Question

As I was leaving to meet Lynne，my roommate told me that I’d better take some money，but I didn’t listen to him. I thought that Lynne would pay because she had invited me.

I arrived at the restaurant exactly on time. I’d been told that Americans expect you to be on time. Lynne and I sat at a table in the corner of the restaurant and a waitress came and took our order. The dinner was a great success. I talked a lot about Saudi Arabia and Lynne told me all about herself. After two hours the waitress finally came and asked if we wanted one check or two. Lynne said two. We went to the cashier and Lynne paid her check. I was embarrassed (尴尬) when the cashier gave me my bill. I had no money to pay for my meal. Then I had an idea. I pretended to look for something in my pockets and said，“Oh！I forgot my money! Can I call my roommate，please？” The cashier showed me where the phone was and I quickly called my roommate.

In a few minutes he arrived with some money，but he couldn’t hide how he felt. He laughed all the way home.

Now，I think it’s funny too. But at the time I was terribly embarrassed. I thought that an invitation to have dinner meant the same thing in the United States as in my country. I guess you have to understand that your customs（习俗） are only your customs. When you visit a foreign country，you have to learn about their customs，too.

1.Customs can be ________in different countries according to this passage.

A．close to each other	B．entirely different
C．quite the same	D．very similar

2.The writer’s roommate advised the writer to take some money with him to________.

A．invite Lynne to dinner	B．pay for the table
C．share the cost of the meal	D．pay for the restaurant

3.The writer and Lynne________.

A．shared a successful dinner

B．had a talk for three hours

C．traveled to Saudi Arabia together

D．enjoyed their meal without talking

4.Why didn’t Lynne pay the check for the writer?

A．Because she thought it was natural for people to pay their own check.

B．Because she didn’t have the meal.

C．Because she wanted to embarrass the writer.

D．Because she didn’t have enough money with her.

5.The roommate laughed all the way home because the writer________.

A．was embarrassed when he couldn’t pay his breakfast

B．would not listen to him when he left the house

C．telephoned him to bring some books to him

D．hadn’t told Lynne the truth

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.A

5.B 

【解析】

试题分析：文章从作者和朋友出去吃饭不带钱，结果遭遇尴尬的事，得出结论各国的风俗是完全不一样的，要去了解。

1.推理题：从文章最后一段When you visit a foreign country，you have to learn about their customs，too.可知各国的风俗完全不同。选B

2.推理题：从第一段的句子：I thought that Lynne would pay because she had invited me.可知室友叫作者带钱是让他付自己那份钱。选C

3.细节题：从第二段的句子：The dinner was a great success.可知答案是A

4.推理题：从文章第二段的句子：Lynne said two.说明Lynne 认为自己付账很正常。选.A

5.推理题;从第一段和最后一段可知室友因为作者不听他的劝告而笑话他。选B 

考点：考查社会文化类短文