Lesson 48　Supper with the Bradshaws

1、Unit 8Culture Shapes UsLesson 48Supper with the Bradshaws.英汉互译单词1政府官员 _2枪 _3粉笔 _ 4doll_5tradition _ 6reaction _ 短语1in good Chinese tradition _2police officer _3taste like _ 4can't help but do sth. _ .根据汉语意思完成句子1昨晚 , 我父母邀请他们来我家吃晚饭。Last night, my parents invited them _ our home _ _2今天在飞机场 , 布拉德肖先生

2、送给我一大盒相同的饼干作为礼物。At the airport today, Mr. Bradshaw gave me a_ _ _ the same cookies_ a gift.3我们正方案春节期间再去一趟唐人街。We are planning _ _ to Chinatown _ the Spring Festival.根据句意及汉语提示完成句子1Please pass me two pieces of _(粉笔)2The _(传统) has been passed down for hundreds of years.3How did he _(反响) to your suggesti

3、on?4Tom likes to play with toy _(枪)5Zhu Lu's father is a(n) _(官员) in the government.用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空1The hotel is _ the street.2What will you _ these old clothes?3This kind of fruit _ bread.4I feel too tired. I _ rest.5We _ the sports meeting now.单项选择()1.I will invite my friends to my home _ dinn

4、er.AatBforCon Dof()2.There are three _ on the table.Abox of cookie Bboxes of cookieCbox of cookies Dboxes of cookies()3.Do you know how to _ these problems?No, I have no idea.Ado with Bdeal withCcome up with Dstay in touch with()4.Many young people _ becoming famous basketball players.Aare good at B

5、look afterCworry about Ddream of()5.The room is in such a mess. We can't help but _ the room.Atidy up Bto tidy upCput up Dto put up()6.He is busy _ his English homework.Ato BforCat Dwith()7.Do you know _ during the coming summer holiday?Awhat will Tom doBwhat did Tom doCwhat Tom will doDwhat Tom

6、 did()8.Mary got an _ from Lisa the day before yesterday. Lisa _ her to go to her birthday party.Ainvitation; invitesBinvitation; invitedCinvite; invitationDinvite; invited.连词成句1parents, my, invited, to, our, home, pal, pen, my_.2gave, some, to, me, cookies, he_.3chalk, the, tasted, like, cookie, me

7、, to_.4I, him, enjoyed, the, but, told, I, cookie_.5. as, later, box, gift, a, I, got, of, cookies, a_.词语运用Hello, I'm Li Ming. I have studied in the UK. for nearly two years. But I 1._(remember) my first few weeks of living in a different country forever.The FoodI'll never forget the first f

8、ood that I 2._(taste) at school in England. We had this soup and it tasted of nothing at all. In China, our food is salty, but we like it because the salt 3._ (make) it taste nice. A friend advised me 4._(try) some cheese. It was really sour.CustomsIn China, when you meet someone for the first time,

9、 you should shake hands. I was so 5._ (surprise) when my friend's mother gave me a kiss when I left his house. I felt so embarrassed and my face 6._(go) red.TransportWhen I want to go anywhere in China, I just ride my bicycle. Here in England, I have to get a bus everywhere. The buses don't

10、stop automatically like the ones do in Beijing. You have to put your hand out, ring the bell or press the signal button.Socialising(社交) In China, we often 7._ (give) people cakes as presents. I remember when I went around to a friend's house, the boy's mother stared at the cake. She was tryi

11、ng to be polite but I knew from her face that I had taken something wrong. In England, a cake is more often 8._ (give) on someone's birthday. .阅读理解Except for a few times, Americans are not big present­givers.There's no exchange(交换)of presents among business people, and if one American t

12、ries to give another a present ,it may look like that he wants to bribe(贿赂) him. Americans have learned that in some other countries people like to give presents to others, but among ourselves ,we don't see the need for presents.Even friends may never exchange presents.When I go to foreign count

13、ries ,I try to bring back little things for close_friends ,but nobody would feel unhappy if I didn't.I don't often remember a friend's birthday, and few people outside of my family remember mine. If someone gave me presents too often ,I'd get unpleasant. But a present from a foreigne

14、rthat kind from his or her homelandwon't go wrong ,except to government employees(政府职员) who can't be given presents.You usually open a present at once in front of the person who gives it except Christmas and birthday presents.You should only say, “It's so nice.Thanks when you get Christm

15、as or birthday presents.You may want to bring a bottle of wine(葡萄酒) or flowers to a dinner party, but you're never asked to. Nobody will mind if you bring wine, but your friend may not use it that evening.At Christmas we often give presents to our family and sometimes to our friends.We also give

16、 presents to people who have been helpful during the yeardoormen, babysitters, housecleaners, newspaper sendersanyone who has often helped us.()1.What do the underlined words “close friends mean in the passage?AThe friends who are very kind.BThe friends who live close to each other.CThe friends who

17、were once classmates.DThe friends who you like most.()2.What kind of presents don't Americans usually open in front of the givers?AThe small presents.BChristmas or birthday presents.CThe expensive presents.DThe presents for a dinner party.()3.Why do Americans also give presents to housecleaners

18、at Christmas?ATo pay them.BTo help them.CTo thank them.DTo make them work harder.()4.Which of the following do you think is right?AAmerican business people don't want presents because they are rich enough.BThe writer of this passage must be an American.CEveryone must give presents to one's f

19、amily and friends at Christmas.DGovernment employees can get little presents from a foreigner.()5.What is the main idea of the passage?APresent­giving in the United States.BCustoms(习俗) in the United States.CAmerican people and present­giving.DWhen and how to give presents.详解详析.单词 1.officer2.gun3.chalk4洋娃娃；玩偶5.传统6.反响短语 1.按中国的优良传统2.警察；警官3尝起来像4.忍不住做某事.1.to; for dinner2.big box of; as3another trip; during.1.chalk2.tradition3.react4guns5.officer.1.at the end of2.do with3.tastes like4can't help but5.are ready for.1.B2.D3.B4Dbe good at意为“擅长；l