精品解析：上海市闵行区2018-2019年高一下学期期末英语试题

2019年上海市闵行区高一下学期英语期末试卷 II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. It’s interesting when you think about how Japan is a nation ___1___ appreciates the virtues of silence and good manners, and yet when it comes to eating noodles, Japanese people can be ___2___ (loud) in the world. According to lifestyle website grapee.jp, slurping (发出"哧溜"声) when eating noodles ___3___ (encourage) in Japanese culture. It’s believed that taking air into your mouth ___4___ enhance the flavor of the noodles, and that it helps cool down the noodles. It’s also considered to be a way to show appreciation for the dish. Sometimes, just making the noise alone seems to make the noodles more enjoyable. It wasn’t until a new expression – “noodle harassment(骚扰)”-- came out last year on social media ___5___ Japanese people started to realize that the slurping noise is making some foreign visitors uncomfortable. ___6___ a response, Japanese instant noodle maker Nissin introduced a so-called noise-canceling fork last month. The fork, which looks like an electric toothbrush, is connected wirelessly to a smart phone. When the person using the fork starts to slurp, the fork sends a signal to the person’s phone, ___7___ (make) it play a sound to mask the slurping noise. But is it really necessary? Dining traditions do vary. ___8___ is considered to be proper table manners in one country is likely to be seen as rude in another. In India, people eat with their hands ___9___ they think in this way they build a connection with the food. However, people who are used to eating with forks might find it uncomfortable to get their hands ___10___ (cover) in oil and bits of food. But this eating method is part of Indian's culture, just like Jap