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：本文通过作者自己被邀请去吃饭，但是最后自己付了自己的那一份钱的亲身经历告诉我们不同的国家有不同的风俗习惯，我们要遵守这些不同的风俗。

1.B 推理题。根据文章最后一段内容可知在作者认为谁邀请朋友吃饭就应该由谁付钱。但是在美国实际的情况并非如此。原因就在于风俗习惯的差异。所以说在不同的国家，风俗是不一样的。故B正确。

2.C 细节题。根据文章1,2行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.说明他让我带钱给自己付账，故C正确。

3.A 细节题。根据文章第二段In a few minutes he arrived with some money，We went to the cashier and Lynne paid her check. I was embarrassed (尴尬) when the cashier gave me my bill. 可知我们是各自付自己的帐的，故A正确。

4.A 推理题。根据文章第2段第6行Lynne said two. We went to the cashier and Lynne paid her check.说明他直接付了自己的钱而没有付我的，这是他们的风俗习惯，各自付账。故A正确。

5.B 推理题。我的室友一直在笑是因为我没有听取他的建议，因为在文章第一段他就让我带钱，我却没有听取他的建议。故B正确。

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