题目内容
In the US, people prefer waiting for a table to sitting with people they don’t know. If you are sitting at a table with people you don’t know, it is impolite to light up a cigarette without asking if it will disturb them.
At American restaurants and coffee shops you are usually served tap water (自来水) before you order. You may find bread and butter is free, and if you order coffee, you may get a free refill(续杯).
Most cities and towns have no rules about opening and closing time for stores or restaurants, though they usually do make rules for bars. Especially in large cities, stores may be open 24 hours a day.
Serving (一份) in restaurants is often large, too large for many people. If you can’t finish your meal but would like to enjoy the food later, ask your waitress or waiter for a “doggie bag”. It may have a picture of a dog on it, but everybody knows you’re taking the food for yourself.
Supper and dinner are both words for the evening meal. Some people have “Sunday dinner”. This is an especially big noon meal.
Tips are not usually added to the check. They are not included in the price of the meal, either. A tip of about 15% is expected and you should leave it on the table when you leave. In some restaurants, a check is brought on a plate and you put your money there. Then the waiter or waitress brings you your change.
1.Which of the following statements is true?
A. American people like sitting with people they don’t know.
B. You may find bread and coffee is free.
C. American people never sit with people they don’t know.
D. American people won’t light a cigarette if the people who sit at the same table mind their smoking.
2.What do American people always do when servings are too large for them?
A. They take the food home with a “doggie bag” for their dogs.
B. They leave the food on the table and go away.
C. They take the food home with a “doggie bag” and enjoy the food later.
D. They ask the waitress or waiter to keep the food for them.
3.What can you learn about “tips” according to the passage?
A. Customers often add tips to their check.
B. Tips are supposed to be left on the table when customers leave.
C. People don’t need to pay tips.
D. The price of the meal usually includes the tip.
1.D
2.C
3.B
【解析】
试题分析:短文大意:本文介绍了美国人在外就餐时的一些风俗习惯。如在美国,如果你跟你不认识的人坐在同一张桌子旁,点燃了一支香烟二没有问这会不会打扰别人是不礼貌的。
1.细节理解题。根据第一段第二句If you are sitting at a table with people you don’t know, it is impolite to light up a cigarette without asking if it will disturb them.可知选D。
2.细节理解题。根据第四段第二句If you can’t finish your meal but would like to enjoy the food later, ask your waitress or waiter for a “doggie bag”.可知选C。
3.细节理解题。根据最后一段第三句A tip of about 15% is expected and you should leave it on the table when you leave可知选B。
考点:历史文化类阅读。
Amy Chua, well-known as the Tiger Mother, has held the attention of parents all across the US. She told Reader’s Digest that she’s a little strange about how her book struck so many nerves in the US. The reporter of the magazine is sharing the interview with us.
Reader’s Digest: Did you want your book to be controversial (有争议的)?
Amy: I don’t think it would have been controversial at all if it wasn’t for the Wall Street Journal headline that was called, “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior”.
Reader’s Digest: What’s your view on your parenting?
Amy: My children grew up with one Western parent. My husband doesn’t believe in raising his voice with the kids and we don’t spank (打小孩). They were really raised in a half Asian family. My book’s message is that we should try to find the balance. I believe that when children are little, you should restrict (限制) their choices. I like the traditional Chinese way. Respect authority (尊重权利) and don’t just let them watch TV all the time. I don’t think kids under the age of ten can make good choices. But once they start to get older, the lesson I learnt with Lulu (Amy’s second daughter) is that you have to start listening to them. You have to start giving them more choices and more freedom. I really think it’s important to find a balance.
I like the strict Chinese way of discipline (行为准则) and hard work when children are young. But when they’re older, you have to send love to your child, you have to listen to your child and really achieve the balance between creativity, choice and freedom on the one hand, which the west is very good at, and on the other hand, hard work and self discipline, which I think traditional Chinese parenting is very good at.
【小题1】Where can we find the passage?
A.In a novel. | B.In a magazine. | C.In a comic book. | D.In a history book. |
A.she is very famous |
B.parenting is such a common topic |
C.traditional Chinese parenting is too strict |
D.the Wall Street Journal headline was called “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior” |
A.We should control all of the children’s choices. |
B.Spanking is necessary during children’s growth. |
C.Children should be raised in half Asian families. |
D.When children get older, parents should listen to them. |
A.children respect their parents because of authority |
B.all kids under the age of ten can make good choices |
C.some parents don’t believe in raising their voice with the kids |
D.children do all of the things according to their parents’ orders |
A.The book that the Tiger Mother wrote is very controversial. |
B.Traditional Chinese parenting is much better than that in the west. |
C.The Tiger Mother shows some of her ideas about her book and parenting. |
D.Parents should achieve the balance between creativity, choice and freedom. |