阅读理解

From the time we were babies we have been taught manners. We are taught how to hold a knife and fork and not to talk with our mouths full. We are taught how to shake hands and when to stand and when to sit and the way to introduce people.

Sometimes good manners in one place are very bad manners somewhere else. Almost everywhere eating together means that people are very friendly to each other. But in parts of Polynesia(波利尼西亚)it is bad manners to be seen eating beside each other. So they politely turn their backs to each other when they are taking food.

Some East Africans spit four times as a kind of blessing(祝福).They do it to show that they want a sick person to get well,or to bless a new-born baby. In most other places,spitting means something completely different. It usually shows an unhealthy habit. In many countries,it may mean that you hate someone.

When we go to visit someone we say “ Hello!” Or “ How are you ? ” or things like that.

But if you are visiting an East African village , everyone will be very careful not to pay attention to you, The polite thing there will be for you to go quietly,without speaking to anyone, and sit beside your friend. You should wait until he has finished what he is doing and then he will begin talking to you.

In a village in Arab , a visitor will walk behind all the tents until he gets to the one he wants to visit. If he passes in front , he will be invited into each tent and asked to eat. It is rude to refuse.

1.From this passage we know        .

A.it’s good manners to use a knife and fork to eat

B.it’s bad manners to stand and talk

C.it’s good manners not to talk with our mouths full

D.how to shake hands when we introduce people

2. In many places,spitting may mean        .

A.you give a new-born baby the blessing

B.you want a sick person to get well

C.you hate someone

D.you show your love to your relatives or friends

3. If you visit an East African village , you        .

A.should say “Hello”or “How are you?”to others

B.should talk to the villagers quietly

C.should be very careful and not to pay any attention to others

D.must wait until your friend has finished his work and then begin to talk to him

 

阅读理解。
       BEIJING (AP)-The government is teaching the people "the right way to spit." A college teaches
students the right way to sit. Two years before holding the Olympic Games, people across Beijing are
on and all-out drive to mind their behavior.
       Visitors are often surprised to see people in China spit phlegm onto the ground.
       Changing all that before the 2008 Summer Games is "important in providing a cultural and historical
legacy to the world for China," said Beijing city official Zhang Huiguang.
       "We will work with newspapers, radio stations, TV stations, the Internet and mobile telephones to
teach people the right way to spit, said Zhang.
       Zhang said her office is organizing a "behavioral training" activity that teaches people to line up for
buses and turning off mobile phones during meetings.
       But spitting is the most serious problem. "You have to spit into a piece of paper or a bag, and then
put it into a dustbin," she explained. Zhang said her office has organized a small group of volunteers who
are going to Beijing's streets to hand out small "spit bags".
       "Public spitters already face fines up to 50 yuan (about $ 7 Cdn)," Zhang said. 
       Others are taking a softer way.
       Lu-chin was born near Beijing, married an American and spent 10 years in the U.S. She said her
heart sank when she and her family returned to live in her homeland and she saw the spitting, littering
and cutting in line. It caused her to start the Pride Institute, a private group that showing the great pleasure
of being more polite.
      "I'm trying to wake up a sense of decency. I know it's there. I saw our beautiful scenery covered
with plastic bags. Sometimes I think I'm the first one to see this and say, 'Why do you treat our country
like a dustbin?' I'm just trying to wake them up and show them they can stop the bad behavior."
       Still others are trying to improve things in a far more traditional way.
       "All of China is looking forward to the Olympics," said Zhang Hui, head of training at the Beijing
Courtesy College.
       "It's really important to improve courtesy before the Games", Zhang said.
       "Everyone knows how to walk, stand and sit," she said. "But we teach them how to do it in a good
way." 
        That means things like sitting, back straight, on the "front one-third" of a chair, she said, "Women
sit with their knees and feet together. Men may sit with their feet slightly apart. If you cross your legs,
you keep the toe of your lifted foot pointing downward." 
        "Every day we teach the students about Confucius and Laozi. Every country has a basis for its
culture." she said. "Confucius and Laozi are our country's basis."
1. government 政府                   2. Confucius 孔子             3. behavior 行为
4. cultural and historical legacy 文化历史遗产                     5. official 官员
6. organize 组织                        7. volunteer 志愿者           8. fine 罚款
9. soft 温和的                          10. decency 高雅              11. courtesy 礼仪
12. slightly apart 稍微分开         13. basis 基础
1. Besides (除了) Zhang Huiguang's way to change people's bad behavior, how many other ways have been
    mentioned in the passage?
[     ]
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five
2. What has Zhang Huiguang's office done to teach people good behavior?
[     ]
A. They have given spitters 50 yuan's fine.
B. They have provided a cultural and historical legacy to the world.
C. They have sent volunteers to the streets to give people spit bags.
D. They have worked with the media to teach people the right way to spit.
3. Which picture shows the right way to sit?
[     ]
4. This passage mainly tells us ________.
[     ]
A. from spitting to sitting, Beijing goes all out to look good for Olympics
B. spitting has really become a serious problem in our country
C. foreigners have criticized (批评) us for our bad behavior
D. Confucius and Laozi are the basis of Chinese culture

Have you ever wished that you could brush your teeth while you’re moving? It turns out that scientists have the answer. There’s a special kind of edible toothpaste(牙膏)you can actually eat. You can use it to brush your teeth and eat it afterward. Without the need to spit(吐出), edible toothpaste is really convenient.

  NASA invented edible toothpaste in the 1960s. They made it for astronauts in space and people called it “the astronaut toothpaste”. This is because spitting out toothpaste in space can be dangerous. Without gravity(重力)it can go everywhere and can damage spacecraft computers if it gets inside them. Edible toothpaste doesn’t foam(起泡沫)either so there is no mess.

  If you don’t like the sound of edible toothpaste, there’s also a special toothbrush you can buy. When people travel to a place without water, they often use it. You just need to chew and it cleans your teeth just like you are using a normal brush. After you finish brushing your teeth, you spit it out and get rid of it. No mess and no worries.

(   )73. The Chinese meaning of the word “ edible ” in Paragraph 1 is ________.

A. 可以用的  B. 可以吃的   C. 可以喝的    D. 可以买的

(   )74. If people spit out normal toothpaste in space, ________.

A. it will fall down to the ground  B. it doesn’t foam and there’s no mess

C. it’s bad for the astronaut’s health D. it may cause problem for the spacecraft

(   )75. According to the article, which is NOT true about edible toothpaste?

A. It’s very convenient.   B. You can eat it.

C. You can spit it out.    D. You can use it many times.

(   )76. The last paragraph mainly talks about     .

A. water   B. a normal brush  C. a special toothbrush  D. edible toothpaste

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