Question

Around the world, people have different ideas about what good manners are.

When you go to restaurants in different parts of the world, it's  __1___  to know the right and wrong things to do. For example, in China it's OK to  __2__ a lot of noise in a restaurant. In fact, if a restaurant isn't noisy and __3___, you may think there is something wrong with it. However, in many western countries, restaurants are __4___ places. If a table is too loud, other people who are eating there might even __5___ to the owner of the restaurant.

Paying the bill is also different from country to country. In China，one person usually pays for __6__. In western countries, one person pays if he or she is entertaining clients（宴请宾客）， but when friends eat together, they usually share the cost. This is called doing Dutch(均摊费用). Also, when westerners pay the __7__ , they usually leave some money for the__8___. This is called “Leaving a tip”. Leaving a tip is thought to be polite. In the U.S., it's __9___ to leave tips of 10%, 15%, or 20% of the bill, which is decided by how good the service is. Good waiters can make a lot of money!

The food people eat is different in the world, but you can find the same kind of food in many countries. Chinese and Italian food, for example, are __10__ all over the world.

1.                A．popular        B．difficult         C．important D．enjoyable

 

2.                A．cause          B．keep           C．stop D．make

 

3.                A．lively          B．dangerous       C．lucky D．polite

 

4.                A．noisy          B．quiet           C．busy D．clean

 

5.                A．shout          B．explain         C．complain  D．ask

 

6.                A．everybody      B．nobody         C．somebody D．none

 

7.                A．bill            B．waiter          C．visitors   D．food

 

8.                A．gatekeeper      B．seller          C．waiter    D．visitor

 

9.                A．terrible         B．common        C．serious   D．unusual

 

10.               A．different       B．popular        C．expensive D．cheap

 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了中美在饮食文化方面的一些不同特点。

1.联系下文to know the right and wrong things to do描述，可知此处指的是知道做什么事情是正确的和错误的很重要。故选C，重要的。

2.联系下文，可知此处指的是制造很多噪音，故选D，制造。

3.联系前文，可知此处指的是如果一家饭店不热闹，故选A。生动的，热闹的。

4.联系下文，可知此处指的是在许多西方国家，饭店是安静的，故选B，安静的。

5.动词辨析。A. 喊叫；B. 解释；C. 抱怨；D. 问，要求。结合语境可知此处指的是顾客向饭店主人抱怨，故选C。

6.结合常识及下文对西方人的描述，可知此处指的是一个人为大家付款，故选A，每个人。

7.词义辨析。A.账单；B. 男服务员；C. 游客；D.事物；结合语境可知此处指的是付账单，故选A，账单。

8.联系下文Good waiters can make a lot of money!，可知此处指的是留一些钱给服务员，故选C。

9.形容词辨析。A.可怕地，令人讨厌的；B.普通的，一般的；C.严肃的，认真的；D.与众不同的，不平常的。结合语境可知此处指的是一般的付小费的数额是……，故选B。

10.结合语境可知此处指的是他们在全世界都受欢迎，故选B。

考点：有关礼仪问题的说明文

点评：这篇短文内容比较简单，理解不难。各小题与上下文联系比较紧密，答题中一定要注意联系上下文。答完后多读几遍，看看是否符合逻辑，适当修改。个别小题可以当作单独的词义辨析题来做，先区分词义，结合语境选出最能使语句通顺的答案。