Question

 If you are ever lucky to be invited to a formal dinner party in Paris,remember that the French have their own way of doing things，and that even your finest manners may not be " cor?rect" by French custom. For example, if you think showing up promptly at the time given on the invitation，armed with gifts of wine and roses，complimenting your hostess on her cooking， laughing heartily at the host's jokes and then leaping up to help the hostess will make you the perfect guest, think again.

Here Madame Nora Chabal, the marketing director of the Ritz Hotel in Paris,explained how it works.

The first duty of the guest is to respond to the invitation within 48 hours. And,the guest may not ask to bring a guest because the hostess has chosen her own.

Flowers sent in advance are the preferred gift. They may also be sent afterwards with a thank-you note. It is considered a very bad form to arrive with a gift of flowers in hand,there?by forcing the hostess to deal with finding a vase when she is too busy to do that. See,that's the logic！The type of flowers sent has a code of its own,too. One must never send chrysanthe?mums because they are considered too humble a flower for occasion. Carnations are considered bad luck,and calla lilies are too reminiscent(令人聯(lián)想) of funerals(葬禮) .A bouquet of red roses is a declaration of romantic intent. Don't send those unless you mean it,and never to a married hostess. And though the French love wine,you must never bring a bottle to a dinner party. Why,it's as if you feared your hosts would not have enough wine on hand,and that's an insult. You may,however, offer a box of chocolates which the hostess will pass after dinner with coffee.

If an invitation is for eight o'clock，the considerate guest arrives at 8 ： 15. Guests who arrive exactly on time or early are mere thoughtless ones who are not giving the hostess those last few minutes she needs to deal with details and crises. The "correct" guest arrives between 15 to 20 minutes after the hour because dinner will be served exactly 30 minutes past the time on the invi?tation.

(   ) 1. According to Madame Nora Chabal, which of the following is polite?

   A.Offering a box of chocolate to the hostess.

   B.Holding a gift of flowers in hand when you arrive at the host's home.

   C.Taking a bottle of wine to a dinner party.

   D.Bringing a friend with you to go to the host's home together.

(   ) 2. The underlined word "complimenting" probably means         .

   A. making comments on   B. playing jokes on

   C. singing praise of   D. sharing opinions with

(   ) 3. If an invitation is for 5 p. m. , the guest had better arrive at         .

   A. 5:15 p.m.   B. 4:55 p.m.

   C. 5：00 p.m.   D. 5：30 p.m.

(   ) 4. What is the passage mainly about?

   A.Dining in Paris.

   B.Going to a dinner party in a foreign country.

   C.Different countries have different manners.

   D.Good manners at a French dinner party.

Answer 1

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A篇介紹了在巴黎參加宴會(huì)時(shí)應(yīng)注意的禮儀問(wèn)題。

1.A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章第四段最后一句話You may,however, offer a box of chocolates which the hostess will pass after dinner with coffee，可知A項(xiàng)正確。其余幾項(xiàng)在巴黎均被認(rèn)為是不禮貌的。

2.C詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)常識(shí)和語(yǔ)言的對(duì)稱性，在一般人看來(lái)，"贊美女主人的高超廚藝"行為應(yīng)是與"按請(qǐng)柬上的時(shí)間準(zhǔn)時(shí)到達(dá)、攜帶美酒和玫瑰花、對(duì)主人的笑話開(kāi)懷大笑和主動(dòng)幫助女主人"等行為相一致的"perfect"行為。 

3.A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。文章最后一句，The "cor?rect" guest arrives between 15 to 20 minutes af?ter the hour because dinner will be served ex?actly 30 minutes past the time on the invitation 得知A項(xiàng)為正確時(shí)間。

4.D主旨大意題。A項(xiàng)表"在巴黎進(jìn)餐"，與本文主題"應(yīng)邀到巴黎參加晚宴"是不相符合的；B項(xiàng)中"a foreign country"所指太抽象；C 項(xiàng)表述范圍太廣。只有D項(xiàng)表述與"客人的到達(dá)時(shí)間"、"客人是否攜帶禮物"以及"客人到達(dá)后的行為規(guī)范"是相吻合的。