Question

Before you go to another country, it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.

When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say “Hello!” or “Nice to meet you!”, and shake hands. Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands after they haven’t met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.

Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh.

1.If you want to travel, it is _________ for you to know the language and some of the customs of the country you are going to visit.

A. rude    B. comfortable    C. helpful    D. difficult

2.English people usually shake hands when they ______.

A. meet every time    B. meet for the first time

C. say goodbye to each other    D. say hello to each other

3.Usually English people don’t shake hands _____.

A. when they will be away for a long time    B. when they say “How do you do?”

C. when they just meet or say goodbye    D. after they haven’t met for a long time

4.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. The Germans shake hands as often as possible.

B. The English people like shaking hands very much.

C. The Germans hardly shake hands.

D. Neither the English people nor the Germans like shaking hands.

5.This passage is about ______.

A. shaking hands in Germany    B. languages

C. customs    D. German students in England

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.C

【解析】本文介绍了到其他国家旅行，了解一个国家的语言和习俗是有帮助的。文中介绍了英国人很少握手，但是德国人经常握手。

1.C

细节理解题。根据Before you go to another country, it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.可知如果你想要去旅行，你知道你要去的那个国家的语言和习俗是有帮助的，故选C。

2.D

细节理解题。根据When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say “Hello!” or “Nice to meet you!”, and shake hands.可知英国人在握手时说“你好！”或者“很高兴见到你”，故选D。

3.C

细节理解题。根据Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye.可知他们只是遇见或者说再见时，他们经常不握手，故选C。

4.A

细节理解题。根据The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible,可知德国人尽可能经常握手，故选A。

5.C

概括归纳题。根据Before you go to another country, it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.可知本文主要讨论了其他国家的一些习俗，故选C。

点睛：根据题干内容，在文中寻找答案所在的语句或段落进行分析理解，概括归纳，词义猜测和推理判断，选出正确的选项。例如小题1，根据Before you go to another country, it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.可知如果你想要去旅行，你知道你要去的那个国家的语言和习俗是有帮助的，故选C。