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,”___”.[来源

A. I’m busy

B. No, I don’t.

C. I have no interest.

C. 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.C

4.A

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文主要告诉我们如何与别人有礼貌的交流。列举了四个方面的情形。当你很忙，没有时间帮助别人时；当别人挡道时；不愿意接受朋友的邀请时；如果你不满意别人的做法时。

1.A细节理解题。根据短文开头的句子“Do you know how to talk to others politely in English? Have a look at the following.” 你知道怎样用英语礼貌地和别人说话吗?看看下面的内容。可以判断答案为A。

2.C 细节理解题。When someone is in your way, you should say “Excuse me”.可知，“Excuse me”是一种有礼貌的表达方式。故答案为C。

3.C 细节推理题。根据短文的句子It’s a good idea to say,” I’m afraid I can’t.” if you have to say no to an invitation.可知，如果不接受邀请，I’m afraid I can’t.”是一种有礼貌的回绝。故答案为C。

4.A细节推理题。根据短文的句子You can say, “Would you mind not using your phone in the cinema, please?”可知，如果你不满意别人的做法，运用Would you mind…?是一种有礼貌的表达方式。故答案为A。

5.词义猜测题。根据短文的句子It can often be difficult to decline an invitation from a friend. Saying “No” would be impolite.可知，拒绝朋友的邀请可能会很难，直接说“不”是不礼貌的行为。故答案为A。

考点：社会生活类阅读。