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回答问题(七)　人物故事+文化习俗A　[2019·长沙]IamCanadian.IstartedlearningFrenchwhenIwas10yearsold.Butmywholeexperiencewiththelanguagewasintheclassroom.Allofthatchanged,however,duringmylastsummerofhighschool.Asa17-year-oldgirl,Iflewacrossthecountrybymyselfforthefirsttime!IheadedforQuebectoliveintheprovincewithaFrench-speakinghostfamily,whodidn"tspeakanyEnglish.AndIwouldlearnFrenchatalocalschool.Onthefirstdayofschool,allofusstudentsweregivenatesttodetermine(测定)ourlanguagelevel.WewererequiredtospeakonlyFrenchallsummer.Imadeeveryefforttocommunicateonasecondlanguagebymakingnewfriends,seeingmoviesandevenorderingfoodfromrestaurantinFrench.ThoughIcouldn"tunderstandmostofitattheverybeginning,thewholeexperiencewasexcitingandrefreshing.　　Onweekends,myclassmatesandItooktripstodifferentplacesaroundtheprovince.Ononetrip,wewentwhalewatchingontheSt.LawrenceRiver.Eventhoughitwasraining,wecouldseehugewhalesswimmingaroundourboat.ThemostmemorablepartofourtripwasavisittohistoricQuebecCity.Iwalkedalongthestonestreets,tookpicturesoftheEuropean-style(欧式的)buildings,andlearnedsomestoriesthere.Finallymyeffortspaidoff!Attheendofthesummer,Iwasabletocommunicateprettywell.Icouldn"twaittogobacktoschoolandtalkwithmyFrenchteacher.Beingfullyimmersed(沉浸)inaFrench-speakingenvironmentwasavaluablelearningexperience.AnditcouldbethemainreasonformyimprovementinFrench.1.Whendidthewriterflyaloneforthefirsttime? 2.Howdidthelocalschooldeterminethestudents"languagelevel? 3.DidthewriterenjoytheexperienceofcommunicatingwithFrench?3  4.WhatdidthewriterthinkofthevisittohistoricQuebecCity? 5.Whatcouldbethemainreasonforthewriter"simprovementinFrench? BWeallknowthatBritainandtheUSaretwocountriesconnectedbyacommonlanguage.Butinfact,thedifferencesaremorefuntostudy,asBBCdidinarecentstorycalled8SituationsWhenBritonsBehaveDifferentlyfromAmericans.Wehavepickedoutfourforyou.Takealook.WhensomeoneknocksintoyouIfsomeonebumpsintoanAmerican,thevictim(受害者)willprobablylookattheaccidentalaggressor(冒失者)inthefaceandexpectanapology.If,however,thevictimhappenstobeBritish,thevictimwillsay“sorry”beforetheotherpersonsaysit.WhenyougetdressedfordinnerBritonsdon"tallchangeintoeveningdressesforsupperlikewhatyoumayhaveseeninpopularTVshows.Buttheydotrytomakeaneffortwhengoingoutfordinnersomewherenice.Americans,however,willprobablywearacommonshirttoanicerestaurant.Whenyoudon"tfinishyourfoodBritonswouldn"tthinktotaketheleftovershomewhendiningoutatarestaurant.Theythinkthefoodissomehow“tainted(污染的)”,becausethey"vestuckatitwithaknifeandfork.ButintheUS,packingituptotakehomeisacustom.WhenyougetintoataxiBritonswillgivethetaxidriveranaddress,thentheydon"tsayanythingwiththedriverbeforeit"stimetopay.Sometimesthey"rebeingtakeninawrongway,andtheydon"tliketosayanything,either.IntheUS,however,mostpassengerswilltellthedriverwhichwaytogoaftertellinghimorhertheaddress.1.Howmanysituationsdoesthepassageshowusaboutdifferentbehaviors?3  2.WhowillsaysorryfirstifsomeoneknocksintoaBriton,thevictimortheaggressor? 3.WhatwillAmericansprobablyweartoanicerestaurant? 4.WhydoBritonsthinktheleftoverfoodistainted? 5.WhenwillmostAmericanstellthedriverwhichwaytogoaftertheygetintothetaxi? 【参考答案】A　[主旨大意]本文讲述一个加拿大女孩学习法语的经历。1.Attheageof17.2.Bygivingthematest.3.Yes.4.Itwasthemostmemorablepartofthetrip.5.BeingfullyimmersedinaFrench-speakingenvironment.B　1.Four./4.2.Thevictim.3.Acommonshirt.4.Becausethey"vestuckatitwithaknifeandfork.5.Aftertellingthedrivertheaddress.3