题目内容
A man walked into a restaurant. The restaurant advertised it had the 46 menu in the world. The manager was very proud of being able to provide any dish, no matter how 47 it was.
At the bottom of the 48 , there was a notice that said, “If you do not see the dish you need on this menu, please tell us and we will add it to the menu right away.”
The man 49 the menu and decided to make sure if it was true. He would order 50 that was very unusual.
When a waiter came up to take his order, he said, “You say you can serve any dish, even if it’s not on your longest menu in the world.”
“That is correct, sir. We are able to meet everyone’s requirements.”
“Well,” the man said, “bring me a sandwich with two elephant ears. 51 , not African.”
The waiter wrote down in his paper: Two Indian elephant ears on toast.
“Very good, sir,” he said. “That shouldn’t 52 long.”
The waiter walked away quickly.
The man was very surprised and rather disappointed.
Then he smiled 53 the waiter returned with a very unhappy look on his face.
“Ah!” the man said. “You can’t 54 it to me, can you?”
The waiter made an apology (道歉).
“I’m very sorry, sir, and this is the 55 embarrassing,” he said, “but I’m afraid we can’t because we’ve run out of bread.”
46. A. biggest B. thickest C. heaviest D. longest
47. A. unfair B. unusual C. beautiful D. important
48. A. menu B. dish C. restaurant D. table
49. A. looked for B. took out C. looked at D. picked up
50. A. anything B. nothing C. everything D. something
51. A. American B. Indian C. Canadian D. Australian
52. A. pay B. cost C. take D. spend
53. A. as B. and C. so D. though
54. A. catch B. take C. fetch D. bring
55. A. least B. most C. less D. more
46—50 .DBACD 51—55. BCADB
Customs also differ from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country? Or doesn’t matter? What about table manners (行为)?
The Americans and British people not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. For example, in both America and England, people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. Also most Englishmen will open a door for a woman or offer their seats to women, and so will most Americans. Promptness (准时) is important both in England and in America. That is, the dinner guest (客人) either arrive close to the time that has been made or calls up to explain his delay (耽误).
The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable —especially if they are your guests. There is an old story about a man who gave a very formal dinner party. When the food was served (服务), one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife. The other guests were amused or greatly surprised, but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. It would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.
【小题1】The underlined phrase “make a fool of himself” in the first paragraph means .
| A．make himself strong | B．make himself rich |
| C．make himself comfortable | D．make himself seemed like a fool |
| A．nearly or a minute or two later than | B．a quarter past |
| C．a quarter to | D．much later than |
| A．the correct way to use a knife at table |
| B．that it is good manners not to make your guest feel foolish or uncomfortable |
| C．that social customs and ways of behaving change too fast |
| D．that different counties have different customs |
| A．Different Customs | B．Social Customs |
| C．Customs Are Changing Fast | D．Different Countries, Different Customs |
Social customs (习俗) and ways of behaving change all the time. Things that were considered impolite many years ago are now acceptable. Just a few years ago, it was considered to be impolite behavior for a man to smoke on the street. No man who thought of himself as being a gentleman would make a fool of himself by smoking when a lady was in the room.
Customs also differ from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country? Or doesn’t matter? What about table manners (行为)?
The Americans and British people not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. For example, in both America and England, people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. Also most Englishmen will open a door for a woman or offer their seats to women, and so will most Americans. Promptness (准时) is important both in England and in America. That is, the dinner guest (客人) either arrive close to the time that has been made or calls up to explain his delay (耽误).
The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable —especially if they are your guests. There is an old story about a man who gave a very formal dinner party. When the food was served (服务), one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife. The other guests were amused or greatly surprised, but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. It would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.
【小题1】The underlined phrase “make a fool of himself” in the first paragraph means .
| A．make himself strong | B．make himself rich |
| C．make himself comfortable | D．make himself seemed like a fool |
| A．nearly or a minute or two later than | B．a quarter past |
| C．a quarter to | D．much later than |
| A．the correct way to use a knife at table |
| B．that it is good manners not to make your guest feel foolish or uncomfortable |
| C．that social customs and ways of behaving change too fast |
| D．that different counties have different customs |
| A．Different Customs | B．Social Customs |
| C．Customs Are Changing Fast | D．Different Countries, Different Customs |
Social customs and the ways of behaving change. Things that were considered impolite many years ago are acceptable . Just a few years ago, it was considered to be impolite behavior for a man to smoke on the street . No man who thought of himself as being a gentleman would make fool of himself by smoking when a lady was in the room.
Customs are also different from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or on the right of a woman in your country? Or doesn’t it matter? What about table manners?
The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. For example, in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. Also, most Englishmen will open a door for a wonman or offer their seat to a woman , and so will most Americans. Promptness is important both in England and in America. That is , if a dinner invitation is for 6 o'clock , the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay.
The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable especially if they are your guests. There is an old story about a man who gave a very formal dinner party. When the food was served, one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife. The other guests were amused or greatly surprised , but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. I t would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.
【小题1】The underlined phrase” make fool of himself” in the first passage means____
| A．make himself strong | B．make himself rich |
| C．make himself comfortable | D．cause himself to seem like a fool |
| A．don’t speak the same language |
| B．don’t have social custom in common |
| C．do share a lot of social customs |
| D．do have the exactly same social customs |
| A．nearly a minute or two later than | B．a quarter to |
| C．a quarter to | D．much later than |
| A．The correct way to use a knife at table |
| B．that it is good manners not to make your guests feel foolish or uncomfortable |
| C．that social customs and ways of behaving change too fast |
| D．promptness is important both in England and in America |
| A．Social Customs and Customs | B．Social Life |
| C．American and British Customs | D．Promptness is Important |