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Unit 8 Culture Shapes Us
Lesson 45: Different Manners
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练基础
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练基础
Ⅰ. 根据句意和首字母或汉语提示填写单词。
1. It is bad m________ to jump in while other people are speaking.
2.(安徽中考改编)Foreign g________ enjoyed their stay in China during the 19th Asian Games.
3.(江苏宿迁中考改编)Each of us in our group wants to make friends with Gary, because he is m________ and never shows off.
4.(地域特色)Xianghe meat pie, a kind of pie in Langfang, is highly ________(称赞) all over our country.
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uests
odest
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5. More and more ________(私人的) cars have entered thousands of families these years.
private
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Ⅱ. 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
6. (教材改编题)Chinese people may take turns ____________(pay) for the meal when they eat out in restaurants.
7. He was working as a ________(wait) in a small restaurant in New York.
8. It is ________(polite) to ask someone’s age, especially a woman’s age.
9. Huabobo(花饽饽) is usually made for birthdays of local children and ________(elder) people in Shandong Province.
paying/to pay
waiter
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10. (教材改编题)___________(tip) taxi drivers or hotel workers is quite common in North American countries.
Tipping/To tip
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Ⅲ. 根据汉语意思完成句子,每空一词。
11. 当我们有多余的钱时,我们就把它存入银行。
When we have some ________ ________, we put it in a bank.
12. 众所周知,尊敬老人是中华民族的传统美德。
As we all know, respecting the elders is a traditional ________ ________.
13. 我们在日常生活中应该远离谎言。毕竟,诚实是第一位的。
We should stay away from lies in our everyday life. ________ ________, honesty comes first.
extra
money
Chinese
virtue
After
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Ⅳ. 情景交际。
(Linlin wants to collect some information about special customs in the U.S. for her blog. So she asks her foreign teacher Ms. White for help.)
A: Ms. White, could you spare some time to help me?
B: Of course, Linlin. 14.___________________________________________________
A: I’m writing about taboos(忌讳) in the U.S. for my blog. 15. _________________
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What’s wrong?/What’s the matter?/What happened?/...
Can you tell me some
taboos in the U.S.?/...
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B: Sure!The first one is using dirty words in conversations.
A: We Chinese don’t like that, either. We think 16. _______________________
B: The second one is asking people their age.
A: 17. _________________________________________
B: Yes, it is. It’s usually OK to ask a child about his or her age, but that’s not OK for old people, especially women.
A: OK, I get it. I’ll add it to my blog. Can I ask someone’s salary(薪水) or the
it’s rude./it’s impolite./...
Is it OK to ask a child about his or her age?/...
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price of something?
B: 18. ______________________________ Those questions may embarrass Americans.
A: I remember that. Thanks for your ideas.
B: You’re welcome.
No, you can’t./You’d better not./...
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练提升
Ⅴ. 完形填空。
We should behave differently in different parts of the world. That means we have to follow certain customs in a new place. Let’s see some of 19 .
Pointing with lips in Nicaragua(尼加拉瓜)
In Nicaragua, it is common to point with lips 20 fingers. People in Nicaragua can move their lips forward or from side to side to show what they would like to point out. The lip is usually used in 21 to show something that is just happening nearby.
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Tipping in the U.S.
Unlike many other countries that don’t tip at all or only tip in small amounts after eating at a restaurant, tipping in the U.S. is 22 . In fact, customers are expected to leave 10—20 percent of the bill as tips. There is no doubt that tipping culture encourages waiters and waitresses to 23 better service.
Slurping(发出啧啧的声音) in Japan
In most table manners, noisy eating is considered 24 . In Japan, however, slurping while people are eating has a completely different meaning. Making slurping sounds when you are eating noodles in Japan is a way of showing you are 25 enjoying them. Some
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scientists even think that slurping actually makes the noodles 26 better.
Using the right hand
In some countries, using the left hand for eating or other activities is 27 liked by most people. More often, people in these countries use the left hand for cleaning themselves after using the toilet. Sri Lanka(斯里兰卡) and India belong to such 28 . To be safe, it’s best to use your right hand for greeting people, holding things and eating in these places.
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19. A. us B. you C. it D. them
20. A. as for B. because of C. instead of D. thanks to
21. A. standards B. conversations C. concerts D. stories
22. A. interesting B. strange C. worth D. common
23. A. refuse B. warn C. provide D. cancel
24. A. modest B. impolite C. normal D. wealthy
25. A. really B. widely C. directly D. suddenly
26. A. hear B. taste C. look D. sound
27. A. nearly B. easily C. hardly D. usually
28. A. countries B. towns C. neighbourhoods D. communities
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In the English language, “sorry” is an easy word. But in the U.K., “sorry” doesn’t always mean 29. ________(exact) what you think. This simple word 30. __________(become) such a common response(反应) that it has taken on a lot of meanings. It 31. ________(use) in many different situations now.
Saying “Sorry” 32. ________(mean) to apologize. We learn it both as a native speaker and as a student of foreign 33. ________(language). This meaning is familiar
exactly
has become
is used
means
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to those who are learning English as a 34. ________(two) language.
But in the U.K., it takes on another meaning. It is a 35. ________(culture) expression. Imagine this: A man 36. _________(walk) down the street, looking 37. ________ at his phone in his hand. At the same time, a woman is walking in the opposite 38. ________(direct), towards the man. She sees 39. ________(he), but she can’t get out of the way 40. ________ time. The man bumps(碰撞) into the woman. Who should say sorry?Naturally, the man should say sorry 41. ________ he isn’t looking where he is going.
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cultural
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down
direction
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Yet most British people do not enjoy conflicts(冲突). So to quickly calm 42. ________ situation, they will apologize to each other.
Sometimes it may sound funny to hear “sorry”. Some of my friends say it at restaurants. As they say “Sorry, but can I order another drink?”, it is not to apologize, but just 43. ________(express) that they need a waiter.
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