AkuapemisintheeasternpartofGhana.Thesunthereshinesallthetime.Thelocalpeopleareveryfriendlyandhospitable(好客的).Nowlet’shavealookathowAkuapempeoplereceiveavisitor.
AvisitorisoftenwelcomedwarmlyinafamilyofAkuapem.Afterthevisitoriswelcomedintothehouseheisofferedaseatandwaterattheverybeginningbecausethehostassumesthatthevisitormusthavecomefromaverylongjourneyandneedwater.Ifthereisagroupofvisitorsthehostwillgreetthevisitorsfromrighttoleft.AndthehostshakesonlywithhisrighthandbecauseAkuapempeoplethinkthelefthandisnotclean.
Nextthevisitorisaskedhowhisjourneywasandwhyhehascome.Whiletheconversationisgoingonthewifeandthechildrenespeciallygirlsarepreparingfoodforthevisitor.Thevisitorcanchoosehisfavoritefood.Afterthevisitorfinisheseatingthehostandthevisitorgoonwiththeirconversation.Usuallythisisshortonebecausethevisitorisgettingreadytosaygoodbye.
Whenthevisitorisleavingheisoftengivensomefood.Heisalsoaccompanied(陪伴)byoneofthechildrentotheneareststation.Thechildwhoaccompaniesthevisitorwillnotcomebackhomeuntilthevisitorleavessafely.
WhetherheisaclosefriendorjustastrangerthisisalwayshowfriendlyAkuapempeoplereceiveavisitor.
小题1:Theunderlinedword“assumes”hereprobablymeans“ ”.A.thinksB.remembers.C.disagreesD.follows小题2:WhichofthefollowingisTRUEtothepassage?A.Thehosttalkslittlewiththevisitor.B.Thechildaccompaniesthevisitortothegateofthehouse.C.Thehostoffersthevisitoraseatonly.D.Thevisitortakessomefoodwithhimwhenheleaves.小题3:FromthepassageweknowthatAkuapempeopleare .A.noisyB.friendlyC.impoliteD.quiet