Question

【题目】 When I was a student in France, a local friend invited me to have lunch at her home. During the meal, I found all her family had their hands on the table except me. Later I learned that it’s impolite to put your hands under the table.

—Michael

When I was a student in the UK, I went to a restaurant with two local friends.We all had a drink and I drank mine quickly. My friends still had half-full glasses so I bought another drink, just for myself. My friends said, “you can’t do that. When in a pub in the UK, you should buy drinks for you and your friends.” I was so embarrassed.

—Adam

I spent a year studying in Germany. I was shocked the first time I went to a lecture. At the end of the lecture, all the student started knocking on their desks. How strange! A student told me that in Germany, students don’t clap their hands（拍手）to show they like something. They knock on their desks instead.

—Sandra

【1】Michael once studied in ________.

A.France.B.Germany.C.South Korea.

【2】The underlined word “embarrassed” means ________.

A.纠结的B.不安的C.尴尬的

【3】To show they liked the lecture, the students ________.

A.clapped their handsB.knocked on the desksC.stood up quickly

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【解析】

短文大意：本文关注的是礼仪文化，通过迈克尔、亚当和桑德拉三人在法国、英国和德国的学习经历，介绍了各国不同的社交文化。

【1】题意：迈克尔曾在法国学习。考查细节理解。France法国；Germany德国；South Korea南韩。根据第一段迈克尔的叙述“When I was a student in France我在法国上学的时候”，可知他曾在法国学习，故选A。

【2】题意：带下划线的单词“embarrassed”的意思是________。考查词义理解。根据朋友们的话“you can’t do that. When in a pub in the UK, you should buy drinks for you and your friends你不能那么做。在英国的酒吧里，你应该为你和你的朋友买饮料”，可知亚当当时回去买也不是不买也不是，会很尴尬，故选C。

【3】题意：为了表示他们喜欢这个讲座，学生们敲课桌。考查细节理解。根据最后“in Germany, students don’t clap their hands to show they like something. They knock on their desks instead在德国，学生不用鼓掌表示他们喜欢什么东西。他们敲自己的桌子”，可知knocked on the desks符合题意，故选B。

本文介绍了各国不同的社交文化，通俗易懂，难度不大。题目主要是细节和词义理解，考生认真阅读原文，注意细节对照，即可选出正确答案。例如小题1，问迈克尔曾在哪里国学习：France法国；Germany德国；South Korea南韩。根据迈克尔的介绍“When I was a student in France我在法国上学的时候”，可知选A。