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Do as the Romans Do
The customs in different countries are rather different. If I have dinner with a Chinese host, he always puts more food onto my plates as soon as I have emptied it. That often discomforts me greatly. I have to eat the food even if I don’t want to, because it is considered bad manners in t
he West to leave one’s food on the plate. I have already noticed that when a Chinese sits at an American’s dinner party, he very often refuses the offer of food or drin
k though he is in fact still hungry or thirsty. This might be good manners in China, but it is not in the West at all. In the United States, it is impolite to keep asking someone again and again or insist on his accepting something. Americans have a direct way of speaking. If they want something, they will ask for it. If not, they will say, “No, thanks.” When an American is fed with beer by the host, for example, he might say, “No, thanks. I’ll take some diet, Pepsy-Cola（百事可乐）if you have it. ”That is what an American will do. So when you go to the United States, you had better remember the famous saying: When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
1. From the passage, we can know that the Chinese are usually ________ to the guests.
A. very hot B. rude
C. impolite D. cold]
2. When a foreigner has dinner with a Chinese host, he often feels _______.
A. pleasant B. uncomfortable
C. satisfied D. happy
3. Why does a Chinese often refuse the offer of food or drink at a dinner party?
A. He has had enough.
B. He is shy.
C. He is afraid that others will laugh at him.
D. He thinks it’s polite to do that.
4. When an American wants something to eat or drink at a dinner, he will _______.
A. ask for it boldly
B. refuse the offer
C. ask for it directly
D. express himself indirectly
5. “When in Rome, do as the Romans do “means “________”.
A. When you got to Rome, you should act as the Romans do
B. When you stay in Rome, you should do as the Romans do
C. When you are in a new country, you should do as the locals do
D. Romans can be an example for you
查看习题详情和答案>>found that he had only enough money left to get a ticket back to England. He decided to get home
without eating. So he bought a ticket with that little money and went on board.
He closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell, and when dinnertime came, he refused (拒绝)
to go down to the dinner-room.
The following day he did not get up until breakfast was over. At lunchtime, too, he kept out of the
way. But, by the time of dinner, he became very hungry.
"I can't stand this any longer," he said to himself. "I must get something to eat. "At a dinner table
he ate everything put in front of him. When he was quite satisfied (满意), he felt stronger (强壮) and
at once went to see the waiter.
"Bring me the bill." he said to the waiter.
"The bill?" said the waiter in surprise (吃惊).
"Yes." answered the traveler.
"There isn't any bill here," said the waiter. "On this ship, meals are already included (包括) in the ticket."
B. that he didn't have enough money for a ticket back to England
C. that he had only enough money left to get a ticket back to England
B. he could borrow some money from others
C. he could get something to eat without paying
B. he thought he didn't have .money to pay the bill
C. he was ill
B. At lunchtime
C. At dinnertime
B. someone would pay for him
C. he could pay the bill after he got to England
The customs in different countries are rather different．If I have dinner with a Chinese host, he always puts more food onto my plate as soon as I have emptied it．That often discomforts me greatly．I have to eat the food even if I do not want to because it is considered bad manners in the west to leave one’s food on the plate．I have also noticed that when a Chinese sits at an American’s dinner party, he often refuses the offer of food or drink though he’s in fact still hungry or thirsty．This might be good manners in China but is not in the West at all．In the United Sates, it is impolite to keep asking someone again and again or insist on his accepting something．Americans have a direct way of speaking．If they want something, they will ask for it．If not, they will say, “No, thanks．” When an American is served with beer by host, for example, he might say, “No, thanks．I’ll take some orange juice if you have it．” That is what an American will do．So when you go to the United States, you’d better remember the famous saying: “When in Rome, do as the Romans do．”
1．From this passage we can see that the writer is ．
A．Chinese B．American C．Roman D．European
2．When a Chinese host kept putting more food onto his plate, the writer felt ．
A．happy B．sad C．bad D．great
3．In the West, people consider it bad manners ．
