中北路中学

02-29-2012
Before Reading
1.What are the differences between Chinese and westerners when they meet for the first
time?
2.If you are invited to your friend’s place, what will you do?
While Reading
For the British, the home is a private place in which he or she goes to hide away from the troubles of life. It is very s 1 that one would be invited to a British person’s home. It is r 2 to knock on a person’s door if you are not invited. If you are
i 3 , don’t ask to see more than the downstairs that your British host invites you into. Never ask how much the house or any of the items in it c 4 .
To the American, most of them want their home to be a place where they can entertain (款待) and s 5 their lives with their friends. They may be delighted to give you a
f 6 tour of their houses. They may also be p 7 when you show your interest and pleasure in their houses.
Both British and American people will engage in quite a bit of chat and a drink or two before the meal is served. After the first mouthful, you should say how d 8 the food is and ask something about it. Remember, never eat with your mouth open and make very little n 9 while eating. It would be nice of you to help your host in any way. Maybe offer to pour some drinks or clear up a 10 the meal.
Ⅰ.What’s the main idea of the article?
Ⅱ. Fill in the blanks
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
Ⅲ. Listen and check your answers.
Ⅳ. Multiple-choice &T/F questions
1. If your British friend invites you to his home, you can .
A．see anything you like
B．ask how much his house is
C．ask the cost of any of the items in it
D．only see the downstairs that you are invited into
2. When you show your interest and pleasure in American people’s house, they may be .
A．angry B．happy C．sad D．worried
3. What does the underlined “engage in”mean in Chinese?
A．陷入B．参与C．回避D．限制
4. The home is a public place for the British. (T/F)
5. It is rude to knock on an American’s door if you are not invited. (T/F)
6. You are supposed to say “It was delicious” after eating up meals. (T/F)
After Reading
Read aloud then write down the useful phrases and expressions
KEY：
Before Reading （free discussion ）
While Reading
Ⅰ. Some manners on visiting British and American people’s home.
Ⅱ.Ⅲ. 1.seldom 2. rude 3. invited 4. cost 5. share
6. pleased
7. full
8. delicious
9. noise 10.after Ⅳ. 1. D 2.B 3.B
4. F 第一段“For the British, the home is a private place…”
5.F 第一段讲述British “It is rude to knock on a person’s door if you are
not invited”不是American.
6.F 第三段“After the first mouthful, you should say how delicious the food
is…”在吃完第一口就应该称赞食物的美味，不是吃完后才赞美。

After Reading （略）
武汉市中北路中学九年级英语组。