Question

【题目】阅读短文, 从方框中选择适当的单词填空（每词限用一次）。

differences friendly in how usually

This term we have a new English teacher from Australia, Mr Green. He teaches very well and is 【1】 to us.

Last Sunday some of my classmates and I went to visit him. He cooked some Australian food for us. We taught him 【2】 to use chopsticks and the way of making dumplings.

He had an interest in making Chinese food. He also told us a lot of western customs（习俗）. For example, when they have dinner in a restaurant together, they 【3】 keep quiet.

When it was time for us to leave, I said to him, "Come to my home for dinner when you have time." He looked happy and asked, "When?" But 【4】 fact, I was just to be polite. From that, we could see the 【5】 from country to country.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】friendly

【2】how

【3】usually

【4】in

【5】differences

【解析】

这篇短文介绍了作者去拜访新来的来自澳大利亚的英语老师，发现了各国之间存在文化差异。

【1】句意：他教得很好。对我们友好。

and连接并列结构，根据上文“He teaches very well”可知此处是对老师的褒奖，be friendly to sb对某人友好，结合句意，故填friendly。

【2】句意：我们教他如何使用筷子和包饺子的方法。

疑问词加动词不定式可以作宾语，此处表示使用筷子的方式，how怎样，结合句意，故填how。

【3】句意：他们通常保持安静。

根据“when they have dinner in a restaurant together”及西方习俗，可知人们在餐馆吃饭时通常保持安静，usually通常，结合句意，故填usually。

【4】句意：但事实上，我只是出于礼貌。

根据上文及转折词but，可知此处是为了引出后文相反内容，in fact事实上，实际上，结合句意，故填fact。

【5】句意：从中，我们可以看出各国之间的差异。

根据上文老师对作者邀请的理解和作者对邀请的解释，我们可以看到国与国之间的不同之处，difference不同之处，此处用复数代表类别，故填differences。