Whenyoucough(咳嗽)orsneezepleaseturnyourheadawayfromothersandcoveryourmouthwiththefullpartofyourhand.Afterwardsyoushouldsay"Excuseme."ThisisaruleIsetformystudents.Itissosimplebutma
Whenyoucough(咳嗽)orsneezepleaseturnyourheadawayfromothersandcoveryourmouthwiththefullpartofyourhand.Afterwardsyoushouldsay"Excuseme."ThisisaruleIsetformystudents.
Itissosimplebutmanykidshaveneverbeentoldtodothis.InfactInoticeadultscoughandsneezeinpublicwithoutputtingahandoverthemouth.IhatetravelingbyundergroundinNewYorkduringcoldandflu(流感)seasonbecauseitiscertainthatsomeoneisgoingtostandrightbehindmeandcoughorsneezeonmyneck.
OneimportantthingIpointouttothekidsisthataftertheysneezeorcoughontheirhandtheyshouldwashtheirhandsassoonaspossible.Otherwisetheywillbepassingthosegermsalongtoeverythingandeveryonetheytouch.
InordertohelpthestudentsrememberthisruleItellthemaboutanoldstory.Itsaysthatwhenyousneezeevilspiritsjumpintoyourbody.Ifyoudon'tcoveryourmouththespiritswillenterbutifyoucoveryourmouthyouwillkeepthemoutWesay"Godblessyou"whensomeonesneezesandinGermany(德国)youshouldsay"Gesundheit".Thatmeans"Goodhealthtoyou."Bothexpressionsaresaidthatifyoudidn'tcoveryourmouthintimeandthespiritswereabletoenteryourbody.Thekidslovefindingouttheorigins(起源)oftheseexpressionsanditencouragethemtoputtheadvicetousemoreoften.
1.Thewriterofthisarticlemustbe_______.
A.areporter B.ateacher C.adoctor D.anofficer
2.Whatdoestheunderlineword'this"mean?
A.Don'tcoughorsneezeinfrontofpeople.
B.Don'tstandbesidesomeonewhocoughsorsneezes.
C.Manypeoplecoughorsneezeontheundergroundtrain.
D.Coveryourmouthwhencoughingorsneezingandsaysorry.
3.Aftercoughingorsneezingontheirhandstudentsareadvisedto_______.
A.say"Godblessyou"
B.washtheirhandsassoonaspossible
C.gotoseeadoctorassoonaspossible
D.gohomeandhaveagoodrest
4.Accordingtothearticlethewriterwouldlikethekids_______.
A.tobepolitetoadults B.tobeinb