中考英语阅读真题每日一练（47）

People in different countries have different ways of doing things. Something that is polite in one country may be quite impolite in another. In Britain, you mustn’t lift your bowl to your mouth when you are having some liquid food. But it’s different in China. And in Japan you even needn’t worry about making noises when you have it. It shows that you are enjoying it. But it is regarded as bad manners in Britain. If you are a visitor in Mongolia, what manners do they wish you to have? They wish you to give a loud “burp”(打嗝) after you finish eating, Burping shows that you like the food.

In Britain, you should try not to put your hands on the table when you’re having a meal. In Mexico, however, guests are expected to keep their hands on the table during a meal. But in Arab countries you must be very careful with your hands. You mustn’t eat with your left hand. Arabs consider it very bad manners eating with left hands. So, what should you do if you are on a visit in another country? Well, justdo in Rome as the Romans do. You can ask the native people to help you or just watch carefully and follow them.

21. According to the passage, making noises when you have liquid food isn’t bad manners in____ .

A. China B. Japan C. Britain D. Mongolia

22. ____is bad manners in Britain.

A. Eating food without making noises B. Putting liquid food in the bowl

C. Having soup directly with a bowl D. Keeping hands off the table

23.From the passage, we can infer(推断)that____ .

A. Mongolian people burp when they are eating B. Japanese people all make noises when drinking

C. Chinese people never make noises at table D. few Arabs eat with left hands

24.“Do in Rome as the Romans do”meas“____ ”.

A. Do as the native people do B. Do as you do at home

C. Ask the native people to do it D. Watch the native people doing it

25.The passage mainly(主要) tells us____ .

A.some table manners in Britain B. some different table manners

C. different ways of having liquid food D. to have good manners