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【题目】 When you hear Westerners (西方人) say “Drop in anytime” or “Come and see me soon”, you should realize that it doesn’t mean you are welcome to come over to their house anytime. It’s wise to telephone before visiting someone.

Never accept an invitation unless you really plan to go. You may refuse by saying, “Thank you for inviting me, but I may not be able to come.” If you are unable to come after accepting the invitation, be sure to tell those who invite you in advance (提前) that you will not be there.

When you have accepted the invitation to a party or a dinner, it is polite to bring small gifts with you, such as bottles of drink, flowers and chocolate. Sometimes Westerners may take you out to dinner in a restaurant and it does not necessarily mean that he is going to pay the bill at the end of the meal. He might want you to “go Dutch”, which means each person pays his own bill.

1The best title of this passage is ________

A.Drop in anytime.B.Come and see me soon.

C.Invitation in western countries.D.Westerners.

2When Westerners say “ Drop in anytime” or “Come and see me soon” , it means ______

A.you are welcome to visit them anytime

B.you are welcome to visit them, but you still need to call them before going to their house.

C.they don’t want you to visit them.

D.they will hold a party for you.

3If a westerner invites you to go to his house, ________

A.you may refuse if you don’t plan to go.

B.you have to accept the invitation even if you don’t want to go.

C.you can’t accept the invitation.

D.and you accept the invitation, you must go.

4If you have accepted the invitation to a party or a dinner, what kind of gifts will you bring?

A.Money.B.Televisions

C.Computers.D.Books

【答案】

1C

2B

3A

4D

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。本文介绍了西方国家一些和“邀请”有关的文化,让你在拜访他人时做到彬彬有礼。在别人邀请你的时候,如果你真的打算去的时候,接受别人的邀请。接受了邀请但是去不了的时候要提前告知对方。去赴约时要带些小礼物,去餐厅赴约时要AA制。

1主旨大意题。由文章第一句When you hear Westerners (西方人) say “Drop in anytime” or “Come and see me soon”, you should realize that it doesn’t mean you are welcome to come over to their house anytime.可知,当你听到西方人说“随时来访”或“快来看我”时,你应该意识到这并不意味着欢迎你随时到他们家来。再根据下文的陈述可知,本文介绍了西方国家一些和“邀请”有关的文化。由此可知,Invitation in western countries.(西方国家的邀请)适合做本文最佳标题。故选C

2细节理解题。根据第一段When you hear Westerners (西方人) say “Drop in anytime” or “Come and see me soon”, you should realize that it doesn’t mean you are welcome to come over to their house anytime. It’s wise to telephone before visiting someone.可知,当你听到西方人说“随时来访”或“快来看我”时,你应该意识到这并不意味着欢迎你随时到他们家来。拜访别人之前打个电话是明智的。由此可知,当西方人说“随时来访”或“快来看我”时,他的意思是欢迎你去拜访他们,但你去他们家之前还是要给他们打个电话。故选B

3细节理解题。由第二段第一句Never accept an invitation unless you really plan to go.可知,除非你真的打算去,否则千万不要接受邀请。如果西方人邀请你去他家,如果你不打算去你可以拒绝。故选A

4细节理解题。由第三段第一句When you have accepted the invitation to a party or a dinner, it is polite to bring small gifts with you, such as bottles of drink, flowers and chocolate.可知,当你接受了参加聚会或宴会的邀请时,带些小礼物是有礼貌的,如瓶装饮料、鲜花和巧克力。分析选项可知,A项(钱)、B项(电视)及C项(电脑)都属于贵重物品。故选D

解答细节理解题这类试题时,一个常用的方法就是运用定位法,即根据题干或选项中的线索词从原文中找到相关的句子,与选项进行比较从而确定答案(此时要特别注意一些常见的同义转换)。如第2小题,由题目可定位到第一段,根据第一段When you hear Westerners (西方人) say “Drop in anytime” or “Come and see me soon”, you should realize that it doesn’t mean you are welcome to come over to their house anytime. It’s wise to telephone before visiting someone.可知,当你听到西方人说“随时来访”或“快来看我”时,你应该意识到这并不意味着欢迎你随时到他们家来。拜访别人之前打个电话是明智的。由此可知,当西方人说“随时来访”或“快来看我”时,他的意思是欢迎你去拜访他们,但你去他们家之前还是要给他们打个电话。故选B

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