二、(2025·徐州市邳州市期中)完形填空。(每小题 1 分，共 15 分)
We have already known that the same thing will have
1 meanings in different cultures. Here I have more.
Chinese people
2 say “Thank you” to family members or close friends. It is thought that you are not
3 enough to them or that you treat them as strangers if you say “Thank you” to them. But in the Western world, “Thank you” is one of the most used
4. Teachers will thank a student for
5 a question. A wife will thank her
6 for washing the dishes. A mother will thank her son for passing a plate. “Thank you” in the eyes of
7 people means gratitude or appreciation.
Value is about
8 people imagine or regard something. It actually reflects the way people think. What people think of dragons is a typical(典型的)
9. Dragons are thought of
10 the symbol of the Chinese nation. But in the West, people think of dragons as monsters. Most of the time, dragons
11 evil and bad things.
12 difference is about meanings of colour we feel. Chinese people
13 red to blue but westerners do the opposite.
14 red means luck in China, Chinese often use red to decorate their houses at festivals. But red stands for blood and revolutions in the West. So red is regarded as a(n)
15 colour in the West. Western people think blue represents peace.
(
)1. A. same
B. formal
C. different
D. common
(
)2. A. sometimes
B. seldom
C. often
D. always
(
)3. A. close
B. honest
C. clever
D. kind
(
)4. A. expressions
B. word
C. sports
D. language
(
)5. A. having
B. asking
C. answering
D. showing
(
)6. A. teacher
B. mother
C. son
D. husband
(
)7. A. Chinese
B. Japanese
C. Western
D. Eastern
(
)8. A. what
B. how
C. why
D. which
(
)9. A. story
B. idea
C. example
D. way
(
)10. A. as
B. for
C. like
D. with
(
)11. A. stand for
B. ask for
C. pay for
D. look for
(
)12. A. Other
B. The other
C. Others
D. Another
(
)13. A. like
B. prefer
C. hate
D. enjoy
(
)14. A. But
B. So
C. However
D. Because
(
)15. A. lucky
B. warm
C. cold
D. unlucky
