2023-2024学年山东省临沂市兰山区第六中学九年级下学期4月月考英语试题.pdfVIP

以家为家，以乡为乡，以国为国，以天下为天下。——《管子》

2023-2024学年山东省临沂市兰山区第六中学九年级下学期4月月考英语试题

AsConfucius(孔子)saidlongtimeago,“Tomeetfriendsfromafar,howhappyweare!”Being

warmandhospitable(好客的)haslongbeenanimportantpartofChinesecultureandtradition.

Chinaisanationofetiquette(礼仪).Chinesepeopleareamongthemosthospitablepeopleinthe

world.IfforeignersvisitaChinesefamily,theywouldbesurprisedatthewarmththattheywould

receiveasguests.

WhenyouvisitaChinesefamily,thehostusuallymakesteaforyou.Thenhewillserveyousnacks

likebiscuitsandcandies.Someoneinthefamilywillalsochatwithyou,neverlettingyoufeel

lonely.

Atthesametime,otherfamilymemberswillprepareamealforyou.Chinesepeopletreattheir

guestswithabigmeal.Theyalwaysservemorefoodthantheguestcaneat.Onthetable,theguests

mustbethefirsttoeat.PerhapsoneofthethingsthatsurprisesaWesternguestmostisthatthe

Chinesehostlikestopickfoodfortheirguests.However,itwon’thappenatWesterntables.

TheChinesefamilytrytheirbesttomakeyoufeelathome.Asyouhavedoneeating,thehost

usuallysays,“Itseemsthatyoudidn’teatmuch.Pleasehavemore.”Althoughyoutellthemyouare

full,theystillputmorefoodinyourbowl.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.Howdoesthewriterstartthepassage?

A．Byaskingquestions.B．Byusingasaying.C．Bygivinganexample.

2.WhydoesaWesternguestfeelsurprisedwhenthehostpicksfoodforhim?

A．Becausehethinksit’snotpolite.

B．Becausehethinksit’snotnecessary.

C．Becausehethinksitwon’thappeninWesterncountries.

3.Whatdoyoulearnfromthepassage?

A．Chinesecustoms.B．Chineseculturea