Do you know something about the Akuapem people? They live in eastern Ghana (加納), where the sunshine hugs all the time. They are very friendly. Now let’s have a look at how the Akuapem people receive a visitor.
A visitor is often welcomed warmly in a family of Akuapem. After the visitor is welcomed into the house, he is offered a seat and water at the very beginning, for the host (主人) thinks that the visitor must have come from a very long trip and is in need of water. Then the host family greet the visitor by saying “Akwaaba.” More interestingly, if there is a group of visitors, the host will greet the visitors from right to left. And the host shakes only with his right hand, because the left hand is regarded dirty according to the Akuapem people.
Next, the visitor is asked how his trip was and why he has come. While the conversation is going on, the wife and children, especially girls, are cooking food for the visitor. The visitor can choose the food. After the visitor has finished eating, the host and the visitor continue their conversation. Usually this is a short one since the visitor is getting ready to say goodbye.
When the visitor is leaving, he is often given some food to take along. He is also accompanied (陪伴) by one of the children to the nearest station. The child who accompanies the visitor will not come back home until the visitor leaves safely.
No matter if he is a close friend or just a passer-by (過路人), this is always the way that the friendly Akuapem people receive a visitor.
B)閱讀表達(dá)。閱讀第I卷第三大題D篇短文,根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問題。(共5小題,計(jì)10分)
小題1:What is the visitor offered at first by the family of Akuapem?
______________________________________________________________
小題2:Why does the host shake only with his right hand?
______________________________________________________________
小題3:Who are cooking food while the host is chatting with the visitor?
______________________________________________________________
小題4:When will the child who accompanies the visitor to the station come back home?
______________________________________________________________
小題5:What does the article mainly talk about?
______________________________________________________________

小題1:A seat and water.
小題2:Because the left had is regarded dirty according to the Akuapem people.
小題3:The wife and children, especially girls.
小題4:After the visitor leaves safely. (The child who accompanies the visitor to the station won’t come back home until the visitor leaves safely.)
小題5:How the Akuapem people receive a visitor. (The way that the friendly Akuapem people receive a visitor. )

試題分析:短文大意:這篇短文主要介紹了加納的阿跨佩姆族人的待客之道。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)After the visitor is welcomed into the house, he is offered a seat and water at the very beginning, 描述,可知答:A seat and water.
小題2:根據(jù)And the host shakes only with his right hand, because the left hand is regarded dirty according to the Akuapem people.描述,可知答:Because the left had is regarded dirty according to the Akuapem people.
小題3:根據(jù)While the conversation is going on, the wife and children, especially girls, are cooking food for the visitor.描述,可知答:The wife and children, especially girls.
小題4:根據(jù)The child who accompanies the visitor will not come back home until the visitor leaves safely.描述,可知答:After the visitor leaves safely. (The child who accompanies the visitor to the station won’t come back home until the visitor leaves safely.)
小題5:閱讀短文可知,本文主要講述了Akuapem 人如何接待客人。故答:How the Akuapem people receive a visitor. (The way that the friendly Akuapem people receive a visitor. )
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