Question

【题目】 A gift is necessary when one is invited to visit friends in China. After greetings, the gift should be passed immediately to the host. Remember that usually Chinese people will not open the gift in front of the person who gives _________. To show the respect, it may be _________ to explain what the gift is. Bringing some nutrients and tonics (营养品、补品) to the elders in the family is a good idea. You can _________ prepare some small gifts for the spouse (配偶) or kids of the host. The host usually makes full _________ by carefully tidying up the house and __________ a lot of delicious dishes. _________ the meal is well prepared, the host may say to the guest politely, “My preparation is not enough, please excuse me for my poor treat.” As a guest, you should make the host believe that there is plenty to eat by praising the food.

While eating, the elders will use chopsticks to __________ food for guests as a tradition and ask them to eat __________ . As a guest, you should accept their goodwill readily. But nowadays, the younger people do the traditional way less.

After dinner, tea and fruit are usually served. When the guests are to leave, the host may still politely ask them to stay. They don’t have to take it _____________ and they can try to find a good time to leave. This doesn’t mean that leaving early is always a good idea as the host may feel that the guests are not satisfied with the treat. Finding the right time to leave __________ the situation.

【1】A. itB. themC. that

【2】A. necessaryB. carefulC. comfortable

【3】A. tooB. alsoC. either

【4】A. plansB. decisionsC. preparations

【5】A. enjoyingB. cookingC. washing

【6】A. ButB. AlthoughC. Because

【7】A. cut upB. eat upC. pick up

【8】A. moreB. lessC. many

【9】A. completelyB. seriouslyC. probably

【10】A. works outB. sticks toC. depends on

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】B

【4】C

【5】B

【6】B

【7】C

【8】A

【9】B

【10】C

【解析】

短文介绍了中国人走亲访友时的一些礼节。包括客人如何给主人准备礼物以及主人是如何招待客人的。中国是一个热情好客的国度，即使主人准备的很充分，也会有礼貌地对客人说招待不周，敬请原谅。当客人要离开时，主人仍礼貌地挽留，只是客人不必当真，根据当时具体的情况而选择离开的时间。

【1】句意：通常中国人不会在送给他们礼物的人面前打开礼物。A. it它；B. them他们；C. that那个。此处用it指代前面的礼物the gift，故答案为A。

【2】句意：为了表示尊重，可能需要解释一下所送礼物是什么。A. necessary必要的；B. careful小心的；C. comfortable舒适的。接受礼物的人不好意思打开所送的礼物，这时送礼之人表示尊重，有必要解释一下所送礼物是什么，故答案为A。

【3】句意：你也可以为主人的配偶或孩子准备一些小礼物。A. too也，用于肯定句中；B. also也，用于肯定句中；C. either也，用于否定句中。三个选项的单词都有“也”的意思，本句是肯定句，可排除C选项；too通常用于句子的末尾，also用于句中，故答案为B。

【4】句意：主人通常会精心整理房间，烹制许多美味佳肴，做好充分的准备。A. plans计划；B. decisions决定；C. preparations准备。精心整理房间，烹制美味佳肴都是为客人所做的准备，故答案为C。

【5】句意：主人通常会精心整理房间，烹制许多美味佳肴，做好充分的准备。A. enjoying喜欢，享受；B. cooking烹饪；C. washing洗。做饭菜用动词cook，故答案为B。

【6】句意：虽然饭菜准备得丰盛，但主人可能会礼貌地对客人说：“我准备不够，请原谅我招待不周”。A. But但是；B. Although尽管；C. Because因为。根据语境理解，前后句表示转折关系，即使主人准备的很充分，也会有礼貌地对客人说招待不周，敬请原谅。前一个句子用“虽然”，后一个句子用“但是”，although与but在句子中不能同时出现，故只能在前一个中用although，答案为B。

【7】句意：在吃饭的时候，长辈们会按照传统用筷子给客人夹上食物，并要求他们多吃点。A. cut up切碎；B. eat up吃光；C. pick up捡起，拿起。筷子的作用是用来夹东西的，故答案为C。

【8】句意：在吃饭的时候，长辈们会按照传统用筷子给客人夹上食物，并要求他们多吃。A. more更多的；B. less更少的；C. many许多。按照中国人的饮食习俗，主人会让客人多吃点，要用比较级的形式，故答案为A。

【9】句意：他们不必太当回事，可以试着找个好时机离开。A. completely完全地；B. seriously严肃地；C. probably可能。take somebody/something seriously相当于汉语“认真对待某人或某事；把某人或某事当真”的意思。故答案为B。

【10】句意：找到合适的离开时间取决于具体情况。A. works out计算出；B. sticks to坚持；C. depends on取决于，依靠。客人选择何时离开要根据当时具体的情况而定，故答案为C。

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