摘要:It is bad manners to talk with your mouth f .

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 Suppose you are a visitor in the land of Mongolia, some friends ask you to eat with them. What kind of manners do they want you to have? They want you to give a loud burp after you finish eating. Burping would show that you like your food. In some countries, if you give a big burp, you are told to say “Excuse me, please”.

In many places people like to eat together. But in some parts of Polynesia it is bad manners to be seen eating at all. People show their good manners by turning their backs on others while they eat.

What are manners like in an East African town? The people try not to see you. They are being polite. You may see a friend. He may not see you at all. If you are polite, you will sit down beside him. You will wait until he finishes what he is doing. Then he will talk to you. Manners are different all over the world. But it is good to know that all manners begin in the same way. People need ways to show that they want to be friends.

1. In Mongolia, burping is a way of showing that __________.

   A . you are impolite            B . you enjoyed the meal prepared by the host

   C . your meal was not enough    D . you are friendly with your host

2.In Polynesia, to be polite while eating you should __________.

   A . eat quickly                 B . sit still

C . turn your back on others      D . say “Excuse me, please”

3.People in an East African town are being polite by __________.

   A . waiting for a long time before visits      B . sitting down beside others

   C . seeing a friend quickly                D . trying not to see you

4.The best title for this passage is __________.

  A . Good Manners                       B . All manners is the Same Way

  C . Different Kinds of Manners             D . Do Have Manners

 

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Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in some way. Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways, and at different times on the calendar.

In western countries, people usually celebrate New Year at midnight on January 1st. People may go to parties, dress in formal clothes—like tuxedos(小礼服)and evening gowns, and drink champagne at midnight. During the first minutes of the New Year, people cheer and wish each other happiness for the year ahead. But some cultures prefer to celebrate the New Year by waking up early to watch the sun rise. They welcome the New Year with the first light of the sunrise.

It is also a common Western custom to make a New Year’s promise, called a resolution. New Year’s resolutions usually include promises to try something new or change a bad habit in the new year.

Many cultures also do special things to get rid of bad luck at the beginning of a new year. For example, in Ecuador, families make a big doll from old clothes. The doll is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers. At midnight, these dolls are burned to show the bad things from the past year are gone and the new year can start afresh (again). Other common traditions to keep away bad luck in a new year include throwing things into rivers or the ocean, or saying special things on                the first day of the new year.

Other New Year traditions are followed to bring good luck is to eat grapes on New Year’s Day. The more grapes a person eats, the more good luck the person will have in the year. In France, people eat pancakes for good luck at New Year. In the United States, some people eat black– eyed peas(豇豆)for good luck——but to get good luck for a whole year you have to eat 365 of them!

1.Which culture celebrates New Year in the morning?

A. The United States.                       B. Spain.

C. France.                                D. The passage doesn’t say.

2.According to the third paragraph, what is a resolution?

A. Something you burn.                    B. Something you eat.

C. Something you say.                      D. Something you wear.

3.What is the topic of the fourth paragraph?

A. Bringing good luck.                             B. Keeping away bad luck.

C. Planning for the next year.                     D. Remembering the past.

4.Which is probably true about eating black – eyed peas on New Year?

A. Black-eyed peas taste bad.               B. The peas are very difficult to cook.

C. One pea brings one day of luck.              D. It is bad luck to eat a lot of black-eyed peas.

 

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