In some countries, if you give a loud burp, you are told to say, “Excuse me, please.”

　　In many places people like to eat together. But in some parts of Polynesia it is bad manners to be seen eating together. People show good manners by turning their backs to others while they eat.

　　What are manners like in an East African town? People try not to see you. They are being polite. You may see a friend. He may not see you at all. If you are polite, you will sit down beside him. You will wait until he finishes what he is doing. Then he will talk to you.

　　Suppose you visit a friend in Arabia. You should walk behind the other tents until you come to his tent. If you pass in front of the other tents, you will be asked into each one. People will ask you to eat with them. And it is bad manners if you say no.

　　Manners are different all over the world. But it is good to know that all manners begin in the same way. People need ways to show that they want to be friends.

　　语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。不同时代、不同地域、不同国家有不同的礼仪，在某个地方得体的礼仪未必在另一个地方也适合。

　　8．People turn their backs to others while they eat in some places in ________.

　　A．Mongolia B．an East African town

　　C．Polynesia

　　D．Arabia

　　解析：选C　细节理解题。根据文章第六段中的“But in some parts of Polynesia it is bad manners to be seen ... while they eat.”可知，在波利尼西亚的部分地方，人们吃饭时背对他人被认为是有礼貌的。

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