Suppose you are a visitor in the land of Mongolia(蒙古), 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(打嗝)” after you finish eating. Burping shows that you like the food.
In some countries, if you give a loud burp, you are told to say “Excuse me, please.”
In many places people like to eat together. But in some parts of Polynesia(波利尼西亞)it is bad manners to be seen eating at all. People show good manners by turning their backs on others while they eat.
What are manners like in an East African town? 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.
小題1:In Mongolia, burping is a way to show that__________.
A．the host is very friendly with the visitors
B．one doesn’t want to eat anything at all
C．one enjoys the meal that is prepared by the host
D．one is not polite at table
小題2: In some parts of Polynesia, to be polite while eating, one should____________.
A．eat as fast as possibleB．eat with his mouth full of food
C．turn his back on othersD．sit still without doing anything
小題3:It is good manners for people in East African towns__________.
A．to sit down beside others and wait for them to talk
B．to say “hello” to others on the street
C．to try to talk to others when they are working
D．never to speak to anyone on the street
小題4:We have good manners to show that we________.
A．a(chǎn)re different from other
B．begin all manners in the same way
C．want to be friendly to other people
D．don’t want people to trouble us
小題5:Which of the following is not true?
A．Manners are not the same in different countries.
B．It is good manners to give a burp when you’ve had enough in any place.
C．Sometimes manners are different in different places in the same country.
D．A person with good manners is liked by other people.

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:B

試題分析：
小題1:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句They want you to give a loud “burp(打嗝)” after you finish eating. Burping shows that you like the food.說明C正確。
小題2:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段第二句People show good manners by turning their backs on others while they eat.說明C正確。
小題3:A 根據(jù)第二段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.說明A正確。
小題4:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)最后一段最后兩句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.說明C正確。
小題5:B 推理題。根據(jù)第二段In some countries, if you give a loud burp, you are told to say “Excuse me, please.”說明在有些地方打嗝不是很禮貌的行為，故B表述符合要求。
點(diǎn)評：本文是關(guān)于不同地區(qū)的風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣，有較強(qiáng)的跨文化意識貫穿其中。主要考查細(xì)節(jié)題，同時注意提高推理能力。
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