主题13 语言与风俗
【话题词汇】
Ⅰ.语言和文化Language and Culture
1.foreign
2.语法
3. form_______________
4.信;字母
5.词;单词
6.句子
7. dialogue
8. conversation
9.发音
10.拼写
11.说;谈话
12.询问;请求
13. repeat
14.再一次
15.问题;提问
16.原因;理由
17. answer
18. reply
19. loud
20.明白;理解 21.意思;含义
22. abroad
23.文化
24. tradition
25.accept
26. respect
27.translate
Ⅱ.短语类
1. body language
2. learn foreign languages
3.形成好习惯
4.给某人写信
5. in a word
6.造句
7. have a conversation with sb.
8.拼写新单词
9.说中文/英语
10. 要求某人(不要)做某事
11.再三地
12.回答问题
13. have problems (in) doing sth.
14.解决问题
15. mean to do
16.出国留学
17.接受文化差异
18. respect local culture and traditions
【核心句式】
1. 去国外旅游时, 理解和尊重当地的文化是很重要的。
2. 玛丽自从上学以来就对中文很感兴趣。
3. 王明经常跟同学用英语对话, 而且非常重视英语语法。
4. 如果一个外国朋友邀请你去他家做客, 你最好带上一个小礼物准时到达。
5. When Chinese people eat out, they may take turns paying for the meal. In Canada, however, people often share the cost of a meal.
【巩固拓展】
一、语法选择
In the eyes of many foreigners, Chinese are the best hosts and the worst guests in the world. They’re not really bad guests, but because the guest-host relationship in China is much 1 than that in some Western countries, it appears they are not nice guests. And Western hosts sometimes look rude (粗鲁的) in the eyes of Chinese guests.
In China, guests are almost like 2 . Whenever I enter a Chinese home, the host will be quick to bring me a cup of tea 3 water. In the west, 4 the guest is not a god. Guests should act according to the host’s way of doing things.
5 wife’s mother is a very kind elderly Chinese lady who doesn’t smoke. Once her friends 6 to her house. When I saw some of her guests smoking in her house, 7 a non-smoker, I felt unhappy. I really wanted 8 them directly, but I realized that in China, to be a good host, she must not do that. However, in most North American homes, if you are a guest, and the hosts are not smokers, you should not smoke in their house. At the very least, you could ask, “Is it OK if I smoke ” But don’t be surprised if they say, “No, you can’t smoke.”
In our culture, if you smoke in their home, you will be 9 bad guest. However, if you 10 to smoke in their house, they won’t be a rude host.
( )1. A. different B. more different C. most different
( )2. A. gods B. god C. god’s
( )3. A. so B. but C. or
( )4. A. generally B. general C. more general
( )5. A. Me B. My C. Mine
( )6. A. are coming B. came C. will come
( )7. A. to B. for C. as
( )8. A. stop B. stopping C. to stop
( )9. A. / B. a C. an
( )10. A. aren’t allowed B. doesn’t allow C. weren’t allowed
二、完形填空
For the Moldovan (摩尔多瓦的) girl Gaby, whose Chinese name is Li Xiaoxiao, Chongqing is the beginning of her dream. Xiaoxiao visited China with her classmates about eight years ago.
The first 11 she reached was Chongqing. She fell in love with it as soon as she 12 the plane. She quickly 13 to stay in Chongqing. However, living in a city and visiting it are two 14 things.
The biggest problem of her life there was 15 . She did not know any Chinese or even English. As Xiaoxiao thought Chongqing dialect (方言) was standard Chinese, she learned it very hard. But after learning what she thought was Chinese, she found that the language she had spent two years learning is 16 the Chongqing dialect.
In 2017, Xiaoxiao began to make short videos in her free time. At the beginning of 2018, she started to 17 them on Douyin. And she quickly became 18 because she was humorous and could speak the dialect well. Xiaoxiao is also interested in doing something to help the two countries 19 each other.
She introduced Chinese food and stories about China to her friends in Moldova. She also introduced the history of Moldova to the Chinese. “I’d love to do it,” she said. “I will continue to introduce the 20 of the two countries and hope that the two countries will become better and better.”
( )11. A. city B. country C. School D. house
( )12. A. fixed up B. dealt with C. got off D. looked around
( )13. A. refused B. decided C. needed D. remembered
( )14. A. easy B. natural C. creative D. different
( )15. A. food B. communication C. education D. money
( )16. A. hardly B. especially C. actually D. suddenly
( )17. A. discover B. show C. compare D. search
( )18. A. polite B. wise C. popular D. safe
( )19. A. challenge B. shock C. remind D. understand
( )20. A. instruction B. material C. culture D. result
阅读理解
A
Now, it is more and more convenient for us to travel around the world. But each country has different rules about social situations. Here are some suggestions.
1.Avoid giving certain flowers in Russia.
Be careful when sending flowers to a friend or a business partner in Russia. Yellow flowers mean being cheated or a broken relationship. Red carnations (康乃馨) are also not expected, either. Traditionally, red carnations are for the dead.
2.Don’t show up on time in Venezuela.
Showing up early or on time is one of the good Chinese customs. However, it is regarded as being impolite in
Venezuela. If you are invited over to someone’s home for a meal, you are supposed to arrive 10 to 15 minutes later than the requested time. If you arrive earlier or on time, you may be viewed as being too eager (急切的).
3.Be careful of the number of your flowers in Finland.
If you are invited to the party in Finland, you are expected to be exactly on time and bring the hostess some flowers. The hostess is excited about receiving five or seven flowers, but make sure to avoid dual (双数的) flowers and number thirteen is regarded as a very unlucky number. Nobody looks forward to receiving them.
Learning what you are supposed to do and not supposed to do in social situations may be difficult, but it is worth the trouble doing that.
