Unit10 课后巩固提升训练

一、短文填空

从方框中选词并用其适当形式填空完成短文，使短文内容通顺、完整。 peace, worry about, instead of, reason, or, game, carry, fight, perhaps, hide Today it is quite natural to find people shake hands in some situations. People all over the world shake hands for many different 1 . We shake hands when we meet new people 2 during special festivals. Players often shake hands before or after 3 . Business people shake hands when they make a deal.

Why do people shake hands 4 shaking feet? This is because of the fact that a long time ago most people 5 knives or guns. If some of them decided that they did not want to 6 , they would show their empty hands. 7 people shook hands so that they could not 8 knives in the sleeves(袖子). Later on, hand-shaking became a symbol of 9 . Now we don’t have to 10 guns or knives. However, people still shake hands all the time! The reason is simple—it is still a way to show friendship. 二、完形填空

Around the world, people have different ideas about what good manners are. When you go to restaurants in different parts of the world, it’s 1 to know the right and wrong things to do. For example, in China it’s OK to 2 a lot of noise in a restaurant. In fact, if a restaurant isn’t noisy and 3 , you may think there’s something wrong with it. However, in many western countries, restaurants are 4 places. If people at a table talk too loud, other people who are eating there might even 5 to the owner of the restaurant.

Paying the bill is also different from country to country. In China, one person usually pays for 6 . In western countries, one person pays if he or she is entertaining clients(宴请宾客), but 7 friends eat together, they usually share the cost. This is called “going Dutch(均摊费用)”. Also, when westerners pay the bill, they usually leave some money for the 8 . This is called “leaving a tip”. Leaving a tip is thought to be polite. In the US, it’s 9 to leave tips of 10%, 15%, or 20%

of the bill, which is decided by how good the service(服务)is. Good waiters can make a lot of money!

The way people eat food is not the same in different parts of the world, but you can 10 the same kinds of food in many countries. Chinese and Indian foods, for example, are popular all over the world. 1. A. popular B. difficult 2. A. cause

B. keep

C. important

D. enjoyable D. make D. polite D. clean D. speak D. none

C. hear C. lucky C. busy C. complain C. somebody

3. A. lively B. friendly 4. A. noisy

B. quiet

5. A. shout B. explain 6. A. everybody B. nobody 7. A. until

B. when C. unless D. since

C. waiter C. serious C. prefer

D. visitor D. unusual D. find

8. A. gatekeeper B. seller 9. A. terrible 10. A. invent 三、阅读理解

B. common B. discover

When two people meet, there are a lot of ways of greeting. The ways of greeting are not always the same in different countries.

In America, two people usually greet each other with a handshake. It is a way to show respect(尊重)to the other person. Athletes from opposite teams shake hands before a game for the same reason. However, most Americans don’t shake hands when they meet people they have already known well. When American friends meet each other, they might only wave(挥手), or maybe just nod(点头)their heads.

In New Zealand, there is a special way of greeting called “Hongi”. In the greeting, two people press their noses and foreheads(前额)together and close their eyes . This is an old tradition that comes from the Maori, who were the first people to live in New Zealand. Even today, many New Zealanders still press their foreheads when they meet.

Kissing is sometimes used as a way to greet someone. In some countries, important people used to wear special rings. It was the custom for visitors to kiss

these rings when they came for a meeting. In France, when people meet, they sometimes kiss each other on the face.

In Japan, people bow to each other every time they meet. Even family members bow to each other. People decide how low to bow depending on how respected the other person is.

Today, new ways of greeting are created all the time. People can do this with a quick “hi”, a handshake, or even a simple smile. The important thing is that the people they are greeting understand them. 1. The passage mainly talks about ____. A. different ways of greeting

B. how to be a polite person

D. ways of saying hello in different languages

C. how to show respect to others

2. The underlined part “the same reason” refers to ____. A. showing love B. showing respect C. thanking each other

D. introducing each other

3. We can learn from the third paragraph that ____. A. it’s impolite to press one’s nose in New Zealand B. Hongi is a kind of traditional food in New Zealand C. the Maori used to be an old village in New Zealand D. Hongi is an old tradition in New Zealand 4. How low does one Japanese bow to the other? A. It depends on how respected the other person is. B. It depends on how old the other person is. C. It depends on how successful the other person is. D. It depends on how tall the other person is.

5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. It’s OK to just nod heads when American friends meet. B. Family members in Japan do not bow to each other. C. In some countries rings were once used for kissing. D. The ways of greeting are changing over time.