Question

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.What is the topic of the talk?

A.Table manners. B.Ways of eating. C.How to live abroad.

2.According to the speaker, in which country is it all right to make a noise while eating?

A.Mexico. B.Japan. C.Britain.

3.Which of the following is considered bad in Britain during a meal?

A.Lifting the bowl for more food.

B.Putting your hands on the table.

C.Using a bowl to have liquid food.

4.What is considered impolite in Arab countries?

A.To eat with both hands.

B.To eat with the right hand.

C.To eat with the left hand.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.C

【解析】

【原文】

Today I’m going to tell you something about table manners in some countries. I think you already know that people in different countries have different ways of doing things. Something that is rude in one country may well be quite polite in another. For example, in Britain you mustn’t lift your bowl to your mouth when you’re having some liquid food. And in Japan you needn’t worry about making a noise when you drink it. It shows that you are enjoying it. But that’s considered bad manners in Britain.

In Britain we try not to put our hands on the table at all during a meal. In Mexico, however, guests are expected to keep their hands on the table throughout a meal. But it is in the Arab countries that we really must be careful with our hands. You see in Arab countries you mustn’t eat with your left hand. This is considered to be very impolite. So what should you do if you visit another country? Well you needn’t worry. You can ask the native people there for help or just watch carefully and try to do as they do, not as you do at home.