Table manners are how to behave when you eat a meal, for example, how to handle cutlery (餐具) and how to eat in a polite manner. Following them will help you avoid mistakes at table.
Japan
It is “perfectly” okay to make a noise when you eat noodles. But in China, avoiding the noise is necessary. Chopsticks touching the rice bowl is not only impolite, but also means having no food. It’s important to say thanks before and after a meal.
Russia
Your wrists should be placed on the edge (边缘) of the table while eating, fork in the left hand and knife in the right hand. Keep your hands in sight. It is not good manners to rest them on your legs. Keep your elbows off the table. Leave some food on your plate to show that the host has given you enough to eat, or the host will ask if you’d like to have a second helping.
France
In France, a meal is like a ceremony. People enjoy it and make it a special event.
Unlike Russia, it’s regarded as good manners to finish everything on your plate. People often cut bread directly on a table cloth rather than on a plate. Tear your bread into small pieces before eating. Taking a bite from the whole piece is very impolite.
1. Where should you place your elbows when eating in Russia?| A．On your legs. | B．Off the table. | C．On the table. | D．On the cloth. |
| A．Where to cut your food. | B．How to use cutlery properly. |
| C．Whether to make a noise. | D．Whether to finish the food on your plate or not. |
| A．In Russia, you can hold the fork in either hand. |
| B．Japanese people like to eat in noisy restaurants. |
| C．In China, you can make a noise while eating. |
| D．It’s rude to hold the whole piece of bread to eat in France. |
| A．Culture. | B．Language. | C．Sport. | D．Environment. |
| A．To show special food in the world. |
| B．To teach people about different ways to eat. |
| C．To offer advice on how to behave properly at table. |
| D．To introduce different food cultures in different countries. |
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【推荐1】While China is almost the same size as the US in area, it is home to over one billion people. It has a special culture with a very long history.
Chinese Food
Chinese New Year
The Chinese calendar is called a lunar (阴历的) calendar.
Chinese Zodiac (生肖)
The Chinese zodiac, known as Sheng Xiao, follows a twelve-year cycle (循环). Each year is named for an animal. These animal signs are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig.
Chinese Language
Chinese is a complex (复杂的) language. Chinese writing developed almost 4, 000 years ago and may even be older. Chinese writing has thousands of characters. A character is a word and also a meaning.
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| A．Unlike English, there are no spaces in Chinese writing. |
| B．Food plays an important role for Chinese families. |
| C．Chinese people are so different from Americans. |
| D．It is not the same as the calendar used in the US. |
| E．For example, the year that begins in 2019 is the Year of the Pig. |
【推荐2】I have a rule for travel: Don’t take a map with you. I like to ask for directions. I can try speaking a new language, meet new people, and learn new things. Every time I ask, “How can I get to the post office?” I get different kinds of directions.
In Japan, most streets don’t have names. If I ask somebody for directions, the Japanese will say, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past the fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.”
In some places in America, there are no mountains, no towns or buildings for miles. When people tell you directions, they will say, “Go north for two miles. Go east, and then go another mile.”
In Los Angeles, people often tell you the distance(距离) in time, not miles. “How far is the post office?” you ask. “Oh, it’s about five minutes from here,” they answer. “But how many miles away is it?” They don’t know.
People in Greece do not often tell directions because tourists(旅游者) seldom understand their language. They often say, “Follow me.” Then they will lead you to the post office.
1. ________, most streets don’t have names.| A．In Greece | B．In Japan | C．In Los Angeles | D．In some places in America |
| A．In Greece, people seldom tell directions. | B．In America, tourists don’t understand their language at all. |
| C．In some places in Japan, there are no towns or buildings for miles. | D．In Los Angeles, people often tell you the distance in miles, not time. |
| A．Different Kinds of Languages | B．Streets’ Names in Japan | C．Mountains in America | D．Different Kinds of Directions |
【推荐3】When you wear something, you are often saying, "Look at me!" Your clothing communicates to the world what you want the world to think of you. For example, when you go on a job interview, you might choose clothes that make you seem sincere. When you go to a party, you might choose clothes that make you look exciting.
___1 In Scotland and parts of the countries of East and Southeast Asia, men as well as women wore skirts. In Turkey and China and among the Inuit, both men and women wore trousers. But in ancient Greece, men who wore trousers were thought to be savages（野蛮人）.In the United States today, both men and women wear pants.
_____2 Over the centuries, anthropologists（人类学家）have learned that the clothing people wore was connected to the position they held in society. In most societies, important people put on special clothing to show their power. In the 18th, kings and queens wore special clothing, often specially made and difficult to keep clean. Since poor people could not afford to wear this kind of clothing, it became a symbol of wealth.
_____3 Today some people still wear clothing that represents their position in life. Sometimes clothing clearly shows the organization that a person works for. Postal workers, airline attendants, and some factory workers wear uniforms. Others wear expensive clothes that show their social position as wealthy people.
