Question

We know the westerners like to plan for their time carefully in order to do all the things that are important to them. So if your American or English friend asks you to dinner, he usually invites you a week ahead. But if you really have no time and can’t go to the dinner, you can ring him to say sorry. The dinner is usually served at home, sometimes at a restaurant. You should get there on time, and don’t forget to put on your fine clothes. It is also a good idea to take some little presents to your friend, such as flowers, chocolates and so on. When you are at dinner, you should also observe some other customs. Here I’ll give you some dos and don’ts about them in the following:

1)  Don’t leave bones on the table or the floor. (You should put them on your plate with fingers.)

2)  Don’t use your bowl to drink soup, but use your spoon to help you instead,

3) Don’t talk with much food in your mouth.

4) Don’t ask others to have more wine. (This is quite different from that in China.)

5) After dinner, use your napkin to clean your mouth and hands.

6) Make sure small pieces of food are not left on your face.

Then after dinner, you can stay there a little time. And your friend will be pleased if you leave in half an hour or so. Next day, you had better ring him up to thank him for the good dinner.

1. If your American or English friend wants to invite you to dinner, he will invite you _____.

A. on the night before the dinner

B. on the day before the dinner

C. a week before the dinner

D. at the last moment

2.When you come to the dinner, you’d better_____.

A. get there a bit earlier

B. put on your usual clothes

C. take some presents like flowers, chocolates and so on

D. take your best friends with you

3.It would be impolite to______.

A. put bones on your plates with fingers

B. persuade others to drink more

C. drink soup with your spoon

D. make sure that there is nothing left on your face after dinner

4.Which of the following is not true?

A. After dinner, you’d better stay and talk with your friends for a long time to show your thanks.

B. You’d better ring your friend the next day to show your thanks.

C. After dinner, you’d better leave in half an hour.

D. After dinner, use napkin to clean you r mouth.

5.The best title for this passage would be_____.

A. Customs in England and America

B. Customs in the West

C. Living Customs in the West

D. Customs at Dinner Table in the West

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了在美国或英国吃饭时，你应该遵守的风俗习惯。

1.C考查细节理解。根据文章第一段中的if your American or English friend asks you to dinner, he usually invites you a week ahead.可知，如果美国人或是英国人请你吃饭，他通常提前一周邀请你，故选C项。

2.C 推断题。根据第一段提到It is also a good idea to take some little presents to your friend, such as flowers, chocolates and so on.给你的朋友带些礼物如鲜花，巧克力等等，这是个不错的好主意，故选C项。

3.B考查细节理解。根据文章中的Don't ask others to have more wine. (This is quite different from that in China.)可知，不要让别人多喝酒，这和中国不同，故选B项。

4.A考查细节理解。根据文章最后一段中的And your friend will be pleased if you leave in half an hour or so. 可知，半个小时后离开，你的朋友会很高兴。而不是呆很长的时间，故选A项。

5.D 主旨标题。文章介绍了在美国或英国吃饭时，你应该遵守的风俗习惯，故选D项

考点：文化类阅读。