You’regoingtoaforeigner’sparty.Youmustbeexcitedaboutit.Waitaminute!Doyouknowwhatkindofgiftyoucansendtoyourforeignfriends?Herearesometips.Insomewesterncountriessomegifts

Question

You’re going to a foreigner’s party. You must be excited about it. Wait a minute! Do you know what kind of gift you can send to your foreign friends? Here are some tips.

  In some western countries some gifts like kites chopsticks or an erhu may be people’s favorites.

  Use beautiful paper to wrap the gifts. Remember not to use white black or brown paper.

  For Japanese gifts like tea or pens are nice. They don’t like big gifts.

  For Frenchmen gifts like candy perfume ( 香水 ) ， wine or books are perfect.

  British people and Americans like flowers wine and chocolate and you can relax and take it easily at their parties.
      In Arab countries it’s not polite to send a gift to someone when you meet him or her for the first time. Isn’t that interesting? You can give a gift when you meet a second time.

1. In some western countries _______ may be people’s favorite gift(s).

                                

A.                B.                C.                D.

2. What does the underlined word “wrap” mean in Chinese?

A. 装饰            B. 衬托            C. 捆绑            D. 包裹

3. According to the passage tea is a good gift for _______.

A. Japanese         B. Frenchmen       C. Americans       D. British people

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. In some western countries an erhu is not a good gift.

B. It’s not a good idea to send flowers to an American girl.

C. People from different countries have different favorite gifts.

D. In Arab countries we should send a gift to everyone we meet.

5. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Some tips about the kind of gift we can send to our foreign friends.

B. Some ideas about how to make friends with people from other countries.

C. Some kinds of parties to celebrate one’s birthday.

D. Some popular gifts for American people.

Answer 1

1. B   由文中 In some western countries some gifts like kites chopsticks or an erhu may be

   people’s favorites. 可知 B 项符合题意。

2. D   由此词所在句的 Use beautiful paper （用漂亮的纸）可知应是包裹礼物，故选 D 。

3. A   由文中 For Japanese gifts like tea or pens are nice. 可知对于日本人来说，茶是很好的

   礼物，故选 A 。

4. C   由文中 In some western countries some gifts like kites chopsticks or an erhu may be

   people’s favorites.
A 项错误；由文中 British people and Americans like flowers wine and

   chocolate and you can relax and take it easily at their parties. 可知 B 项错误；通读全文可知，

   不同国家的人，喜欢的礼物也不同，故 C 项说法正确；由文中 In Arab countries it’s not polite

   to send a gift to someone when you meet him or her for the first time. 可知 D 项说法错误。

5. A   由第一段中 Do you know what kind of gift you can send to your foreign friends? Here

   are some tips. 可知答案。