Question

How Americans eat is funny.They eat almost everything with fork. But how to use the fork is very important .When you have dinner with Americans ,if you hold a knife in your right hand longer than a few seconds they will think you have the bad table manners (礼貌)。

If you must use the knife ,you should take the fork in your left hand,and cut with it in your right hand.Then you put the knife down,take the fork with your right hand,and then put the food in your mouth .This is clearly funny,but it’s good manners in America.

You will see there is alaways one knife and two forks on the table. when you visit your American friends.The out fork is for the dinner. The inside fork is for the desserts.the knife is for cutting meat.the spoon by your dessert is for coffee.

根据短文判断正误，正确的用T 错误的用F (10分)

1.It is bad manners to hold a knife in your left hand longer than a few seconds.

2.Americans only use knives while eating .

3.The out knife is for coffee.

4.It is good manners to cut food with a knife in your right hand and put it in your mouth with fork in your right hand

5.The inside fork is for dinner .

Answer

1.F

2.F

3.F

4.T

5.F

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要描述了在美国餐桌上如何使用刀和叉的问题，错误的用法在美国会被认为是不礼貌的，另外在美国餐桌的刀和叉是各有用处的。

1.根据if you hold a knife in your right hand longer than a few seconds they will think you have the bad table manners (礼貌)。可知本句表示错误。

2.根据If you must use the knife ,you should take the fork in your left hand,可知本句表述错误。

3.根据The out fork is for the dinner.可知本句表述错误。

4.根据短文第二段描述可知本句表述正确。

5.根据The inside fork is for the desserts.可知本句表述错误。

考点：关于美国餐桌文化的说明文