It tastes just like chicken
Away from home, eating is more than just a way to keep your stomach full．It is a language all its own, and no words can say, "Glad to meet you ．．．glad to be doing business with you ．．．" quite like sharing a meal offered by your host．
Clearly, mealtime is not the time for you to say, "Thanks, but no thanks．" Acceptance of the food on your plate means acceptance of host, country, and company．So, no matter how difficult it may be to swallow, swallow．Or, as one experienced traveler says, "Travel with a cast-iron stomach and eat everything everywhere．"
Often, the food offered represents proudly your host country’s eating culture．What would Ataiericans think of a French person who refused to take a bite of homemade apple pie or sirloin? Our discomfort comes not so much from the thing itself; it comes from our umamiliarity with it．After all, an oyster has remarkably the same look as a sheep’s eye; and a first look at a lobster would remind almost anybody of a creature from a science fiction movie, not something you dip in butter and eat．By the way, in Saudi Arabia sheep’s eyes are a famous dish and in parts of China it’s bear’s paw soup．
Can you refuse such food without being rude? Most experienced business travelers say no, at least not before taking at least a few bites．It helps, though, to slice any item very thin．This way, you minimize the taste and the reminder of where it came from．Or, " Swallow it quickly, " as one traveler recommends．"I still can’t tell you what sheep’s eyeballs taste like．" As for dealing with taste, the old line that "it tastes just like chicken" is often thankfully true．Even when the "it" is really rat or snake．
Another useful piece of advice is not knowing what you are eating．What’s for dinner? Don’t ask． Avoid glancing into the kitchen or looking at English-language menus．Your host will be pleased that you are eating the food he offers, and who knows? Maybe it really is chicken in that soup．
小題1:The purpose of the article is to ____．
A．introduce unfamiliar food
B．share the writer’s personal experiences
C．suggest ways to overcome a cultural barrier
D．a(chǎn)dvise on how to politely refuse to eat foreign food
小題2:According to the writer, people hesitate at strange food mainly due to ____．
A．the way it looksB．safety worries
C．lack of information about itD．the unfamiliar atmosphere
小題3:From the article we can infer that ____．
A．a(chǎn)n American may feel comfortable with sirloin
B．one should refuse strange food after a few bites
C．English-language menus are not always dependable
D．one needs a cast-iron stomach to travel in other cultures
小題4:One may say "It tastes just like chicken．" when ____．
A．showing respect for chicken-loving nations
B．greeting people with different dieting habits
C．evaluating chefs at an international food festival
D．getting someone to try a visually unpleasant meal
小題1:C小題1:C小題1:A小題1:D
語篇解讀：在國外旅行時主人可能會招待你一些不喜歡吃或不愿意吃的食物。在這種情況下你應該怎么辦呢作者就這個問題給大家提供了一些建議。
小題1:寫作意圖題。通讀全文可知文章主要討論了“由于飲食習慣的不同在國外吃飯時遇到吃不慣的食物該怎么辦”這個問題并提出了相關的一些建議。由此可知C項符合題意。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。由第三段第三句話可知人們不喜歡一些食物主要原因不在于食物本身而在于人們對該食物不熟悉unfamiliarity。由此可知C項正確人們由于對食物不了解而排斥它。答案 C
小題1:推理判斷題。第三段第一、二句話的大意是在國外你所得到的食物通常都自豪地代表著這個國家的飲食文化。因此當一個法國人拒絕食用美國人家里做的蘋果餡餅或牛里脊肉sirloin時美國人會怎么想呢由此可推知sirloin應該是美國人的食品他們當然應該習慣了。答案 A
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。從第四段最后兩句話可知在味道方面即使盤里盛的是鼠肉或蛇肉等這句老話“吃起來像雞肉一樣”也很奏效由此可知D項正確即這樣說的目的是勸對方試一試這種食物。答案 D
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