《2025年学典四川九年级英语全一册人教版A版》

五、语法填空。阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
People often say that the world is getting smaller. By saying this, they mean that with improved communications and trade, each country is becoming much 1 (close) to one another. There seems to be a lot of 2 (true) to this. After all, you can buy African food in Norway, or watch a 3 (France) movie in China.
However, countries still have the power 4 (shock) people who visit them for the first time. For many of us, there are still real differences in the cultures and 5 (manner) among nations.

Recently, the Daily Mail reported some culture shocks around the world. A Serbian student, Milorad Boti, was 6 (high) surprised on a school trip to Germany when he found the lid (盖子) of the toilet there rotated (旋转) as part of a cleaning process. "That was the best thing that happened on that school trip," he said.
However, people's daily behaviors (行为) are often different because of different cultures. The Daily Mail article mentioned the shock of 7 Indian man, Kaushal Barot. When visiting a 8 (west) country, he noticed people spent hours in restaurants, talking with their friends. Kaushal was surprised 9 in India, restaurants are only for eating.
The cultural differences people notice may seem strange, but these differences should be welcomed. If the whole world was like one big country, it would be a much more boring place. So, 10 (valuable) our own culture, and at the same time, be open to the cultures of others.
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答案： 1. closer
2. truth
3. French
4. to shock
5. manners
6. highly
7. an
8. western
9. because
10. value