备战中考阅读话题练习文化习俗与节假日活动含答案.docx

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备战中考阅读话题练习文化习俗与节假日活动含答案

中考备考阅读话题练习：

文化习俗与节假日活动

一、阅读理解（共20小题；共40分）

A

Differentcountrieshavedifferentcustoms.Whenyouareindifferentcountries,youshouldfollowtheircustoms.

InChina,it'simpolitetotalkwheneatingdinner.Andyou'renotsupposedtostarteatingfirstifthereareolderpeopleatthetable.

VeryoftenpeoplewhotraveltotheUnitedStatesforgettotip（付小费）.Itisusualtotipwaiters,taxidriversandporterswhohelpcarryyourbags.Waitersexpecttogeta15%tiponthecostofyourmeal.Taxidriversexpectaboutthesameamount.

InEngland,makesuretostandinlineevenifthereareonlytwoofyou.It'simportanttorespect（尊重）linesthere.It'sagoodideatotalkabouttheweather.It'safavoritesubjectofconversationwiththeBritish.

InSpain（西班牙）,it'sagoodideatohavealightmealintheafternoonifsomeoneinvitesyoufordinner.Peoplehavedinnerverylate,andrestaurantsdonotgenerallyopenuntilafter9:

00p.m.

InSaudiArabia（沙特阿拉伯）,menkissoneanotheronthecheek（脸颊）.Yourhostmaywelcomeyouwithakissonbothcheeks.Itispoliteforyoutodothesame.

InJapan,peopleusuallygivepersonalorbusinesscardstoeachotherwhentheymeetforthefirsttime.Whenapersongivesyouacard,don'tputitintoyourpocket（口袋）assoonasyougetit.Thepersonexpectsyoutoreadit.

Don'tforgettobecarefulofyourbodylanguagetoexpresssomethinginconversations.Akindofbodylanguagethatisacceptableinoneculturemaybeimpoliteinanother.

1.Howmanycountriesarementionedinthispassage?

A.Four.B.Five.C.Six.D.Seven.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"porters"meaninChinese?

A.搬运工B.水电工C.建筑工D.环卫工

3.IfyoutraveltotheUS,youspend$200onataxirideand$320onameal,youaresupposedtotip intotal.

A.$520B.$78C.$156D.$60

4.WhichofthefollowingisTrue?

A.YouareexpectedtokissyourhostonthecheekinJapan.

B.Generally,restaurantsdon'tofferdinnerafter9:

00p.m.inSpain.

C.It'simpolitetoeatfirstifthereareolderpeopleatthetableinChina.

D.Youdon'tneedtostandinlineiftherearetwopeoplewaitingforabusinEngland.

5.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Wheretotravel.

B.Howtotipindifferentcountries.

C.Whentousebodylanguage.

D.Customsindifferentcountries.

B

IntheUnitedStates,ifyoutelephoneamanearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandthatitrequiresimmediateattention.Thesamemeaningisattachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter11:

00p.m.Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghours,hewillthinkit'samatteroflifeanddeath.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance.

Insociallife,timeplaysaveryimportantpart.IntheU.S.A.,guestsmaytendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisgivenonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartyday.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworld,itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplanswhicharemadeforadaymorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.Themeaningofthetimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld.Promptness（准时）isvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsible（有责任心的）.Apersonwhoisfiveminuteslateisexpectedtomakeashortapology.Ifheislessthanfiveminuteslate,hewillsayafewwordsofexplanation,thoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentence.

6.Inthesentence"Thesamemeaningisattachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter11:

00p.m.","attached"means" ".

A.takenB.madeC.drawnD.given

7.Supposingonewantstomakeatelephonecallatbreakfast,thiswouldmean .

A.thematterisdifficulttodealwith

B.thematterrequiresimmediateattention

C.thematterisnotimportant

D.thematterisinteresting

8.Accordingtothepassage,timeplaysanimportantrolein .

A.businessB.work

C.schoollifeD.alloftheabove

9.Thepassagemainlytellsus .

A.theimportanceofthetelephone

B.theimportanceofcommunication

C.theimportanceoftime

D.theimportanceofpromptness

10.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisRIGHT?

A.Ifsomeoneislessthanfiveminuteslate,hehastomakeashortapology.

B.Itisbestforonetomaketelephonecallsatnight,becauseitcostsmuchless.

C.Itmaybeappropriatetosendyourinvitationcardsthreeorfourdaysbeforeadinnerpartyinsomecountries.

D.ItmaybepolitetosendyourinvitationcardsthreeorfourdaysbeforeadinnerpartydateintheU.S.

C

DearMicheal,

How'syourvacation?

I'mvisitingmyuncleinSpain.HelivesinthesunnyandbeautifulcityofValencia,inSpain.

Yesterday,Ihadgreatfun.MyuncletookmetothetomatofestivalinBunol,whichisjustthirtymilesawayfromwheremyunclelives.Youhaveprobablyneverheardofthisfestivalbefore.NeitherhadI.Thetomatofestivaliscalled"LaTomatina"inSpanish.Itwasthebiggestandmessiesttomatofightintheworld.Whenwefirstgottothesquarewherethefestivaltookplace,itwasverycrowdedwithpeoplefromallaroundtheworld,andmanytruckswerecarryingtomatoes.Myuncletoldmethecrowdedpeopleherewerearound38,000andthiswasmorethanfourtimesthepopulationofBunol.