4 Now many teenagers and adults buy clothes from a certain designer or company. They may like the good name of the designer or the company and want to share that name. But one basic reason for choosing clothes is the same as it has always been. People choose their clothes to tell others who they are and what they like.
1. The sentence "In different civilizations（文明）at different times, different kinds of clothes have been acceptable（可接受的）. "can be put in Blank ________________.| A．1 | B．2 | C．3 | D．4 |
| A．They like the designer's good name. |
| B．They work for the designer's company. |
| C．They want more people to know the designer. |
| D．They think it makes it easier to choose clothes. |
| A．their work | B．their wealth | C．their appearance | D．their position |
| A．people might not look attractive in new clothes |
| B．each new period brings some changes in clothing |
| C．clothes from good designers or companies sell well |
| D．people who belong to organizations must wear uniforms |
【推荐1】There are many colours in nature. But do you know that a colour has weight? I think you'll say“no”. But I am afraid you are wrong. If you don't believe, you may do a small experiment（实验）.
First, put two objects with the same weight into two boxes. Then cover the boxes. Wrap（包裹） one box with a red piece of paper, the other with a white piece of paper. Now hold the boxes with your hand one by one. It is certain that you will think the red one is a lttle heavier.
Why does it happen? A scientist found that different colours have different weight in a man's mind. So he did many tests and at last he got the result. That is to say, every colour has its .own weight in our mind. The heaviest colour is red, then blue, green, orange, yellow an.d white. The scientists told us that colours also have smell. Can you smell the colour? Of course not. Then why did the scientists say so? That is because every colour represents a kind of light wave（光波）— a certain wavelength（波长）. It reaches our brain（大脑） through organs（感觉器官）
According to this discovery, scientists say that people accept the colour they like, and refuse the colour they hate. So your body and mind will be healthy by using the colours you like. Or you'll be nervous or even get ill. If you stay in a room with red windows, wallpapers and furniture for two hours, you'll feel you have been there for four hours. But if the room is blue, you'll feel you have been there for only one hour. Another example, if a person walks out of a red room and into a blue room, his temperature will fall. That means our body temperature will change when we see different colours.
1. Which is the lightest colour in a man's mind?| A．Red | B．Blue | C．Green | D．White |
| A．Different colors have different weights in a man's mind. |
| B．The colours “blue” is the second heaviest colour in a man's mind. |
| C．People can't smell the colours. |
| D．The colour you don't like will keep you healthy. |
| A．Two hours. | B．Fours hours | C．Six hours | D．Eight hours. |
【推荐2】Most of us hope to live happily. But what is real happiness? Real happiness is a matter of experience (经历) of the soul (灵魂). You don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses, nice cars and a lot of money. Why?
Because those people who have big houses may often feel sad and those who have cars may want to walk on the country (乡村) roads in their free time.
In fact (事实上), happiness is always around you. It makes you put your heart (心) into it. When you have problems at school, your friends will help you; when you have some problems with your lessons, your parents will always look after your life and health well; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel delighted too. All these are your happiness.
Money cannot always bring you happiness. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy. When you meet with problems, you can say loudly you are very happy because you have more chances (机会) to challenge (挑战) yourself. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.
1. This passage (文章) is about ________.| A．money | B．friends | C．love | D．happiness |
| A．people around you will help you |
| B．you will have no chance to challenge yourself |
| C．your classmates will laugh at you |
| D．you will be happy |
| A．angry | B．happy | C．sad | D．hungry |
| A．happiness likes only rich people because they have beautiful houses |
| B．happiness is always around us |
| C．we should not make friends with rich people and parents |
| D．rich people do not have any happiness |
| A．in a math book | B．in a history book | C．in a health book | D．in a travel book |
【推荐3】Everyone needs friends. Friends bring us happiness and hope in our lives.
Making friends is a skill, and the first thing is to know how to get on well with others.
If you have trouble in making friends, maybe I can tell you how to do it.
Be humorous. Learn to laugh at yourself. Remember to smile at others.
Respect (尊敬) the others. Everyone has his idea. Learn how to listen to others’ ideas.
Be friendly. If you are friendly to others, they will usually be friendly to you.
Don’t complain (抱怨). Learn to accept what you can’t change, and work hard to change what you can.
Never give up (放弃). Even if you are faced with some closed-minded people, never give up. And try to find someone who will understand you.
1. Why do we need friends according to the passage?| A．Friends can do everything for us. |
| B．Friends can bring us happiness. |
| C．Friends accept our ideas all the time. |
| A．To help others. | B．To smile at others. | C．To get on well with others. |
| A．Opening the door for someone. |
| B．Complaining to others all the time. |
| C．Laughing at ourselves. |
| A．思想保守的 | B．不知天高地厚的 | C．思想开放的 |
| A．Respect others. | B．Complain. | C．Give up. |