( )21. Why shouldn’t you give red carnations to Russians
A. Because they mean being cheated.
B. Because they are a symbol of broken relationship.
C. Because they are often given to people who died.
D. Because Russians like yellow carnations better.
( )22. When are you expected to arrive, if you are invited to have dinner in Venezuela at 7 p.m.
A. Between 6:45 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. B. Between 7:00 p.m. and 7:10 p.m.
C. Between 7:10 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. D. Between 7:45 p.m. and 7:50 p.m.
( )23. In Finland, what should you pay attention to when sending flowers
A. What kind of flowers you should send.
B. How many flowers you should send.
C. Where you should buy your flowers.
D. Why you should send your flowers.
( )24. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage
A. You should avoid sending flowers to a friend or a business partner in Russia.
B. It is necessary to learn different rules about social situations of different countries.
C. People in Finland don’t like number 13.
D. Chinese and people in Venezuela have different ideas on being on time.
( )25. The passage may come from the part about________in a magazine.
A. gift sending B. numbers and meaning C. rules to travel safely D. customs and culture
B
Peng Jingxuan, a 27-year-old Chinese girl, is now studying in a music university in Paris. While learning abroad, she is also working at spreading traditional Chinese culture to the world.She can often be found on French streets, wearing a silk Han style dress and playing the guzheng to passers-by.
Born in 1995, Peng began to learn the guzheng when she was seven years old. After arriving in France in late 2017, she saw many people do street performances, but few of them knew about Chinese music. So she decided to play the guzheng on the streets.
Peng made her first performance in front of a theater in 2018. “I was very nervous, but a lot of people said they appreciated my wonderful performance,” Peng said. Then she started to perform during weekends and holidays. After she is asked plenty of times by local people about the guzheng, Peng now carries a book that explains the traditional musical instrument to foreigners.
Later, she posted her first video of playing the guzheng online and it spread quickly. From then on, Peng has posted many videos of her street performances. The videos have got many likes and made her a very popular guzheng artist. She has millions of fans on the Internet now.
More and more foreign people show great interest in the guzheng after watching Peng’s performances. People praise her for the beauty of the instrument and the music. Peng thinks she is responsible to spread Chinese traditional culture. She hopes to play a bigger role in making Chinese music known by the world.
( )26. When did Peng start to learn the guzheng
A. In 1995. B. In 2002. C. In 2017. D. In 2018.
( )27. Why did Peng decide to play the guzheng on the streets in Paris
A. Because she needed to make money for her education.
B. Because she wanted to become famous.
C. Because she found few people there knew about Chinese music.
D. Because she wanted to make videos to post online.
( )28. What does the underlined word “appreciated” in the third paragraph mean
A. Hated. B. stood. C. Enjoyed. D. Practiced.
( )29. (新考法) What’s the correct order of the following events
Peng put her first video online.
② Peng got many fans.
③ Peng went to Paris.
④ Peng made her first performance.
A. ③④①② B. ①②③④ C. ③①④② D. ①④②③
( )30. What is the passage mainly about
A. Advising people to visit Paris.
B. Telling the story of a popular guzheng artist.
C. Asking people to learn the guzheng.
D. Encouraging readers to do street performances.
C
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( )31. Ann is poor in English reading, she hopes to improve her reading ability through training classes. But she is free only on Tuesdays and Thursdays. ( )32. Kevin often gets low scores in listening tests. Now he would like to take a course to develop his listening skills on Fridays. ( )33. Tom is planning to go to a British university. He wants to improve his spoken English under the guidance of a British teacher. ( )34. May likes reading English short stories. She wants to translate these stories into Chinese and tell them to her classmates. So she hopes to learn translating skills by going to a night class. ( )35. Sarah loves English and does well in listening, speaking and reading. However, she is weak in writing. She wants to take some lessons so as to write better. A. This course can help you improve your listening skills. You can take Mr. Lin’s course at Room 407 at night from Monday to Friday. B. Miss Chen is an experienced teacher from Singapore. She will help you improve your communicating skills at Room 302. C. Reading is a must in English learning. On Mondays and Wednesdays, Mr. Yang will teach you how to read more quickly at Room 405. D. In Miss Li’s writing course, you will learn how to write in a proper way. The lessons will be given at Room 207 on Saturdays. E. If you are poor at spoken English, why don’t you come to the English speaking class given by Mr. Smith from Britain He will be waiting for you at Room 202 on Wednesday and Friday nights. F. Miss Zheng has some suggestions on how to do better in reading. If you want to learn necessary reading skills, come to Room 308 on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. G. Do you find it difficult to translate English into Chinese Come to Mr. Gus translating class at Room 406 on Friday nights!
四、 短文填空
Tina is a thirteen-year-old middle school student. Last year, she went to a summer school in France and stayed 36 a local family, the Truffauts.
At first, things didn’t go well 37 she couldn’t speak French. Simple things like finding the right bus stop became big problems. The Truffauts helped her a lot and treated her like part of the family. They played 38 and shared traditional food with her. Tina was helpful as well.
She did some housework with the family every day. On the weekend, she 39 a community club and did volunteer work. For most of the time, she used body language to 40 . People showed their thanks with smiles and she would always smile back. Language was not a problem for 41 any more.
As a new member of the club, Tina wondered 42 she would be invited to have parties with the other members. To her excitement, they often did so. Day by day, she made more friends. Tina began to love her new life 43 .
“A smile is a second language we were born to speak. It is also the 44 I have got,” she often said proudly.
Smiles and a helping hand can always make people get 45 than a language can.
36.__________ 37.__________ 38.__________ 39.__________ 40.__________
41.__________ 42.__________ 43.__________ 44.__________ 45.__________