八上Module7拓展阅读Lookingback:LiMing’sfirstimpressionoflifeintheUK.RememberLimingMingfromChinawhocametostudyintheUK?He'sbeenherefornearlytwoyearsnow.Buthe'llneverforgethisfirstfewweeksoflivinginadifferentcountry.TheFoodInChina,I'lleatalmostanything.IrememberthefirstfoodItastedatschoolinEngland.Wehadthissoupandittastedofnothingatall.InChina,ourfoodisquitesalty,butit'sthesaltthatmakesittastenice.Afriendpersuadedmetotrysomecheeseandbiscuits.Ithoughtbiscuitswerethesameas"cookies"inAmericabutIwaswrong.Again,thebiscuitstastedofnothingatallandthecheesewasreallysour.IntroductionInChinawhenyoumeetsomeoneforthefirsttime,yousometimesshakehands.Iwassosurprisedwhenmyfriend'smothergavemeakisswhenIlefthishouse.IfeltembarrassedandIknowIwentveryred.TransportWhenIwanttogoanywhereinChina,Ijusttakemybicycle.HereinEngland,Ihavetogetabuseverywhere。It'sreallyconfusingbecausebusesdon'tstopautomaticallyliketheydoinBeijing.Youhavetoputyourhandout,ringthebellorpressthesignalbutton.SocialisingIrememberwhenIwentroundtoafriend'shouseandIwantedtosaythankyoutohismother.InChina,weoftengivepeoplecakesaspresents.Theboy'smotherstaredatthecake.ShewastryingtobepolitebutIknewitwasthewrongpresenttotake.InEngland,acakeismoreoftengivenonsomeone'sbirthday.WordBank:1soupn.汤2saltyadj.咸的3persuadev.说服，劝说4cheesen.奶酪5biscuitsn.饼干6cookien.(美国)小甜饼7souradj.酸的8shakehands握手9confusev.使迷惑10automaticallyadv.自动地Exercises1.Matchthewordswithitscorrectmeaninginthetext.persuadewithoutyouhavingtodoanythingconfusingdifficulttounderstandautomaticallytalkinto(doingsomething)2.Answerthefollowingquestionsbriefly.(1)WhatwasthefirstfoodLiMingtastedatschoolintheUK?________________________________________________________(2)HowdidLiMingfeelwhenhisfriend’smothergavehimakiss?________________________________________________________(3)WhatdoyouhavetodoifyouwanttostopabusinEnglandtogetonoroff?________________________________________________________(4)Whydidtheboy’smotherstareatthecake?________________________________________________________
