This August, we’ll welcome guests from all over the world. Some of them follow their own special cultural traditions. It’s important for us to know about them.
◆In many countries, such as Thailand, India and Malaysia, people believe that the left hand is unclean. So, it’s not proper to use one’s left hand to hold food, touch others or pass objects, Doing so may offend certain guests.
◆Some Westerners may be offended if you touch them or their personal things-even by accident. If this happens, say sorry politely.
◆Some elderly Westerners may be offended if you try to help them without their agreement.
◆People think numbers can be lucky or unlucky. Some Westerners avoid the number 13 because they believe it is unlucky.
◆Muslims(穆斯林)do not eat pork, and words like pigs are not considered proper.
◆People from Brazil, Italy and Pakistan do not give handkerchiefs(手帕)as gifts. They believe a handkerchief is closely connected with unhappy feelings.
◆Wine is not sent as a gift in many parts of western and middle Asia, where most Muslims live.
1.Indians don’t hold food with the left hand because they consider it .
A. unclean B. useless
C. valueless D. unimportant
2. The word “offend” in the second paragraph(段落)might mean “ ”.
A. honor B. help C. hate D. hurt
3.Muslims do not .
A. send gifts B. eat pork
C. drink milk D. use handkerchiefs
4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. People from Pakistan like to send handkerchiefs as gifts.
B. All the elderly people in the west like being helped by others.
C. The number 13 is thought to be unlucky by some Westerners.
D. Westerners do not mind their personal things being touched.
5.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. Lucky numbers.
B. Traditional food.
C. Culture differences.
D. Hands and handkerchiefs.
In the 13th century, the famous Italian traveler, Marco Polo, traveled a long way to China. During his stay in China, he saw many wonderful things. One of the things he discovered was that the Chinese used paper money. In Western countries, people did not use paper money until the 15th century. However, people in China began to use paper money in the 7th century.
A Chinese man called Cai Lun invented paper almost 2000 years ago. He made it from wood. He took the wood from trees and made it into paper. He then put these pieces of paper together and made them into a book.
Now paper still comes from trees. We use a lot of paper every day. If we keep on wasting so much paper, there will not be any trees left on the earth. If there are no trees, there will be no paper. Every day, people throw away about 2,800 tons of paper in our city. It takes 17 trees to make one ton of paper. This means that we are cutting nearly 48,000 trees every day. Since it takes more than 10 years for a tree to grow, we must start using less paper now. If we don’t, we will not give enough time to grow more trees to take the place of those we use for paper.
So how can we save paper? We can use both sides of every piece of paper, especially then we are making notes. We can choose drinks in bottles instead of those in paper packets. We can also use cotton handkerchief and not paper ones. When we go shopping, we can use fewer paper bags. If the shop assistant does give us a paper, we can save it and reuse it later.
Everyone can help to save paper. If we all think carefully, we can help protect trees. But we should do it now, before it is too late.
1.When he was in China , Marco polo ___________ .
A．discovered CaiLun invented paper
B．learned to make paper
C．saw many wonderful things
D．told people about it
2.About _______ tons of paper are thrown away every day in our city.
A．1700 B．2000 C．2800 D．48000
3.Which of the following is NOT the way of saving paper ?
A．To use both sides of every piece of paper
B．To use the paper bags from shops more than once
C．To use cotton handkerchiefs instead of paper ones
D．To grow more trees
4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE ?
A．If we keep on wasting paper , we will have no paper to use
B．The Chinese used paper money much earlier than the people in western countries
C．About 48000 trees can be used to make 2800 tons of paper
D．It is never too late to plant trees for paper .
5.Which is the best title (标题)of the passage ?
A．Saving Paper B．The history of Paper
C．Cotton Handkerchiefs Back Again D．CaiLun , the Great Inventor
-- I’m doing my homework now. What about you?
--_____________.
A. So do I B. So am I C. So I do D. So I am.
I wonder ___________.
A. how much did your coat cost
B. how much is your coat cost
C. how much does your coat cost
D. how much your coat costs
-- Our city ________ a lot in recent years.
-- Yes. It’s becoming more and more beautiful.
A. has changed B. changed C. changes D. change
-- _________ is it from your home to school?
-- Two miles.
A. How long B. How many C. How much D. How far
