初三英語(yǔ)中考讀寫(xiě)訓(xùn)練12 文化習(xí)俗

1、Culture and Customs（文化習(xí)俗）,有禮貌的——polite 沒(méi)禮貌的——impolite 粗魯?shù)摹猺ude 西方的——western中國(guó)的——Chinese 主人———host 習(xí)慣———habit 餐桌禮儀—table manner不同于——different from 全世界的人——people all over the worl

2、d不同的國(guó)家有不同的風(fēng)俗文化?！狣ifferent countries have different customs and culture.,Step 1. Let’s write from memory. (默寫(xiě)),,,,,,,,,,,,customs風(fēng)俗 culture文化manner舉止 hospitality好客 uncom

3、fortable不舒適的 tap敲 respect尊敬 guest / customer客人 cultural differences文化的不同 teapot茶壺 apologize道歉,Step 1. Let’s write from memory. (默寫(xiě)),※ 閱讀理解和完形填空中常見(jiàn)詞匯：,When my family moved

4、 to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect（尊敬）elders. Unluc

5、kily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States. I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me h

6、ow the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happene

7、d to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive（敏感）Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the coupl

8、e heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by,Step 2. Let’s do reading comprehension. (閱讀理解),cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry. In my village in China, people are

9、proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from

10、 their rich experience. However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to kee

11、p themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused the

12、m to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn’t want to hear. After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don’t respect them any more; I still respe

13、ct them, but now I don’t show my feelings through words. By Jack,( ) 1．Jack brought the couple their food very fast because _______. A. the manager asked him to do soB. he respected the elderlyC. the couple wan

14、ted him to do soD. he wanted more pay( ) 2．When Jack called the couple “elderly”, they became _______. A. nervous  B. satisfied C. unhappyD. excited( ) 3．In Jack’s hometown, _______. A. many pe

15、ople reach the age of seventy or eighty B. people are proud of being oldC. people dislike being called “old” D. the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants,,,,( ) 4．After this experience, Jack _______

16、. A. lost his job in the restaurant B. made friends with the coupleC. no longer respected the elderly D. changed his way with older people( ) 5．Which of the following is TRUE?A. The mo

17、re Jack explained, the angrier the couple got. B. Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience. C. The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple. D. From this experi

18、ence, Jack learned more about American culture.,,,Step 3. Let’s fill in the blanks. (短文填空),The main difference between Chinese and western eating habits is that unlike the West, where everyone has their own plate o

19、f food, in china the dishes are placed 1 the table and everybody shares. 2 you are treated by a Chinese host, he will get ready for a lot of food. Chinese are very proud of their food culture and will do th

20、eir 3 to show their hospitality（好客）. And sometimes the Chinese host uses their chopsticks to 4 food in your bowl or plate. This is a sign of politeness. The right thing to do would,on,if,best,p

21、ut,be to eat the whatever- it- is and say how yummy it is. If you feel uncomfortable with this, you can just say a polite thank you and leave the 5 there. Make sure the spout（茶壺嘴）of the teapot is not facing

22、anyone. It is 6 . The spout should always be directed to where 7 is sitting, usually just towards from the table. Don’t tap on your bowl 8 your chopsticks. Beggars tap on t

23、heir bowls, 9 this is not polite. Also, when the food is coming too 10 in a restaurant, people will tap their bowls. If you are in someone’s home, the cook may not like it if you do this.,so,food,

24、impolite,nobody,with,slowly,Step 4. Let’s read and write. (讀寫(xiě)綜合),A．信息歸納：請(qǐng)閱讀下面短文，完成表格。,Christmas or the Spring Festival? I believe that many people may have such a question in mind—Will Christmas replace the Spring F

25、estival soon? Christmas arouses（引起）increasing attention year by year in China. On Dec. 25th each year, Christmas cards become extremely popular with students. People hold Christmas parties and exchange Christmas gifts. A

26、 lot of TV and radio programs about Christmas are on. It seems that this is also an important festival of our own. But the Spring Festival is less appealing（吸引人的）to young people. So, some people are worried whether Chris

27、tmas will replace the Spring Festival. Some people think this,worry is fairly unnecessary. Why? One reason lies that Christmas only affects Christians（基督教徒）, college students and foreign company workers. Another reason i

28、s that Christmas is mostly celebrated in cities. Few people in countryside show interest in this exotic（外來(lái)的）festival. By contrast, the Spring Festival is the most influential（有影響的）traditional festival in every family of

29、China. I think it is natural that increasing exchanges and western holidays have been gradually introduced into China. For us Chinese, we should never give up Chinese traditional festivals. For centuries Chinese have bee

30、n using this traditional holiday to welcome the beginning of a new year. Let’s love the Spring Festival forever.,Information Card,December 25th,Students,In cities,The Spring Festival,Chinese traditional festivals,B．書(shū)面表達(dá)：

31、 不同的國(guó)家有不同的風(fēng)俗文化，在慶祝節(jié)日方式上都是不同的。在今天的班會(huì)課上，你班的同學(xué)們就“我們?cè)撊绾慰创鈬?guó)節(jié)日對(duì)中國(guó)的影響”這個(gè)話題展開(kāi)了激烈的辯論。請(qǐng)結(jié)合短文內(nèi)容，用英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)一篇題為“How Should We Treat Foreign Festivals?”的作文，80詞左右。內(nèi)容包括：1．現(xiàn)在有哪些外來(lái)節(jié)日？（至少列舉3個(gè)）2．它們對(duì)我們有哪些影響？我們是否該慶祝它們？為什么？3．我們?cè)撊绾慰创鈦?lái)節(jié)日？

32、,Nowadays, more and more foreign festivals are coming into China, such as Christmas Day, Valentine’s Day and April Fool’s Day. Some of them are arousing increasing attention yearly in China. So some people are wor

33、ried whether these foreign festivals will replace the Chinese traditional festivals. In my opinion, we should celebrate some meaningful foreign festivals because these festivals help us Chinese to know more about

34、the culture of different countries. I think we should love our own traditional festivals and never give them up. At the same time, why not try to introduce them to foreign countries?,How should We Treat Foreign Festival