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五、阅读理解
Question: Are you punctual?
Posted April 3rd by Billy
I'm punctual in my work life,but not in my personal life. However,it's OK in my country. We,Brazilians,are always late；if the party is at eight,everyone shows up at ten and everyone,including the host,is happy that we are on time. Cheers!
Lisa,Brazil
Of course! My friends and I all believe that showing up late for an appointment or class is an insult(冒犯)to the person(s) we are meeting. It seems to say,"My time is more important than yours."
Vera,Switzerland
Not only am I punctual,but I am always early for most events in my life. The secret is (and it really works)：I keep all the clocks (except my computer) in my life 10 minutes fast!
Wang Cai, China
For an appointment,I always make sure I'm on time. Once I had a friend who was always late for every meeting. If we made it at 9:00 and it was a 45-minute trip for her,then she would arrive at 9:45. I liked her a lot,but could not stand the unpunctuality.
Bud,Germany

( B)1. What does the underlined word "punctual" mean?
A. Polite. B. On time. C. Late. D. Honest.
( C)2. If you attend a Brazilian party and are 2 hours late,what will the host do?
A. He'll ask you why B.. He'll think you are impolite..
C. He'll think it doesn't matter. D. He'll ask you to drink with him.
( D)3. Who was always late for every meeting? .
A. Vera. B. Vera's friend. C.. Bud.. D. Bud's friend.
六阅读下面材料,从方框中所给A-E五个选项中选出正确选项(其中一项是多余选项),将序号填入第1-4小题,并回答第5小题) . .
You can do the wrong things and hello to eating when you go to a foreign country.. 1.____B____
Touching someone. In Mediterranean(地中海的) countries, if you don't touch someone's arm when talking to them, you'll be unkind. And in Thailand, you shouldn't touch anyone's head.
2.____D____ In some cultures, it is not good to blow your nose in public, especially at table.
Talking over dinner.. In some countries, like Japan and some African countries, food is the only thing to talk about at table..____3____E____ You may be met with silence.. It is not because your friends are unfriendly.. but because mealtimes are for eating.. not talking.
Taking off your shoes or not. If you take off your shoes when arriving at the door of a London dinner party, the host will think you are uncivilized(不文明的). But if you don't take off your shoes before going to a home in Japan.. you'll be considered impolite.
Using the correct hand..4.____A____ If you eat with the left hand, your Indian friends will think you are impolite.
A. In India, you should use the right hand to eat and the left hand to do other things.. . .
B.. Be careful of the following mistakes and try not to do them.
C. You are supposed to arrive on time.
D. Blowing your nose(擦鼻涕).
E. Try not to talk about other daily things while others are having dinner..
5. What custom do you have in your country? (不超过15词)
People are supposed to arrive on time when going to a party.
【读后词汇拓展】猜出画波浪线单词的词性中文意思,并收入自己小词典。
appointment ____n. 约会____

答案： 五、1—3 BCD 六、1—4 BDEA 5. People are supposed to arrive on time when going to a party. (答案不唯一，合理即可) 读后词汇拓展 n. 约会