2019-2020年高中英语阅读理解第二部分欧美习俗(五)练习

1、2019-2020年高中英语阅读理解 第二部分 欧美习俗（五）练习The United States covers a large part of the North American continent. Its neighbors are Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. Although the United States is a big country, it is not the largest in the world. In 1964, its population was over 185 million. Nowit

2、is just 300 million,which is the largest in North America.Whenthis land firstbecamea nation, after winning its independence from England,it had thirteen states. Each of the states was represented on the American flag by a star. All these states were in the eastern part of the continent. As the natio

3、n grew toward the west, new states were added and new stars appeared on the flag. For a long time, there were 48 stars. In 1959, however, two more stars were added to the flag, representing the new states of Alaska and Hawaii.Indians were the first people of the land, which is now the United States.

4、 There are still manythousands of Indians now living in all parts of the country. Sometimes it is said that the Indians are“the only real Americans ” . Most Americans e fromall over the world. Those who came first in greatest numbers to make their homes on the eastern part of North America were most

5、ly from England. It is for that reason that the language of the United States is English and that its culture and customs are more like those of England than those of any other country in the world. prehension Questions:1. The first thirteen states are in of America.A. the south B. the northC. the e

6、ast D. the west2. The United States didn ' t have states untilA. thirteen; 1959. B. forty-eight; 1959.C. fifty; 1964.D. fifty; 1959.3. Why did English bee the language of the United States? BecauseA. English is the native language of the Indians.B. Most Americans came from all over the world.C.

7、Most of the people who first settled in America were from England.D. Canada is its nearest neighbor.4. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. The United States is the largest country in the world.B. The population of the United States is larger than that of any other c

8、ountry in North America.C. The United States covers the most part of North America.D. Mexico lies to the north of Canada.(CDCB)英语成语的重要性英语成语和我们汉语成语有着类似的情况：我们不畿从成语盘面的意思理解其含义，而 要理解其惯用和建仲的含义，不然可要出笑话了.下面这篇短文，通过一个实例告诉你学习 英语成语的重要性.As we all know, an idiom is a speech form or an expression of a language tha

9、t is peculiar grammatically. It cannot be understood from the individualmeanings ofits elements. Here is a story about a Chinese student meeting with an Englishman.A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized the importance again and again. But recently, the import

10、ance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience.One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be surprised. Gently shaking his head and shrugging his shoulders, he said,“ Youdon&#

11、39; t say! "" You don ' t say!"I was puzzled, I thought, perhaps this was not a proper topic. "Well, I' d better change the topic." So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall?By the way, have you been to the Great Wall?""Certainly,everyone

12、back home wouldlaugh at me if I left China without seeing it. It is wonderful." He was deep inthought when I began to speak like a tourist guide." The Great Wall of China isone of the wonders in the world. Weare very proud of it. " Soon I was stopped again by his words: "You don&

13、#39; t say! ” I couldn ' t help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it? ”"Well, I didn ' t ask you to do so, “ he answered, greatlysurprised. I said, "Didn' t you say 'you don' t say ' ?"Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to explai

14、n,“ 'Youdon' t say ' actually means 'really ' ! It is an expression of surprise. Perhaps you don ' t pay attention to English idioms." Only then did I know how foolish Ihad been. Since that time I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions. prehension Questions: (

15、True or False) 1. We can judge the meaning of an English idiom on the surface ()2. “You don' t say! ” is an English idiom with the meaning“really ".()3. The Englishman hasn ' t been to the Great Wall.()4. The Chinese student finally realized the importance of English idioms.()(FTFT)23.

