《2026年课课练江苏九年级英语下册译林版》

( ) 26. Indians don't hold food with their left hand because they consider it ________.
A. dirty
B. unlucky
C. valueless
D. unimportant
( ) 27. What does the underlined word "offend" in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. honour
B. help
C. hate
D. hurt
( ) 28. Why is it important for us to know these special cultural traditions?
A. Because these traditions are very interesting.
B. Because we have more free time.
C. Because it can help us communicate with foreign guests.
D. Because we will visit these countries very often.
( ) 29. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. People from Pakistan like to send handkerchiefs as gifts.
B. All the elderly people in the West like being helped by others.
C. The number 13 is thought to be unlucky by some Westerners.
D. Westerners do not mind their personal things being touched.
( ) 30. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. Lucky numbers.
B. Traditional food.
C. Cultural differences.
D. Hands and handkerchiefs.

答案： 26. A
解析：根据第二段“people believe that the left hand is unclean”可知，印度人认为左手不干净，故选A。
27. D
解析：根据上下文，用左手拿食物等行为可能会冒犯客人，“offend”意为“冒犯，伤害（感情）”，与“hurt”意思相近，故选D。
28. C
解析：第一段提到“Nowadays more and more guests... It's important for us to know about them”，了解文化传统有助于与外国客人交流，故选C。
29. C
解析：根据第三段“Some Westerners avoid the number 13 because they believe it is unlucky”可知C正确；A项与“People from... Pakistan do not give handkerchiefs”矛盾；B项“All”过于绝对；D项与“Some Westerners may be offended if you touch them...”矛盾，故选C。
30. C
解析：文章主要介绍了不同国家的文化传统差异，如左手使用、触摸禁忌、数字迷信等，故选C。

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Vanuatu is an island nation in the South Pacific. It is one of the smallest countries in the world. But for those who are interested in adventure (探险) and sport, there is a lot to do. Vanuatu's islands offer visitors two of the most exciting and dangerous activities in the world: volcano (火山) surfing and land diving. Volcano surfing On Tanna Island, Mount Yasur rises over 300 metres into the sky. Yasur is an active volcano, and it erupts (爆发) almost every day, sometimes several times a day. For centuries, people have climbed this mountain to visit the top. Recently, people have also started climbing Yasur to surf the volcano. In some ways, volcano surfing is like surfing in the sea, but in other ways it's very different. Volcano surfers try to escape the erupting volcano—without getting hit by flying rocks! It's fast, fun, and dangerous—the perfect extreme sport (极限运动). Land diving Most people are familiar with bungee jumping, but do you know bungee jumping started on Pentecost Island in Vanuatu and is almost 15 centuries old? The activity, first called land diving, used to be part of a ceremony (仪式). A man ties tree vines (树藤) to his legs. He then jumps head-first from a high tower to touch the earth with the top of his head—without breaking the vine. Every spring, island natives (men only) still take part in this amazing activity.

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