Nowadays many people go abroad. Then they must learn some customs about the country because different countries have different customs. In order that we can learn more about customs, the Culture Palace has invited some foreign speakers to give us speeches. Here is the timetable.

Speaker:Mr Smith (From America)
Speech: Table manners in America
Place: Room 1204 in Culture Palace
Time:7:30~9:30p.m.on Tuesday, March 3rd
Ticket Price : ¥25
Speaker:Mrs White (From England)
Speech: Who pays for the meals in England?
Place: Room 3218 in Culture Palace
Time:8:00~10:00p.m.on Wednesday March 4th
Ticket Price : ¥20
Speaker:Mr Brown (form Australia)
Speech: How to be a polite person in Australia?
Place: the Culture Hal
Time:7:30~10:00p.m.on Tuesday, March 5th
Ticket Price : ¥15
Speaker:Mrs Black(From Germany)
Speech:Good manners in Germany
Place: Room 320 in Culture Palace
Time:7:30~9:00p.m.on Friday, March 6th
Ticket Price : ¥20
【小题1】The Culture Palace invites some foreign speakers to give speeches, because __________.
A.people are interested in western culture
B.people want to communicate with foreigners more
C.it may make people learn English much harder
D.people should know more about foreign customs
【小题2】Mr Smith comes from_________.
A.AmericaB.EnglandC.AustraliaD.Germany
【小题3】If you want to go to England on business, you can attend the speech in __________.
A.Room 1240 in Culture Palace
B.Room 3218 in Culture Palace
C.the Culture Hal
D.Room 320 in Culture Palace
【小题4】How much is it if someone wants to listen to all the speeches?
A.¥20B.¥ 35C.¥60D.¥80
【小题5】Which of the following is true according to the timetable?
A.Mr. Smith is going to give a speech on who pays for the meals in England.
B.Mrs. White will give a speech in Room 3218 in the Culture Hall on Tuesday.
C.Mr. Brown will give the speech “How to be a polite person in Australia” in the Culture Hall.
D.Mrs. Black will give a speech on good manners in Germany on March 5th.

The 2012 London Olympic Games will be held on July 28th. Do you have time to go there? If you do, maybe you will meet some foreign friends. But do you know their characteristics(特征)?

The Germans are very quiet and they always keep calm. They don’t like to speak more words. They look very serious. They like different kinds of amusements. The Germans are very hard-working. They like tidiness, especially the women, who always keep their home clean.

In some ways, the Englishmen look the same as the Germans. They are very quiet and never talk too much with the strangers. They are really polite, so we often hear they say “Thank you.” or “Sorry”. The gentlemen are also the Englishmen.

The French’s holidays are very long. They like traveling and usually spend their long time staying in other countries. The Frenchmen are more outgoing than the Germans. It is very easy to make friends with them.

Compared to the Frenchmen, the Americans are more outgoing. And they are even opener than all of the Europeans. They don’t like to depend on others. So it is very common that the students do part-time jobs in their free time. And in Americans’ eyes, success is an important part in their life.

1.What does the underlined word “tidiness” mean in Chinese?

A.整洁                  B.安静                      C.时尚        

2.In the writer’s eyes, the gentlemen are__________.

A. the Americans        B. the Frenchmen            C. the Englishmen        

3.You can find it easy to __________ the Frenchmen.

A. depend on            B. make friends with       C. do part-time job with

4.According to the passage, __________ are very quiet.

A. only the Germans         B. only the Englishmen

C. Both the Germans and the Englishmen

5.Which is TRUE according to the passage?

    A. Characteristics of the foreigners are the same.

B. All of the Europeans are as outgoing as the Americans.

    C. It’s important to be successful in Americans’ eyes.

 

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