Do as the Romans Do

　 The customs in different countries are rather different. If I have dinner with a Chinese host, he always puts more food onto my plates as soon as I have emptied it. That often discomforts me greatly. I have to eat the food even if I don’t want to, because it is considered bad manners in the West to leave one’s food on the plate. I have already noticed that when a Chinese sits at an American’s dinner party, he very often refuses the offer of food or drink though he is in fact still hungry or thirsty. This might be good manners in China, but it is not in the West at all. In the United States, it is impolite to keep asking someone again and again or insist on his accepting something. Americans have a direct way of speaking. If they want something, they will ask for it. If not, they will say, “No, thanks.” When an American is fed with beer by the host, for example, he might say, “No, thanks. I’ll take some diet, Pepsy-Cola（百事可乐）if you have it. ”That is what an American will do. So when you go to the United States, you had better remember the famous saying: When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

1. From the passage, we can know that the Chinese are usually ________ to the guests.

　 A. very hot　　　　 B. rude

　 C. impolite　　　　 D. cold]

2. When a foreigner has dinner with a Chinese host, he often feels _______.

　 A. pleasant　　　　 B. uncomfortable

　 C. satisfied　　　　　 D. happy

3. Why does a Chinese often refuse the offer of food or drink at a dinner party?

　 A. He has had enough.

　 B. He is shy.

　 C. He is afraid that others will laugh at him.

　 D. He thinks it’s polite to do that.

4. When an American wants something to eat or drink at a dinner, he will _______.

　 A. ask for it boldly

　 B. refuse the offer

　 C. ask for it directly

　 D. express himself indirectly

5. “When in Rome, do as the Romans do “means “________”.

　 A. When you got to Rome, you should act as the Romans do

　 B. When you stay in Rome, you should do as the Romans do

　 C. When you are in a new country, you should do as the locals do

　 D. Romans can be an example for you

阅读理解

　　Mr. Read was born in a small village which is surrounded(环绕)with high mountains. He has few pieces of fields and he can't get enough food for his family. He's often worried about it. So he works harder and harder and tries his best to get more money.

　　One afternoon Mr. Read went out to look for some grass for his cows. It was very hot and he had to have a swim. Suddenly he saw something sparkling(闪闪发光) in the water. He swam there and found it was come gold in the sand. He was so happy that he hardly forgot he was in the river. He ran home and asked his son to help him to get all the gold out of the water. The next morning he sent his son to sell it in the markets. But the young man was afraid to do it. He had to go to the town himself. He didn't any attention to the traffic lights when he crossed the street. A car hit him down and he was hurt. He was sent to hospital at once. The doctors were satisfied with the operation and said“You'll be fully recovered in a week. We're sure you can write with your right hand when you leave hospital.”

　　It's really a miracle(奇迹) !”shouted Mr. Read，“I could either read nor write before!”

(1) The Reads have little food because ________ .

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A. they live in a small village

B. they're too lazy to work

C. they have few pieces of fields

D. nobody would help them to get money

(2) Mr. Read jumped into the river because ________ .

[　　]

A. he wanted to get some grass in the Water

B. he wanted to look for some gold in the water

C. he wanted to have a good rest in the water

D. it was too hot and he wanted to have a swim

(3) Mr. Read ran home to ________ .

[　　]

A. ask for help

B. make his family happy

C. change the wet clothes

D. send the gold back

(4) Mr. Read's ________ was hurt in the traffic accident.

[　　]

A. head

B. 1eg

C. right hand

D. left hand

(5) In Chinese the phrase“be fully recovered” means ________ .

[　　]

A. 完全覆盖

B. 全部找回

C. 恢复疲劳

D. 恢复健康

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

　　　　One evening Mr White took his daughter to a restaurant. They sat 　　down, and there were a lot of 1 in the restaurant. They waited, 2 　　no waiters came to their table.

　　　　Mr White said, "I'm 3 . I can't wait." He 4 for a minute and 　　said, "Now I'm going to 5 something to get a waiter soon."

　　　　He went out of the restaurant and telephoned the restaurant, "My 　　daughter is at a table in your restaurant. She is wearing a 6 ."

　　　　The waiter looked at the people. Then he said to 7 , "Yes, 　　she's here. Do you want to talk to her?"

　　　　" 8 ," Mr White said, "but she hasn't got any 9 yet. She 　　wants some quickly."

　　　　Then he went 10 the restaurant again. He was glad that a 　　waiter was now at his table.

　　1. A. waiters　　　B. tables 　C. people 　D. chairs

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　　2. A. but 　B. and　　　　　C. or　　　　　 D. then

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　　3. A. ready　　　 B. hungry　C. angry　　　 D. coming

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　　4. A. ate 　B. thought　　　C. waited 　D. sat

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　　5. A. make 　B. ask for　　　C. buy 　D. do

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　　6. A. a red hat　　　B. shoes 　C. boots 　D. her skirt

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　　7. A. Mr White　　　 B. the girl　　　C. a man 　D. a waiter

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　　8. A. Yes, I do　　   B. Yes, I think so

　　    C. No, I don't　　 D. Of course　　　　　　

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　　9. A. cold drink 　B. coffee　　　C. food 　D. milk

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　　10. A. out of 　B. into　　　 C. around 　D. through

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A. ask　　　　　　　　　　　　  B.asked　　　　　　　　 C.ask for　　　　　　　　　　  D.asked for