30、What are good manners?

We say that a person has good manners if he or she is kind and helpful to others. Everyone likes a person with good manners but no one likes a person with bad manners. But what are good manners? Here are some examples.

He never laughs at people when they are in trouble. He tries to help them. He is always kind, either to people or animals. When people are waiting for a bus, or in a post office, he takes his turn. He does not push to the front of the queue. On the bus, he gives his seat to an older person or a lady who is standing. He stands up when speaking to a lady or an older person, and he does not sit down until the other person is seated. He does not talk too much himself. He does not talk loudly or laugh loudly in public. When eating, he doesn't speak with his mouth full of food.

However, different countries have different manners. Before going into a house in some Asian countries, it is good manners to take off you shoes. In European countries this is not done. A guest in a Chinese house never finishes a drink. He leaves a little to show that he has had enough. In England, a guest always finishes a drink to show that he has enjoyed it.

People all over the world agree that being well-mannered really means being kind and helping others. If you remember this, you will not go very far wrong.

1．What does “manners” mean?

      A．礼貌           B．方式           C．方法            D．种类

2．There are ________ examples to show what good manners are.

      A．five            B．six             C．eight           D．nine

3．In _______ house, a guest never finishes a drink.

      A．an English      B．an American    C．a Chinese       D．a Japanese

4．It is polite for a man to ______.

      A．let women go first                     B．drink for a lady

      C．sit beside women                      D．stand beside a lady

5．According to the passage, which of the following statements is untrue（不正确的）?

      A．It's good manners to take off your shoes before going into a house.

      B．A guest in a Chinese house always leaves a little when drinking.

      C．A well-mannered man does not talk too much himself.

      D．No one likes a person with bad manners. 

28、Halloween falls on October 31st. It is one of the most favourite holidays for children in the USA． People dress up in costumes （化妆服装）like a witch （巫婆）, a ghost （鬼）or a skeleton （枯髅）. The children go to houses to say “Trick or treat!” Long ago, if a child was not good, he or she would get a trick like having a stone in his or her bag instead of some candy. Nowadays, no one gets tricks. All the children receive lots and lots of candy. Parties are also popular in the evening. People go to parties in costumes and play different games. People also like listening to ghost stories and watching scary （恐怖的）movies.

1．What do you know about Halloween?

2．How do people celebrate Halloween?

3．Who go to houses to say “Trick or treat!”

4．Which do children receive nowadays, stone or candy?

5．What else do people do besides going to parties and playing different games?

27、A reader from Manchester writes:

Dear Julie,

My question is ----What is Britain’s favourite sport? My dad says it’s football but I think he’s wrong. I think it’s tennis. Who is right?

    It’s not an easy question t o answer. Do you mean favourite sport for people to play （ participant sport）or for people to watch（ spectator sport）? The difference is important.

  Every year, four million people in Britain go fishing but every week, fifteen million watch football on TV.

   I telephoned the Sports Council in London and asked them the question.

   “It’s difficult to say which spectator sport is Britain’s favourite. There is football, of course, but the Tnnis Championships at Wimbledon are very popular, too and don’t forget the Olympic cricket and horse-racing.”

   So I can’t really answer the question about spectator sports.

   But the question about favourite participant sport is easy. The answer is  surprising. It isn’t football or tennis or any games with a ball. To give you a clue, it begins with “w”, it’s cheap , there ‘s no special equipment and everybody in Britain does it. The answer is walking. And the second favourite? Swimming.

1．What is the story talking about?

2．Is the question from Manchester to Julie?

3．How many people in Britain watch football on TV every week?

4．Where are the Tennis Championships held?

5．What’s Britain’s favourite participant sport?

26、One night there was a heavy snowstorm, and in the morning （A）deep snow covered Mr Smith’s garden. Mr. Smith wanted to take his car out., so he （B）gave money to a man to clean the path from his garage to his gate . He said to this man, “ Don’t throw any snow on that side, because it will damage the bushes in my garden; and don’t throw any snow into the street, or the police will be angry,” Then Mr. Smith went out.

     When he （C） returned , the path was clean and the snow from it was not on the bushes or the fence, or the street. Mr. Smith was very pleased （D）___ he opened the garage to get his car out!

（E）The garage was full to the top with all the snow from the path, and his car was somewhere under it all!

1．用近义词组改写划线部分 Mr. Smith’s garden _______ _______ ________deep snow.

2．将划线部分B  用一个词来代替  __________

3．能替代划线部分C 的短语是 _____________________

4．在D的空白处填入一个适当的词 ______________

5．将划线部分译成汉语 _________________________

25、Peter’s uncle lived in the country. （ A ）_________ Peter went to stay with him for a few weeks. （ B ）No matter when they went for a walk or for a drive in the car and they （ E ）went by somebody, his uncle waved. Peter was surprised, and said ,” Uncle Garage, you know everybody here. Where did you meet them all?”

  （ C ）“ I don’t know all these people” said his uncle.

  “ Then why do you wave to them? Asked Peter.

  “ Well, Peter, “ answered his uncle,” When I wave to someone and he knows me, he is pleased. He continued his journey with a happier heart. But when I waved to someone and he doesn’t know me., he is surprised and （ D ）自言自语道：,” Who is that man? Why did he wave to me?” So he has something to think about during the rest of his journey ,and that makes his journey seem shorter. So I make everybody happy.”

1．在（A）的空白处填入适当的词语 ________________________

2．写出划线部分 B 和 E 的同义词或近义词  ________________   ______________

3．将（C）句译成汉语  __________________________________________________

4．将（D）部分译成英语 ______________________________

5．根据所给句完成句子 Peter’s uncle waved to everyone to_________________________

23、用所给的词写一篇短文，在写的过程中给以打乱所给词的顺序，但不能漏掉所给词。

字数 （about 80 ）

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