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【题目】The rules about how to talk, eat and sit, which are highly limited, are observed in most Western restaurants and homes. 【1】 Many Westerners have no idea how to act at the Chinese dinner table. No forks or knives for them to use! The Chinese host makes great, sweeping arm movements that go over large sections of the table, passing over both food and friends alike. 【2】 However, it leaves many foreigners at a loss for what to do.

In my childhood home, dinner was enjoyed with low voices, and the topics that we could discuss were very limited. 【3】 If I had to leave the table to use the toilet, I had to excuse myself without mentioning what it was that I was going to do. “May I be excused, please? I need to wash my hands.” I would say. My mother would say, “Sure.” My father would often play a joke on me by saying, “ 【4】 ”

As for eating, we did it quietly. No eating noises were allowed. Everything must be done as quietly as possible. If any sound was created by eating food or drinking, it would be considered as bad manners!

【5】 He is to sit up straight with the recessive hand (usually the left) in one’s lap holding a napkin while the dominant hand (usually the right) holds the fork or spoon. The only time one is allowed to have both hands on the table is when he is using a kife to cut something.

A. How one sits at the table is also prescribed.

B. We were not allowed to talk about anything that made listeners uncomfortable.

C. Can't you think up a better excuse than that?

D. They’re completely different from what we find here in China.

E. Your hands don’t look dirty!

F. The scene is fantastic.

G. In general they were all strictly forbidden topics.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】F

【3】B

【4】E

【5】A

【解析】

试题分析：本文属于说明文，介绍了东西方在餐桌礼仪上的区别及差异。

【1】D 根据横线后句Many Westerners have no idea how to act at the Chinese dinner table.可知西方人对于中国的餐桌礼仪一点也不清楚。说明中西方餐桌礼仪差别很大。故D项“They’re completely different from what we find here in China.”正确。

【2】F 横线前句“The Chinese host makes great, sweeping arm movements that go over large sections of the table, passing over both food and friends alike.”描述中国人吃饭的情景。在西方人看来，这样的场景是难以想象的。故F项“The scene is fantastic.”符合上下文串联。

【3】B 横线前句“In my childhood home, dinner was enjoyed with low voices, and the topics that we could discuss were very limited.”中作者介绍了自己小时候吃饭的时候，很少说话，讨论的话题也较少。故B项“We were not allowed to talk about anything that made listeners uncomfortable.”符合上下文语境。

【4】E 当我要去厕所的时候，妈妈总是同意。而父亲会和我开玩笑。E项“Your hands don’t look dirty!”恰好是父亲和我开玩笑的内容。故E想符合上下文串联。

【5】A 根据横线后句He is to sit up straight with the recessive hand (usually the left) in one’s lap holding a napkin while the dominant hand (usually the right) holds the fork or spoon. 可知在西方吃饭的时候是有很多礼仪和规则的。这让作者感觉很不自在。故A项“How one sits at the table is also prescribed.人坐在桌边也是有规则的”符合本段中心思想。