Question

B

 Of course, the main difference on the Chinese dinner table is chopsticks instead of knife and fork, but that's only superficial. Besides, in decent res?taurants, you can always ask for a pair of knife and fork, if you find the chopsticks not helpful enough. The real difference is that in the West, you have your own plate of food, while in China the dishes are placed on the ta?ble and everyone shares. If you are being treated to a formal dinner and par?ticularly if the host thinks you're in the country for the first time, he will do the best to give you a taste of many different types of dishes.

 The meal usually begins with a set of at least four cold dishes, to be followed by the main courses of hot meat and vegetable dishes. Soup then will be served (unless in Guangdong style restaurants) to be followed by staple food ranging from rice, noodles to dumplings. If you wish to have your rice to go with other dishes, you should say so in good time, for most of the Chinese choose to have the staple food at last or have none of them at all.

 Perhaps one of the things that surprise a Western visitor most is that some of the Chinese hosts like to put food into the plates of their guests. In formal dinners, there are always "public" chopsticks and spoons for this purpose, but some hosts may use their own chopsticks. This is a sign of genuine friendship and politeness. It is always polite to eat the food. If you do not eat it, just leave the food in the plate.

 People in China tend to over-order food, for they will find it embarrass?ing if all the food is consumed. When you have had enough, just say so. Or you will always overeat!

5. What's the main difference on dinner table between China and the West?

  A.  On Chinese dinner table, chopsticks replace knife and fork.

B.  You have your own plate of food in the West while in China everyone shares the dishes.

C.  You're treated to a formal dinner for the first time.

D.  The host will do the best to give you a taste of many different types of dishes.

6. If you have a dinner in a Chinese home, in which order will the food be served in China?

  a. a set of four cold dishes

b. staple food such as rice, noodles or dumplings

c. the main courses of hot meat and vegetable dishes

d. serving soup

A. acbd                            B. cabd

C. cadb                            D. acdb

7. According to the passage, we can infer that .

  A.  Chinese think it polite to put food into the plates of the guests with their own chopsticks

B.  Chinese think it impolite for guests to leave food in the plate

C.  people in China tend to over-order food, for they will find it embar?rassing if all the food is consumed

D.  Chinese all think it impolite for guests to ask for a pair of knife and fork

8. The sentence, in Paragraph 2， "you should say so in good time" means 

  A. you should say so happily       B. you should say so early

C. you'd better say so             D. you should say so kindly

Answer 1

B

[文章大意]本文讲述的是中国与西方不同的餐桌文化，告诉人们对于餐具的使用以及其他一些要注意的细节。

5.  B 细节理解题。根据第一段第一句"Of course, the main difference on the Chi?nese dinner table is chopsticks instead of knife and fork, but that's only superfi?cial. "可知A不正确。根据第一段第三句"The real difference is that in the West, you have your own plate of food, while in China the dishes are placed on the table and everyone shares.，'可知选B₀

6.  D 推理判断题。根据第二段* —句"The meal usually begins with a set of at least four cold dishes ， to be followed by the main courses of hot meat and vegeta?ble dishes. " 可排 除选项 B和（：。根据第二段第二句"Soup then will be served (unless in Guangdong style restaurants) to be followed by staple food ranging from rice, noodles to dumplings.，，可知先上汤(serving soup)，再提供主食(staple food) ₀由此可推知答案选D。

7.  A 推理判断题。从第三段最后一句"If you do not eat it, just leave the food in the plate."可知B项不正确；C项是文章直接给出的而不是推断出的，故不选。从文章第一段第二句"…you can always ask for a pair of knife and fork, if you find the chopsticks not helpful enough.，，可知D不正确。从第三段"...some of the Chinese hosts like to put food into the plates of their guests... This is a sign of genuine friendship and politeness.，，可推出答案选A。

8.  B 句意理解题。从下文"-"for most of the Chinese choose to have the staple food at last or have none of them at all."可知中国人都选择最后吃主食或者不吃，因此如果你想吃的话要提早说。故选B。