1、习俗类(1)In the US, people prefer waiting for a table to sitting with people they dont know. This means a hostess may not seat a small group until a small table is available, even if a large one is. If you are sitting at a table with people you dont know, it is impolite to light up a cigarette without
2、asking if it will disturb them.At American restaurants and coffee shops you are usually served tap water before you order. You may find the bread and butter is free, and if you order coffee, you may get a free refill.Most cities and towns have no rules about opening and closing time for stores or re
3、staurants, though they usually do make rules for bars. Especially in large cities, stores may be open 24 hours a day.Serving in restaurants is often large; too large for many people. If you cant finish your meal but would like to enjoy the food later, ask your waitress or waiter for a “doggie bag”.
4、It may have a picture of a dog on it, but everybody knows youre taking the food for yourself.Supper and dinner are both words for the evening meal. Some people have “Sunday dinner”. This is an especially big noon meal.Tips are not usually added to the check. They are not included in the price of the
5、 meal, either. A tip of about 15% is expected and you should leave it on the table when you leave. In some restaurants, a check is brought on a plate and you put your money there. Then the waiter or waitress brings you your change.1. Which statement is true?A. American people like sitting with peopl
6、e they dont know.B. A hostess always seats a small group at a large table.C. American people never sit with people they dont know.D. American people would not light a cigarette if the people who sit at the same table mind their smoking.2. What is served before you order?A. breadB. butterC. coffeeD.
7、cold water3. What do American people always do when servings are too large for them?A. They take the food home with a doggie bag for their dogs.B. They leave the food on the table and go away.C. They take the food home with a doggie bag and enjoy the food later.D. They ask the waitress or waiter to
8、keep the food for them.4. Sunday dinner is_.A. a dinner in the eveningB. A big noon mealC. a big lunch on SundayD. A supper on Sunday【答案解析】本文介绍了美国人在外就餐时的风俗习惯。1. D。细节题。根据第一段及关键句 it is impolite to light up a cigarette without asking if it will disturb them 可知 A、B、C 与原文不相符，同时关键句告诉我们“未经他人允许吸烟是不礼貌的”可知 D
9、为正确选项。2. D。细节题。根据 At American restaurants and coffee shops you are usually served tap water before you order 可见在点菜之前提供的是自来水，据此选 D。3. C。细节题。根据 If you cant finish your meal but would like to enjoy the food later, ask your waitress or waiter for a “doggie bag” 得知它与答案 C 的表达相符，故选 C。4. B。细节题。根据 Some peopl
10、e have “Sunday dinner”. This is an especially big noon meal.可知它与答案 B 的表达一致，故选 B。（2）As you know different countries have different customs. Also there are many gestures showing many meanings in many countries. Here are a few examples of gestures. A fisherman in Britain will show the size of a fish he
11、 has caught by holding his two hands, palms(手掌) facing each other, the right distance apart in front of him. But the one from certain part of Africa will measure off the size along his left arm with his right hand. In Britain the gesture to show the number “one” is made by holding up the index finge
12、r (the second finger), but in Switzerland it is the thumbthe first finger which is held up. Some people point at objects with finger, others by sticking out the lips. The gesture for “come here” is made in Britain with the index finger, which is held, pointing upwards, at eye level and bent towards
13、the body; in Egypt the hand is held at arms length, palm downwards, and the fingers are then bent. The difference between the movements is very important, and the meanings of the same gestures maybe opposite in different countries. It may bring trouble to those not well known with it. 1. This passag
14、e is mainly about _. A. different people in different countries B. how to understand the gestures in BritainC. the different gestures D. how to show a gesture in Egypt2. Which of the following gestures shows the number “one” in Switzerland? 有图：见读想用P55页3. Sometimes difference between the movements in
15、 different countries may bring about _ to you. A. a good luck B. a new world C. all ill effect D. happiness4. How will the Africans express if the objects size is longer than their left arms? A. Take a string to show it. B. Keep silent. C. Bring the object to the spot. D. In another way. 5. Accordin
16、g to the passage we should _. A. look before we leap B. pick and choose C. strike while the iron is hot D. do in Rome as the Romans do【答案与解析】本文主要讲不同的国家有不同的风俗习惯，在不同的国家相同的手势可能代表不同的意思。1. C。主旨题。本文的主题是讲不同国家的手势，所以答案选C。2. B。推断题。从文中 but in Switzerland it is the thumbthe first finger which is held up可知在瑞士是把大
17、拇指伸出来，而图A伸出的是食指，图C是伸出大拇指和食指，图D是伸出小姆指，故答案选B。3. C。细节题。从文中最后一句“若你不知道这些差异的话可能会给你带来麻烦”可知此题答案为C(an ill effect 不良后果)。4. D。推断题。从 But the one from certain part of Africa will measure off the size along his left arm with his right hand可知答案选D。5. D。主旨题。从本文的主题可知，我们应该入乡随俗(do in Rome as the Romans do)。.w。w-w*k&s%5￥u高考资源网w。w-w*k&s%5￥u