Question

【題目】Complete the following passage with the words or phrase in the box. Each can only be used once.

A.misunderstanding B.strange C.unfriendly D.in all E.after all

What do you think of British people and American people? You might think that there are no differences between the people in the two countries.They speak the same language【1】,don’t they ? But if you ask a British or an American person, the differences are quite great.

What do British people think Americans are like? The British think Americans are very【2】.They make a lot of noise and they laugh too loudly. They are rich, and they only think about money. But the British really say that Americans are kind, friendly people. They are happy to help you if you are in trouble.

What do Americans think of the British? Well, they think the British are cold and very【3】.They are not interested in success or in making lots of money. They think Britain is the best country in the world. They look down upon other countries. But Americans say that the British are quite good workers. They are brave and honest. And in time of trouble they face difficulties happily.

You can see that these ideas can cause【4】between the British and Americans. But when American and British people become friends, they usually find things are not as bad as they expected.

A.take B.another C.bring D.cost E.the other

Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should not be upset if your English friends don't invite you home. It doesn't mean they don't like you.

Dinner parties usually start between 7 p. m. and 8 p. m. and end at about 11 p. m. Ask your hosts what time you should arrive. It's polite to 【5】 flowers，chocolates or a bottle of wine as a gift.

Usually the evening starts with drinks and snacks. If you want to be extra polite，say how much you like the room，or the pictures on the wall. But remember---it's not polite to ask how much the things 【6】.

In many families, the husband sits at one of the table and the wife sits at 【7】end. They eat with their guests(客人).

You'll probably start the meal with soup or something small, and then you'll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then dessert, followed by coffee. It's polite to finish everything on your plate and to 【8】more if you want it.

Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short "thank you" letter. British and American people like to say "thank you, thank you" all the time!

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【5】C

【6】D

【7】E

【8】A

【解析】

本文講述了英國人和美國人對彼此的看法。

【1】句意：他們畢竟說著同樣的語言，不是嗎？

根據(jù)句子結(jié)構(gòu)，空格處是修飾整個句子，用副詞。根據(jù)前文“What do you think of British people and American people? You might think that there are no differences between the people in the two countries”你怎么看英國人和美國人？你也許認(rèn)為這兩個國家的人是沒有區(qū)別的，可知，空格處句子要表達(dá)認(rèn)為這兩個國家沒有區(qū)別是因為畢竟他們說著同樣的語言，所以空格處用after all。故選E。

【2】句意：英國人會認(rèn)為美國人是什么樣的呢？英國人認(rèn)為美國人很奇怪。

空格處前are是系動詞，后接形容詞。根據(jù)下文“They make a lot of noise and they laugh too loudly. They are rich, and they only think about money”他們會制造噪音而且笑的很大聲。他們很富有，而且他們只想著錢，可知，英國人認(rèn)為美國人的行為是很奇怪的，所以空格處用strange。故選B。

【3】句意：美國人會認(rèn)為英國人是什么樣的呢？他們認(rèn)為英國人是非常冷酷和不友善的。

空格前and是并列關(guān)系連詞，and前cold是形容詞，所以空格處也要填寫形容詞。根據(jù)下文“They look down upon other countries”他們看不起其他國家，可推測，他們認(rèn)為英國人是不友好的，用形容詞unfriendly。故選C。

【4】句意：你看到的這些想法可能會引起美國人和英國人之間的誤會。

空格前cause是動詞，后接名詞作賓語。根據(jù)下文“But when American and British people become friends, they usually find things are not as bad as they expected”但是當(dāng)美國人和英國人成為朋友時，他們通常會發(fā)現(xiàn)事實不是他們所想的那么差，可知，以上所描述的想法可能會引起兩國人之間的誤解。故選A。

【5】句意：帶些花，巧克力或一瓶酒作為禮物是很禮貌的。

固定搭配it’s+形容詞+to do sth，所以空格處用動詞原形。根據(jù)前文講述的是參加晚宴的時間，可知是帶一些東西去參加晚宴，用動詞bring。故選C。

【6】句意：但是記住，詢問這些東西是多少錢是非常不禮貌的。

根據(jù)句子結(jié)構(gòu)，空格處所在句子是一個賓語從句，從句要用陳述句語序，從句中主語是the things，缺少謂語動詞，所以空格處是填寫動詞。固定搭配 sth cost sb +金錢，整段句子用的是一般現(xiàn)在時，主語是復(fù)數(shù)，所以空格處填cost。故選D。

【7】句意：在許多家庭里，丈夫坐在桌子的一邊，妻子坐在桌子的另外一邊。

根據(jù)“the husband sits at one of the table”丈夫坐在桌子的一邊，可知妻子是坐在另外一邊，固定搭配one …the other…。故選E。

【8】句意：吃完碟子中的食物是非常禮貌地，而且如果你想要可以拿更多。

and表示并列關(guān)系連詞，and前用的句式是it’s polite to do sth，and后也是用to do sth，所以空格處用動詞原形。根據(jù)文中“It's polite to finish everything on your plate”吃完碟子中所有的食物是很禮貌的，可知空格處后的more是指更多的食物，所以用動詞take符合句意。故選A。