Customs of the World If you travel around the world, you will be surprised t...

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问题 Customs of the World
If you travel around the world, you will be surprised to find just how different the foreign customs can be from your own.
A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there (1)A. achieveB. considerC. testD. help it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be (2)A. noticedB. usedC. boughtD. caused for washing yourself. Also in India, you might (3)A. hearB. hopeC. missD. see a man apparently shaking his head at another and assume that he is disagreeing. But in many (4)A. countriesB. peopleC. partsD. hills of India a shake of the head is a gesture that shows agreement or acceptance. Nodding your head when you are offered a drink in Bulgaria is likely to leave you thirsty. In that country you (5)A. nodB. beatC. shakeD. touch your head to indicate "yes" -- a nod indicates "no". The Arabs are (6)A. interestedB. terribleC. carefulD. famous for their hospitality (好客) . At a meal in the Arabic countries, you will find that any drinking vessel (器皿) is filled again (7)A. andB. tillC. alsoD. still again as soon as you drink it. The way to (8)A. discussB. turnC. indicateD. forget that you have had enough is to take the cup or glass in (9)A. myB. itsC. ourD. your hand and give it a little shake from side to side or place your hand over the top.
In Europe it is quite usual to (10)A. crossB. putC. takeD. hurt your legs when sitting talking to someone, even at an important meeting. Doing this when meeting an important person in Thailand, however, could (11)A. payB. stopC. makeD. point him or her unhappy. It is considered too informal an attitude (12)A. outsideB. belowC. alongD. for such an occasion. Also when in Thailand you are (13)A. notB. norC. noneD. no supposed to touch the head of an adult--it's just not done. In Japan, it is quite usual for (14)A. menB. womenC. boysD. girls to plan evening entertainment for themselves and leave their wives at home. In Europe such attitudes are disappearing.
Customs vary from country to (15)A. areaB. placeC. countryD. space . Visitors may be at a loss as to what to do in a foreign environment. In such circumstances, the rule is: when in Rome, do as the Romans do.

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答案【B. consider】|【B. used】|【D. see】|【C. parts】|【C. shake】|【D. famous】|【A. and】|【C. indicate】|【D. your】|【A. cross】|【C. make】|【D. for】|【A. not】|【A. men】|【C. country】|

解析本题考查动词。句意:到印度的参观者会记得那里的人们____使用左手传递食物是不礼貌的。四个选项,achieve意为“取得,实现”,consider意为“考虑,认为”,test 意为“检测,测验”,help意为“帮助”,分别代入原文可知B是正确答案。 (2) 解析:本题考查动词。句意:左手是 给你洗澡的。四个选项,notice意为“注意”,use意为“使用”,bought原形为buy意为“买”,cause意为“引起”,分别代入原文可知B是正确答案。 (3) 解析:本题考查动词。句意:在印度,你 人们之间互相摇头并认为这是表示不同意。四个选项,hear意为“听见”,hope意为“希望”,niss意为“错过,想念”,see意为“看见”,分别代入原文显然D是正确答案。 (4) 解析:本题考查名词。句意:但是,在印度很多____中,摇头是表示同意或者接受的姿势。四个选项,country意为“国家”,people意为“人民,人们”,part意为“部分”,hill意为“小山”,分别代入原文可知C是正确答案。 (5) 解析:本题考查动词。句意:在那个国家,你____头表示“是”____点头表示“不”。空白处的单词与nod应该是反义词,而四个选项nod意为“点头”,beat意为“打,拍打”,shake意为“摇晃”,touch意为“接触”,依据原文可知C是最佳答案。 (6) 解析:本题考查固定搭配be famous for“因……而闻名”。句意:阿拉伯人因为好客而闻名。be interested in意为“对……感兴趣”,terrible意为“可怕的”,be careful with意为“对……小心/仔细”。 (7) 解析:本题考查固定搭配again and again“一次次地,反复地”。句意:你会发现器皿一次次地被斟满。 (8) 解析:本题考查动词。句意:____你已经喝够的方式就是将杯子或者玻璃杯拿在 手中然后左右摇晃杯子或者把你的手放在杯子的顶端。四个选项,discuss意为“讨论”,turn意为“转,变”,indicate意为“表明,暗示”,forget意为“忘记”,分别代入原文可知C最符合语境。 (9) 解析:本题考查人称。句意:表明你已经喝够的方式就是将杯子或者玻璃杯拿在____手中然后左右摇晃杯子或者把你的手放在杯子的顶端。可知D是最符合语境的。 (10) 解析:本题考查动词。句意:在欧洲,当坐下来跟人说话时,____你的腿是常见的。四个选项,cross意为“交叉,横跨”,put意为“放”,take意为“拿”,hurt意为“伤害”,分别代入原文可知A比较符合语境。 (11) 解析:本题考查动词。句意:但是在泰国,会见重要客人的时候这样做会____他或者她不高兴。四个选项,pay意为“付钱,支付”,stop意为“停止”,make意为“制造,使”,pomt意为“指”,分别代入原文可知C比较符合语境。 (12) 解析:本题考查介词。句意:____这样的场合,这被认为是不正式的。四个选项中,for “对……而言”符合题意,故选D。 (13) 解析:本题考查搭配。句意:在泰国,你____能摸一个成人的头____就是不能做,所以可知A是正确答案。 (14) 解析:本题考查名词。句意:在日本,对____来说,策划夜间的娱乐以及留他们的妻子在家是很平常的。可知是“对男人来讲”,所以A符合语境。 (15) 解析:本题考查搭配fromAtoA“不同……间”。句意:国家和国家之间的习俗不同。所以应该是from country to country,因而C符合语境。
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