Question

When you hear Westerners say “Drop in anytime” or “Come and see me soon”, you should realize that it doesn’t mean you are welcome to come over to their house anytime. It’s wise to telephone before visiting someone.

Never accept an invitation unless you really plan to go. You may refuse by saying, “Thank you for inviting me, but I may not be able to come.” If you are unable to come after accepting the invitation, be sure to tell those who invite you in advance(提前) that you will not be there.

When you have accepted the invitation to a party or dinner, it is polite to bring small gifts with you, such as bottles of drink, flowers and chocolate. Sometimes Westerners may take you out to dinner in a restaurant and it does not necessarily mean that he is going to pay the bill at the end of the meal. He might want you to “go Dutch”, which means each person pays his own bill.

1.The best title(标题) for the passage is __________.

A. Drop in anytime    B. Come and see me soon

C. Invitation in Western countries    D. Westerners

2.When Westerners say “Drop in anytime” or “Come and see me soon”, it means _________.

A. you are welcome to visit them anytime

B. you are welcome to visit them, but you still need to call them before going to their house

C. they don’t want you to visit them

D. they will hold a party for you

3.If a Westerner invites you to go to his house, __________.

A. you may refuse if you don’t plan to go

B. you have to accept the invitation even if you don’t want to go

C. you can’t accept the invitation

D. and you accept the invitation, you must go

4.If you have accepted the invitation to a party or a dinner, you can bring some  __________ with you.

A. money    B. televisions    C. computers    D. cakes

5.The underlined words “go Dutch” means “__________” in Chinese.

A. 去荷兰    B. 去Dutch这家餐厅    C. 实行AA制    D. 请客

Answer

1. C

2. B

3. A

4. D

5. C

【解析】

这篇短文主要介绍了西方人的邀请作客的习俗。通过这篇文章我们了解到怎么接受和拒绝邀请，在参加派对或者晚宴时要带什么礼物等等。

1.标题归纳题。这篇短文主要介绍了西方人的邀请作客的习俗。A. Drop in anytime 随时来访； B. Come and see me soon快点来看望我吧；C. Invitation in Western countries 在西方国家的邀请； D. Westerners西方人。根据短文大意，故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据When you hear Westerners say “Drop in anytime” or “Come and see me soon”, you should realize that it doesn’t mean you are welcome to come over to their house anytime. It’s wise to telephone before visiting someone.可知当西方人说“Drop in anytime” 或 “Come and see me soon”并不意味着欢迎你随时拜访他们家，在拜访某人前打个电话是明智的。故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据Never accept an invitation unless you really plan to go. You may refuse by saying, “Thank you for inviting me, but I may not be able to come.”可知如果你没有计划去就不要接受邀请。你可以通过说“谢谢邀请，但是我不能来”来拒接，所以，A正确，BC不正确。根据If you are unable to come after accepting the invitation, be sure to tell those who invite you in advance(提前) that you will not be there.可知接受邀请后不能去，一定要告诉提前告知邀请者，所以D错误，故选A。

4.细节理解题。根据When you have accepted the invitation to a party or dinner, it is polite to bring small gifts with you, such as bottles of drink, flowers and chocolate.可知接受邀请参加聚会，带些如饮料，花，巧克力类的小礼物是礼貌的，在四个选项中cake属于小礼物，故选D。

5.词义猜测题。根据后文which means each person pays his own bill.那意味着每个人要为自己的账单付款，可以推测句意为：他可能是想要你AA制。故选C。