In western countries, especially in America, some social customs have lasted still today. For example, ladies first, that is to say, women in those countries are respected(尊重) in many ways. In the U.S. and Europe, you will see men usually open doors for women and women generally walk ahead of men into a room or a restaurant unless the man have to be ahead of the ladies to choose the table, to open the door of a car or to give other services. On the street, men almost walk or across the street on the side of the ladies which is closer to traffic, but if a man walks with two ladies, he should walk between them.
【小题1】In this passage “customs” especially refer to _______.

A.what a group of people usually do
B.what people in western countries do
C.what people in eastern countries do
D.what people in united states do
【小题2】When you introduce a group of people in English, you will probably begin with  _______.
A.Men and womenB.Women and men
C.Gentlemen and ladies D.Ladies and gentlemen
【小题3】In which country people may think it strange that men should open doors for women?
A.EnglandB.ItalyC.JapanD.Germany
【小题4】Which of the following statements is not true?
A.In Europe, a man generally follows a woman when they enter a restaurant together.
B.In America a man who walks ahead of a women always gives services.
C.In the U.S., women almost always walk closer to the running cars.
D.In the U.S. men should always walk by the side of the ladies.
【小题5】Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of this passage?
A.In western countries, some social customs have lasted till today.
B.Women in western countries are respected in many ways.
C.Men usually open doors for women in the U.S. as well as in Europe.
D.Men show respect for women by giving them good services.

If someone says to you, “give me five”, don't give five yuan to him! It will make others laugh! The person isn't asking for your money, but your fingers.
In the U.S.A, “give me five” or “give me the high five” is a good gesture(手势). You can see it often in films or on TV. It means the slapping (拍打)of each other's right hands together. People do it when something happy happens. For example, if a student does well in exams or gets No. 1 in his school sports meet, he will give high fives to his friends to celebrate.
Who did this gesture first? Why did he do that? It may come from the old Roman (古罗马的) gesture of raising(举起)the right arm for the emperor(皇帝). This showed that the person raising his arm had nothing in his hand and he couldn't hurt the emperor.
Why not try to give the high five to your friends?
【小题1】“Give me five” is a gesture to  _______.
A. make people laugh
B. ask for money
C. celebrate good things
【小题2】The gesture “give me five” is the slapping of  _______.
A. feet         B. hands       C. heads
【小题3】Now you can do “give me five” when you  _______.
A. lose your money
B. do badly in exams
C. meet your best friend
【小题4】The gesture started in  _______ according to(根据) the story.
A. Rome(罗马)         B. America              C. China
【小题5】The Romans raise the right arms for the emperor to show they  _______
A. liked him very much
B. were happy to see him
C. were safe for him

Baseball is one of the favorite sports in the U.S.A. Children play baseball in sports fields or parks.

      At summer picnic, there is often an informal(非正式的) baseball game. Boys and girls, young and old take turns to play. There are nine players on each team.

      The baseball season goes from April to September. During this time, baseball matches are showed on TV and members of the important baseball teams become America's heroes(英雄). At the end of the season, the two top teams play against each other. Many baseball fans go along to watch the game. Millions of others listen to the radio or watch television. People seem to talk only about the game. Even long after it is over, they still talk about the result and the players.

      American football is perhaps the most popular sport in the U.S.A. The football season begins when the baseball season ends. More people are interested in football than baseball. When there is an important game, thousands of people sit beside radios or in front of television sets to get the result.

1. There are            players on each baseball team.

A. seven               B. eleven                 C. four                D. nine

2. The baseball season goes from           .

A. April to September                          B. March to September

C. January to September                      D. May to September

3.            follows the baseball season in the U.S.A.

A. The basketball season                      B. The football season

C. A basketball match                           D. A football match

4.Which one is NOT right?

A. Boys and girls like baseball games.                           

B. More people are interested in football than baseball.

C. Just young boys and girls take turns to play in the informal baseball game.

D. Children sometimes play baseball in parks.

5.            is perhaps the most popular in the U.S.A.

A. Baseball                                              B. Table tennis

C. Basketball                                           D. American football

 

“How are you?” is a nice question. It’s a friendly way that people in the U.S.A greet each other. But “How are you?” is also a very unusual question. It’s a question that often doesn’t need an answer. The person who asks“ How are you?” hopes to hear the answer “Fine”, even if the person’s friend isn’t fine. The reason is that “How are you?” isn’t really a question and “Fine” isn’t really an answer. They are simply other ways of saying “Hello” or “Hi”.

Sometimes, people also don’t say exactly what they mean. For example, when someone Asks “Do you agree?”, the other person might think, “No, I disagree. I think you’re Wrong...”But it isn’t very polite to disagree so strongly, so the other person might say “I’m not sure.” It’s a nicer way to say that you don’t agree with someone.

People also don’t say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone finish when one person say “I’ve to go now.” Often, the person who wants to hang up gives and excuse: “Someone’s at the door.” “Something is burning on the stove.” The excuses might be real, or not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn’t want to talk any more, but it isn’t polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn’t hurt the other person.

Whether they are greeting each other, talking about an idea, of finishing a talk, people don’t say exactly that they are thinking. It’s an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it’s part of the game of language.

1.“How are you?” is another way of saying "Hello." or" Hi."

2. It is polite lo say" No. I disagree I think you are wrong, "if you don’t agree with others.

3.When someone says "I have to go now "On the phone.it means he wants to go on talking.

4."Someone is at the door." may be an excuse for finishing a plume can.

5. Sometimes people don't say exactly what they are thinking about just became they try to be nice to each other.

 

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