puts more food onto my plates as soon as I have emptied it. That often discomforts me greatly. I have to eat
the food even if I don"t want to, because it is considered (认为) bad manners in the West to leave one"s food
on the plate. I have already noticed that when a Chinese sits at an American"s dinner party, he very often
refuses (拒绝) the offer of food or drink though he is in fact still hungry or thirsty. This might be good
manners in China, but it is not in the West at all. In the United States, it is impolite to keep asking someone
again and again or insist on his accepting something. Americans have a direct (直接的) way of speaking. If
they want something, they will ask for it. If not, they will say, "No, thanks." When an American
dislikes the beer served by the host, for example, he might say, "No, thanks. I"ll take some diet Coca-Cola
(可口可乐) if you have it." That is what an American will do. So when you go to the United States, you
had better remember the famous saying: When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
B. rude
C. impolite
D. cold
B. uncomfortable
C. satisfied
D. happy
B. He is shy.
C. He is afraid that others will laugh at him.
D. He thinks it"s polite to do that.
B. refuse the offer
C. ask for it directly
D. express himself indirectly (间接地)
B. When you stay in Rome, you should do as the Romans do
C. When you are in a new country, you should do as the locals (当地人) do
D. Romans can be aft example for you
land try candy relative such never anything watch together usual south clean | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
完形填空。 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
China is a large country of agriculture (农业). We all know that there are more than 800 million 1 in China. China starts to 2 the science of agriculture much earlier 3 other countries in the world. 4 people in Europe and America were trying to shoot wild animals and birds for food, farmers in China were 5 the science of agriculture. For example, Jia Sixie, who lived in the Northern Wei period (386-534AD), 6 one of the farming pioneers. After he finished his work in government, he 7 home and spent his time on research into agriculture. He 8 information, did experiments and learnt from the experience of farmers. He wrote a book called Qi Min Yao Shu. The book 9 has 110000 words is about both farming and gardening. This book is 10 to be an important summary (概要) of the knowledge of farming. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|