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阅读理解 Enjoying Dinner with Friends 　　Americans, like many people elsewhere in the world, like to invite friends to their homes for an evening of food, drink and conversation．Formal dinner, in fine homes and hotels in the United States are much the same as formal dinners anywhere in the world．But as most people in the United States have no servants, their dinner parties at home are decidedly informal．Guests may sit down at a table, or, as many new small homes have no separate dining room or very small dining space, guests can also serve themselves and eat in the living room, holding their plates on their knees． 　　A more enjoyable form of entertainment is the picnic．Americans are great picnickers, and almost every family has a picnic basket．Summer invitations are often for a picnic at a park or in the open countryside．Unless hamburgers or hot dogs are cooked over a fire, picnic food is usually cold sandwiches, salads, potato chips, pickles．Watermelon is a favorite dessert, followed very often by baseball for the young and active, and naps(打盹)for the weary(疲惫的；困乏的)． (1) What do Americans like to do? [　　] A． To invite friends to dinner at hotels． B． To invite friends to some fine homes． C． To spend an evening with friends in the country． D． To entertain friends at home with food and drink． (2) Why do most Americans prefer informal parties? [　　] A． Because they cannot afford formal ones． B． Because they have no servants to help them． C． Because their houses are too small to hold formal dinner parties． D． Because it takes them too much time to prepare formal parties． (3) Where do guests sit and eat at informal dinners? [　　] A． At a table in the dining room． B． In the living room． C． Wherever they like． D． Both A and B． (4) According to the passages, what do people SELDOM have for a picnic? [　　] A． Cooked food． B． Cold food． C． Hot food． D． Fruit． (5) Why is the picnic said to be a more enjoyable form of entertainment(娱乐)？ [　　] A． Because the whole family can have it together． B． Because a dessert is served． C． Because people can be closer to nature ． D． Because a baseball game is arranged after it．

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答案：1．D;2．B;3．D;4．C;5．C;