Question

Do you know how to talk to others politely in English? Have a look at the following.

Could you give me five minutes? VS Go away.

You’re really busy, but your classmate needs your help. When you’re busy and can’t help him or her, you can’t say “Go away”. And you can say, ”Could you give me five minutes?”

Excuse me. VS Move

Telling someone to move out of the way is very rude(无礼的). When someone is in your way, you should say “Excuse me”.

I’m afraid I can’t. VS No

It can often be difficult to decline an invitation from a friend. Saying “No” would be impolite. It’s a good idea to say,”I’m afraid I can’t.” if you have to say no to an invitation.

Would you mind…? VS Stop it!

If someone is doing something rude, would you like them to stop? You shouldn’t say, “Stop talking on your phone in the cinema!” You can say, “Would you mind not using your phone in the cinema, please?”

1.The passage mainly tells us___.

A. how to talk to others politely

B. how to ask questions

C. how to solve our problems

D. how to make others happy

2.Which is a polite way to talk to others?

A. Stop it!  B. Go away!  C. Excuse me  D. Shut up

3.If you don’t want to go to your friend’s birthday party, you may say,”___”.

A. I’m busy            B. No, I don’t.

C. I have no interest.  D. I’m afraid I can’t.

4.If you don’t like what someone is doing, what can you say?

A. Would you mind not stopping your car here?

B. Don’t stop your car here.

C. Move out of the way.

D. Stop smoking here

5.The underlined word “decline” means ___in Chinese.

A. 拒绝  B. 解决  C. 接受  D. 收到

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：该文就怎样用英语有礼貌地和别人说话给出了一些建议。

1.A主旨大意题。根据第一段中Do you know how to talk to others politely in English? Have a look at the following.可知该文主要是介绍如何用英语和别人有礼貌地交谈，所以该选A。

2.C细节理解题。根据生活常识可知用英语和别人交谈时先说一句Excuse me是很有礼貌的，所以该选C。

3.D细节理解题。根据It can often be difficult to decline an invitation from a friend. Saying “No” would be impolite. It’s a good idea to say,”I’m afraid I can’t.”的描述可知有礼貌的拒绝可以说I’m afraid I can’t，所以该选D。

4.A细节理解题。根据最后一段If someone is doing something rude, would you like them to stop? You shouldn’t say, “Stop talking on your phone in the cinema!” You can say, “Would you mind not using your phone in the cinema, please?”的描述可知该选A。

5.词义猜测题。根据后面句子Saying “No” would be impolite. It’s a good idea to say,”I’m afraid I can’t.”的描述可知划线词词义是“拒绝”，所以该选A。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。