化。Differentcountrieshavedifferentcustomsandculture.,Step1.Letswritefrommemory.(默写),customs风俗culture文化manner举止hospitality好客uncomfortable不舒适的tap敲respect尊敬guest/customer客人culturaldifferences文化的不同teapot茶壶apologize道歉,Step1.Letswritefrommemory.(默写),阅读理解和完形填空中常见词汇：,WhenmyfamilymovedtoAmericain2010fromasmallvillageinGuangdong,China,webroughtnotonlyourluggage,butalsoourvillagerules,customsandculture.Oneoftherulesisthatyoungpeopleshouldalwaysrespect（尊敬）elders.Unluckily,thisruleledtomyveryfirstembarrassmentintheUnitedStates.Ihadapart-timejobasawaiterinaChineserestaurant.Onetime,whenIwasservingfoodtoamiddle-agedcouple,thewifeaskedmehowthefoodcouldbeservedsoquickly.ItoldherthatIhadmadesuretheygottheirfoodquicklybecauseIalwaysrespecttheelderly.AssoonasIsaidthat,herfaceshowedgreatdispleasure.Mymanager,whohappenedtohearwhatIsaid,tookmeasideandgavemealonglectureabouthowsensitive（敏感）Americansareandhowtheydislikethedescription“old”.Ithenwalkedbacktothetableandapologizedtothewife.Afterthecoupleheardmyreason,theyunderstoodthattheproblemwascausedby,Step2.Letsdoreadingcomprehension.(阅读理解),culturaldifferences,sotheylaughedandwerenolongerangry.InmyvillageinChina,peopleareproudofbeingold.Notsomanypeoplelivetobeseventyoreighty,andpeoplewhoreachsuchanagehavethemostknowledgeandexperience.Youngpeoplealwaysrespectolderpeoplebecausetheyknowtheycanlearnfromtheirrichexperience.However,intheUnitedStates,peoplethink“growingold”isaproblemsince“old”showsthatapersonisgoingtoretireorthatthebodyisnotworkingwell.Heremanypeopletrytokeepthemselvesawayfromgrowingoldbydoingexercisesorjogging,andwomenputonmakeup,hopingtolookyoung.WhenItoldthecoupleintherestaurantthatIrespecttheelderly,theygotangrybecausethiscausedthemtofeeltheyhadfailedtostayyoung.Ihadtoldthemsomethingtheydidntwanttohear.Afterthat,IchangedthewayIhadbeenwitholderpeople.ItisnotthatIdontrespectthemanymore;Istillrespectthem,butnowIdontshowmyfeelingsthroughwords.ByJack,()1Jackbroughtthecoupletheirfoodveryfastbecause_.A.themanageraskedhimtodosoB.herespectedtheelderlyC.thecouplewantedhimtodosoD.hewantedmorepay()2WhenJackcalledthecouple“elderly”,theybecame_.A.nervousB.satisfiedC.unhappyD.excited()3InJackshometown,_.A.manypeoplereachtheageofseventyoreightyB.peopleareproudofbeingoldC.peopledislikebeingcalled“old”D.theelderlyarethefirsttogetfoodinrestaurants,()4Afterthisexperience,Jack_.A.losthisjobintherestaurantB.madefriendswiththecoupleC.nolongerrespectedtheelderlyD.changedhiswaywitholderpeople()5WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.ThemoreJackexplained,theangrierthecouplegot.B.Jackwantedtoshowhisfeelingsthroughwordsafterhisexperience.C.Themanagerwentbacktothetableandapologizedtothecouple.D.Fromthisexperience,JacklearnedmoreaboutAmericanculture.,Step3.Letsfillintheblanks.(短文填空),ThemaindifferencebetweenChineseandwesterneatinghabitsisthatunliketheWest,whereeveryonehastheirownplateoffood,inchinathedishesareplaced1thetableandeverybodyshares.2youaretreatedbyaChinesehost,hewillgetreadyforalotoffood.Chineseareveryproudoftheirfoodcultureandwilldotheir3toshowtheirhospitality（好客）.AndsometimestheChinesehostusestheirchopsticksto4foodinyourbowlorplate.Thisisasignofpoliteness.Therightthingtodowould,on,if,best,put,betoeatthewhatever-it-isandsayhowyummyitis.Ifyoufeeluncomfortablewiththis,youcanjustsayapolitethankyouandleavethe5there.Makesurethespout（茶壶嘴）oftheteapotisnotfacinganyone.Itis6.Thespoutshouldalwaysbedirectedtowhere7issitting,usuallyjusttowardsfromthetable.Donttaponyourbowl8yourchopsticks.Beggarstapontheirbowls,9thisisnotpolite.Also,whenthefoodiscomingtoo10inarestaurant,peoplewilltaptheirbowls.Ifyouareinsomeoneshome,thecookmaynotlikeitifyoudothis.,so,food,impolite,nobody,with,slowly,Step4.Letsreadandwrite.(读写综合),A信息归纳：请阅读下面短文，完成表格。,ChristmasortheSpringFestival?IbelievethatmanypeoplemayhavesuchaquestioninmindWillChristmasreplacetheSpringFestivalsoon?Christmasarouses（引起）increasingattentionyearbyyearinChina.OnDec.25theachyear,Christmascardsbecomeextremelypopularwithstudents.PeopleholdChristmaspartiesandexchangeChristmasgifts.AlotofTVandradioprogramsaboutChristmasareon.Itseemsthatthisisalsoanimportantfestivalofourown.ButtheSpringFestivalislessappealing（吸引人的）toyoungpeople.So,somepeopleareworriedwhetherChristmaswillreplacetheSpringFestival.Somepeoplethinkthis,worryisfairlyunnecessary.Why?OnereasonliesthatChristmasonlyaffectsChristians（基督教徒）,collegestudentsandforeigncompanyworkers.AnotherreasonisthatChristmasismostlycelebratedincities.Fewpeopleincountrysideshowinterestinthisexotic（外来的）festival.Bycontrast,theSpringFestivalisthemostinfluential（有影响的）traditionalfestivalineveryfamilyofChina.IthinkitisnaturalthatincreasingexchangesandwesternholidayshavebeengraduallyintroducedintoChina.ForusChinese,weshouldnevergiveupChinesetraditionalfestivals.ForcenturiesChinesehavebeenusingthistraditionalholidaytowelcomethebeginningofanewyear.LetslovetheSpringFestivalforever.,InformationCard,December25th,Students,Incities,TheSpringFestival,Chinesetraditionalfestivals,B书面表达：不同的国家有不同的风俗文化，在庆祝节日方式上都是不同的。在今天的班会课上，你班的同学们就“我们该如何看待外国节日对中国的影响”这个话题展开了激烈的辩论。请结合短文内容，用英语写一篇题为“HowShouldWeTreatForeignFestivals?”的作文，80词左右。内容包括：1现在有哪些外来节日？（至少列举3个）2它们对我们有哪些影响？我们是否该庆祝它们？为什么？3我们该如何看待外来节日？,Nowadays,moreandmoreforeignfestivalsarecomingintoChina,suchasChristmasDay,ValentinesDayandAprilFoolsDay.SomeofthemarearousingincreasingattentionyearlyinChina.SosomepeopleareworriedwhethertheseforeignfestivalswillreplacetheChinesetraditionalfestivals.Inmyopini