Question

【題目】 There’s a saying, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” So when you eat Western food, do as the ______ do. Here are some things you may need to know about ______ together in the West.

In some Western countries, lunch is eaten later, always after midday, sometimes at one o’clock. Dinner is served around 7 pm or even later. In Spain it’s usual to have lunch at 3 pm and dinner at 10 pm!

At the ______ of a meal, the Chinese usually say “manman chi”. The French say “Bon appetit (祝你好胃口)”, and the Italians say “Buon appetite (請盡情享用)”. But there’s nothing similar to say in English! “Enjoy your meal” is usually only said by a waiter.

Chopsticks are used ______ people eat Chinese food. Knives and forks are used for most Western food. The fork is held in your left hand and the knife in your right, and the food is held with the fork and ______ with the knife. Americans often cut all their food first, and then put the fork in their right hand to eat it. Soup is eaten ______ a spoon. However, there is some food which can be eaten with your fingers, such as chicken legs, seafood, bread and cake.

During the meal, if you’re the ______, you’ll be invited to serve yourself (“Help yourself. ”). If you’re given something you don’t like, you can just ______, for example, “I’m sorry. I can’t eat this. ” No one will be ______. If you’re offered more food, but can’t eat any more, just say, “No, thanks. It was delicious, but I’ve had enough.”

It is sometimes difficult to know when the meal is over. If you’re invited to dinner by Western friends, you’ll know that you’re ______ to stay and talk around the dinner table long after the last dish is brought to the table, and it’s thought quite rude if you leave as soon as you finish eating.

The golden rule is: Watch the other people. Do as they do.

【1】A.WesternersB.ChineseC.foreignersD.Romans

【2】A.cookingB.shoppingC.eatingD.drinking

【3】A.endB.restC.middleD.start

【4】A.whenB.beforeC.afterD.as soon as

【5】A.eatenB.cutC.putD.picked

【6】A.inB.withC.byD.on

【7】A.friendB.waiterC.guestD.husband

【8】A.standB.leaveC.shoutD.say

【9】A.crossB.happyC.sickD.excited

【10】A.toldB.askedC.expectedD.compared

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【4】A

【5】B

【6】B

【7】C

【8】D

【9】A

【10】C

【解析】

本文介紹了人們在西方國家吃飯時的禮儀和注意事項，你在西方國家做客時，應做到入鄉(xiāng)隨俗。

【1】句意：所以當你吃西餐時，要像西方人一樣。

A. Westerners西方人，B. Chinese中國人，C. foreigners外國人，D. Romans羅馬人。根據(jù)前文的“When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” 可知，入鄉(xiāng)隨俗，因此在吃西餐，要像西方人一樣，故選A。

【2】句意：以下是關于在西方一起吃飯你可能需要知道的一些事情。

A. cooking烹飪，B. shopping購物，C. eating吃，D. drinking喝。根據(jù)后文的 “In some Western countries, lunch is eaten later, always after midday, sometimes at one o’clock.”可知，此處指的是吃飯，故選C。

【3】句意：在一頓飯的開始，中國人通常說“慢慢吃”。

A. end結尾，B. rest休息，C. middle中間，D. start開始，起點。根據(jù)“the Chinese usually say “manman chi””可知，中國人說“慢慢吃”應是在一頓飯開始的時候，故選D。

【4】句意：人們吃中餐時使用筷子。

A. when當……時候，B. before在……之前，C. after在……之后，D. as soon as一……就……。根據(jù)句意，在人們吃中餐的時候，使用筷子，故選A。

【5】句意：叉子在你的左手里，刀在你的右手里，食物用叉子拿，用刀切。

A. eaten吃，B. cut切，C. put放，D. picked撿。根據(jù)“with the knife”可知，用刀切食物，故選B。

【6】句意：用勺子喝湯。

A. in在……里，B. with和……一起，C. by通過，D. on在……上面。根據(jù)句意表示用勺子喝湯，表示使用某種工具，用介詞with，故選B。

【7】句意：在吃飯期間，如果你是客人，你將被邀請自己服務（請隨便吃）。

A. friend朋友，B. waiter服務員，C. guest客人，D. husband丈夫。根據(jù)“help yourself”可知，這是主人邀請客人吃飯時說的，你被邀請，表示你是客人，故選C。

【8】句意：如果別人給了你不喜歡的東西，你可以說:“對不起。我不能吃這個。”

A. stand站立，B. leave 離開，C. shout大喊，D. say說。根據(jù)“I’m sorry. I can’t eat this.”可知，此處表示說話的內(nèi)容，故選D。

【9】句意：沒有人會生氣的。

A. cross交叉的，生氣的，B. happy高興的，C. sick生病的，D. excited興奮的。根據(jù)上句可知，不想吃別人給的食物，就可以說“對不起。我不能吃這個。”這是西方餐桌上的禮儀，因此沒人會生氣，故選A。

【10】句意：如果你被西方朋友邀請去吃飯，你會知道，在最后一道菜上桌后很長一段時間里，大家都希望你留下來和他們聊天。

A. told告訴，B. asked詢問，C. expected期望，D. compared比較。根據(jù)后文的“and it’s thought quite rude if you leave as soon as you finish eating”可知，你吃完飯就走，這是不禮貌的，因此大家都希望你留下來和他們聊天。故選C。

這篇短文介紹了在西方國家吃飯時應注意的禮儀。文章主題明確，結構清晰，內(nèi)容貼近學生們的日常生活，比較容易理解。題型是完形填空，考查學生們在具體語境中運用語言的能力，綜合性較強。做題時，應先通讀短文，了解文意；然后根據(jù)上下文語境做題，注意空前后的搭配，并仔細辨析選項中單詞的意思和用法；最后將答案代入原文，再讀一遍，檢查答案是否正確。如第4小題，考查連詞辨析及語境。when當……時候；before在......之前；after在……之后；as soon as一……就……。根據(jù)文中語境可知，人們使用筷子應是在吃中餐的時候，故選A。