七、传统文化阅读表达。(2025·江苏南通月考)
阅读短文,回答短文后的五个问题。
Everyone loves receiving gifts, and across cultures, presents are an important way to show care and love. However, traditions are not the same in every country.
As a European living in China, I have seen some interesting differences. For example, while fruit and milk are common gifts here, in my culture, they might be a better choice when you are visiting someone in hospital.
When you get invited to a dinner party, a bottle of fine wine is a good gift. Still, it's best to check if your hosts drink wine in their daily life.
Europeans usually open their presents right away. It's also important to take off the price tag before giving gifts.
What can you do if you don't like your gift? In Spain, you still need to say you love the gift to avoid hurting the other person's feelings. But if they leave the receipt收据 inside the gift, which is a very common practice in Spain, you can just exchange it for something else.
Re-gifting is another good idea, as long as the present looks new. Jennifer Molski from Chicago has turned re-gifting into a nice project, collecting gifts people don't want for those in need, CBS News reported.
How the present looks is also important. However, by using wrapping paper for every present we buy, we produce a lot of waste. Many Germans use high-quality wrapping paper, but some of them are now choosing newspapers or maps to protect the environment.
Do Europeans give money as gifts? Yes. Polish couples, for example, often request cash at weddings to cover the cost of the venue and meals.
Finally, please remember: It's the thought that counts, not the size or the cost of the gift.
注:每题答案不超过5个单词。
1. Where does the writer come from?
2. What do most Europeans usually do after receiving presents?
3. Why do Spanish people leave the receipt inside the gift?
4. How do many Germans make their presents look important?
5. What do you think of re-gifting?
阅读短文,回答短文后的五个问题。
Everyone loves receiving gifts, and across cultures, presents are an important way to show care and love. However, traditions are not the same in every country.
As a European living in China, I have seen some interesting differences. For example, while fruit and milk are common gifts here, in my culture, they might be a better choice when you are visiting someone in hospital.
When you get invited to a dinner party, a bottle of fine wine is a good gift. Still, it's best to check if your hosts drink wine in their daily life.
Europeans usually open their presents right away. It's also important to take off the price tag before giving gifts.
What can you do if you don't like your gift? In Spain, you still need to say you love the gift to avoid hurting the other person's feelings. But if they leave the receipt收据 inside the gift, which is a very common practice in Spain, you can just exchange it for something else.
Re-gifting is another good idea, as long as the present looks new. Jennifer Molski from Chicago has turned re-gifting into a nice project, collecting gifts people don't want for those in need, CBS News reported.
How the present looks is also important. However, by using wrapping paper for every present we buy, we produce a lot of waste. Many Germans use high-quality wrapping paper, but some of them are now choosing newspapers or maps to protect the environment.
Do Europeans give money as gifts? Yes. Polish couples, for example, often request cash at weddings to cover the cost of the venue and meals.
Finally, please remember: It's the thought that counts, not the size or the cost of the gift.
注:每题答案不超过5个单词。
1. Where does the writer come from?
Europe.
2. What do most Europeans usually do after receiving presents?
Open the presents right away.
3. Why do Spanish people leave the receipt inside the gift?
For exchanging unwanted gifts.
4. How do many Germans make their presents look important?
Use high-quality wrapping paper.
5. What do you think of re-gifting?
A good and useful idea.(言之有理即可)
答案：1. Europe.
2. Open the presents right away.
3. For exchanging unwanted gifts.
4. Use high-quality wrapping paper.
5. A good and useful idea.(言之有理即可)
2. Open the presents right away.
3. For exchanging unwanted gifts.
4. Use high-quality wrapping paper.
5. A good and useful idea.(言之有理即可)
解析：
【分析】
这是一道文化类英语阅读简答题，题干明确要求每题答案不超过5个单词，解题时首先要带着每个问题的核心关键词回到原文精准定位对应语句，直接提取符合要求的内容即可，开放类小题结合常识给出合理的短表述就行，全程要注意控制答案的字数，不要超出5个单词的限制。比如第一题找作者来源，直接定位到作者自称旅居中国的欧洲人，直接得出答案；其余细节题都能在原文找到原句对应，筛选出符合字数要求的内容就可以。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第二段首句"As a European living in China"，可知作者来自欧洲，符合字数要求的答案为Europe。
2. 定位原文第四段首句"Europeans usually open their presents right away"，提取欧洲人收到礼物后的行为，得到对应答案。
3. 定位原文第五段内容，提到礼物里放收据的话收到礼物的人可以兑换成其他物品，整理得到符合字数要求的答案。
4. 定位原文第七段"Many Germans use high-quality wrapping paper"，提取对应行为得到答案。
5. 本题为开放性试题，表述合理且不超过5个单词即可，给出符合要求的示例答案。
【答案】
1. Europe.
2. Open the presents right away.
3. For exchanging unwanted gifts.
4. Use high-quality wrapping paper.
5. A good and useful idea.(言之有理即可)
【知识点】
英语阅读细节查找，跨文化交际常识，阅读简答规范
【点评】
本题结合不同国家的送礼文化设置考点，既考察学生快速定位阅读细节的能力，也能帮助学生了解不同地区的文化差异，大部分答案都可以直接从原文提取，仅需要注意严格遵守题干给出的答案不超过5个单词的字数限制，开放题作答灵活，难度较低。
【难度系数】
0.8
这是一道文化类英语阅读简答题，题干明确要求每题答案不超过5个单词，解题时首先要带着每个问题的核心关键词回到原文精准定位对应语句，直接提取符合要求的内容即可，开放类小题结合常识给出合理的短表述就行，全程要注意控制答案的字数，不要超出5个单词的限制。比如第一题找作者来源，直接定位到作者自称旅居中国的欧洲人，直接得出答案；其余细节题都能在原文找到原句对应，筛选出符合字数要求的内容就可以。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第二段首句"As a European living in China"，可知作者来自欧洲，符合字数要求的答案为Europe。
2. 定位原文第四段首句"Europeans usually open their presents right away"，提取欧洲人收到礼物后的行为，得到对应答案。
3. 定位原文第五段内容，提到礼物里放收据的话收到礼物的人可以兑换成其他物品，整理得到符合字数要求的答案。
4. 定位原文第七段"Many Germans use high-quality wrapping paper"，提取对应行为得到答案。
5. 本题为开放性试题，表述合理且不超过5个单词即可，给出符合要求的示例答案。
【答案】
1. Europe.
2. Open the presents right away.
3. For exchanging unwanted gifts.
4. Use high-quality wrapping paper.
5. A good and useful idea.(言之有理即可)
【知识点】
英语阅读细节查找，跨文化交际常识，阅读简答规范
【点评】
本题结合不同国家的送礼文化设置考点，既考察学生快速定位阅读细节的能力，也能帮助学生了解不同地区的文化差异，大部分答案都可以直接从原文提取，仅需要注意严格遵守题干给出的答案不超过5个单词的字数限制，开放题作答灵活，难度较低。
【难度系数】
0.8