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【题目】请根据短文内容，用正确的信息填空，完成表格，每空一词。

People often say that the world is getting smaller. By this, they mean that with improved communications and trade, many countries are becoming more and more familiar with one another. There seems to be a lot of truth to this. After all, you can buy African food in Norway, or watch a French movie in China.

But countries still have the power to shock(震惊) people who visit them for the first time. For many of us, there are still real differences in the culture and habits of different nations.

The Daily Mail once reported on culture shock(文化差异) incidents(事件) from around the world. A Serbian student, Milorad Boti, was surprised while on a school trip to Germany when he found that public bathrooms were very different from those in his home country. He noticed that after using the toilet, the lid (盖子) rotated (旋转) as part of the toilet’s cleaning process. Milorad was impressed. “That was the best thing that happened on that school trip," he said.

Most often, however, it's eating habits that are different between cultures. The Daily Mail article mentioned the shock of an Indian man, Kaushal Barot. When visiting a Western country, he noticed people communicating in restaurants, often spending hours in them with friends. Kaushal was surprised because in India, restaurants are for one thing only: eating.

The cultural differences people notice can seem positive, negative, or simply just strange. But rather than something to be feared, these differences should be welcomed. Indeed, if the whole world were like one big country, it would be a colourless place. So let's be proud of our own culture, and at the same time, open to the cultures of others.

Culture 【1】 around the world
Milorad Boti	* While 【2】 to Germany, he was 【3】 to see public bathrooms that were different from those in Serbia. * After people used the toilet, its lid would rotate to 【4】 itself.
Kaushal Barot	He noticed some differences in Western eating 【5】. In restaurants people often spent hours communicating with their friends. * In 【6】, people go to restaurants just for 【7】.
The writer’s 【8】	* The world is getting smaller. Many countries are becoming more and more familiar with one another. * Rather than fear cultural differences, we should 【9】 them. * Be proud of our own culture and be 【10】 to others as well.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】shocks

【2】travelling

【3】surprised

【4】clean

【5】habits

【6】India

【7】eating

【8】idea

【9】welcome

【10】open

【解析】

本文主要讲述了不同国家有着不同的文化习俗，就会有不同的生活、饮食、社交习惯，但是第一次到访其他国家的人，都会因为不同的文化感到震惊。人们应该为自己的文化感到自豪，同时也要对其他的文化敞开胸怀。

【1】考查名词。根据“The Daily Mail once reported on culture shock incidents from around the world.”《每日邮报》曾报道了来自世界各地的文化差异冲击事件。可知本文主要介绍了世界各地的文化差异冲击。shock名词，震惊，打击，冲击，此处用复数形式表示很多种冲击，符合题意。故填shocks。

【2】考查现在分词。根据“A Serbian student, Milorad Boti, was surprised while on a school trip to Germany when he found that public bathrooms were very different from those in his home country.”塞尔维亚学生Milorad Boti在一次学校组织的德国之旅中，惊讶地发现公共厕所与他的国家的厕所大不相同。可知他是在德国旅行的时候，发现了关于厕所的不同。travel动词，旅行，此处连词为while，且travel与主语是主动关系，故用现在分词形式travelling。故填travelling。

【3】考查形容词。根据“A Serbian student, MiloradBoti, was surprised while on a school trip to Germany when he found that public bathrooms were very different from those in his home country.”塞尔维亚学生Milorad Boti在一次学校组织的德国之旅中，惊讶地发现公共厕所与他的国家的厕所大不相同。可知Milorad Boti在旅行的时候感到很惊讶。故填surprised。

【4】考查动词。根据“He noticed that after using the toilet, the lid (盖子) rotated (旋转) as part of the toilet’s cleaning process.”他注意到在使用厕所后,作为卫生间清洁过程的一部分，盖子自动旋转。可知，盖子旋转会清洁自己。clean动词，清洁。故填clean。

【5】考查名词。根据“Most often, however, it's eating habits that are different between cultures.”然而，最常见的是不同文化之间的饮食习惯不同。可知来自印度的Kaushal Barot注意到西方人饮食习惯不同。habit名词，习惯，此处可填复数形式表示多种习惯。故填habits。

【6】考查名词。根据“Kaushal was surprised because in India, restaurants are for one thing only: eating.” Kaushal很惊讶，因为在印度，餐馆只有一件事：吃。故可知此处表示在印度，人们去餐馆仅仅是为了吃。India名词，印度。故填India。

【7】考查动名词。根据“Kaushal was surprised because in India, restaurants are for one thing only: eating.”Kaushal很惊讶，因为在印度，餐馆只有一件事：吃。故可知在印度人们去餐馆就是为了吃。此处有介词for，后接动名词作宾语。eat动词，吃，动名词为eating。故填eating。

【8】考查名词。此处有the writer’s名词所有格形式，后接名词。根据本文最后一段文意可知，作者介绍了自己的不同国家文化差异的看法。故空白处填写“想法、看法”的含义。idea名词，想法。故填idea。

【9】考查动词。根据“But rather than something to be feared, these differences should be welcomed.”但这些差异应该受到欢迎，而不是令人担忧。故可知与其担忧文化的差异，我们应该欢迎他们。welcome动词，欢迎，此处有should，后接动词原形。故填welcome。

【10】考查形容词。根据“So let's be proud of our own culture, and at the same time, open to the cultures of others.”所以，让我们为自己的文化感到自豪，同时，也可以对其他国家的文化敞开胸怀。可知我们对其他的文化应该保持开放。open形容词，开放的。故填open。