Thetomatofightstartedassoonasthefirstbangerwasbeaten.Theneveryoneincludingmestartedthrowingtomatoesateachother.Itookredtomatoesandthrewthematanyonethatran,moved,bentdown,orturnedaround.Tomatoesmustbesquashedbeforepeoplethrewtheminordernottohurtanybody.

Afteralittlewhile,thestreets,peopleandnearbybuildingsweresplashedwithred.Therewasnowinnerinthisfight,butweallhadfun.Assoonasasecondbangerwasbeaten,peoplestoppedthrowing.

Ireallyhadagreattime,Iwishyouwerehere,too.IhopeIhearfromyousoon.Takecare.

Withlove,

FromSpain

Linda

11.Fromtheletter,wecanknow .

A.LindalivesinValencia

B.Lindadoesn'twanttogotoSpain

C.LindaisvisitingheruncleinSpain

D.LindaisstudyinginSpain

12.Accordingtotheletter,whichstatementofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Bunolis30milesawayfromwhereLinda'sunclelives.

B.Lindahadheardofthisfestivalbefore.

C.ItwasthefirsttimeLindawenttothisfestival.

D.Linda'suncletookhertothetomatofestivalinBunol.

13.ThepopulationofBunolis .

A.around38,000B.morethan38,000

C.morethan152,000D.about9,300

14.Whathappenedwhenthesecondbangerwasbeaten?

A.Thefightstarted.

B.Thefightstopped.

C.Thefightgotbiggerandbigger.

D.Thefightcontinuedagain.

15.Whatisthemainideaofthisletter?

A."LaTomatina"isafunandpopularfestivalinSpain.

B."LaTomatina"isadayforeatingtomatoes.

C.Michealhasagreatvacation.

D.LindaenjoyedthebeautifulcityofValencia.

D

NewYearintheUKusuallystartswithacelebrationonNewYear'sEve（31stDecember）.Somepeoplespendtheeveningathomewiththeirfamily,orhaveapartyforfriendsattheirhouse.Othersgotoapubtocelebrate,orspendtheeveninginalargepublicspace,forexampleTrafalgarSquareinLondon.

NewYearbeginswiththebellofBigBen,thefamousLondonclock,atmidnight,whichisalsoshownonTVforthosewhoarestayingin.

InScotland,NewYeariscalledHogmanay,andforsomepeople,it'sabiggercelebrationthanChristmas.InbigcitieslikeEdinburghandGlasgowtherearestreetpartieswitharound100,000people,enjoyingmusic,entertainmentandfireworksatmidnight.

OneScottishtraditionwhichisnowpopularthroughouttheUKaswellasintheUSA,isthesingingofatraditionalfolksong.Auldlangsyne,remindsustothinkofoldfriendsandrememberthegoodtimesofthepast.

OnNewYear'sEvemanypeopleenjoydrinkingwine,butNewYear'sDayalsomeansthestartofahealthierlife,sosomepeoplemakeNewYear'sresolutions.Oftentheseareconnectedwithfitnessandhealth,forexamplegivingupsmokingordrinking,takingmoreexerciseorlosingweight.Otherpeoplemakearesolutiontoimprovetheirlifeinotherways,suchasspendingmoretimewithfamily,learningsomethingnew.

16.TrafalgarSquareis .

A.abigpubB.astreetpart

C.apublicplaceD.anicesong

17. willbeshownonTVatmidnightonNewYear'sEve.

A.ThebellofBigBen

B.ThesongofAuldlangsyne

C.NewYear'sresolutions

D.Thepartyoffriends

18.WhichofthefollowingisNOTNewYear'sresolution?

A.Giveupsmoking.B.Takingmoreexercise.

C.Learningsomethingnew.D.Thinkingoffriends.

19.Theunderlinedword"reminds"means inChinese?

A.介意B.要求C.提醒D.注意

20.Thispassagemainlytellsus ?

A.NewYearintheUKB.thefamousLondonclock

C.NewYear'sresolutionsD.oneScottishtradition

二、阅读与表达（混合式）（共10小题；共10分）

A

ChongqinghasthebestteahousesinChinabecauseithaslotsofteahousesandthespecialwayofservinganddrinkingtea.Whenthevisitorswalkintotheteahouse,thewaitressesgivethemawonderfulwelcomewithteapotsandcupsintheirhands.Thecupshavethespecial（A）coversandsaucers（茶托）.Thecoverscankeepthewaterwarmandyoucanusethemtostoptheleavesgoingtothemouth.Thepeopleintheteahousesarenotverythirsty.Theyhavedifferentideastocomethere.（B）Someretiredpeoplepayfiftycentstotheteahouseandthentheycanspendalldaysittingtheretochatwitheachother.Foryoungpeople,it'sagoodplacetomakefriendsandrelaxthemselves.Teahousesarealsoplacesforbusinessmentogettoge