中西文化差异练习题
1） and are students. A. You, I, he B. I, you, he C. He, you I D. You, he, I 2） will attend our meeting. A. Wang Uncle B. Uncle Wang C. Mr Wang D. Wang comade
3）A foreigner’s full name is John Henry Brown. We usually call him . A. Mr John B. Mr Henry C. Mr Brown D. Mr John Brown
4）When you leave your friends home at midnight, you had better say . A. Good midnight B. good evening C. good night D. good-bye
5）When you write a letter to your father in English, you had better call,“ Father”. A. Respectable B. Beloved C. Dear D. Loving
6）When you write an envelope to a foreigner in English, you had better write the address of the name first on corner. A. receiver’s, left B. writer’s, right C. receiver’s, right D. writer’s, left 7） can have a kiss.
A. Sweet-hearts B. Friends
C. Colleagues（同事） D. Husband and wife
8）When you want to talk with a foreigner, you had better begin it with_____ . A. his name, age, salary, family B. his going C. weather D. current events(时事)
9）When someone is in hospital, you had better ________ . A. do nothing B. send him a bunch of flowers C. see him very often D. do something for him
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10）When you are invited to dinner party at 6:00, you had better arrive at ______ .
A. 5:30 B. 6:00 C. 5:45 D. 6:10
11）When you have dinner at your friend’s home, you had better eat _____ with _____ . A. little politely, sticks B. much noisily, knives
C. best dishes happily, hands only
D. up all the dishes without noise，forks and knives
12）When you have stayed at your guest’s home for several days and want to leave, you had better .
A. send hostess a bunch of flowers B. say good-bye to all the family members C. ask them to visit your family D. say nothing and do nothing
13）When you want to call on somebody, you had better . A. go quickly B. prepare something C. go there earlier
D. call him up first and reach an agreement
14）When you receive something from a foreigner, you had better______. A. accept it B. refuse to accept it C. return it to him D. buy something in return
15）When you see a friend of yours，you haven’t seen for years, you had better say you look________.
A. very old B. much older C. very young D. the same as ever
16）On the wedding day, people send all the presents to____ home and the bride(新娘) is in ______.
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A. bridegroom’s (新郎) red B. bride’s white C. their parents’, green D. their new, yellow
17）There are lots of dishes on the table. They are delicious. But you say to the foreigners.“Sorry, there aren’t many dishes. They are not nice.” When the foreigners hear this, they will feel________.
A. happy B. angry C. strange D. unhappy
18）When you come to your guest’s home, the hostess asks you to sit down, you had better________.
A、say “thanks” and sit down quickly B. say nothing and sit down quickly C. stand up for a while D. stand talking with the hostess
19）When you call on somebody, you had better stay at his home for_______. A. as long as you like B. one or two hours C. 20 or 30 minutes D. a short while
20) When you want to go to W.C at your guest’s home, you had better stand up and say “______” or _______”
A. where the W.C is …“I don’t know it” B. Excuse me, “where the W.C is” C. Excuse me, rub your hands(搓搓手) D. Excuse me, “something wrong with me”
21)The foreigners usually ask the guests to have dinner at _______. A. home B. a shop C. a restaurant D. a dining room
22) The foreigners usually let _____do something first. A. the old B. the young C. the sick D. the ladies
23）______is the happiest festival（节日）for the Westerners every year. A. Thanks Giving(感恩节) B. Easter（复活节） C. Christmas D. New Year’s Day
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24）Foreigners usually shake hands with each other for_____for_____. A. at most half a minute, the first time B. a long time, every time
C. at least one minute, the first two times D. a few seconds, several times
25）_______like to move from place to place very often. A. British people B. Americans C. All the westerners D. All the white people
26）Foreigners usually have______between 5 and 6 in the afternoon. A. last lunch B. early supper C. afternoon tea D. high tea
27）________students usually find a ______job to do in order to get money for their college tuition.
A. All the foreign, full-time B. British, full-time C. American, part-time D. All the foreign, part-time
28）Foreign gentlemen never wear_______at home. A. a hat or a cap B. a ring or a watch C. working clothes D. gloves(手套) and glasses 29）The British weather is_______. A. very hot B. very cold C. warm D. changeable
30）The young couple（年轻夫妇）usually have their wedding at_____ and celebrate their wedding day______. A. home, every two years B. restaurant, every 10 years C. church, every year
D. a club（俱乐部）every 11 years
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31）The desk in offices are from each other. A.chinese far B.chinese close C.American far D.American close
32）In ，the guest should jacket or coat(外套)when he (she)arrives at the host home on a cold day.
A.America, wear B.Britain, take off C.America, take off D.China, take off
33） teachers can sit on the desk having their teaching work. A.British B.Chinese C.American D.Japanese
34）Gentrally, people like family. A.Chinese, nuclear B.British, nuclear C.American,extended D.American, nuclear 35） old people usually feel . A.British, lonely B.Chinese, lonely C.Russian, lonely D.American, lonely
36）Compared with each other, people are more hospitable. A.American B.British
C .Chinese D. American and British
37） people usually have of cards, like business cards and private, communicative cards. A.American, two kinds B.Chinese, two kinds C.British, two kinds
D.American,British, Chinese,One kind
38）Chinese people like to say \you eaten?\,when they meet. This shows they have enough to eat before liberation. British people like to say “Nice day, isn't it? ” ,when they meet. This shows the British. weather is . A.didn't , fine B.didn't, changeable C,did, fine D.did, changeable
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