Different countries have different ideas about how to be polite. In Britain, table manners are important. But how do you show good table manners in Britain? Here is some advice:
How to sit: You should sit up straight in your chair. When you eat, don’t pick up the bowl. This is called very bad manners.
Noises at the table: It is never a good idea to make a noise at the table.
Using your fingers: 62Usually we don’t pick food up with our fingers when we are eating main dishes. But there are some foods such as pizza, sandwiches, chips and fruit we can eat with fingers.
Passing things: If someone asks you to pass something like the salt, only get it if you are the closest person to it. Never lean (倾斜, 倾倒) across someone else’s food. It’s more polite not to use it yourself first --- pass it directly to the person who asked, and then use it later. It’s best to taste your food before you put salt in it.
Your mouth: 63 It is not polite to talk with your mouth full of food, nor to eat with your mouth open.
How much to eat: It is polite to eat up the food that you have been offered, so a clear plate is a good plate. It shows that you enjoy the food. If you can’t finish everything and you can leave a little, that is okay. You could say something like “That was very nice, thank you.”
（一）根据短文内容简要回答问题。
How should you sit when you eat in Britain?
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What shows that you like the food?
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（二）将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
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（三）请给短文拟一个适当的题目。
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The meanings of colors play an important 1. in our world. What a color pass to a person of the west, may be very 2. to someone in the east. While a bride(新娘) may wear white to her wedding (婚礼) in Europe or America, a bride 3.China may choose to wear a traditional red dress.
Here are some 4.and what they represent (代表，象征) to various people of the world.
RED
In China red is a 5.of luck and is used for many celebrations such as wedding and at the beginning of the New Year. In the United States red represents love and is used during Christmas and so on. Red is also represents 6.and power in the west.
BLUE
People around the world think 7.and the sky with the color blue. For this reason, blue is widely 8.with peace and calm. But to the Cherokees (切罗基族人), blue meant trouble or failure. In the United States we have come to connect the color blue with sadness.
GREEN
In Paris, all garage collectors are clothed in green, drive green trucks and the bins are also green. In many parts of the world, 9.has become a symbol of kindness and the earth.
YELLOW
Yellow is a color that symbolizes the sun. In the United States, school buses and taxis are often yellow 10.they can catch the eyes. But to the Egyptians, yellow was a color of mourning (哀悼).
1.It is p________ to say “please” when you ask for something.
2.Last week we visited the Palace Museum and we enjoyed o______________ a lot.
3.Jack is an h________ boy, and he never tells lies.
4.Our English teacher always e___________ us to speak English in class.
5.I don’t know the answer, so you can ask someone e________.
6.After you argue with your parents, you must c_______ with them and explain why you did that.
7.My uncle isn’t at home in China. He has gone a_________ on business.
8.The food tastes a________. I don’t want to eat it.
Have you had a headache during a test? Have you ever been so worried about something that you have a headache or even can’t sleep at night? If so, then you know what stress is.1.This worry in your mind can make your body feel bad. You may feel angry, sad, scared, or afraid --- all of which can give you a stomachache or a headache.
However, there are different kinds of stress. 2. Good stress might happen when you are called to answer questions in class or when you have to give a speech. 3. For example, you may do a better job on your test if the stress pushes you to prepare better before the test.
On the other hand, bad stress can happen if the stress lasts too long. You may not feel well if your parents are fighting, if a family member is sick, if you are having problems at school, or if anything else makes you unhappy every day. That kind of stress isn’t going to help you. And it can actually make you sick.
The best way to fight the stress is to have a balanced life.4. If you get enough sleep and eat properly, and if you exercise and leave time for fun, you’ll probably feel less stressed.
A.No one can work well under the stress.
B.Some kinds of stress are good and others are bad.
C.This kind of stress can help you to get things better done.
D.Stress is what you feel when you are worried about something.
E.Make sure you keep yourself in mind: sleep, exercise and food.
What will man be like in the future — in 5,000 or even 50,000 years from now? We can only make a guess, of course, but we can be sure that he will be different from what he is today. For man is slowly changing all the time.
Let us take an example. Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today. Now, on the average, men are about three inches taller. Five hundred years is a relatively (相对地) short period of time, so we may suppose that man will continue to grow taller.
Again, in the modern world we use our brains a great deal. Even so, we still make use of only about 20% of the brain's capacity (容量.) As time goes on, however, we shall have to use our brains more and more and finally we shall need larger ones! This is likely to bring about a physical change too. The head, especially the forehead, will grow larger.
Nowadays our eyes are being used too much. In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses. But over a very long period of time it is likely that man's eyes will grow stronger.
On the other hand, we tend (有…的趋势) to make less use of our arms and legs. These, as a result, are likely to grow weaker. At the same time, however, our fingers will grow more sensitive (敏感的) because they are used a great deal in modern life.
What about hair? This will probably disappear from the body altogether in course of time because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer. In the future, then, both men and women are probably to be hairless!
Perhaps, all this gives the impression that future man will not be a very attractive (有吸引力的) person to look at! This may well be true. All the same, besides these changes, future man will still have a lot in common with us. He will still be a human being, with thoughts and feelings similar to our own.
1.Future man is probably to be different from us in ________ ways.
A. two B. three C. four D. five
2.Future man’s head will grow larger because ________.
A. he will use his brain more and more as time goes on
B. he makes use only 80% of the brain's capacity
C. the other 80% of his brain will grow faster
D. his brain has grown larger over the past centuries
3.What will be probably TRUE about the man in the future?
A. He will have smaller eyes and will wear better glasses.
B. His fingers will grow weaker because he won't use them.
C. He will be hairless because hair is no longer useful.
D. He will think and feel in a different way.
4.What does the writer write the article for?
A. To give us some knowledge of future man.
B. To show that man's life will be different in the future.
C. To let us know future man will become shorter.
D. To tell us future man will not use legs.
It seems that many stars are putting their fashion (时尚) skills to good use and some of them have succeeded in designing.
Avril Lavigne
“With a lot of designs, I try to tie in with some of my lyrics and more musical elements,” Lavigne said. Her product, named after a childhood nickname (绰号) from her father, was created three years ago, but Lavigne came up with the first idea for a clothing product when she was only 19 years old.
Victoria Beckham
Victoria created her own style of jeans for the clothing brand (品牌) Rock & Republic in 2004. Later, she created her own brand with the name DVB style and now she is more popular as a designer than as a singer.
Madonna
Pop queen Madonna created her fashion products in collaboration (合作) with the Swedish clothing company Hennes & Mauritz AB ( H&M) in 2007. She then collaborated with her daughter Lourders in creating 2010 juniors’ product for Macy’s called “ Material Girl”.
Jessica Simpson
Jessica Simpson created her own collection of jeans. She worked with the Camuto Group and Jones Apparel Group Inc.
Justin Timberlake
No one could imagine that Justin would become a fashion designer until he paired with his friend Trace Ayala to create the William Rast label. Their clothing is presented every season and attracts attention of Timberlake’s fans and models.
1.All of the people mentioned in the passage above are ________.
A. friends B. singers C. musicians D. stars
2.What does the underlined word “elements” mean in Chinese?
A. 器材 B. 天分 C. 要素 D. 染料
3.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Victoria Beckham is not only a singer but also a designer.
B. Madonna once worked for Hennes & Mauritz AB.
C. Justin Timberlake had a talent for designing when he was a child.
D. Both Jessica Simpson and Madonna created their own jeans brands.
4.Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?
A. How to be a famous star. B. To be models is a hard work.
C. Working with others is important. D. Some stars have succeeded in designing.