16、The Origin of Christmas Tree圣诞树的由来五彩斑斓的圣诞树是圣能节不可缺少的装饰无素.它绿油油的身段，自下而上收蜜的三 角影，内标其间的各种小礼品、花灯总是得到孩子扪的垂青.把它放在案中的客厅里，和家 人一起在吴诞树的祝福下许下团圆和幸福的诺言，实在是一件幸事.而吴诞树的由来也有自 己的故事，让我41 一起来听听./Set high on the great round table stands the lighted Christmas tree, shining its gold cheer around the room. It towers above the

17、 children's heads as they gaze up at it with admiring eyes. Sitting on the very top of the tree is a silver star surrounded by tiny lights. All the branches are hung with silver bells and sparkling lights. Around the base of the tree lie the gifts and toys wrapped up in bright colorful paper.Eve

18、ry Christmas in millions of homes all over the world, a Christmas tree forms the centerpiece of the decorations. But it is Germany we have to thank for giving us the custom of lighting and decorating a small fir tree.According to the ancient legend, a traveling holy man called St. Boniface was passi

19、ng through a forest one December when he was horrified to see that a small boy was going to be offered up as a human sacrifice to one of their gods. He was just about to be put on a roaring fire when St. Boniface rushed in and snatched the boy away. Then, picking up an axe he chopped down a huge oak

20、 tree which stood nearby.As it fell to the ground, a tiny young fir appeared out of the ground in the space where the mighty oak had stood.“From now on, " said St. Boniface, “this little tree will be a holy symbol.It is the sign of everlasting life because its leaves are still green when everyt

21、hing else seems dead around it. Moreover, it will always point upward to heaven. From this day, this little tree shall be called the Christ-child Tree. ”This little tree has bee known around the world.prehension Questions:1. In the first sentence of the passage,alighted Christmas tree " means a

22、 treeA. which is on fire.B. which is burnt.C. with a light and silver bells on.D. with many tiny and sparkling lights on.2. A Christmas tree can give a familyA. an ancient legend.B. much pleasure.C. many gifts and toys. D. much light.3. Which of the following statements is true according to the pass

23、age?A. It was the Germans who first ordered the people in other countries to decorate a small fir tree.B. It was the Englishmen that gave us the custom to light and decorate the small fir tree.C. It was Germany that gave us the custom of lighting and decorating the Christmas tree.D. It was the Germa

24、ns that first began to plant the fir tree.4. A group of people offered up a boy to one of their gods byA. cutting him into pieces.B. poisoning himC. setting fire on him.D. leaving him alone. (DBCC)24. The Legend of Santa Claus圣诞老人的传说高耸的红包尖帽，毛本茸的白色胡子，肥大的撑靴，人只驯鹿与一只会飞的雷撬，以及 那令人期盼的摩摩的礼物袋所有这些都成为我们脑海中有关圣诞

25、老人的其外貌.然而， 鲜为人知的是，这位特殊的老人不仅在历史上有原型，目他的原貌也并非如此.这篇瘗文会 向你简要地介貂这位老人的故事口市Christmas season is the most festive time of year in many Western countries. Children believe that on Christmas Eve Santa Claus, a fat, merry man who wears a red suit, red hat, and a long white beard, slides down their chimneys to b

26、ring them gifts. So they hang stockings by the fireplace, hoping that Santa Claus will fill them with candy and toys.But was there really a Santa Claus? Yes. Not the man mentioned above but a 4th century bishop, Saint Nicholas. He was born in Turkey and his remains are kept to this day in Bari, Ital

27、y. According to a story,he was best known for saving children.He brought three dead boys back to life after they had been chopped up! Stories like that helped him bee the patron saint of boys and girls. Later on his name was changed into Santa Claus. In the 17th century, the Dutch of New Amsterdam i

28、n America added the sleigh and the flying reindeer to him. Since then Santa Claus has traveled in a sleigh pulled by eight reindeers.On Christmas Eve many children even lie awake listening to Santa Claus and his sleigh. But he never es. The gifts found in the stockings the next morning were put ther

29、e by their own parents when they were asleep. prehension Questions:1. Children believe that Santa Claus esA. on Christmas Day.B. on New Year's Eve.C. on the evening before Christmas.D. on the afternoon before Christmas.2. They hang stockings by the fireplaceA. to dry them up.B. for their mothers

30、 to wash.C. to make the room more beautiful.D. to receive gifts from Santa Claus.3. Saint Nicolas was born inA. Europe.B. Turkey.C. West Germany. D. Greece.4. "His remains are kept to this day in Bari, Italy." The sentence meansA. Saint Nicolas still lives in Italy.B. his body is kept in I

