Question

American people like to say “ Thank you” when others help them or say something kind to them. People of many countries do so, too. It is a very good habit(习惯). 

You should say “Thank you” when someone passes you the salt on the table, when someone walking ahead of you keeps the door open for you, when someone says you have done your work well, or you have bought a nice thing, or your city is very beautiful. “Thank you” is used not only between friends, but also between parents and children, brothers and sisters.

“Excuse me” is another short sentence they use. When you hear someone say so behind you,

you know that somebody wants to walk past you without touching you. It’s not polite to break others when they are talking. If you want to speak to one of them, say “Excuse me” first, and then begin talking. You should also do so when you begin to cough or make any noise before others.

Let’s learn to say “Thank you” and “Excuse me”.

1.You should say “Thank you” when______.

A. you say something kind to others    

B. you help others

C. someone helps you               

D. you need others to help you

2.From the passage we know “Thank you” is ______.

A. widely used in the world           

B. used more often than “Excuse me”

C. used only by Americans           

D. used only between friends

3.You should say “Excuse me” if you want to ______.

A. cough   B. make some noise   C. go first   D. all the above

4.When you are going to ask someone to tell you the way, you should say “_____”

A. Thank you   B. That’s very kind of you  

C. Excuse me   D. I’m sorry

5.This passage mainly tells us the way ______.

A. to be happy   B. to be polite  

C. to help others    D. to learn from Americans

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：美国人喜欢说“谢谢你”当其他人帮助他们或者向他们说赞扬。许多国家的人也这样做。这是一个非常好的习惯。你应该说“谢谢你”当有人递给你盐时，当有人在你之前为你打开门，当有人说你的工作做得好，或你买了好东西，或者你所居住的城市非常美丽。“谢谢你”不仅仅是朋友之间，而且父母与子女之间，兄弟姐妹。“对不起”是一个短短的一句话。你知道有人想走过去，不能不碰到你。打断别人的讲话这是不礼貌。如果你想跟他们其中的一个，说“对不起”，再开始说话。当你开始咳嗽或作出任何噪音之前等等，你也应该这么做。让我们学会说“谢谢”、“对不起”。

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考点：社会现象类阅读。