it tastes just chicken
Away from home, eating is more than just a way to keep your stomach full．It is a language all its own, and no words can say, "Glad to meet you ．．．glad to be doing business with you ．．．" quite like sharing a meal offered by your host．
Clearly, mealtime is not the time for you to say, "Thanks, but no thanks．" Acceptance of the food on your plate means acceptance of host, country, and company．So, no matter how difficult it may be to swallow, swallow．Or, as one experienced traveler says, "Travel with a cast-iron stomach and eat everything everywhere．"
Often, the food offered represents proudly your host country's eating culture．What would Ataiericans think of a French person who refused to take a bite of homemade apple pie or sirloin? Our discomfort comes not so much from the thing itself; it comes from our umamiliarity with it．After all, an oyster has remarkably the same look as a sheep's eye; and a first look at a lobster would remind almost anybody of a creature from a science fiction movie, not something you dip in butter and eat．By the way, in Saudi Arabia sheep's eyes are a famous dish and in parts of China it's bear's paw soup．
Can you refuse such food without being rude? Most experienced business travelers say no, at least not before taking at least a few bites．It helps, though, to slice any item very thin．This way, you minimize the taste and the reminder of where it came from．Or, " Swallow it quickly, " as one traveler recommends．"I still can't tell you what sheep's eyeballs taste like．" As for dealing with taste, the old line that "it tastes just like chicken" is often thankfully true．Even when the "it" is really rat or snake．
Another useful piece of advice is not knowing what you are eating．What's for dinner? Don't ask． Avoid glancing into the kitchen or looking at English-language menus．Your host will be pleased that you are eating the food he offers, and who knows? Maybe it really is chicken in that soup．
【小题1】The purpose of the article is to ____．

下面文中共有10处语言错误，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（/\），并在该句下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：                                                          

1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

A Frenchman was once visiting London．He wished to take a walk to see a city．But he was afraid he might get lost because he knew no words of English．So before he left his hotel, he stopped in the first corner and carefully copied in his notebook the names of the street that he was staying．Then he walked on．At last, he got being lost．After several hours he found a policeman．The Frenchman tried his best to explain the policeman that he didn’t know the name of his hotel, and he knew the name of the street．He then showed the policeman that he copied in his notebook．It was read: “One-way street”．

第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A kindergarten teacher was helping one of her students put his snow boots on. He had asked for  36  and she could see why. With her pulling and him pushing ,they finally  37  .She had by now worked up a sweat,  38  the little boy said," They 're on the wrong feet." She almost  39  when hearing this.

She looked and,  40  enough, they were .It wasn't any easier pulling the boots  41  ,and then she had to  42  the difficult boots on again.

Just as she   43  lacing(系鞋带）them, he said," These aren't my boots." She

44  her tongue to keep from screaming(尖叫）,"Why didn't you say so early?"

Once again she  45  to pull off the ill-fitting boots. He then  46  added.," They 're my brother's boots. My mom made me  47  them."

When they were finally  48  she said ,"Now ,where are your gloves?"

"I  49  them in the toes of my boots," he said .The teacher could say no words at hearing this, but had to  50  the course once again.

We often hear some teachers make comments about a particularly  51  child in their class," He is my worst-behaved child this year, and I almost can't  52  him any more."

Patience is a kind of ability. A Dutch proverb observes ,"A handful of  53  is worth more than a lot of brains." We may never have to worry about having a lot of  54  ,but sometimes what we  55  is a handful of patience. Hold back your scream, try to be patient, and that should be enough.

36. A. help                                   B. advice                       C. trouble                      D. leave

37. A .ended                                 B. won                          C. succeeded                  D. failed

38. A. so                                      B. since                         C. because                     D. but

39. A. laughed                              B. screamed                   C. cried                         D. jumped

40. A. strange                               B. sure                          C. lucky                        D. proper

41. A. up                                      B. on                             C. off                            D. away

42. A. carry                                  B. force                         C. keep                         D. struggle

