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8．When you are away from home，eating is more than just a way to keep your stomach full．Sharing a meal with others is a kind of communication．There is no better way to say，"Glad to meet you…glad to be doing business with you…"
Clearly，mealtime is not the time for you to say"Thanks，but no thanks．"Just consider：What would people in the United States think of a foreign visitor who didn't want to try a bit of homemade apple pie？When you are in a foreign country，saying yes to the food on your plate is important．It means that you accept the host，the country，and the company．That's why most experienced travelers try to eat everything everywhere，even though the dish looks strange．
We often feel uncomfortable with food that we are unfamiliar with．However，food that seems strange in one culture may be a favorite food in another．South China，for instance，there are many restaurants that make dishes from snakes．Sheep's eyeballs may be unfamiliar in some parts of the world，but in Saudi Arabia，they are a choice food．In parts of Colombia，roasted ants are．
Can you refuse such food without being rude？Most experienced business travelers say no．You should at least try a bit of it．It helps，though，to cut things into very thin pieces．This way，you won't notice the appearance or remember where it came from．Or，"swallow（咽下） it quickly，"as one traveler advises．"I still can't tell you what roasted ants taste like．"
Another useful piece of advice is this：It's better if you don't know what you are eating．Don't ask what's for dinner．Avoid looking at the kitchen or looking at restaurant menus．Your host will be very happy because you are eating the food that he or she offers．
28．The author puts the underlined question in order to showA．
A．the importance of tasting foreign food       
B．Americans'attitude to foreigners       
C．the features of American food                    
D．his interest in foreign food
29．The traveler mentioned in paragraph 4 most probably has been toD．
A．the United States         
B．China        
C．Saudi Arabia       
D．Colombia
30．According to the text，when offered strange food in a foreign country，you shouldD．
A．learn where it came from           
B．see how it was cooked
C．a(chǎn)sk about its name                 
D．have a taste of it
31．What's the purpose of this text？B
A．To solve a problem．
B．To give practical advice．
C．To tell an interesting story．
D．To introduce business trips．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇科教類閱讀，當你離開家的時候，吃不僅僅是一種方法使你的胃飽的方式，和他人吃飯也是一種交流．本文以此展開，主要給出了一些建議，當你在國外旅行時，被提供了食物，即使看起來有些奇怪，也應(yīng)該嘗一嘗，這代表著一種接受．

解答 28．答案：A．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)畫線句下文"When you are in a foreign country，saying yes to the food on your plate is important．It means that you accept the host，the country，and the company"可知，畫線問句是為了說明嘗外國食物的重要性．故選A．
29．答案：D．推理判斷題．根據(jù)"I still can't tell you what roasted ants taste like"可知，我仍然不能告訴你烤螞蟻是什么味道．烤螞蟻是哥倫比亞的食物，可知該旅行者去過哥倫比亞．故選D．
30．答案：D．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)"That's why most experienced travelers try to eat everything everywhere，even though the dish looks strange"可知，當你在國外時，贊揚食物很重要，這意味著接受，因此最好嘗一下，即使看起來很奇怪．故選D．
31．答案：B．主旨大意題．根據(jù)"Another useful piece of advice is this：It's better if you don't know what you are eating．Don't ask what's for dinner．Avoid looking at the kitchen or looking at restaurant menus．Your host will be very happy because you are eating the food that he or she offers．"全文內(nèi)容，可以看出本文主要是提出建議．故選B．

點評 本文是一篇科教類閱讀，題目涉及細節(jié)理解題，推理判斷題，主旨大意題，做題時應(yīng)結(jié)合文章上下文內(nèi)容并根據(jù)所給選項的含義進行分析，從而得出正確答案．切記胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．