Here I must put in a few words about my experience here in China. If I have ___1___ with a Chinese host, he always presses___2___ food onto my plate as soon as I have emptied the previous helping. That often makes me ___3___ very awkward(尷尬的). I have to eat the food even if I don’t ___4___ it, because it is considered ___5___ manners in the West to ___6___ one’s food on the plate. I have also ___7___ that when a Chinese sits at an American’s dinner party, he very often ___8___ the offer of food or drink though he is in fact still hungry or ___9___. This might be good manners in China, but it is certainly ___10___ in the West. In the United States, it is ___11___ to keep asking someone again and again or press something on him. Americans are very ___12___. If they want something, they will ask for it. If not, they will say, “___13___.” Here’s an example: When an American is offered ___14___ by the host, and he doesn’t feel like beer, he will probably say,
“No, thanks. I just don’t feel like it. I’ll ___15___ some diet Pepsi-Cola if you have it.” That is___16___an American will do. ___17___ are taught that “Honesty is the best policy”. But in some countries, courtesy(禮貌) might be more important than ___18___. So when I am here in China, I have to observe the ___19___ here. But when you go to ___20___, you had better “do as the Romans do”.(www.yygrammar.com)
1. A. trouble B. dinner C. words D. difficulty
2. A. more B. much C. enough D. little
3. A. think B. taste C. feel D. smell
4. A. eat B. like C. drink D. help
5. A. important B. bad C. polite D. rude
6. A. take B. leave C. forget D. pass
7. A. noticed B. minded C. heard D. informed
8. A. accepts B. refuses C. nods D. gives
9. A. thirsty B. angry C. happy D. full
10. A. so B. kind C. not D. right
11. A. impolite B. good C. kind D. sad
12. A. honest B. direct C. short D. kind
13. A. I’m sorry B. Yes, I want C. No, thanks D. Yes, please
14. A. food B. beer C. coffee D. tea
15. A. bring B. offer C. like D. take
16. A. that B. what C. whether D. how
17. A. Englishmen B. Frenchmen C. Americans D. Australians
18. A. manners B. honesty C. request D. order
19. A. customs B. habits C. action D. ways
20. A. China B. Rome C. the United States D. the United Nations
【答案與解析】
本文說(shuō)的是中美風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣問(wèn)題。首先說(shuō)的是“我”在中國(guó)的經(jīng)歷,對(duì)中國(guó)主人“勸飯”的做法不理解,有時(shí)覺(jué)得很尷尬;接著又通過(guò)在宴會(huì)上的例子說(shuō)明在中國(guó)和美國(guó)什么做法是禮貌的,并說(shuō)要“入鄉(xiāng)隨俗”。
1. B。從后面的 he always presses ___2___ food onto my plate… 等來(lái)看,此處說(shuō)的是吃飯時(shí)的禮節(jié)問(wèn)題,故用 dinner。
2. A。當(dāng)我在中國(guó)做客時(shí),主人總是在我吃完先前的食物時(shí)又強(qiáng)夾給我更多的食物。故用 more。
3. C。主人的這種做法讓我覺(jué)得很尷尬。在這里應(yīng)用系動(dòng)詞 feel。
4. B。3, 4, 5, 6 題應(yīng)結(jié)合起來(lái)考慮。根據(jù)西方人的觀點(diǎn),吃飯時(shí)應(yīng)把盤(pán)子中的食物都掉,否則就是不禮貌。因此,當(dāng)在中國(guó)吃飯時(shí),主人喜歡硬給客人盛飯菜,可客人即使不喜歡這些食物,也只好把它吃掉。
5. B。句意為:盡管我不喜歡,但我只好把它吃了,因?yàn)樵谖鞣桨咽澄锸A粼诒P(pán)子里被認(rèn)為是不禮貌的。
6. B。西方人認(rèn)為,把盤(pán)子里的飯吃干凈是禮貌的,而把飯剩留(leave)在盤(pán)子里則是不禮貌的。
7 A。從上下文可知,此處說(shuō)的是“我”在一個(gè)美國(guó)人舉行的宴會(huì)上所注意到(notice)的一個(gè)中國(guó)人的做法,即他經(jīng)常拒絕別人提供給他吃的食物或飲料,盡管他很餓或很渴。
8. B。根據(jù)中國(guó)人的習(xí)慣,在餐桌上常拒絕別人提供給他吃的食物和飲料,這是有禮貌的做法。
9. A。前面說(shuō)的是 food or drink,這里的 hungry 與 thirsty 才與之相對(duì)。
10. C。前面提到的“在飯桌上拒絕別人”的做法,在中國(guó)是有禮貌的,但這在西方確實(shí)是不禮貌的。…but it is certainly not in the West 為 …but it is certainly not good manners in the West 的省略句。
11. A。由上下文及常識(shí)可知,在美國(guó)不停地一遍遍地問(wèn)人家或把東西強(qiáng)加給他人是不禮貌的。
12. B。從下文的“如果他們想要東西,他們就要;如果不想要,就說(shuō)‘不,謝謝’”等,可推測(cè)這里說(shuō)的是美國(guó)人很“直接(direct)”。
13. C。從下文舉的例子來(lái)看,當(dāng)不想要某樣?xùn)|西時(shí),美國(guó)人常直接說(shuō)“No, thanks”。
14. B。從下句 and he doesn’t feel like beer… 可知要填 beer。
15. D。此句句意為“如果有 Pepsi-Cola 的話,就給我來(lái)點(diǎn)它吧”。take在這里有“喝”的意思。
16. B。前面舉例說(shuō)明美國(guó)人的一些做法,在此作簡(jiǎn)單的總結(jié),即“這就是美國(guó)人的做法”。 what 引導(dǎo)表語(yǔ)從句。
17. C。本文談?wù)摰木褪侵袊?guó)人與美國(guó)人在餐桌上的禮貌問(wèn)題,故此處應(yīng)為“美國(guó)人教的是‘誠(chéng)實(shí)是最好的策略’”。
18. B。前面雖說(shuō) Honesty is the best policy,但根據(jù) But 可知此處說(shuō)的是“在一些國(guó)家禮貌也許比誠(chéng)實(shí)更重要”。
19. A。本文談?wù)摰氖橇?xí)俗問(wèn)題,故用 customs
20. C作者是美國(guó)人,故此處說(shuō)的是“如果你到美國(guó),就最好‘入鄉(xiāng)隨俗’”。
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