43. A. tried                                   B. practiced                   C. meant                       D. finished

44. A. bit                                      B. moved                      C. showed                     D. rolled

45. A. decided                               B. fought                       C. wanted                      D. intended

46. A. angrily                               B. coldly                       C. calmly                      D. nervously

47. A. wear                                   B. clean                         C. mend                        D. drop

48. A. washed                               B. tied                           C. removed                    D. kicked

49. A. left                                     B. covered                     C. buried                       D. hid

50. A. discover                              B. guide                        C. repeat                       D. consider

51. A. difficult                              B. stupid                       C. clever                       D. perfect

52. A. worry                                 B. stand                         C. serve                         D. ignore

53. A .interest                               B. attention                    C. courage                     D. patience

54. A. chances                               B. desires                       C. brains                       D. gifts

55. A. need                                   B. value                         C. gain                          D. share

It tastes just like chicken
Away from home, eating is more than just a way to keep your stomach full．It is a language all its own, and no words can say, "Glad to meet you ．．．glad to be doing business with you ．．．" quite like sharing a meal offered by your host．
Clearly, mealtime is not the time for you to say, "Thanks, but no thanks．" Acceptance of the food on your plate means acceptance of host, country, and company．So, no matter how difficult it may be to swallow, swallow it．Or, as one experienced traveler says, "Travel with a cast-iron stomach and eat everything everywhere．"
Often, the food offered represents proudly your host country’s eating culture．What would Ataiericans think of a French person who refused to take a bite of homemade apple pie ? Our discomfort comes not so much from the thing itself; it comes from our umamiliarity with it．After all, an oyster has remarkably the same look as a sheep’s eye; and a first look at a lobster would remind almost anybody of a creature from a science fiction movie, not something you dip in butter and eat．By the way, in Saudi Arabia sheep’s eyes are a famous dish and in parts of China it’s bear’s paw soup．
Can you refuse such food without being rude? Most experienced business travelers say no, at least not before taking at least a few bites．It helps, though, to cut any item very thin．This way, you minimize the taste and the reminder of where it came from．Or, " Swallow it quickly, " as one traveler recommends．"I still can’t tell you what sheep’s eyeballs taste like．" As for dealing with taste, the old line that "it tastes just like chicken" is often thankfully true．Even when the "it" is really rat or snake．
Another useful piece of advice is not knowing what you are eating．What’s for dinner? Don’t ask． Avoid glancing into the kitchen or looking at English-language menus．Your host will be pleased that you are eating the food he offers, and who knows? Maybe it really is chicken in that soup．
【小题1】The purpose of the article is to ____．

A young woman was driving through the lonely countryside. It was dark and raining. Suddenly she saw an old woman by the side of the road, holding her hand out as if she wanted a lift.  “I can't leave her out in this weather.” the woman said to herself, so she stopped the car and opened the door. “Do you want a lift?” she asked. The old woman nodded and climbed into the car. After a while, she said to the old woman, “Have you been waiting for a long time?” The old woman shook her head, “Strange.” thought the young woman.  She tried again, “Bad weather for the time of year,” she said. The old woman nodded. No matter what the young woman said, the hitchhiker(搭车者) gave no answer except for a nod of the head or a shrug.

Then the young woman noticed the hitchhiker's hands, which were large and hairy. Suddenly she realized that the hitchhiker was actually a man! She stopped the car. “I can't see out of the rear screen,” she said, “Would you mind clearing it for me?”

The hitchhiker nodded and opened the door. As soon as the hitchhiker was out of the car, the terrified young woman raced off.

When she got to the next village she pulled up. She noticed that the hitchhiker had left his handbag behind. She picked it up and opened it. She gave a gasp(喘息), inside the bag was a gun.

1.What made the young woman feel strange about the old woman?

A．That she gave no answer to her questions.

B．That she was unable to speak.

C．That she kept nodding her head

D．That she had large and hairy hands.

2. A "lift" in the passage means ___________.

A．an elevator

B．an act of raising something

C．a ride in the car

D．help

3. The hitchhiker left the bag with a gun in it behind because ____.

A．he wanted to give her a warning

B．he had not expected that the woman would leave him behind in the rain

C．it was his present for her

D．he wanted to kill her with the gun

4.Why did the young woman driver suddenly feel the hitchhiker was a man when she talked to the woman?

A．The woman only nodded her head, but no words

B．She noticed the hitchhiker's hands, which were large and hairy.

C．Because it was dark and raining

D．Because she found the gun in the woman’s handbag.