Question

    You're going to a foreigner's（外国人的）party. You must be excited about it. But do you know what kind of gift you can send to your foreign friends? Here are some tips（建议）.

◆In some western countries , some gifts like kites, chopsticks, or an erhu may be people's favorites.

◆Use beautiful paper to wrap（包裹）the gifts. Remember not to use white, black or brown paper.

◆For Japanese, gifts like tea or pens are nice. They don't like big gifts.

◆For Frenchmen, gifts like candy, perfume（香水）, wine or books are perfect.

◆British people and Americans like flowers, wine and chocolate ,and you can relax and take it easily at their parties.

◆In Arab countries,it's not polite to send a gift to someone when you meet him or her for the first time. You can give a gift when you meet a second time.

根据短文内容,选择最佳答案

1.What may be people's favorite gift（s）in some western countries ?

A.Cakes B.Kites C.Books D.Football

2.People can use     paper to wrap the gifts.

A.white B.black C.red D.brown

3.Tea is a good gift for Japanese because         .

A.it is cheap B.Japanese don' t like big gifts

C.it is delicious D.it is dear

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.In some western countries, an erhu is not a good gift.

B.It's not good to send flowers to an American girl.

C.It's impolite to send flowers to an American girl.

D.People from different countries have different favorite gifts.

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A.Some tips about how to send gifts to our foreign friends.

B.Some ideas about how to make friends with people from other countries.

C.Some popular gifts for American people.

D.Some tips about how to receive gifts from our foreign friends.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

【解析】

本文就参加外国人的聚会时要注意的事情提出了一些建议。

1.细节理解题。根据In some western countries , some gifts like kites, chopsticks, or an erhu may be people's favorites“在一些西方国家，像风筝，筷子，或者是一个二胡也许是人们最喜欢的礼物”，可知，风筝是他们喜欢的礼物。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据Remember not to use white, black or brown paper，可知，不能用白纸，黑纸或棕色的纸包礼物，所以可以排除A，B和D项。故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据For Japanese, gifts like tea or pens are nice. They don't like big gifts，可知，日本人喜欢茶叶是因为他们不喜欢大的礼物。故选B。

4.推理判断题。根据some gifts like kites, chopsticks, or an erhu may be people's favorites，可知，二胡是人们喜爱的礼物，所以A选项是错误的。根据Americans like flowers, wine and chocolate，可知，美国人喜欢花，酒和巧克力，所以送花给美国的女孩是好的也是礼貌的，B和C选项是错误的。根据For Japanese, gifts like tea or pens are nice. For Frenchmen, gifts like candy, perfume, wine or books are perfect，可知，不同的国家人们喜欢的礼物不同，所以D项是正确的。故选D。

5.主旨大意题。根据本文的第一段，可知，本文是就参加外国人的聚会提出了一些建议。故选A。