Question

    Around the world,people have different ideas about what good manners are.

When you go to restaurants in different parts of the world,it's 1 to know the right and wrong things to do. For example,in China it's OK to 2 a lot of noise in a restaurant. In fact,if a restaurant isn^ noisy and 3 ,you may think there is something wrong with it. However,in many western countries,restaurants are 4 places. If a table is too loud,other people who are eating there might even 5 to the owner of the restaurant.

    Paying the bill is also different from country to country. In China,one person usually pays for 6 . In

western countries,one person pays if he or she is entertaining clients (宴请宾客) ，but when friends eat together,they usually share the cost. This is called doing Dutch (均摊费用). Also,when westerners pay the 7,they usually leave some money for the 8 This is called “Leaving a tip”. Leaving a tip is thought to be polite. In the U. S.，it's 9 to leave tips of 10%，15%，or 20% of the bill,which is decided by how good the service is. Good waiters can make a lot of money!

    The food people eat is different in the world,but you can find the same kind of food in many countries. Chinese and Italian food,for example,are 10 all over the world.

() 1. A. popular   B. difficult   C. important   D. enjoyable

() 2. A. cause   B. keep   C. stop   D. make

() 3. A. lively   B. dangerous   C. lucky   D. polite

() 4. A. noisy   B. quiet   C. busy   D. clean

() 5. A. shout   B. explain   C. complain   D. ask

() 6. A. everybody   B. nobody   C. somebody   D. none

() 7. A. bill   B. waiter   C. visitors   D. food

() 8. A. gatekeeper   B. seller   C. waiter   D. visitor

() 9. A. terrible   B. common   C. serious   D. unusual

() 10. A. different   B. popular   C. expensive   D. cheap

Answer 1

1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. B

[解析]这篇短文主要介绍了中美在饮食文化方面的一些不同特点。

1. C 联系下文…to know the right and wrong things to do,可知此处指的是知道做什么事情是 正确的和错误的很重要。故选C.重要的。

2. D联系下文，可知此处指的是制造很多噪声，故 选D.制造。

3. A联系前文，可知此处指的是如果一家饭店不 热闹，故选A.生动的，热闹的。

4. B联系下文，可知此处指的是在许多西方国家， 饭店是安静的，故选B.安静的。

5. C结合语境可知此处指的是顾客向饭店主人抱 怨，故选C.

6. A结合常识及下文对西方人的描述，可知此处 指的是一个人为大家付款，故选A.

7. A 结合语境可知此处指的是付账单，故选A. 账单。

8. C  Good waiters can make a lot of money!可 知指的是留一些钱给服务员，故选C.

9. B结合语境可知此处指的是一般的付小费的数 额是……，故选B.

10. B结合语境可知此处指的是它们在全世界都受 欢迎，故选B.