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Do you want to know more cultures about other countries? Here are some messages you may be interested in.
Taking off your shoes or not
It’s bad manners to take off your shoes at the door of a London dinner party. But in Asia if you don’t take off your shoes before entering a home, you are not polite enough.
What you should do instead: If you see a row of shoes at the door, take off your shoes. If not, keep the shoes on.
Talking over dinner
In some countries, like Japan, don’t start talking while everyone else is having dinner. You’ll meet with silence – not because your group is unfriendly, but because mealtime is for eating, not talking. Also don’t talk in places like churches in Europe.
What you should do instead: Keep quiet!
Knowing your right from your left
Some cultures in Africa and the Middle East still like to eat in traditional ways – using their hands. When people eat in this way, food is often offered for several people to share at the same time. That is why it’s important to wash your hands before eating. While eating, you have to follow the rule: Eat using your right hand, and use your left hand to do other things. Another thing to remember: Eat the food that’s closest to you. Don’t put your hand into the center of the table.
What You Should Do Instead: Follow the others and use your right hand. Even children who are left-handed in this culture are taught to eat with their right hands. If you really can’t, explain yourself to others before you eat.
64. Is it good manners to take off your shoes at the door of a London dinner party?
65. Why do Japanese people keep silent while eating?
66. What is important in Africa and the Middle East before eating?
67. How many rules should you remember while eating in Africa?
68. What does the passage mainly talk about?
64. No. / No, it isn’t.
65. Because they think mealtime is for eating, not talking.
66. Washing hands. / To wash hands.
67. Two.
68. Different countries have different cultures and how we can deal with them.
Yes, he did B. No, he didn’t C. He gave up the planWho are the top students in the world, do you know? Last week the Organization for Economic Co-operation Development (经济合作与发展组织) picked the best students in the world. They are Finnish (芬兰的). The OECD gave a test to 280 000 15-year-old students from more than 40 countries and regions (地区) last year. The OECD wanted to know how well students were doing at school.
Finnish students were No. 1 in the reading test and second in maths after Hong Kong students. Those from Japan and Finland were top in science. In the problem solving, Finnish students came second to those from South Korea. The test also showed Finland had more top students than the other countries.
Finns (芬兰人) of your age have done a really good job but don't have a sense of envy. You can learn from them. Most Finnish students make good use of the Internet. Of course not for computer games, but for doing more exercises and finding out more information.
Libraries are also important. Finland spends a lot of money on them. Many students have a free card. They read for at least one or two hours a day.
What do you usually do on the Internet? How often do you go to libraries?
1.Students from which country or region did best in the reading test?
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A．South Korea. |
B．Hong Kong. |
C．Finland. |
D．Japan. |
2.Which of the following is NOT true?
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A．Hong Kong students were No. 1 in maths. |
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B．Finnish students were the first of all the tests. |
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C．Finnish students did well in the problem solving. |
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D．Japanese students were top in science. |
3.From this passage we know that_________.
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A．the test can make the students lose their interest in learning |
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B．the test is designed to find out good ways to use the Internet |
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C．it's hard to tell who the best students in the world are |
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D．Finnish students make better use of the Internet and libraries |