In England, recently three foreign 1. came to a bus stop and waited. About five minutes later, the bus they wanted came along. They were just going to get on when suddenly there was a loud noise behind them. People rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way. Someone shouted at them. The bus conductor came rushing down the stairs to see what all the trouble was about. The three foreigners seem all at sea and looked2. . No one had told them about the British customs of lining up for a bus that the first person who arrives at the bus stop is3. person to get on the bus.
Learning the language of a country isn't enough. If you want to have a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the 4. and customs of your host country. You will probably be surprised just how different they can be from your own. A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is 5. to be used for washing yourself. Also in India, you might see a man shaking his head at another to show that he doesn't agree. But in many parts of India a shake of the head means 6. . Nodding your head when you 7. a drink in Bulgaria will most probably leave you thirsty.
In that country, you shake your head to mean "yes"-a nod means "no". At a meal in countries on the Arabic Peninsula, you will find that your glass is repeated refilled as 8. as you drink up . If you think that you have had enough, you should take the cups or glasses in your hand and give it a little shake from side to side or place your hand over the top.
In Europe, it is quite usual to 9. your legs when you are sitting talking to someone even at an important meeting. Doing this in Thailand, however, could bring about trouble. Also , you should try to avoid(避免) touching the head of 10. adult---it's just not done in Thailand.
1.gentlemen
2.embarrassed
3.the first
4.manners
5.supposed
6.agreement
7.are given
8.quickly
9.cross
10.an
【解析】
试题分析: 本文介绍的是在国外的一些习俗,如果你去一个国家旅行或参观,只学习他的语言是不够的,你还要更多的了解他的风俗习惯,同样一个动作在同一个国家的不同地区都有可能是不一样的意义。
1.
2. sea,意为:茫然,感到困惑,可知此处填embarrassed,意为:尴尬的,窘迫的;句意:这三位外国人看起来都很茫然。故填embarrassed。
3. first person可知此处也填the first person,句意:第一个到达车站的人就是第一个上车的人。序数词前要用the,故填the first。
4.
5. supposed to意为:被认为,故填supposed。
6.
7. be+动词的过去分词构成被动语态,故填are given。
8. quickly as意为:很快地,句意:当你的杯子空了,会迅速的被反复加满。故填quickly。
9. your legs意为“交叉腿,盘腿”,句意:在欧洲,当你坐下来跟别人交谈或者在重要会议上,盘腿是十分常见的行为。故填cross。
10.
考点:选词填空。
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