题目内容
–Why didn’t you _____ the guests some tea at first?
-- But they said they didn’t like it.
A．provide B．share C．serve D．take
Social customs (习俗) and ways of behaving change all the time. Things that were considered impolite many years ago are now acceptable. Just a few years ago, it was considered to be impolite behavior for a man to smoke on the street. No man who thought of himself as being a gentleman would make a fool of himself by smoking when a lady was in the room.
Customs also differ from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country? Or doesn’t matter? What about table manners (行为)?
The Americans and British people not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. For example, in both America and England, people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. Also most Englishmen will open a door for a woman or offer their seats to women, and so will most Americans. Promptness (准时) is important both in England and in America. That is, the dinner guest (客人) either arrive close to the time that has been made or calls up to explain his delay (耽误).
The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable —especially if they are your guests. There is an old story about a man who gave a very formal dinner party. When the food was served (服务), one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife. The other guests were amused or greatly surprised, but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. It would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.
1.The underlined phrase “make a fool of himself” in the first paragraph means .
A. make himself strong B. make himself rich
C. make himself comfortable D. make himself seemed like a fool
2. If a dinner invitation is for six o’clock, the guest is supposed to arrive at six.
A. nearly or a minute or two later than B. a quarter past
C. a quarter to D. much later than
3.The last example in the passage shows .
A. the correct way to use a knife at table
B. that it is good manners not to make your guest feel foolish or uncomfortable
C. that social customs and ways of behaving change too fast
D. that different counties have different customs
4.The best title of the passage is .
A. Different Customs B. Social Customs
C. Customs Are Changing Fast D. Different Countries, Different Customs
1.We had a long __________ (讨论 )about the plan.
2.Driving on mountain roads always makes me __________ (紧张).
3.I __________ (写 )her several letters, hut she didn't reply.
4. He introduced his lovely daughter to the guests __________ (高兴地 )
5.I couldn't decide __________(是否)or not to go to the party.
Michael Essany is the young star of his own TV talk show. When he was 14, he bought some 36 machines and asked a local television station to air (播放) his show. Michael contacted 500 famous people but only three of them 37 to be on his show. However, now many well-known people want to be on his show. In 2003, the Michael Essany Show became so 38 that even the E! network made a show about his show!
Michael’s show is 39 from the living room of his family’s house. Before the show starts, his parents 40 the guests at the airport and make them comfortable. While the show is 41 , Michael tells jokes and interviews the guests, and his parents 42 the video machines. After Michael finished the show, the guests eat dinner with Michael and his 43 in the dining room.
Michael’s fame (名气) is 44 , but he still has plans and goals. “I would like to be the host of The Tonight Show. That is my 45 , and it’s a dream I intend to realize one day.”
1. A. radio B. video C. Internet
2. A. forgot B. refused C. agreed
3.A. strange B. popular C. serious
4. A. recorded B. discovered C.introduced
5. A. help out B. look after C. pick up
6. A. on B. off C. up
7. A. mend B. run C. sell
8.A. family B. audience C. boss
9. A. falling B. disappearing C. growing
10. A. advice B. dream C. story
