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【题目】阅读理解
B
Enjoying Dinner with Friends in America
　　Americans, like many people elsewhere in the world, like to invite friends to their homes for an evening of food, drink and conversation. Formal dinners, in fine homes and hotels in the United States are much the same as formal dinners anywhere in the world. But as most people in the United States have no servants (佣人) , their dinner parties at home are mostly informal. Guests may sit down at a table, or, as many new small homes have no separate (单独的) dining room or very small dining space, guests can also serve themselves and eat in the living room, holding their plates on their knees.
　　A more enjoyable form of entertainment is the picnic. Americans are great picnickers, and almost every family has a picnic basket. Summer invitations are often for a picnic at a park or in the open countryside. Unless hamburgers or hot dogs are cooked over a fire, picnic food is usually cold sandwiches, salads, potato chips, etc. Watermelon is a favourite dessert, followed very often by baseball for the young and active, and naps (打盹) for the weary (疲惫的; 困乏的).
（1）What do most Americans like to do?
A.To entertain friends at home with food and drink.
B.To invite friends to some fine homes.
C.To spend an evening with friends in the country.
（2）Why do most Americans prefer informal parties?
A.Because they have no servants to help them.
B.Because their houses are too small to hold formal dinner parties.
C.Because it takes them too much time to prepare formal parties.
（3）Where do guests sit and eat at informal dinner?
A.At a table in the dinning room.
B.In the living room.
C.Both A and
（4）According to the passage, what do people usually NOT have for a picnic?
A.Cooked food.
B.Hot food.
C.Cold food.
（5）Why is the picnic said to be a more enjoyable form of entertainment?
A.Because people can be closer to nature.
B.Because a dessert is served.
C.Because the whole family can have it together.

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）A
（2）A
（3）C
（4）B
（5）A
【解析】美国人喜欢邀请朋友去家里吃饭，晚宴通常是非正式的，客人吃的都很随便。通常美国人喜欢跟朋友一起去乡村野餐，享受与朋友家人在一起的快乐。
（1）细节理解。根据第一段 like toinvite friends to their homes for an evening of food, drink and conversation可知选A。
（2） 细节理解。根据 as most people in the United States have no servants (佣人) , their dinner parties at home are mostly informal.可知大部分美国人家里没有用人准备饭菜，所以他们的宴会大部分是非正式的。故选A。
（3）细节理解。根据第一段as many new small homes have no separate (单独的)dining room or very small dining space, guests can also serve themselves and eat in the living room, holding their plates on their knees.小房子没有单独的餐厅，客人们就坐在桌子旁或者在客厅把盘子放在膝盖上，故选C。
（4）推理判断。根据第二段Unless hamburgers or hot dogs are cooked over a fire, picnic foodis usually cold sandwiches, salads, potato chips, etc.除非汉堡和热狗在火上烤，野餐的食物通常是冷三明治、沙拉、土豆条等，所以没有热的食物，故选B。
（5）推理判断。因为野餐在开放的乡村，人们吃过饭以后可以打球打盹等，都是很惬意的贴近自然的活动，所以选Ａ。