Question

Do as the Romans Do

The customs in different countries are rather different. If I have dinner with a Chinese host, he always puts more food onto my plates as soon as I have emptied it. That often discomforts me greatly. I have to eat the food even if I don’t want to, because it is considered bad manners in the West to leave one’s food on the plate. I have already noticed that when a Chinese sits at an American’s dinner party, he very often refuses the offer of food or drink though he is in fact still hungry or thirsty. This might be good manners in China, but it is not in the West at all. In the United States, it is impolite to keep asking someone again and again or insist on his accepting something. Americans have a direct way of speaking. If they want something, they will ask for it. If not, they will say, “No, thanks.” When an American is fed with beer by the host, for example, he might say, “No, thanks. I’ll take some diet, Pepsi-Cola（百事可乐）if you have it. ”That is what an American will do. So when you go to the United States, you had better remember the famous saying: When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

1.From the passage, we can know that the Chinese are usually ________ to the guests.

A. very hot          B. rude

C. impolite           D. cold

2.When a foreigner has dinner with a Chinese host, he often feels _______.

A. pleasant           B. uncomfortable

C. satisfied          D. happy

3.Why does a Chinese often refuse the offer of food or drink at a dinner party?

A. He has had enough.

B. He is shy.

C. He is afraid that others will laugh at him.

D. He thinks it’s polite to do that.

4.When an American wants something to eat or drink at a dinner, he will _______.

A. ask for it boldly

B. refuse the offer

C. ask for it directly

D. express himself indirectly

5.“When in Rome, do as the Romans do “means “________”.

A. When you got to Rome, you should act as the Romans do

B. When you stay in Rome, you should do as the Romans do

C. When you are in a new country, you should do as the locals do

D. Romans can be an example for you

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：不同国家的风俗习惯是相当不同的。本文介绍了西方国家与中国风俗习惯的不同之处，中国人非常好客，总是让别人吃东西，哪怕是客人吃饱了。一个中国人席间不去要食品和饮料，是因为他认为这样做不礼貌。美国人想要什么，他们会主动提出。所以当你去美国，你最好记住这句名言:入乡随俗。

1.A细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“If I have dinner with a Chinese host, he always puts more food onto my plates as soon as I have emptied it.” 如果我与中国主人一起，他总是把我的盘子夹上更多的菜只要我的盘子有空。说明答案为A。

2.B 细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“That often discomforts me greatly.” 这让我很不舒服。故答案为B。

3.D细节理解题。问题：为什么一个中国人常常在晚宴上拒绝提供的食物或饮料? 根据短文中的句子when a Chinese sits at an American’s dinner party, he very often refuses the offer of food or drink though he is in fact still hungry or thirsty. This might be good manners in China,可推断出，一个中国人席间不去要食品和饮料，是因为他认为这样做不礼貌。故答案为D。

4.C细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“Americans have a direct way of speaking. If they want something, they will ask for it.”可知，如果美国人想要什么，他们会主动提出。答案为C。

5.C句意理解题．本文介绍了西方国家与中国风俗习惯的不同之处，由此可判断出，谚语“When in Rome, do as the Romans do.”的意思是“入乡随俗”。答案为C。

考点：社会文化类短文阅读。