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Sometimes, what you use to eat with may cause trouble in another country.
　　Luc Cagadoc, 7, is in Grade 2 in a school in Montreal (蒙特利尔), Canada. While having lunch one day last month, Cagadoc was punished by his teacher. According to Cagadoc, it was because he “ate with a spoon and fork, instead of a knife and fork, like most Canadians”.Cagadoc was made to eat alone.
　　Cagadoc and his family moved to Canada from the Philippines (菲律宾) in 1999. His mother says it is normal for people there to eat with a fork and spoon. She talked to the school principal. But the principal said the punishment was right because Cagadoc was “eating like a pig”.
　　Soon, many Filipinos in Canada heard about this story through e-mails. They were angry. “We consider this to be a big insult (侮辱) to the Filipino culture,” said Gilbert Asuque, an official from the Filipino Embassy (大使馆) in Ottawa.
　　In Manila, some Filipinos showed their anger in front of the Canadian Embassy. They held up cards that read, “Respect cultural diversity (尊重文化的多样性)” and “We eat with spoons and are proud of it”.
　　But the school says that it punished Cagadoc because of the way he ate, not what he used to eat with. The punishment was “in no way aimed at the cultural practices of (Filipino) people”.
　　Earlier this month, Canadian Ambassador (大使) to the Philippines Peter Sutherland said that the case was unusual and doesn’t happen often.
　　Filipinos make up the third largest group of immigrants (移民) in Canada, after people from China and India. About 400,000 Filipino- Canadians live in the country.
　6. What does the underlined word “punish” mean in the passage?
　　 A. 侮辱 B. 点名 C. 惩罚 D. 诋毁
　7. Cagadoc thinks he was punished because __________.
　　 A. he wasted too much food
　　 B. he didn’t like the food
　　 C. he used the wrong hand
　　 D. he used a spoon and fork
　8. The school thinks it’s right to punish Cagadoc because __________.
　　 A. he used a spoon and fork
　　 B. he didn’t have good table manners
　　 C. he came from another country
　　 D. he didn’t speak English well
　9. Which of the following is NOT true of the passage?
　　 A. Filipinos usually eat with a spoon and fork.
　　 B. The punishment was not at all to correct the cultural practices of people.
　　 C. Filipinos are the third largest group of immigrants in Canada.
　　 D. Canadians don’t respect cultural diversity.
　10. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Spoon causes trouble.
　　 B. Different table manners.
　　 C. What people use to eat with.
　　 D. Do as the Romans do.
参考答案：CDBDA