American people like to say “Thank you” when others help them or say something kind to them. People

American people like to say “Thank you” when others help them or say something kind to them. People of many countries do so, too. It is a very good habit(习惯).

You should say “Thank you” when someone passes you the salt on the table, when someone walking ahead of you keeps the door open for you, when someone says you have done your work well, or you have bought a nice thing, or your city is very beautiful. “Thank you” is used not only between friends, but also between parents and children, brothers and sisters.

“Excuse me” is another short sentence they use. When you hear someone say so behind you, you know that somebody wants to walk past you without touching you. It’s not polite to break others when they are talking. If you want to speak to one of them, say, “Excuse me” first, and then begin talking. You should also do so when you begin to cough or make any noise before others.

Let’s learn to say “Thank you” and “Excuse me”.

【1】You should say “Thank you” when ________.

A. you say something kind to others

B. you help others

C. someone helps you

D. you need others to help you

【2】From the passage we know “Thank you” is________.

A. widely used in the world

B. used more often than “Excuse me”

C. used only by Americans

D. used only between friends

【3】You should say “Excuse me” if you want to _________.

A. speak to others B. help others

C. walk past someone D. A and C

【4】When you are going to ask someone to tell you the way, you should say “_________”.

A. Thank you B. That’s very kind of you

C. Excuse me D. I’m sorry

【5】.This passage mainly tells us the way ____________.

A. to be happy B. to be polite

C. to help others D. to learn from Americans

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】

这篇短文中作者主要针对日常生活中的两句常用语“Thank you”和“Excuse me”来说明礼貌待人的问题，意在提醒我们任何时候都要举止礼貌。

【1】C细节理解题：从第一段的句子：American people like to say ‘Thank you ’or say something kind when others help them．可知当有人帮你的时候，要说“谢谢”，选C

【2】A细节理解题：从第一段的句子：People of many countries do so，too．可知Thank you在全世界都在用，选A

【3】D判断理解题。从第三题的句子：When you hear someone says‘Excuse me’behind you， you know that someone wants to walk past you without touching you．和You should also do so when you begin to cough or make any noise before others．可知ABC都对，选D。

【4】C细节理解题：从第三段的句子：If you want to speak to one of them。say‘Excuse me’first，and then begin talking．可知要想问路先说“Excuse me”，选C

【5】B推理判断题：从最后一段的句子：Let’s learn to say‘Thank you’and‘Excuse me’．可知文章是告诉我们礼貌的方式。选B