文化英语阅读理解

In the US, people prefer waiting for a table to sitting with people they don’t know. This means a hostess may not seat a small group until a small table is available, even if a large one is. If you are sitting at a table with people you don’t know, it is impolite to light up a cigarette without asking if it will disturb them.At American restaurants and coffee shops you are usually served tap water before you order. You may find the bread and butter is free, and if you order coffee, you may get a free refill.Most cities and towns have no rules about opening and closing time for stores or restaurants, though they usually do make rules for bars. Especially in large cities, stores may be open 24 hours a day.Serving in restaurants is often large; too large for many people. If you can’t finish your meal but would like to enjoy the food later, ask your waitress or waiter for a “doggie bag”. It may have a picture of a dog on it, but everybody knows you’re taking the food for yourself.Supper and dinner are both words for the evening meal. Some people have “Sunday dinner”. This is an especially big noon meal.Tips are not usually added to the check. They are not included in the price of the meal, either. A tip of about 15% is expected and you should leave it on the table when you leave. In some restaurants, a check is brought on a plate and you put your money there. Then the waiter or waitress brings you your change.1. Which statement is true?A. American people like sitting with people they don’t know.B. A hostess always seats a small group at a large table.C. American people never sit with people they don’t know.D. American people would not light a cigarette if the people who sit at the same table mind their smoking.2. What is served before you order?A. bread B. butter C. coffee D. cold water3. What do American people always do when servings are too large for them?A. They take the food home with a doggie bag for their dogs.B. They leave the food on the table and go away.C. They take the food home with a doggie bag and enjoy the food later.D. They ask the waitress or waiter to keep the food for them.4. Sunday dinner is_______.A. a dinner in the evening B. A big noon mealC. a big lunch on Sunday D. A supper on Sunday这是一篇讲美国人的用餐习俗的阅读。As you know different countries have different customs. Also there are many gestures showing many meanings in many countries. Here are a few examples of gestures. A fisherman in Britain will show the size of a fish he has caught by holding his two hands, palms(手掌) facing each other, the right distance apart in front of him. But the one from certain part of Africa will measure off the size along his left arm with his right hand. In Britain the gesture to show the number “one” is made by holding up the index finger (the second finger), but in Switzerland it is the thumb—the first finger which is held up. Some people point at objects with finger, others by sticking out the lips. The gesture for “come here” is made in Britain with the index finger, which is held, pointing upwards, at eye level and bent towards the body; in Egypt the hand is held at arm’s length, palm downwards, and the fingers are then bent. The difference between the movements is very important, and the meanings of the same gestures maybe opposite in different countries. It may bring trouble to those not well known with it. 1. This passage is mainly about _______. A. different people in different countries B. how to understand the gestures in BritainC. the different gestures D. how to show a gesture in Egypt2Sometimes difference between the movements in different countries may bring about _______ to you. A. a good luck B. a new world C. all ill effect D. happiness3 How will the Africans express if the object’s size is longer than their left arms? A. Take a string to show it. B. Keep silent. C. Bring the object to the spot. D. In another way. 4According to the passage we should _______. A. look before we leap B. pick and choose C. strike while the iron is hot D. do in Rome as the Romans do这是篇中西方习俗的。答案就先不给你发了，希望你认真做，等你做完以后可以把你的答案告诉我，我再告诉你正确的。

The Dragon Boat Festival ,also called the Duanwu Festival ,is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar.People always eat rice dumplings and watch dragon boat races to celebrate it.The festival is best known for its dragon-boat races,especially in the southern places where there are many rivers and lakes. It's very popular.The rice dumpling is made of glutinous rice,meat and so on. You can eat different kinds of rice dumplings.They are very delicious.And Dragon Boat Festival is for Qu Yuan. He is an honest minister who is said to have committed suicide by drowning himself in a river.Overall, the Dragon Boat Festival is very interesting!

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我高中的时候好像没什么时间做分类的题，英语单词在于不断地反复地记忆，遇到不会的单词可记在一个小本子上，或直接记在试题上，没事就拿出来看看。如果你记忆力好的话，就保证一天做两篇阅读就行，可以让英语老师或学的好的同学帮着选题，坚持一两个月后，相信你一定会有所进步。英语学习需要耐心与专心，听你的意思好像有些急，在我来看你才高二，如果不是非常差就不用急。英语稍做努力就会有成效。希望你在英语学习中找到乐趣。