In different places, people greet each other differently. Now let’s have a look.
The United States: People shake hands when they meet for the first time. Friends and family members often hug or kiss on the cheek when they see each other.
South Korea: Men bow and shake hands to greet each other. Women do not usually shake hands. If you address (称呼) someone, you can use his or her full name. The family name comes first, then the first name.
Finland (芬兰): Finns greet each other with a handshake. Hugs and kisses are only for close friends and family members.
The Philippines (菲律宾): The everyday greeting for friends is a handshake for both men and women. Men sometimes pat (拍) each other on the back.
1.2. In South Korea, men
3. Finns
4. Men in the Philippines
5. The passage is about that
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In our life, we always meet somebody or something that makes us excited, happy or sad. Now let me share my funny experience with you.
I was at the train station last year. I was waiting for my train to Berlin. I had nothing to do, so I walked around the station and admired something beautiful in the shops. I enjoyed myself. Suddenly I wanted to go to the bathroom. I searched for it, but I couldn’t find it. I had to ask other people where it was. To my surprise, people I asked didn’t understand what I said at all. They all told me the restroom was over there. But I needed to use a bathroom. Why did they tell me to have a rest in a restroom? I wanted to cry. I needed a bathroom, not a restroom. After half an hour, I still couldn’t find the bathroom. I gave up. I felt tired of all this walking and asking. I decided that maybe they were right and I did need to rest. I walked to the restroom. I was surprised, because I realized the restroom was actually the name for a public bathroom!
1. Where did the story happen?At the
2. Why did the writer walk around the station?
Because he
3. What place did the writer look for?
He looked for a
4. What place did others tell him?
A
5. What did the writer think the “restroom” means?
He thought it means
【推荐2】Eating habits are different in different countries. The Chinese have a saying(谚语) “Eat good things for breakfast, eat a big meal for lunch, but eat less at dinner.” Many Americans agree that one should start the day with a good breakfast, but their ideas about lunch and dinner are different.
Most Americans only give themselves a short time for lunch. So they eat a small lunch. After work they will have more time to eat a big dinner. Also a quiet dinner at home with all the family members talking about their day is a way to take a good rest after a long hard day of work.
Eating at restaurants is also different. In China, people like to talk and laugh while eating. Very often you can hear people talking and laughing aloud, and they are just having a good time. In America it is not like this. They want a quiet place. There they can eat a good meal far away from the noises of the outside world. If someone is talking loudly, the manager(经理) of the restaurant will look at him or her angrily. When some people are talking too loudly, the manager of the restaurant may come and ask them to be quiet.
根据短文内容，完成表格。
| The title(标题) of the text | ||
| Chinese | Americans | |
| Start the day with a good breakfast | ||
| Eat a big meal for lunch | ||
| Prefer a big dinner at home or restaurant | ||
| Like to eat far away from the noises | ||
【推荐3】Birthdays are celebrated (庆祝) all over the world. Some ways to celebrate birthdays are very similar from country to country: candies, cakes and birthday wishes. But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays. Here are a few:
Denmark
A flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in that house is having a birthday. Gifts are placed around the child’s bed while he is sleeping, so he will see them at once when he wakes up.
India
Usually Indian children wear white to school. However, on their birthday children wear colored clothes to school and give out chocolates to everyone in the class. Their best friend helps them to do this.
Japan
The birthday child wears new clothes to mark the special time. Certain birthdays are more important than others. These are the third and seventh birthdays for girls and the fifth for boys.
Holland
The birthday child receives an especially large present. The family also put flowers on the birthday child’s chair to make it beautiful.
1. Are there any different ways to celebrate birthdays?2. Where can only birthday children wear colored to school?
3. What are more important birthday than others in Japan?
4. Do you like to celebrate your birthday? Why or why not?
【推荐1】Today almost everyone knows computers and the Internet. If I ask you “What is the most important inventions in your life”, （A）maybe you will say “Computers and Internet.” People made the first computer in 1946. It was very big and it worked slowly. Today computers are getting smaller. But they work（B）faster. What can computers do? A writer has said, “People can’t live if they have no computers today.”
（C）The Internet appeared 25 years after the computers. But now you can find it almost everywhere.（D）我们可以用它来读书，write letters, do shopping, play games. Many students like the Internet very much. They often go into the Internet and make unreal friends there. Maybe they have never seen these friends. They don’t know their real names, ages, and even sex. They are（E）_________ interested in the internet（F）_________ they almost can’t put their hearts into study. Many of them can’t catch up with others on many subjects because of that.
We can use the internet and the computer to know the world. But at the same time, we should remember that not all the things can be done by computers and Internet.
1. 写出文中划线部分（A）和（B）的同义词或近义词：2. 将文中划线部分（C）改写为：
The Internet appeared
3. 将文中划线部分（D）译成英语：
4. 在文中（E）和（F）的空白处填入适当的单词：
5. 从文中找出一个因特网使用不当的弊端：
A good book can teach you things beyond (超出) your class. It can open your eyes and clear your minds. If you want to get into a good reading habit, there are a number of ways to develop it.
Plan your time. You should give yourself at least thirty minutes in all for reading every day. When time is set, nothing can change it. For example, make it a habit to read during breakfast or lunch time.
Always carry a book. Wherever you go, take a book with you. When you leave the house, make sure that you always carry a good book as well as your school things. Remember that a book always stays with you.
Find a quiet place. Find a place in your home where you can sit in a comfortable chair. When you read a book, no one will trouble you. There should be no televisions, computers, music or even noisy family members around you.
