Question

All over the world mothers and fathers teach their children manners. Other children may have manners that are not like yours. There are all kinds of manners.

Many years ago, children who had good manners were seen and not heard. They kept quiet if grown-ups were talking. Today, well-mannered children have more freedom.

Sometimes good manners in one place are bad manners in other places. Suppose you are a visitor in the land of Mongolia. Some friends ask you to eat with them. What kind of manners do they want you to have? They want you to give a loud “burp(打嗝)” after you finish eating. Burping would show that you like your food. In some countries, if you give a loud burp, you are told to say “Excuse me, please.” In many places people like to eat together. But in some parts of Polynesia it is bad manners to be seen eating at all. People show good manners by turning their backs on others while they eat. What are manners like in an East African town? The people try not to see you. They are being polite. You may see a friend. He may not see you at all. If you are polite, you will sit down beside him. You will wait until he finishes what he is doing. Then he will talk to you. Suppose you visit a friend in Arabia. You should walk behind the other tents until you come to his tent. If you pass in front of the other tents, you will be asked into each one. The people will ask you to eat with them. And it is bad manners if you say no.

Manners are different all over the world. But it is good to know that all manners begin in the same way. People need ways to show that they want to be friends.

1.How did polite children behave?

A. By looking into adults’ eyes while talking

B. By keeping silent while adults were talking

C. By slipping into the house without being heard

D. By not opening their mouths until spoken to

2.Which custom should we follow in order to look well-mannered?

A. Saying “Excuse me” on burping in Mongolia

B. Inviting guests to dinner together in Polynesia

C. Talking with a friend before he completes things in East Africa

D. Accepting an eating invitation in Arabia

3.What can we infer from the text?

A. Hear much, speak little

B. Love me, love my dog

C. When in Rome do as the Romans do

D. Do what you ought to and come what can

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

【解析】本文主要介绍了世界上一些地方的礼仪。

1.细节理解题. 根据第二段的第二句“They kept quite quiet if grown-ups were talking”可知，过去，在大人们说话时，儿童保持沉默是一种礼貌的行为。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段的最后两句“The people will ask you to eat with them. And it is bad manners if you say no”可知，接受阿拉伯人一起吃饭的邀请是礼貌的行为。拒绝就是不礼貌，故选D。

3.推理判断题。根据全文内容尤其是最后一段的第一句"Manners are different all over the world"可推知，礼仪因地域而各有不同，因此最好的做法是入乡随俗，正好C项就是此意。

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1.B【解题剖析】此题属于细节理解中的（1）一一对应型。答案与题目在表达形式和意义上直接吻合。

【答案定位】根据第二段的第二句“They kept quite quiet if grown-ups were talking”可知，过去，在大人们说话时，儿童保持沉默是一种礼貌的行为。故选B。

2.D【解题剖析】此题属于细节理解中的（2）语言转述型。答案与题目在意义上充分运用了词义之间的转述关系

【答案定位】根据第三段的最后两句“The people will ask you to eat with them. And it is bad manners if you say no”可知，他们邀请你吃饭，你如果说不那就是很不礼貌的，换句话说，接受他们的邀请就很礼貌了，故选D。