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Do you know that different countries have different cultures? How can we deal with them? Here are some messages about more cultures in other countries that you may be interested in.
Taking off your shoes or not
It's bad manners to take off your shoes at the door of a London dinner party. But in Asia if you don't take off your shoes before entering a home, you are not polite enough.
What you should do instead: If you see a row of shoes at the door, take off your shoes. If not, keep the shoes on.
Talking over dinner
In some countries, like Japan, don't start talking while everyone else is having dinner. You'll meet with silence—not because your group is unfriendly, but because mealtime is for eating, not talking. Also don't talk in places like churches in Europe.
What you should do instead: Keep quiet!
Knowing your right from your left
Some cultures in Africa and the Middle East still like to eat in traditional ways—using their hands. When people eat in this way, food is often offered for several people to share at the same time. That is why it's important to wash your hands before eating. While eating, you have to follow the rule: Eat with your right hand, and use your left hand to do other things. Another rule to remember: Eat the food that's closest to you.
What you should do instead: Follow the others and use your right hand. Even children who are left-handed in this culture are taught to eat with their right hands. If you really can't, explain yourself to others before you eat.
根据短文内容，回答问题。(每题答案不超过10个词)
1. Is it good manners to take off your shoes at the door of a London dinner party?
2. Why do Japanese people keep silent while eating?
3. What is important in Africa and the Middle East before eating?
4. How many rules should you remember while eating in Africa?
5. What foreign culture interests you most?
Taking off your shoes or not
It's bad manners to take off your shoes at the door of a London dinner party. But in Asia if you don't take off your shoes before entering a home, you are not polite enough.
What you should do instead: If you see a row of shoes at the door, take off your shoes. If not, keep the shoes on.
Talking over dinner
In some countries, like Japan, don't start talking while everyone else is having dinner. You'll meet with silence—not because your group is unfriendly, but because mealtime is for eating, not talking. Also don't talk in places like churches in Europe.
What you should do instead: Keep quiet!
Knowing your right from your left
Some cultures in Africa and the Middle East still like to eat in traditional ways—using their hands. When people eat in this way, food is often offered for several people to share at the same time. That is why it's important to wash your hands before eating. While eating, you have to follow the rule: Eat with your right hand, and use your left hand to do other things. Another rule to remember: Eat the food that's closest to you.
What you should do instead: Follow the others and use your right hand. Even children who are left-handed in this culture are taught to eat with their right hands. If you really can't, explain yourself to others before you eat.
根据短文内容，回答问题。(每题答案不超过10个词)
1. Is it good manners to take off your shoes at the door of a London dinner party?
No，it isn't.
2. Why do Japanese people keep silent while eating?
Because they think mealtime is for eating，not talking.
3. What is important in Africa and the Middle East before eating?
Washing hands. /To wash hands.
4. How many rules should you remember while eating in Africa?
Two.
5. What foreign culture interests you most?
African hand-eating culture interests me most.（答案不唯一，言之有理即可）
答案
八、1. No，it isn't. 2. Because they think mealtime is for eating，not talking. 3. Washing hands. /To wash hands. 4. Two. 5. African hand-eating culture interests me most.（答案不唯一，言之有理即可）
解析
【分析】
这是一篇介绍不同国家文化礼仪的阅读问答题，解题时优先根据题干关键词定位到原文对应段落，提取匹配的关键信息，同时注意每题答案不超过10个词的要求：第1题定位伦敦晚宴相关内容直接判断正误；第2题定位日本用餐习俗找对应原因；第3题定位非洲中东用餐内容找饭前要求；第4题统计当地用餐规则数量；第5题为开放题，结合自身认知表述合理即可。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第二段第一句："It's bad manners to take off your shoes at the door of a London dinner party"，可知在伦敦晚宴门口脱鞋是不礼貌的，直接给出否定回答。
2. 定位原文第四段内容，明确日本人用餐时保持沉默是因为他们认为用餐时间是用来吃饭而非交谈的，提取对应原因即可。
3. 定位原文第六段"That is why it's important to wash your hands before eating"，直接提取核心信息。
4. 统计原文第六段给出的用餐规则：①用右手进食，左手做其他事；②吃离自己最近的食物，共2条规则。
5. 该题为开放性问题，表述符合文化相关内容、语法正确即可。
【答案】
1. No, it isn't.
2. Because they think mealtime is for eating, not talking.
3. Washing hands. / To wash hands.
4. Two.
5. African hand-eating culture interests me most.（答案不唯一，言之有理即可）
【知识点】
阅读细节定位；跨文化交际常识；疑问句简答规范
【点评】
本题属于文化类基础阅读题，绝大多数题目都可以直接从原文定位得到答案，既考察了学生快速抓取文本关键信息的能力，也科普了不同国家的礼仪差异，引导学生建立尊重多元文化的意识，最后一道开放题也给了学生自主发挥的空间。
【难度系数】
0.8
这是一篇介绍不同国家文化礼仪的阅读问答题，解题时优先根据题干关键词定位到原文对应段落，提取匹配的关键信息，同时注意每题答案不超过10个词的要求：第1题定位伦敦晚宴相关内容直接判断正误；第2题定位日本用餐习俗找对应原因；第3题定位非洲中东用餐内容找饭前要求；第4题统计当地用餐规则数量；第5题为开放题，结合自身认知表述合理即可。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第二段第一句："It's bad manners to take off your shoes at the door of a London dinner party"，可知在伦敦晚宴门口脱鞋是不礼貌的，直接给出否定回答。
2. 定位原文第四段内容，明确日本人用餐时保持沉默是因为他们认为用餐时间是用来吃饭而非交谈的，提取对应原因即可。
3. 定位原文第六段"That is why it's important to wash your hands before eating"，直接提取核心信息。
4. 统计原文第六段给出的用餐规则：①用右手进食，左手做其他事；②吃离自己最近的食物，共2条规则。
5. 该题为开放性问题，表述符合文化相关内容、语法正确即可。
【答案】
1. No, it isn't.
2. Because they think mealtime is for eating, not talking.
3. Washing hands. / To wash hands.
4. Two.
5. African hand-eating culture interests me most.（答案不唯一，言之有理即可）
【知识点】
阅读细节定位；跨文化交际常识；疑问句简答规范
【点评】
本题属于文化类基础阅读题，绝大多数题目都可以直接从原文定位得到答案，既考察了学生快速抓取文本关键信息的能力，也科普了不同国家的礼仪差异，引导学生建立尊重多元文化的意识，最后一道开放题也给了学生自主发挥的空间。
【难度系数】
0.8
