通识培训 初中综合阅读花开的美丽季节
话题1 跨文化交际
Passage 1
People in different countries have different ways of doing things. Something polite in one country may be quite impolite in another country. Do you know how they have dinner in the following countries?
The Japane diet is always plain and simple, and the dinner often leaves people a n of not being full. If you t up the dinner in the morning, a glass of milk and a hot dog are enough. At noon, maybe a little bit richer. (A)总体来说，晚餐是最丰富的. There is rice and vegetable soup, and the most (B) key thing is that wine could only be included at night in Japan.
Vodka is Russia's wine, and the Russians just put vodka as a (C) sign for dinner, becau no matter who ts up the dinner, vodka can't be misd. During the dinner, the Russian pe
ople hold a glass of vodka. The first cup is usually drunk together.
Singaporeans eat their dinner very cautiously, and (D) they will not invite guests if they have unknown each other. And Singapore's government officials can't accept the dinner invitation of sociability(社交), or (E) they will be punished.
1. 在文中找出两个描述日本饮食的形容词：_______；_______
2. 将文中画线部分（A）译成英语：________________
3. 写出文中画线部分(B)和（C）的近义词或同义词：_______；_______
4. 将文中画线部分（D）改写为they will _______invite guests _______ they have known each other.
5. 文中画线部分（E）指代的是：_______
Passage 2
You may have heard that Elizabeth Ⅱ, the Queen of Britain, recently celebrated her 70th wedding anniversary(结婚纪念日) with her husband, Prince Philip. That’s right—the two have been married for 70 years!
In the United States and Britain, 70th wedding anniversaries are (A)______ as“platinum anniversaries(铂金婚)”. In fact, there are many different terms that are ud to describe different marriage lengths. For example, celebrating the first year of marriage is known as a “paper anniversary”. Fifty years of marriage marks a “gold anniversary”. And the term“diamond（钻石）anniversary” is ud (B)________ describe a marriage that has lasted for 60 years.
(C)People in different countries have their own ways of celebrating wedding anniversaries. In the US, people give gifts to couples when they reach certain years of their marriage. The first year anniversary is marked by giving the couple a clock. If a couple reaches their 10th anniversary, they can expect to receive diamond jewelry(珠宝). And (D)兼职英文they can get musical instruments when they reach their 24th anniversary.
In Canada and the US, couples can even receive special congratulations from world leaders on certain anniversaries. In Canada, couples can receive a message from the country’s governor general(总督) on their 50th anniversary, and on every fifth anniversary after that. In the US, the president(总统) himlf will nd (E) a greeting to couples who reach their 50th anniversary and for every anniversary after that.
(F) 它会是多么酷啊to get a letter from the president！ Or (G)perhaps the truly cool thing is celebrating such a long life full of love and happiness with your special someone.
1. 静心在文中肉丝面（A）和（B）的空白处分别填入适当的单词：_________;___________
2. 将文中划线部分（C）改写为：People in different countries have their own ways _______ ________ anniversaries.
携程携程网3. 文中划线部分（D）指代的是：______________
4. 写出文中划线部分(E)和（G）的同义词或近义词：__________;_________
5. 将文中划线部分（F）译成英语：_______________
Passage 3
Before my visit to the United States during summer vacation, all that I knew about the United States was that it is a large and developed country. (A)但是旅途中最吸引我的是很多指示牌. There are not only some signs warning us not to do things, as we e in China, but also some other special signs.
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(B)At Yellowstone National Park, different signs were everywhere. “Don’t feed the animals,” “Don’t play with wild animals,” “Don’t catch the fish,” etc. The signs really show us the American people’s respect for life and nature. To keep the ecological balance（生态平衡), (C)they try to protect most of their forests and bodies of water. They try to (D)______ all kinds of living creatures.
(E)______ kind of special sign is the epitaphs（墓志铭）on tombstones（墓碑）. I saw many (F)funnyYaST epitaphs near the Great Canyon in Arizona. “In a bloom, on a tee, in wit & love that sing—look for me”; “In loving memory Joe Yurok ‘Big Daddy from your family”; “Heaven is a little clor when you are on the lake.” The words show relatives’ or friend
s’ great (G)wishes and memories of the dead, with a little n of humor as well.
During my vacation in the US, I was busy reading the signs. To some degree, I might say that the US is a “kingdom of signs”. Do you agree?
1. 将文中画线部分（A）译成英语：________________
2. 将文中画线部分（B）改写为：Different signs were ______ and ______at Yellowstone National Park.
3. 文中画线部分（C）指代的是：___________
4. 在文中（D）和（E）的空白处分别填入适当的单词：_______；_______
5. 写出文中画线部分（F）和（G）的近义词或同义词: ______ ; _______
话题2 教育引导
