In 1608 an Englishman named Thomas Coryate traveled in Italy. He liked the country and     down everything interesting. But he found one thing     interesting than the others. In his diary Thomas wrote: “     the Italians eat meat, they use small forks. They do not eat with their hands because, as they say, people do not always have      hands.”

Before he went back to England, Thomas Coryate bought a few    . At home Thomas had a dinner party to show the forks to his friends. When the steak (牛排) was brought out, he took out a fork and wanted to       the steak as the Italians did in Italy. His friends were     when they saw this, He told them what the fork was. They all said that Italians were very strange people because the fork was not easy to use at all. Thomas Coryate tried to prove(证明) that his friends were      , so he began to show that it was easy to use the fork. But the first     of meat he took with the fork fell to the floor. His friends began to        at him and he had to take the fork away.

People in England began to use forks only fifty years later.

1.A.broke                    B.wrote                       C.went                         D.calmed

2.A.less                        B.much                        C.even                         D.more

3.A.Why                      B.When                       C.Which                       D.Where

4.A.clean                     B.big                   C.dirty                          D.safe

5.A.knives                   B.dishes                       C.forks                         D.plates

6.A.use                       B.eat                            C.make                        D.cut

7.A.worried                B.bored                       C.tired                         D.surprised

8.A.honest                  B.correct                     C.wrong                       D.clever

9.A.piece                    B.kilo                            C.pound                      D.packet

10.A.scream               B.look                          C.shout                       D.laugh

 

阅读理解。
     American eating is funny. People in America eat almost everything with a fork. And it seems that holding
a knife in one's right hand longer than a few seconds is thought to be against good table manners.
     The system is that if it is necessary to use a knife, people take the fork in their left hands, and cut off a
piece of meat or others. Then they put the knife down, transfer the fork to their right hands, and then transfer
the food to their mouths with the fork. This is clearly funny, but it is considered good manners.
     There are several results of this system. First, if it is not necessary to use a knife, Americans don't use one,
because this greatly complicates (使复杂化) things. Therefore, sometimes they will try to cut things like
potatoes and even bacon with a fork. Second, since only one implement (器具) is being used, food has to be
chased around the plate with the fork. Third, tables are usually laid with one knife and two forks. The outside
fork is for the salad. There is no need for foreign visitors to follow the American system and try to eat the
salad with only a fork, but if you do use your knife, remember to save it for the meat.
1. 判断正误(“T”表示正确,“F”表示错误)
    (     ) Foreign visitors are not allowed to use knives. 
2. What do Americans use to put food into their mouths?
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3. According to the passage, why do Americans eat potatoes with a fork?
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4. What is the best title for this passage?
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5. Put the underlined sentence in the passage into Chinese.
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