A．to refuse an offer at a dinner party
B．to keep asking someone to accept something
C．to eat much at a dinner party
D．to ask for something directly at a dinner party
4．A guest at all American’s dinner party should show his politeness by ．
A．eating up all the food offered
B．putting more food onto his plate as soon as he emptied it
C．refusing the offer of food or drinking though he is still hungry or thirsty
D．refusing to drink anything
5．“When in Rome, do as the Romans do．”means ．
A．the Romans are people of good manners
B．Americans always do the same things as the Romans do
C．you should do things like Romans do
D．you should get used to the local customs where you go
查看习题详情和答案>>The customs in different countries are rather different. If I have dinner with a Chinese host, he always puts more food onto my plates as soon as I have emptied it. That often discomforts me greatly. I have to eat the food even if I don't want to, because it is considered bad manners in the West to leave one's food on the plate. I have already noticed that when a Chinese sits at an American's dinner party, he very often refuses the offer of food or drink though he is in fact still hungry or thirsty. This might be good manners in China, but it is not in the West at all. In the United States, it is impolite to keep asking someone again and again or insist on his accepting something. Americans have a direct way of speaking. If they want something, they will ask for it. If not, they will say, “No, thanks. ” When an American is fed with beer by the host, for example, he might say, “No, thanks. I'll take some diet, Pepsy-Cola (百事可乐) if you have it. ” That is what an American will do. So when you go to the United States, you had better remember the famous saying: When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
1．From the passage, we can know that the Chinese are usually ________ to the guests.
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2．When a foreigner has dinner with a Chinese host, he often feels ________ .
[ ]
3．Why does a Chinese often refuse the offer of food or drink at a dinner party?
[ ]
A．He has had enough.
B．He is shy.
C．He is afraid that others will laugh at him.
D．He thinks it's polite to do that.
4．When an American wants something to eat or drink at a dinner, he will ________ .
[ ]
5．“When in Rome, do as the Romans do” means “ ________ ”.
[ ]
A．When you got to Rome, you should act as the Romans do
B．When you stay in Rome, you should do as the Romans do
C．When you are in a new country, you should do as the locals do
D．Romans can be an example for you
查看习题详情和答案>>Do you enjoy travelling to other countries? There is a saying that goes,
“When in Rome, do as the Romans do.”If you plan to travel to Japan, it may be helpful to know something about eating out and gifts before you go.
When eating out, before you eat a meal, you should be given a basket with a hot towel in it. Use this towel to clean your hands and then put it back in the basket. Be sure to wait until the older people at your table pick up their chopsticks before you begin eating.
You will find gifts are important. Do remember not to give anything of four--the word
“four”is similar to the word of “death”. All gifts, even money, should be wrapped（包裹）, but your host will not probably open the gifts in front of you. This will show the host thinks the giving of gifts is more important than the real gifts. Use both your hands when you give or receive a gift.(1)If you want to have a good journey in the country you visit, you'd better ________.
[ ]
A
．have enough moneyB
．learn something about the countryC
．know how to give giftsD
．know how to eat out(2)
“When in Rome, do as the Romans do.”means ________.[ ]
A
．When you are visiting in Rome, you should do things as the Romans doB
．You should go to Rome before you go to visit other countriesC
．All the people in Rome must do things like RomansD
．When you are in other places, you'd better learn the customs there and do things in the same way(3)What do Japanese do at a dinner table?
[ ]
A
．They may begin when the meal is ready.B
．They wait until the older people begin.C
．They begin almost at the same time.D
．They pick up their chopsticks before they begin eating(4)The Japanese people think ________.
[ ]
A
．the giving of gifts is more important than the real giftsB
．money is the best giftC
．it's good to learn the customs of other placesD
．hosts can't open the gifts in front of the guests(5)Which of the following is TRUE?
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A
．Japanese open the gift as soon as they get the gifts.B
．Japanese like travelling.C
．Japanese use one hand to receive gifts.D
．Japanese value（重视）the giving of gifts. 查看习题详情和答案>>