31、taly today.C. he works in Italy.D. he remains in Bari Italy today.5. According to the passage, Santa Claus wasA. an imaginary person.B. a real person who lived in the sixteenth century.C. modeled after many kinds of people who loved children.D. a real person who lived 1,700 years ago. (CDBBD)25. Fri

32、day and the Thirteenth 星期五和134在中国传统文化申是个不吉利的数字.同样，在西方人fr以13为不吉祥的数字，星 期五 也因基醛中的记载而变成不吉利的一天，在这一天，亚当夏姓偷吃了禁果,被上 帝德罚到了人间，它代表了人类苦难的来源.西方人有自己械特的文化渊源，而”和 星 期五则是一个见微知著的文化符号./Friday and the Thirteenth has long been considered extremely unlucky because it has some bad associations which came from mythology, ta

33、le of the Bible, and the customs and habits. According to the Bible, the Lord God created the first man, Adam. Then he took a rib from Adam's body and out of it created the first woman, Eve. It was said that Adam was created on a Friday and it was on Friday that Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fr

34、uit, and on a Friday they died.Friday was also the mon day in England for executing criminals, for which it was sometimes known as Hanging Day.From the old Norse myth people got the idea that 13 people sitting at a tableto have a dinner was unlucky. And this superstition was confirmed by the last su

35、pper of Christ and his disciples. The Bible tells us that Christ sat down with his 12disciples, which made up the number 13, at the last supper when Judas, one of the12 disciples, sold his master for thirty pieces of silver. Christ was killed bynailing on the cross the following day on a Friday.preh

36、ension Questions: (True or false)1. Friday and the Thirteenth is considered extremely unlucky because it is associated with the Bible.()2. In the past criminals were executed on Fridays in England.()3. According to th? 6止:。Clmst 氏asby nauins on the cross the fbllcwms to; that is, on4 regarded a>

37、an iui；ucky munter because- thert w-t* 13 peop；e sitting at a lab* to have a dinner and*hey were a二 his disnples. ( 3口(TTFF)2019-2020年高中英语阅读理解 第二部分 欧美习俗（六）练习Money Wise.1) Americans spend more than they have, so they are almost always in debt. Chinese spend less or equal to the amount they have, so t

38、hey always have money left in the bank for emergency.2) American kids love to make money by themselves. Chinese kids almost always ask money from their parents.3) American parents think attending an expensive but prestigious college is useless. Chinese parents would do anything to send their childre

39、n to good colleges even if it means that they have to sell everything they own.Relationship Wise.1) American girls are usually very straightforward when expressing their love. They don't use wicked tricks to get their boyfriends. Chinese girls are subtler in their ways of expressing love. Usuall

40、y, they wait for the other party involved for signs. Sometimes, Chinese girls would even spread rumors about the girl that the boy likes in order to separate them so that she gets the boy for herself.2) American girls don't tolerate any mistakes that their boyfriends make while Chinese girlsalwa

41、ys suffer silently.School Wise1) American girls are almost always involved in sports, dancing and singing groups while Chinese girls are almost always involved in academic and instrumental groups.2) American students think that B is a gift while Chinese students think that B is a death sentence.Amer

42、ican Parents VS. Chinese Parents1) American parents allow their daughters or sons to go out with their boy or girl friends as long as they e home at the certain curfew. Chinese parents usually don' a pprove of having relationship in middle or high school.2) American parents support and encourage

43、 their children at all times while Chinese parents think that criticism is the best love in the world.3) American parents only look at their children's good side. Chinese parents seem to only see their children's bad side.American Teachers VS Chinese Teachers1) American teachers love everyon

44、e equally. Actually, they love bad students more than good students. Chinese teachers always favor the good students.2) During a parents meeting, American teachers will always find good things to say to the parents, even to those with the worst grades. While Chinese teachers tell the parents every s

45、ingle mistake that their children made in school.3) American teachers don't teach. They just sit there and make the students read on their own. Chinese teachers teach things that are not even in the book.The above parisons are strictly based upon an observation for the past 10 years. It applies

