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3 custom They have the custom of playing cards on card tables in the middle of the street.他们有在大街正中央的牌桌上打牌的风俗。 (教材原句P58) 考点释义 发散思维 Social customs are greatly different from country to country. 各个国家的社会风俗很不相同。 I followed her into the Customs Building. 我跟着她走进了海关大楼。 活学巧用 用custom,habit,tradition填空: (1)There’s a in our office that when it’s somebody’s birthday, they bring in a cake for us all to share. (2)It is always embarrassing when you misunderstand the of other countries. (3)Many people,especially the teenagers,are still in the of writing sil- ly things in public places. (4)It’s a in China to have some tea or other drinks before the meal is served. 答案 (1)tradition 句意:我们办公室有一个惯例,谁过生日谁就带一个 蛋糕来和我们大家一起分享。 (2)customs 句意:在你误解了别的国家的风俗习惯时总是会让人感到很 尴尬。 (3)habit 句意:很多人,尤其是青少年还有在公共场合乱写愚蠢语言的习惯。 (4)custom 句意:在中国,正式上饭之前喝点茶或者饮料是一个风俗习惯。 4 population The Bai ethnic group has a population of around two million,90% of whom live in Yunnan.白族大约有二百万人口,其中90%居住在云南。 (教材原 句P65) 考点释义 The population of this city has risen by 15% in the last three years. 该市人口在过去的三年里增长了15%。 It is known to all that the US is about the same size as China,but its popula- tion is smaller. 众所周知,美国的面积和中国的差不多一样大,但是美国的人口少。 活学巧用 改错: (1)The city has a population of 20,000 people. (2)How many is the population of Japan? (3)The population of Shanghai is more than that of Jinan. 答案 (1)去掉people 这个句型中的people是多余的。 (2)把How many改为What 提问人口多少用what。 (3)把more改为larger 人口多少用large或small。 5 firm | 
