Sometimes,whatyouusetoeatwithmaycausetroubleinanothercountry.LucCagadoc,7,isinGrade2inaschoolinMontreal(蒙特利尔),Canada.Whilehavinglunchonedaylastmonth,Cagadocwaspunishedbyhisteacher.AccordingtoCagadoc,itwasbecausehe“atewithaspoonandfork,insteadofaknifeandfork,likemostCanadians”.Cagadocwasmadetoeatalone.CagadocandhisfamilymovedtoCanadafromthePhilippines(菲律宾)in1999.Hismothersaysitisnormalforpeopletheretoeatwithaforkandspoon.Shetalkedtotheschoolprincipal.ButtheprincipalsaidthepunishmentwasrightbecauseCagadocwas“eatinglikeapig”.Soon,manyFilipinosinCanadaheardaboutthisstorythroughe-mails.Theywereangry.“Weconsiderthistobeabiginsult(侮辱)totheFilipinoculture,”saidGilbertAsuque,anofficialfromtheFilipinoEmbassy(大使馆)inOttawa.InManila,someFilipinosshowedtheirangerinfrontoftheCanadianEmbassy.Theyheldupcardsthatread,“Respectculturaldiversity(尊重文化的多样性)”and“Weeatwithspoonsandareproudofit”.ButtheschoolsaysthatitpunishedCagadocbecauseofthewayheate,notwhatheusedtoeatwith.Thepunishmentwas“innowayaimedattheculturalpracticesof(Filipino)people”.Earlierthismonth,CanadianAmbassador(大使)tothePhilippinesPeterSutherlandsaidthatthecasewasunusualanddoesn’thappenoften.Filipinosmakeupthethirdlargestgroupofimmigrants(移民)inCanada,afterpeoplefromChinaandIndia.About400,000Filipino-Canadiansliveinthecountry.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“punish”meaninthepassage?A.侮辱B.点名C.惩罚D.诋毁7.Cagadocthinkshewaspunishedbecause__________.A.hewastedtoomuchfoodB.hedidn’tlikethefoodC.heusedthewronghandD.heusedaspoonandfork8.Theschoolthinksit’srighttopunishCagadocbecause__________.A.heusedaspoonandforkB.hedidn’thavegoodtablemannersC.hecamefromanothercountryD.hedidn’tspeakEnglishwell9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofthepassage?A.Filipinosusuallyeatwithaspoonandfork.B.Thepunishmentwasnotatalltocorrecttheculturalpracticesofpeople.C.FilipinosarethethirdlargestgroupofimmigrantsinCanada.D.Canadiansdon’trespectculturaldiversity.10.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Spooncausestrouble.B.Differenttablemanners.C.Whatpeopleusetoeatwith.D.DoastheRomansdo.参考答案：CDBDA