46、to the general population rather than specific cases. Therefore, any disagreement incurred is inevitable.prehension Questions: (True or False)1. Chinese children like to make money by themselves, while American children do the opposite.()2. American girls expressed their love or feelings to their bo

47、yfriends directly while Chinese girls not.()3. Chinese parents would pay more attention to famous schools or colleges than American parents.()4. At a parents meeting, the Chinese teachers will always say good things to the parents about their children.()(FTTF)中国的文化对美国的文化价值观的不同决定了礼节的差异.与英国人交律不能照搬中国人的

48、礼节，在许多娜微之 处两者之间有着显著的差别.如何恰到好处地表达友好和礼貌，以避免不必要的尴尬？让我 们来对比工工真在礼貌礼仪方面的不同吧口掌握了这些，当你下次与美囱人交往时，就知 道该怎么做了.pIt cannot be judged which culture is better, for it is obvious that both American and Chinese cultures have their pros and cons.As the American people's concept of being polite is different from th

49、at of the Chinese, it is necessary to discuss the uses of “ please " ," excuse me " and"Tthenkhyraeise people use“please " as oftenhay do on most occasions. But on some occasions they don' t use this word.For instance, Chinese teachers rarely say Please sit down" wh

50、en their students have answered their questions and the traffic police are also not accustomed to using“ please " when theyduty.The Americans say “ please pass me the salt " instead of strehdhingjmutto reach for it. So don ' t forget to say “ please " whenevqutres sttfatoonare in

51、the United States.The Americans say “ excuse me " more often and on more occasions than the Chinese people.We say “ Excuse me " when we need to pass in front of someone, to leave a party or the dinner table or when we want to excuse ourselves from pany or find ourselves late for an appoint

52、ment and so on.“Thank you " means that you appreciate what someone has done for you, very oftefior very small and most ordinary things. So people in the West thank people all day long.prehension Questions: (True or False)1. According to the passage, both American and Chinese cultures have their

53、 advantages and disadvantages.()2. The expression “ excuse meis"more often used by Chinese than by Americans.()3. In China, you will often hear teachers or traffic policemen sayplease“ to you.( )4. Thank you "is the most monly used expression in the Western countries.()(TFFT)28. Different

54、Likes of Different Peoples 不同民族有不同的爱好之所以成为一个民族,是因为这批人有着共同的馀植现信仰、文化仪/苜血脉认同， 这也构成了不同的民族有不同的文化现象.当我们作为臬个民族的一分子，观察其他民族的 风俗文化时，我砧会有舂照和对比，从而对自身民族的礼仪有更深的体味与T斛,4It is interesting to know what people of different nations like to do best.In France, love is the major pastime for ordinary people. When a woman e

55、nters a cafe or a restaurant she is freely discussed, not only about her appearance but about her past and future as well. She invites looks in the street whether she is beautiful or plain. There is no better way for a woman to regain her self-confidence than a walk in the streets of Paris or Marsei

56、lles.In Italy, people love talking. They sit about in cafes , exchanging news and discussing politics. They do not hesitate to ask questions about the family, ine and private life of anybody who happens to be there.The Swiss eat as a pastime, ladies walk into a teashop, eat a couple of ice-creams an

57、d a large piece of chocolate cake, and then leave, plaining about their weights.For the Americans, the greatest fondness is said to be the push of buttons. You push a button in the lift; you push a button for cigarettes, chewing gums, and stamps even for a life insurance.You can even push a button a

58、nd get married and another button to get divorced.In England, waiting in a line is a national passion. The English will form a line whenever they have the opportunity. Long queues can be seen, for example, at stations when the train is practically empty and everybody can have a seat.prehension Quest

59、ions:1. When a Frenchwoman enters a cafe or a restaurant A. she doesn't mind being talked about.B. she doesn't mind talking with young men.C. she will be talked about though it may make her angry.D. the waiter will be free to have a discussion with her about what she will drink or eat.2. The sentence "She invites looks in the street whether she is beautiful or plain" means A. No matter how she looks, she asks passers-by to look at her in order to regain her self-confidence.B. Not k