Here I must put in a few words about my experience here in China. If I have ___36__ with a Chinese host, he always presses(硬塞給)___37__ food onto my plate as soon as I have emptied the previous helping(份額). That often makes me ___38___awkward(尷尬). I have to eat the food even if I don’t ___39___ it, because it is ___40___ manners in the  West to _41__ one’s food on the plate. I have also ___42__ that when a Chinese sits at an American’s dinner party, he  often ___43___ the offer of food or drink though he is in fact still hungry or  ___44___.  This might be good manners in China,  but it is
certainly__45___ in the West. In the United States,  it is___46___ to keep asking someone again and again or press something on him. Americans are very ___47___.  If they want something, they will ask for it. If not, they will say, “__48__” Here’s an example:  When an American is offered ___49_ by the host, and he doesn’t feel like beer, he will probably say, “No, thanks. I just don’t feel like it. I’ll  ___50___  some Pepsi-Cola （百事可樂）if you have it.” That is ___51__ an American will do. ___52___are taught that  “Honesty is the best policy”. But in some countries, courtesy(謙虛) might be more important than ___53___. So when I am here in China, I have to observe（遵循） the __54__ here. But when you go to ___55___, you had better “Do as the Romans do.”
小題1:
A．troubleB．wordsC．dinnerD．difficulty
小題2:
A．enoughB．muchC．moreD．little
小題3:
A．thinkB．tasteC．feelD．smell
小題4:
A．eatB．likeC．drinkD．help
小題5:
A．importantB．rudeC．politeD．bad
小題6:
A．takeB．leaveC．forgetD．pass
小題7:
A．mindedB．noticedC．heardD．informed
小題8:
A．a(chǎn)cceptsB．refusesC．nodsD．gives
小題9:
A．happyB．a(chǎn)ngryC．thirstyD．full
小題10:
A．soB．kindC．notD．right
小題11:
A．impoliteB．goodC．kindD．sad
小題12:
A．directB．honestC．shortD．kind
小題13:
A．I’m sorryB．Yes, I wantC．No, thanksD．Yes, please
小題14:
A．foodB．beerC．coffeeD．tea
小題15:
A．bringB．offerC．takeD．like
小題16:
A．thatB．whatC．whetherD．how
小題17:
A．EnglishmenB．FrenchmenC．AmericansD．Australians
小題18:
A．mannersB．honestyC．requestD．order
小題19:
A．waysB．habitsC．a(chǎn)ctionD．customs
小題20:
A．ChinaB．the United StatesC．RomeD．the United Nations

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:D
小題6:B
小題7:B
小題8:B
小題9:C
小題10:C
小題11:A
小題12:A
小題13:C
小題14:B
小題15:C
小題16:B
小題17:C
小題18:B
小題19:D
小題20:B