Have a library day. Have a library card, and you can read as many good books as possible in the library. Make it a weekly trip to the library. You can save a lot of money.
Blog it. One of the best ways to develop a good reading habit is to put it on your blog (博客). If you don’t have one, create one. It’s free. Ask your friends and family to go there to share your ideas and give you some advice.
| Title | Some ways to have a good reading |
| Plan your time | You should read at least half a(n) |
| Always | Make sure a book is always with you wherever you go. |
| Find a quiet place | Find a place at home with a |
| Have a | It is a very |
| Blog it | It |
Think of life as a game in which you are playing with five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, friends and spirit and you keep all of them in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber (橡胶) ball. If you drop it, it will bounce (弹跳) back.
But the other four balls, family, health, friends and spirit, are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be broken. They will never be the same. You must understand that and try to have balance in your life. How?
Don’t look down on your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different and each of us is special.
Don’t let other people set goals for you. Only you know what is best for yourself.
Don’t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
Don’t be afraid to fight difficulties. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible. The quickest way to receive love is to give it; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly (紧紧地); the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going.
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless. It’s a treasure (珍宝) you can always carry easily.
Don’t use time or words careless. You can’t get them back.
Life is not a competition, but a trip, step by step.
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery (秘密), and today is a gift—that’s why we call it “the present”.
1. What are the five balls of life?2. How can we receive love most quickly?
3. Please say something about knowledge according to the passage.
4. 请把文中的划线句子翻译成汉语。
5. 请给短文拟一个恰当的标题。
【推荐1】Akuapem is in the eastern part of Ghana. The sun there shines all the time. The local people are very friendly and hospitable (好客的). Now let’s have a look at how 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, because the host thinks that the visitors must have come from a very long journey and need water. 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 Akuapem people think the left hand is not clean.
Next, the visitor is asked how his journey was and why he has come. While the conversation (对话) is going on, the wife and the children, especially girls, are preparing food for the visitor. The visitor can choose his favourite food. After the visitor finishes eating, the host and the visitor go on with their conversation. Usually this is a short one because the visitor is getting ready to say “Goodbye”.
When the visitor is leaving, he is often given some food. 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.
Whether he is a close friend or just a stranger, this is always how friendly Akuapem people receive a visitor.
1. What are the people in Akuapem like?2. How do the Akuapem people often welcome a visitor?
3. Why is a visitor often offered water at the very beginning?
4. Can a visitor choose his favourite food?
5. When will the child who accompanies the visitor return home?
Table manners are how to behave when you eat a meal. They include how to handle knives, forks and spoons and how to eat in a polite manner. To behave well abroad, you are to know some table manners.
EATING MANNERS
Japan: It is “perfectly” okay to slurp (发出啧啧声) when you eat noodles. Unlike making big noises, slurping slightly is not rude. Japanese also say it tastes better if you slurp.
Russia: Your wrists should be placed on the edge of the table while eating, fork in left hand, and knife in the right. It is not good manners to rest them on your lap. Keep your elbows off the table. Leave some food on your plate to show that the host has given you enough to eat.
France: Never discuss money or religion over dinner. What is different from the manners in Russia is that finishing everything on your plate is considered good manners.
Mexico: Whenever you catch the eye of someone who’s eating, even a stranger, it’s good manners to say “provecho”, which means enjoy. In Mexico, dining is more than a meal. It’s a social occasion — lunches are seldom quick and suppers can last for hours. Where you sit matters in the country. You must say “enjoy your meal” before you leave the table.
DRINKING MANNERS
America: If you empty a bottle into someone’s glass, it obliges that person to buy the next bottle. It’s polite to put the last drops into your own glass.
Australia: In a pub it’s usual to buy a round of drinks for everyone in your group. When it’s your turn, say “It’s my round”. When it’s their round, they will buy it for you. Don’t leave before you’ve bought a round.
Japan: Don’t fill your own glass of alcohol. Instead, you should pour for others and wait for them to do it for you.
1. What do table manners include?2. How many countries are mentioned in the article?
3. Which country is mentioned in both eating manners and drinking manners?
4. Why does the writer tell us the table manners in many countries?
5. What is the best title for this passage?
【推荐3】Table manners are very different in every country. For example, when you are in England you must not lift your soup plate to your mouth. This is very impolite. But when you are in Japan this is completely normal. Lifting your plate to your mouth in Japan is a traditional way of eating your soup. And also in Japan you don’t have to worry about making a noise when you drink it. It just shows that you really like the food! But it is not the same in Britain, so you shouldn’t make a noise when eating there.
In Britain, people don’t put their hands or arms on the table during the meal. But in Mexico, guests keep their hands on the table all the time. In fact, you should watch what your hands do very carefully. In Arab countries, it is impolite when you eat with your left hand, so don’t do it ! In all the cultures it is impolite to speak when you are eating.
In Ukraine you should not start eating first; you should wait for all the others to start eating with you. You also have to say “Please” and “Thank you” every time you ask for and get something. If you don’t like some food, don’t make faces and don’t say, “Yuk!I hate that!” The best way to avoid making mistakes in other countries is to watch the host and try to do as he does.
根据短文内容, 回答下列问题。
1. In which country can you lift your bowl to your mouth?
2. Where do the guests keep their hands all the time in Mexico?
3. Which hand can’t you use when eating in Arab countries?
4. What is impolite in all the cultures?
5. What can’t you say if you don’t like some food in Ukraine?
