三、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Dear Laura，
Thanks for your message. I’d like 1. (share) my experience as an exchange student in Colombia with you. It helps me realize there is always something different to learn in life.
One day，I 2. (invite) to a Colombian friend’s home for dinner. I had to run all the way 3. I was afraid of being late. Surprisingly，as I 4. (get) to her home out of breath，I found nobody minded whether I was late or not. Now I know Colombians think the time with their family and friends is 5. (valuable) than anything else. They are known 6. this special idea of time all around the world.
However，people around the world deal with the same thing 7. (different). Several days later，my deskmate asked me to have dinner with him at noon. I arrived about fifteen 8. (minute) late and was shocked to see a mad face. All of 9. sudden，I remembered he was from Switzerland，and for Swiss，being on time is a must.
So you see：when in Rome，do as the Romans do. Is it interesting? I guess we are supposed to understand these differences by 10. (experience) them ourselves.
Yours，
Lin Yue

1. to share 2. was invited 3. because 4. got 5. more valuable 6. for 7. differently 8. minutes 9. a 10. experiencing

【分析】
本题为英语语法填空题，需结合语境、固定搭配、语法规则逐一分析每个空：1空考查固定搭配；2空考查过去时被动语态；3空考查原因连词；4空考查一般过去时；5空考查形容词比较级；6空考查固定介词搭配；7空考查副词修饰动词；8空考查名词复数；9空考查固定短语；10空考查介词后接动名词。
【解析】
1. 固定搭配would like to do sth，意为“想要做某事”，故填to share；
2. 主语I与动词invite是被动关系，且描述过去发生的事，用一般过去时被动语态，故填was invited；
3. 前后句是因果关系，表“因为怕迟到”，用连词because，故填because；
4. 整个故事叙述过去的经历，用一般过去时，get的过去式为got，故填got；
5. 句中出现than，需用形容词比较级，valuable是多音节词，比较级为more valuable，故填more valuable；
6. 固定搭配be known for，意为“因……而闻名”，故填for；
7. 此处修饰动词短语deal with，需用副词，different的副词形式是differently，故填differently；
8. fifteen后接可数名词复数，minute的复数为minutes，故填minutes；
9. 固定短语all of a sudden，意为“突然”，故填a；
10. by是介词，后接动名词，experience的动名词形式是experiencing，故填experiencing。
【答案】
1. to share 2. was invited 3. because 4. got 5. more valuable 6. for 7. differently 8. minutes 9. a 10. experiencing
【知识点】
固定搭配、动词时态语态、形容词比较级
【点评】
本题为基础英语语法填空题，考查核心语法规则与常用固定搭配，需结合语境分析词性和形式，难度适中，适合初中或高中低年级学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.6

四、阅读理解。〔人与社会——跨文化沟通〕
For many foreigners，Chinese are the best hosts and the worst guests in the world. In fact，they’re not really bad guests，because the guest-host relationship in China is quite different from that in Western countries.
In China，guests are almost like gods. Whenever I enter a Chinese person’s home，there is always fruit on the table，and someone is quick to bring me a cup of tea or water. In the West，the guest is not a god. Acting according to the host’s way of doing things is usual behaviour for a guest.
My wife’s mother doesn’t smoke. When I see some of her guests smoking in her house，as a non-smoker，I feel unhappy. Usually I want to stop them，but I must know that to be a good host in China，she must not do that. In America，if you are a guest，and the hosts are not smokers，you should not smoke in their house. At least，you should ask，“Is it OK if I smoke?” But don’t be surprised if they say，“No，you can’t smoke.”
Guests in China also have some special habits. Some Western people may not adapt to these habits very soon. Luckily，my wife is Chinese. Whenever we visit a Chinese family，she tells me to buy them a gift. However，giving a gift to the host is not always needed in my country. So if you invite foreign guests to your home，don’t be too surprised if they don’t bring you a gift. And if Western hosts invite you to their home，try not to be too surprised if their style of treating you is not what you have expected.
() 1. When a Western guest visits a Chinese family，he often .
A. buys some fruit
B. feels welcome
C. carries a cup of tea
D. buys flowers
() 2. If the guest wants to smoke in the writer’s house，the writer will probably say，“”
A. Sorry，you can’t smoke here.
B. It’s good if you smoke here.
C. Let’s smoke together.
D. I don’t know.
() 3. Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 4?
A. Foreigners should learn more from Chinese.
B. It’s necessary to give a gift if we visit a Western family.
C. Chinese have more habits than people in other countries.
D. Bringing a gift when visiting a host is popular in China.
() 4. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Foreigners should learn from Chinese.
B. People should understand cultural differences.
C. Hosts must do things in the guests’ way.
D. Chinese should learn from foreigners.

1~4. BADB

【分析】
首先通读全文，明确文章围绕中西方主客关系的文化差异展开；逐题定位原文对应段落，结合细节内容和主旨判断选项：第1题需找中国家庭对西方客人的态度，第2题结合作者身份（美国人）和原文美国的待客规则判断，第3题定位第4段关于礼物的描述，第4题归纳全文主旨。
【解析】
1. 第1题：定位第2段，文中提到中国客人像上帝，进门有水果、茶招待，说明客人很受欢迎。A项是主人准备水果（非客人买），C项是主人端茶（非客人带），D项未提及，故选B。
2. 第2题：定位第3段，作者是美国人，美国客人在不抽烟的主人家需询问，若主人不允许则不能抽；作者作为非烟民，会拒绝客人抽烟，故选A。
3. 第3题：定位第4段，文中提到“Whenever we visit a Chinese family，she tells me to buy them a gift”，说明中国做客带礼物是常见的，而西方不一定需要。A项未提及，B项与原文相反，C项未比较习惯数量，故选D。
4. 第4题：全文通过中西方主客行为的对比，核心是说明文化存在差异，需理解差异。A、D项片面，C项不符合原文，故选B。
【答案】
BADB
【知识点】
跨文化沟通、阅读理解
【点评】
本题为跨文化主题的英语阅读理解，侧重考察细节定位和主旨归纳能力，需准确把握中西方文化差异的核心内容，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5