試題分析：
小題1:C。從后面的he always presses ___37___ food onto my plate…等來看，此處說的是吃飯時的禮節(jié)問題，故用dinner。
小題2:C。當(dāng)我在中國做客時，主人總是在我吃完碗里的飯時又強(qiáng)夾給我更多的食物。
小題3:C。主人的這種做法讓我覺得很尷尬。在這里應(yīng)用系動詞feel。taste(品嘗)雖可作系動詞，但不符合語境。
小題4:B。根據(jù)西方人的觀點(diǎn)，吃飯時應(yīng)把盤子里的飯都吃完，否則就是不禮貌。因此，當(dāng)在中國吃飯時，盡管不喜歡主人硬給盛飯的這種做法，但只好把主人硬給盛的這些飯都吃了。
小題5:D。從語境來看，此處指“在西方把飯剩留在盤子里被認(rèn)為是不禮貌的”。good manners 意為“有禮貌的”，bad manners 意為“沒有禮貌的”。
小題6:B。西方人認(rèn)為，把盤子里的飯吃干凈是禮貌的，而把飯留在盤子里則是不禮貌的。leave 在此意為“留下，剩余”。
小題7:B。動詞辨析。A介意B注意C聽說D通知；“我”在一個美國人舉行的宴會上所看到的一個中國人的做法。
小題8:B。從上下文可知，此處說的是“我”在一個美國人舉行的宴會上所看到的一個中國人的做法，即他經(jīng)常拒絕別人讓他吃的食物或飲料，盡管他很餓或很渴。
小題9:C。前面說的是 food or drink，這里的 hungry 應(yīng)與 thirsty 相對。
小題10:C。前面提到的“在飯桌上拒絕別人”的做法，在中國是有禮貌的，但這在西方確實(shí)是不禮貌的，前后形成對比。此句補(bǔ)充完整為：…but it is certainly not good manners in the West.
小題11:A。由上下文可知，在美國不停地一遍遍地問人家或把東西強(qiáng)加給他人是不禮貌的。
小題12:A。從下文的“如果他們想要東西，他們就要；如果不想要，就說‘不，謝謝’”等可知，這里說的是美國人很“直接”。direct 意為“直接的”，indirect 意為“間接的”。
小題13:C。從下文舉的例子來看，當(dāng)他們不想要某樣?xùn)|西時，美國人常直接說 No, thanks。
小題14:B。從下句 and he doesn’t feel like beer, he will probably say… 來看，這里說的是“主人給美國人啤酒喝時……”。
小題15:C。前面說“不，謝謝。我不喜歡它。如果有 Pepsi-Cola 的話，就給我來點(diǎn)它吧”。take 在這里是“喝”的意思。
小題16:B。前面舉例說明美國人的一些做法，即“這就是美國人的做法”。 what 在此引導(dǎo)表語從句。
小題17:C。本文談?wù)摰木褪侵袊伺c美國人在餐桌上的禮儀問題，故此處應(yīng)選 Americans。
小題18:B。根據(jù)上面的 Honesty is the best policy 可知，此處說的是“但是在一些國家謙虛也許是比誠實(shí)更重要的”。
小題19:D。本文談?wù)摰氖橇?xí)慣問題，故用 customs。habits 說的是個人習(xí)慣，不符合語境。
小題20:B。由 but 可知此處說的是如果你到美國，就最好“入鄉(xiāng)隨俗”，亦即按美國的風(fēng)俗做。
點(diǎn)評：本文說的是中國與美國的風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣問題。首先說的是“我”在中國的經(jīng)歷，對中國主人“勸飯”的做法不理解，有時覺得很尷尬；接著又通過在宴會上的例子說明在中國和美國哪些做法是禮貌的，并說要“入鄉(xiāng)隨俗”。
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D．in fact, the Sept. 11 attack had nothing to do with Hollywood films.

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

The customs in different countries are rather different. If I have dinner with a Chinese host, he always puts more food onto my plate as soon as I have emptied it. That often discomforts me greatly. I have to eat the food even if I do not want to, because it is considered bad manners in the west to leave one’s food on the plate. I have also noticed that when a Chinese sits at an American’s dinner party, he often refuses the offer of drink though he’s in fact still hungry or thirsty. This might be good manners in China but it is not in the west at all. In the United States, it is impolite to keep asking someone again and again or insist on his accepting something. Americans have a direct way of speaking. If they want something, they will ask for it. If not, they will say, “No, thanks.” When an American is served with beer by the host, for example, he might say, “No, thanks. I’ll take some orange juice if you have it.” That is what an American will do. So when you go to the United States, you’d better remember the famous saying: “when in Rome, do as the Romans do.”
小題1:From this passage we can see that the writer is         .
A．a(chǎn) ChineseB．a(chǎn) Roman
C．a(chǎn)n AmericanD．a(chǎn) European
小題2:When a Chinese host kept putting more food onto his plate, the writer felt       .
A．very happyB．sadC．a(chǎn)ngryD．uneasy
小題3:In the west, people consider it bad manners         .
A．to refuse an offer
B．to ask for something directly
C．to eat at a dinner party
D．to keep asking someone to accept something
小題4:A guest at an American’s dinner party should show his politeness by         .
A．putting more food onto his plate as soon as he emptied it
B．refusing the offer of food or drink though he is still hungry or thirsty.
C．a(chǎn)sking for things directly if he wants them
D．not eating all the food offered

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