Question

【题目】Traditions are different from culture to culture. Something that sounds rude in one country may be the most polite thing to do in another. 【1】

Spitting

People think spitting on or at someone is one of the worst behaviors, and the police even consider it is a kind of attack. 【2】 When polite children pass by, their elders usually spit at them. Of course, they do this with best wishes. They wish children to live a long life. They also spit on any gift they are about to give. When they move into a new home, they first go outside and spit in the four directions

Flowers

Flowers are usually sent when people have parties, visit friends, thank others and so on.

【3】 In Germany and France, people use carnations (康乃馨) to decorate tombs. Yellow flowers represent hate in Russia and Iran, and purple flowers are bad luck in Italy and Brazil.

【4】 In France and Armenia, an even number (偶数) of flowers is for happiness and odd numbers are for sadness

Cleaning Your Plate

When we were young, our parents always told us to clean our plate and not to waste food.

【5】 In the Philippines, North Africa, and some areas of China, the host will put more food on a plate once it is clean. Only when a guest leaves a little bit of food on his plate, the host will think he is full. Or a clean plate means the guest can’t get good service.

To do the right thing, when we are in other places, we’d better respect and follow the traditions, even though we think they are strange.

A. Here lists some of them.

B. Even the number of flowers can be rude.

C. But sometimes it’s rude to give flowers.

D. There are a lot of ways to experience other cultures.

E. However, in some countries, a clean plate may make trouble for the host.

F. But in Africa, the members of the Maasai have a different way of seeing things.

G. Whether you’re indoors or outdoors, it’s rude to spit on the ground where someone might be walking.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】F

【3】C

【4】B

【5】E

【解析】文章讲述了在不同的国家会有一些不同的传统和文化，并对此进行了事例列举，并说明我们在其他国家最好入乡随俗。

【1】A根据下文的内容可知，这是承上启下的内容，下边就对上文内容进行具体事例列举，A项符合文意，故选A。

【2】F根据后文When polite children pass by, their elders usually spit at them.（当有礼貌的孩子经过时，他们的长辈通常会向他们吐痰）可知，对照一般的传统，非洲成员有不同的看法，F项符合文意，故选F。

【3】C根据后文In Germany and France, people use carnations to decorate tombs. Yellow flowers represent hate in Russia and Iran, and purple flowers are bad luck in Italy and Brazil.（在德国和法国，人们用康乃馨装饰坟墓，在俄罗斯和伊朗黄色的花朵代表讨厌，在意大利和巴西紫色花是坏运气。）可知，送花有时也是不礼貌的，C项符合文意，故选C。

【4】B根据后文In France and Armenia, an even number (偶数) of flowers is for happiness and odd numbers are for sadness（在法国和亚美尼亚，偶数的花代表幸福和奇数代表悲伤）可知，花的数目也代表不同的含义，B项符合文意，故选B。

【5】E根据后文In the Philippines, North Africa, and some areas of China, the host will put more food on a plate once it is clean. Only when a guest leaves a little bit of food on his plate, the host will think he is full. Or a clean plate means the guest can’t get good service.（在菲律宾、北非和中国的一些地区，一旦盘子里没有食物，主人就会把更多的食物放在盘子里。只有当客人在盘子里留下一点食物时，主人才会认为他已经吃饱了。或者一个干净的盘子意味着客人不能得到好的服务。）可知，干净的盘子可能会给主人带来麻烦，E项符合文意，故选E。