Question

Janice is an American engineer working in Nanjing. She and her husband George, who is teaching English at a university, have been eager to get to know Chinese people better, so they were pleased when Liu, Janice’s young co-worker, invited them to her home for dinner.
When they arrived, Liu introduced them to her husband Yang and asked them to sit down at a table containing eight plates of various cold dishes. Half an hour later she came back and sat down and the three began to eat. Yang came in from time to time, putting hot dishes on the table. Most of the food was wonderful, though neither George nor Janice could eat the fatty pork, and there was much more than they could eat. They kept wishing Yang would sit down so they could talk to him. Finally he did sit down to eat a bit, but soon it was time to go home.
Janice and George felt slightly depressed by this experience, but returned the invitation two weeks later. They decided to make a nice American meal and felt lucky to find olives, crackers(脆餅), tomato juice, and even some cheese in the shop. They put these out as appetizers（開胃品）. For the main course they prepared spaghetti and a salad.
When Liu and Yang arrived and began to have dinner, they took small tastes of the appetizers and seemed surprised when both George and Janice sat down with them. They ate only a little spaghetti and didn’t finish the salad on their plates. After a while, George cleared the table and served coffee and pastries(糕點(diǎn)). Yang and Liu each put four spoons of sugar into their coffee but didn’t drink much of it and ate only a bite or two of pastry.
After they left, George and Janice were upset. “ We left their place so full but they’re going to have to eat again when they get home. What went wrong?

1. 1.
   What do we know about the dinner at Liu’s home?
   1. A.
      It lasted about half an hour
   2. B.
      There were eight dishes in all
   3. C.
      the hot dishes were mainly cooked by Yang
   4. D.
      Many dishes were cooked in American style
2. 2.
   Why did the American couple feel a bit depressed after dinner at Liu’s home?
   1. A.
      They received a cold welcome
   2. B.
      The fatty pork was not delicious
   3. C.
      The dinner was not well prepared
   4. D.
      Yang spent little time talking with them
3. 3.
   During the dinner at Janice’s home, Liu and Yang _______
   1. A.
      found little food to enjoy
   2. B.
      ate much salad and pastry
   3. C.
      drank a lot of coffee with much sugar
   4. D.
      showed much interest in American food
4. 4.
   The text is most likely to be found in a book about _______
   1. A.
      cooking skills
   2. B.
      cultural differences
   3. C.
      language learning
   4. D.
      business management

Answer 1

CDAB
文章介紹了美國夫婦和中國夫婦互相到彼此的家做客，期間，發(fā)生了一些不和諧的事情，這些都是文化差異造成的，他們的飲食文化和代人接客都不同。
1.細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：Yang came in from time to time, putting hot dishes on the table. 可知在Liu的家，大部分食物都是她丈夫做的，選C
2.細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：They kept wishing Yang would sit down so they could talk to him. Finally he did sit down to eat a bit, but soon it was time to go home.和第三段的句子：Janice and George felt slightly depressed by this experience, 可知美國夫婦感到難過因?yàn)闂顜缀鯖]有和他們聊天。選D
3.推理題：從第四段的句子：They ate only a little spaghetti and didn’t finish the salad on their plates. After a while, George cleared the table and served coffee and pastries(糕點(diǎn)).可知Liu 和Yang在 Janice 家里沒有什么東西可吃。選A
4.主旨題：文章介紹了美國夫婦和中國夫婦互相到彼此的家做客，期間，發(fā)生了一些不和諧的事情，這些都是文化差異造成的，選B
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