Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p.m.，and end at
about 11. Ask your hosts what time you should arrive, It's polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a present.
Do you want to be extra(特别地)polite? Say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. But remember not to ask how much things cost.
You'll probably start the meal with soup, or something small as a “starter”(开胃菜)，then you'll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then a dessert(甜点)followed by coffee. It's polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want. Some people eat bread with their meal, but not everyone does.
Before they take out their cigarettes after the meal, most people usually ask, “Do you mind if I smoke here?”
Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short thank-you note. Perhaps it seems funny to you, but British and American people say “thank you, thank you, and thank you” all the time.
1. If you aren't invited to dinner at home by English or American friends,______.
| A．it shows they don't like you |
| B．it shows they have no time to get together |
| C．it shows they don't want to make friends with you |
| D．it doesn't show they don't like you |
| A．you shouldn't take anything with you |
| B．you may lake a small present with you |
| C．you may take an expensive present with you |
| D．you may go at any time |
| A．ask the price of a thing |
| B．eat all the food on your plate |
| C．talk to your hosts |
| D．eat bread with the meal |
| A．dessert-meat or fish with vegetables-coffee-soup |
| B．coffee-soup-desert-meat or fish with vegetables |
| C．meat or fish with vegetables-desert-soup-coffee |
| D．soup-meat or fish with vegetables-dessert-coffee |
| A．In England or America, it usually takes more than three hours to have a dinner party at home. |
| B．If you are invited to go to a dinner party, you should ask your host what time you should arrive. |
| C．You mustn't smoke after a meal when you are with some American or English people. |
| D．If you enjoy the evening. you can write a short thank-you note to your hosts or call them. |
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【推荐1】John Smith is an exchange student from New York. Here is a letter to his friend in his hometown.
| Dear David, How time flies! It's been 3 months since I came to China. I'm having a great time on my student exchange program here. So far, I've completely got used to the life here and have known a lot about traditional Chinese culture. I'd like to share some with you. In China, there are many different kinds of traditional art forms, such as paper cutting, Chinese clay art and so on. Among them, the kite interests me most. The first ancient Chinese kite appeared more than 2,000 years ago. Then flying kites was spread into Japan, Korea and Malaysia during the Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty. Kites are regarded as the earliest craft (飞行器). They played an important role in the process of inventing the plane. Tea culture is important in China. Tea was discovered as a kind of drink by accident about 5,000 years ago. It is believed that tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries. It didn't appear in England until around 1660. The tea trade from China to Western countries took place in the 19th century. Now tea has become one of the most popular drinks around the world. Lastly, I'd like to tell you something about one of the traditional Chinese festivals — the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is on the fifteenth day of the eighth month in the Chinese lunar calendar (阴历). Chinese people have been celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for centuries. If you'd like to know more about traditional Chinese culture, I will talk about it in the next letter. Best wishes! yours, John |
1. From this passage, we know that John Smith is from ________.
| A．Canada | B．the US | C．the UK |
| A．Paper cutting. | B．Chinese clay art. | C．The Mid-Autumn Festival. |
| A．the first ancient Chinese kite appeared |
| B．flying kites was spread into Japan, Korea, and Malaysia |
| C．tea was discovered as a kind of drink by accident |
| A．David came to China three months ago. |
| B．Tea didn't appear in England until around the 16th century. |
| C．Kites played an important role in the process of inventing the plane. |
| A．share something about traditional Chinese culture with him |
| B．tell him the tea trade from Western countries to China took place in the 19th century |
| C．tell him the Mid-Autumn Festival is in August every year |
【推荐2】In recent weeks, we have talked about how people learning a foreign language can be fooled by “false(假的) friends.” These are words that look or sound alike in other languages, but have completely different meanings.
Today we will consider a few examples of false friends in English and German. However, English itself is a Germanic language, and there are many English words that were borrowed from German. In the United States, a kindergarten – which word for word means “child garden” in German – is a preparatory school for children. The German word gesundheit means health, and is often said after people sneeze(打喷嚏). It means you are wishing them good health.
A few words have the same meaning in both languages, but many do not. Being tricked by false friends can lead to funny or unsettling situations.
One such example is the English word “gift”. Many people look forward to giving and receiving gifts while celebrating a holiday or birthday. But in German, the word gift has a much darker meaning. It means poison(毒药). So instead of showing up to a party with poison, German speakers would be pleased to know that you brought a geschenk — the word for gift. If you find yourself going to Germany, you might be surprised to see and hear the term gross in many places. An English meaning of gross is something unpleasant. There is also the English expression “gross me out.” It is used to describe something so unpleasant it may even cause someone to feel physically sick. In German, the word gross is an adjective, just like it is in English. But it means something large. So having a gross ice cream in Germany is not something bad. It can actually be very satisfying.
1. In the passage, “false friend” refers to ________.| A．the friends who are not kind to you indeed |
| B．languages which are similar in meanings |
| C．words look similar but sound different |
| D．words which have similar look or sound but different meanings |
| A．gross me out | B．gesundheit | C．geschenk | D．kindergarten |
| A．Many English words are from German. |
| B．Kindergarten is a preparatory school for children in Germany. |
| C．Being fooled by false friends always makes funny stories. |
| D．A German friend may not be pleased with a gift called gift at his or her party, |
| A．A gross dress is not liked by English people. |
| B．Having a gross ice cream in Germany is unpleasant. |
| C．When traveling in Germany, Englishmen are used to hearing the word gross. |
| D．Describing something with gross will cause Germans to feel physically sick. |
| A．learning to make sentence | B．learning your mother tongue |
| C．learning a foreign language | D．learning foreign culture |
【推荐3】English people like talking about weather in different places. When two English people meet, they often talk about the weather after saying hello.
In England, it often rains, so the weather is wet. When people go to work in the sunny morning, they may go home from work in the rain. They mind more about the weather in the streets, offices, on the buses, trains or at home.
If you visit England, you can really feel the changeable weather there. People can have summer in winter or have winter in summer. Sometimes, people can have four seasons in one day. So people have to change their clothes with the weather. English people are interested in everyday weather. English people think you are friendly and polite if you talk about weather with them. Talking about the weather is a good way to talk with English people.
Talking about the weather should be the first thing you should remember when you visit England.
1. Two English people may start their conversation with "___________".| A．It's a nice day, isn't it? | B．Where are you going? |
| C．What are you doing now? | D．How is your job? |
| A．The weather in England is very changeable. |
| B．They must learn to talk about the weather. |
| C．It's a good start to talk about the weather every day. |
| D．They talk about weather in many places. |
| A．不同的 | B．易变的 | C．倒霉的 | D．恶劣的 |
| A．job | B．money | C．family | D．weather |
| A．There is a lot of rain in England. |
| B．English people mind more about weather. |
| C．England has four distinct seasons. |
| D．Weather is the first subject of a talk in England. |
