五、完形填空
Nowadays, more and more Chinese people like to visit other countries. Before 1. to the countries, we must not only 2. the weather but also understand the table manners of the people in these countries.
It is 3. to understand the table manners in these countries. People in different countries do things in 4. ways. 5. we don’t understand some table manners, sometimes we may be misunderstood.
Something is 6. in one country but may be quite impolite in another. For example, in Britain, people will think you are impolite to lift your bowl to your 7. when you are having some liquid food. But it’s different in China. And in Japan you don’t need to worry about making 8. while you are having food. Because it shows that you’re enjoying food. But people in Britain think 9. bad manners. If you are having a visit in Mongolia, what manners do they wish you to have? They wish you to have a loud “burp” after you finish eating. They think burping shows that you 10. the food.
In Britain, you shouldn’t 11. your hands on the table when you’re having a meal. In Mexico, however, guests may keep their hands on the table 12. a meal. In Arab countries you must be very careful with your hands. You mustn’t eat with your 13. hand. Because Arabs think it is very 14. manners to eat with the left hand. Do as the locals do. So when you are in other countries, you should watch 15. and follow them.
()1. A. eating
B. discussing
C. travelling
D. listing
()2. A. know about
B. eat up
C. worry about
D. share with
()3. A. silent
B. nervous
C. lonely
D. necessary
()4. A. same
B. different
C. high
D. quick
()5. A. If
B. So
C. As
D. However
()6. A. bad
B. useful
C. terrible
D. polite
()7. A. mouth
B. nose
C. ears
D. eyes
()8. A. faces
B. noises
C. mistakes
D. friends
()9. A. them
B. her
C. it
D. him
()10. A. like
B. touch
C. set
D. regret
()11. A. give
B. take
C. bring
D. put
()12. A. during
B. for
C. before
D. after
()13. A. right
B. left
C. front
D. back
()14. A. different
B. important
C. good
D. bad
()15. A. finally
B. finely
C. successfully
D. carefully

五、1—5 CADBA 6—10 DABCA 11—15 DABDD

【解析】
1. 第1空：根据前文“visit other countries”可知，此处指去这些国家旅行，故选C.travelling。
2. 第2空：结合语境，去国外前要了解天气，know about意为“了解”，符合题意，故选A。
3. 第3空：了解这些国家的餐桌礼仪是必要的，necessary意为“必要的”，故选D。
4. 第4空：不同国家的人做事方式不同，different意为“不同的”，故选B。
5. 第5空：此处是条件状语从句，if意为“如果”，符合逻辑，故选A。
6. 第6空：根据后文“but may be quite impolite in another”可知，此处指在一个国家是礼貌的行为，polite意为“礼貌的”，故选D。
7. 第7空：吃流食时把碗举到嘴边，mouth意为“嘴”，故选A。
8. 第8空：结合后文，日本吃饭时制造噪音没关系，noises意为“噪音”，故选B。
9. 第9空：此处指代前面的“making noises”，用it作形式宾语，故选C。
10. 第10空：打嗝表明你喜欢食物，like意为“喜欢”，故选A。
11. 第11空：英国吃饭时不能把手放在桌子上，put意为“放置”，故选D。
12. 第12空：墨西哥吃饭期间可以把手放桌上，during意为“在……期间”，故选A。
13. 第13空：阿拉伯国家不能用左手吃饭，left意为“左边的”，故选B。
14. 第14空：用左手吃饭在阿拉伯国家是不好的礼仪，bad意为“坏的”，故选D。
15. 第15空：在国外要仔细观察当地人的做法，carefully意为“仔细地”，故选D。
【答案】
1—5 CADBA 6—10 DABCA 11—15 DABDD
【知识点】
1. 完形填空语境理解
2. 词汇辨析
3. 跨文化礼仪常识
【点评】
这篇完形填空围绕不同国家的餐桌礼仪展开，考查学生对语境的理解能力和词汇辨析能力，同时渗透了跨文化礼仪知识，提醒学生在出国旅行时要入乡随俗。
【难度系数】
0.6