单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,天骄出品,必属精品,第三模块 中考话题及读写训练,14,Culture and Customs,（文化习俗）,有礼貌的,polite,没礼貌的,impolite,粗鲁的,rude,西方的,western,中国的,Chinese,主人,host,习惯,habit,餐桌礼仪,table,manner,不同于,different,from,全世界的人,people all over the world,不同的国家有不同的风俗文化。,Different countries have different customs and,culture.,Step 1.Lets write from memory.(,默写,),customs,风俗,culture,文化,manner,举止,hospitality,好客,uncomfortable,不舒适的,tap,敲,respect,尊敬,guest/customer,客人,cultural differences,文化的不同,teapot,茶壶,apologize,道歉,Step 1.Lets write from memory.(,默写,),阅读理解和完形填空中常见词汇：,When my family moved 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.Unluckily,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 how 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 happened 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 couple heard my reason,they understood that the problem was caused by,Step 2.Lets do reading comprehension.(,阅读理解,),cultural differences,so they laughed and were no longer angry.,In my village in China,people are 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 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 keep 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 them to feel they had failed to stay young.I had told them something they didnt want to hear.,After that,I changed the way I had been with older people.It is not that I dont respect them any more;I still respect them,but now I dont show my feelings through words.,By Jack,()1,Jack brought the couple their food very fast because _.,A.the manager asked him to do so,B.he respected the elderly,C.the couple wanted him to do so,D.he wanted more pay,()2,When Jack called the couple“elderly”,they became _.,A.nervous B.satisfied C.unhappyD.excited,()3,In Jacks hometown,_.,A.many people reach the age of seventy or eighty,B.people are proud of being old,C.people dislike being called“old”,D.the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants,()4,After this experience,Jack _.,A.lost his job in the restaurant,B.made friends with the couple,C.no longer respected the elderly,D.changed his way with older people,()5,Which of the following is TRUE?,A.The more 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 experience,Jack learned more about,American culture.,Step 3.Lets 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 of 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 their,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,put,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,（茶壶嘴）,of the teapot is not facing anyone.It is,6,.The spout should always be directed to where,7,is sitting,usually just towards from the table.,Dont tap on your bowl,8,your chopsticks.Beggars tap on their 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 someones home,the cook may not like it if you,do this.,so,food,impolite,nobody,with,slowly,Step 4.Lets read and write.(,读写综合,),A,信息归纳：请阅读下面短文，完成表格。,Christmas or the Spring Festival?,I believe that many people may have such a question in mindWill Christmas replace the Spring Festival 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