二、阅读理解。
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Do you know Interna-
tional Chopsticks Day? For about one quarter of the world’s population, chopsticks are their eating tools for every meal. Just as Western children learn to use a knife and fork, many Asian children learn to use chopsticks, and they quickly become good at using them. To many Asian people, forks are an odd tool.
Chopsticks can be made of wood, bamboo, plastic, bone, fine china or metal. In China they are called kuaiz.
Chopsticks have been in use for over 5,000 years. However, forks were not used in England until 1611. Chopsticks originated(起源)in China, and are used in many Asian cultures. How their use was introduced to other
countries is not known.
Take part in International Chopsticks Day, and use chopsticks for all of your meals. You can eat any food with chopsticks on the day. To make the day really special, use chopsticks to eat a homemade Chinese dish. Have fun with chopsticks on the day. Make a game out of picking up peanuts or jelly beans(软心豆粒糖)with them.
Chopsticks manners:
Improper use of chopsticks is in poor taste, and can even be impolite or insulting(侮辱的).
Don’t stick chopsticks upright into your food. It’s an insult.
Don’t point at people with them.
Don’t suck or chew on the ends of your chopsticks.
1. What does the underlined word “odd” in Paragraph 1 mean? ()
A. Unusual. B. Usual. C. Expensive.
2. What is NOT mentioned that can be used to make chopsticks in the passage? ()
A. Wood. B. Bamboo. C. Paper.
3. What will people that take part in International Chopsticks Day do? ()
① Eat any food with chopsticks.
② Eat homemade Chinese dishes with chopsticks.
③ Eat Western food with a knife and fork.
④ Play a game out of picking up peanuts or jelly beans with chopsticks.
A. ①②③ B. ①②④ C. ②③④
4. What is NOT true about chopsticks manners? ()
A. We can’t point at others with them.
B. We can’t stick chopsticks upright into our food.
C. We can suck and chew on the ends of our chopsticks.

1.A 2.C 3.B 4.C