Question

【題目】 Different countries have different customs. 【1】

If you visit Brazil, you’ll find it is common to see broken glass bottles on the walls around the house which is used to prevent burglars(盜賊) jumping in. But that will never be seen in Canada. 【2】 If you want to ask for help, just go and knock the door!

Children often go to school hand in hand. Girls often go shopping hand in hand. It means they are good friends. What if men hang out hand in hand? That men hold hands in public as a show of friendship is normal in Afghanistan but super weird(奇怪的) in the west. 【3】

Now Valentine’s day is popular all over the world. In America, couples and lovers will prepare gifts for each other. The gifts can be anything — cards, cars, ties, flowers, diamond necklaces, ... However, men in Japan don’t give any gifts on Valentine’s day. 【4】 The gift is always chocolate, and they get it for all the men in their lives, including workmates. Then there is a day on the 14th of March when the men do something in return. The gifts are only from men to women this time, and they are chocolates or jewelries(珠寶) or nice clothes. The money spent is directly related to how much chocolate received.

A.People don’t even have walls around their houses.

B.Only women give gifts, and they only give them to men.

C.Here are some strange things in foreigners’ eyes.

D.The only thing Japanese men should do is to wait for gifts .

E.It also seems quite strange in China.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】E

【4】B

【解析】

不同的國(guó)家有不同的習(xí)俗，本文介紹了一些外國(guó)人眼中的奇怪習(xí)俗。

【1】根據(jù)上文“Different countries have different customs.”可知第一段是全文的中心，結(jié)合下文講的奇怪的事情，可推出這里用“Here are some strange things in foreigners’ eyes.”表示“以下是外國(guó)人眼中的一些奇怪的事情”。故選C。

【2】根據(jù)上文“But that will never be seen in Canada.”可知此處要講加拿大與巴西的不同之處，巴西房子圍墻上有防盜賊的玻璃碎片，以及根據(jù)But that will never be seen in Canada中的but可知,此處用“People don’t even have walls around their houses.”講加拿大人的房子甚至沒(méi)有圍墻。故選A。

【3】根據(jù)上文“That men hold hands in public as a show of friendship is normal in Afghanistan but super weird in the west.”講男士手拉手這一習(xí)俗在西方看起來(lái)很奇怪，結(jié)合備選項(xiàng)可知此處用“It also seems quite strange in China.”表示“這在中國(guó)看起來(lái)也很奇怪”。故選E。

【4】根據(jù)下文“Then there is a day on the 14th of March when the men do something in return.”講男士在3月14日回禮，結(jié)合備選項(xiàng)可知此處用“Only women give gifts, and they only give them to men.”表示“只有女人送禮物，而且只給男人”。故選B。