Question

Gift giving is different from culture to culture and person to person.

When giving gifts, sometimes color is important. For example, for many Chinese people around the world, red is a lucky color, and people often like to pack gifts in this color. However, did you know that in Korea, red is a color of death? That is why you should not pack gifts in this color if you are giving a gift to a Korean person.

What about western countries? In western countries ,the color of packing paper is not really important. But color does matter when giving flowers, especially roses. You should not give red roses to a western person you don’t know very well because they are a symbol of love. You could give yellow roses instead as these are a symbol of friendship. You could also send pink roses as gifts to say thank you.

What other things should you remember when giving gifts to someone from a different culture? Well, one thing you should keep in mind is the person’s religion. When choosing a gift for a Muslim or Jewish friend, you should never get good food including pork or things made from pigskin. Another thing that you shouldn’t get for a Muslim person is alcohol.

1.Red is a lucky color all over the world .

2.Yellow roses are a symbol of love.

3. When you give gifts to a foreigner, you should remember his religion.

4.Three kinds of color are mentioned in this passage.

5. We can give a Muslim friend a bottle of alcohol as a gift.

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：在不同的文化里，关于送礼物的风俗习惯是不同的，例如礼物的颜色，不同文化颜色有不同的含义；另一个我们需要注意的事情就是那个文化的人们的信仰。短文中作者用举例的方法进行讲述。

1.B 根据短文的第二段中For example, for many Chinese people around the world, red is a lucky color, and people often like to pack gifts in this color. However, did you know that in Korea, red is a color of death?可知，中国红是一个幸运的颜色，但是在韩国，红色代表死亡。由此可知，不是在所有国家红色都是幸运的颜色，故这句话是错误的。

2.B 根据短文第三段中You could give yellow roses instead as these are a symbol of friendship可知，黄色的玫瑰是友谊的象征，故这句话是错误的。

3.A 根据短文最后一段中…when giving gifts to someone from a different culture? Well, one thing you should keep in mind is the person’s religion可知，当我们给来自不同文化的人送礼物的时候，需要注意这个人的宗教信仰。由此可知这句话是正确的。

4.A根据全文的内容可知，短文中一共提到了三种颜色，红色、黄色和粉色。因此这句话是正确的。

5.根据短文的最后一句话Another thing that you shouldn’t get for a Muslim person is alcohol可知，我们不应该送给信仰穆斯林的人们酒作为礼物。故这句话是错误的。

考点：文化类短文阅读。