福建省福州第一中学2023-2024学年高二上学期第一学段（期中）考试英语试卷(含答案).docxVIP

福建省福州第一中学2023-2024学年高二上学期第一学段（期中）考试英语试卷

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一、阅读理解

Nomatterwhereyoulive,givinggiftsisacommonwayforustoexpressthanks,concernorlove.Althoughthereasonsforgivinggiftsareaboutthesamearoundtheworld,thetraditionsofgivinggiftscanbequitedifferentfromoneanother.

InEurope,don’taccidentallycutyourselfoutofsomeone’slife.

IntheUS,asetofkitchenknivesseemsliketheperfectgiftideaforaweddingorholiday.However,incertainEuropeancountrieslikeGermany,superstition(迷信)definesthataknifepresentedasagiftwillendyourfriendship.Thereisawaytobeatthissuperstition:tieapennytotheknifeorgiftbox.Thereceiverthenreturnsthepennytoyouasa“payment”todriveawaythebadluck.

InNativeAmerica,yourhostgivesgiftsratherthanreceivesthem.

TheNativeAmericangiftgivingcustomisexactlytheoppositetothatofanyotherculture.Traditionally,duringweddingsandsomebigcelebrations(birthdaysaren’tincluded),guestsarethereceiversofgiftsratherthanthehost.

InJapan,presentationisparamount.

TheJapaneseplacegreatemphasisontheactofgiftgiving,andpresentationplaysabigroleindetermininghowyourgiftisreceived.Forexample,it’sconsideredunpleasanttoreceiveuncoveredcash.Sowhetheryou’resendingmoneyasagiftorjustleavingatip,placeyourmoneyinanenvelopetoensureit’sreceivedinarespectfulmanner.

InChina,redenvelopesandevendenominations(面额)bringgoodluck.

ChineseNewYearhasarichsetoftraditions.Oneofthemostpopularcustomsofthisholidayisgivingoutmoneyinredenvelopes.Knownasyasuiqian,thesegiftsaremeanttobringgoodluck.Inadditiontohowyougivemoney,there’salsosuperstitionrelatingtotheamountyougive.Givinganoddnumberedamountofmoneyisconsideredbadluck.It’simportanttomakesurethateventhefirstdigitisevenasnumberslik