I hated dinner parties. But I decided to give them another shot because I’m in London. And my friend Mallery invited me. And because dinner parties in London are very different from those back in New York. There, “I’m having a dinner party” means “I’m booking a table for 12 at a restaurant you can’t afford and we’ll be sharing the cheque evenly, no matter what you eat.”
Worse, in Manhattan there is always someone who leaves before the bill arrives. They’ll throw down cash, half of what they owe, and then people like me, who don’t drink, end up paying even more. But if I try to use the same trick, the hostess will shout “Where are you going?” And it’s not like I can say I have somewhere to go : everyone knows I have nowhere to go.
But in London, dinner parties are in people’s homes. Not only that, the guests are an interesting mix. The last time I went to one, the guests were from France, India, Denmark and Nigeria; it was like a gathering at the United Nations. In New York, the mix is less striking. It’s like a gathering at Bloomingdale’s, a well-known department store.
For New Yorkers, talking about other parts of the world means Brooklyn and Queens in New York. But at Mallery’s, when I said that I had been to Myanmar recently, people knew where it was. In New York people would think it was a usual new club.
【小題1】What does the word “shot” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A.Choice.B.Try.C.Style. D.Goal.
【小題2】What does the author dislike most about dinner parties in New York?
A.There is a strange mix of people.B.The restaurant are expensive.
C.The bill is not fairly shared.D.People have to pay cash.
【小題3】What does the author think of the parties in London?
A.A bit unusual.B.Full of tricks.
C.Less costly.D.More interesting.
【小題4】What is the author’s opinion of some New Yorkers from her experience?
A.Easygoing.. B.Self-centred.
C.Generous.D.Conservative.
【小題5】What is the main idea of this article?
A.The author hated dinner parties.
B.The author prefer dinner parties in London to those in New York.
C.The difference between London and New York.
D.Mallery invited the author to a party.


【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】D
【小題4】B
【小題5】B

解析試題分析:本文主要講述的是作者對于在紐約參加聚會和來倫敦參加聚會的區(qū)別,說明自己寧愿參加倫敦的聚會而表示紐約的聚會。
【小題1】B 推理題。根據(jù)本句I hated dinner parties. But I decided to give them another shot because I’m in London.說明我本來不喜歡這樣的聚會,但是這次我決定再試一次,因為這是在倫敦,很紐約的情況不一樣。故B正確。
【小題2】C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段1,2行Worse, in Manhattan there is always someone who leaves before the bill arrives. They’ll throw down cash, half of what they owe,說明在紐約的聚會上很多人都沒有真正做到AA制,都少付自己應(yīng)該付的錢。故C項內(nèi)容正確。
【小題3】D 推理題。根據(jù)第三段Not only that, the guests are an interesting mix. The last time I went to one, the guests were from France, India, Denmark and Nigeria; it was like a gathering at the United Nations.說明在倫敦的聚會非常有趣,有來自世界各地的人在一起,就像是聯(lián)合國開會一樣。故D項正確。
【小題4】B 推理題。根據(jù)最后一段第一行For New Yorkers, talking about other parts of the world means Brooklyn and Queens in New York說明在紐約說起其它的地方就是布魯克林和國王大街,紐約人很自我,認(rèn)為自己是世界上最好的,故B項正確。
【小題5】B 主旨大意題。本文主要講述的是作者對于在紐約參加聚會和來倫敦參加聚會的區(qū)別,說明自己寧愿參加倫敦的聚會而表示紐約的聚會。故B正確。
考點:考查文化類短文
點評:本文內(nèi)容較為簡單直接,但是考查推理題較多,推理判斷題不僅要求考生讀懂文章中的每個句子的意思還要推理它們之間的關(guān)系,結(jié)合自己的生活常識和經(jīng)驗,再通過邏輯推理和判斷,理解文章的言外之意,從而揭示文章的深層涵義。任何一篇文章都有其特定的寫作目的,考生應(yīng)當(dāng)知道如何去做或按照某種方式傳遞思考問題。推理判斷題的答案不可能在文章中直接找到,因此推理時我們務(wù)必要忠于原文,在文章中尋找并確定可推論的依據(jù),即:已知部分-推論的前提,從中推測出未知部分-推理的結(jié)論,切忌妄加評論,把自己的觀點當(dāng)成作者的觀點。

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