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【題目】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 (傭人) , their dinner parties at home are mostly informal. Guests may sit down at a table, or, as many new small homes have no separate (單獨(dú)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 (疲憊的； 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 B.

【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】

短文大意：本文介紹了如何在美國和朋友一起享用晚餐。同時介紹了野餐是一種更令人愉快的娛樂方式。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)句子Americans, like many people elsewhere in the world, like to invite friends to their homes for an evening of food, drink and conversation. 美國人像世界上其他地方的許多人一樣，喜歡邀請朋友到他們家里吃喝聊天�？芍�，多數(shù)美國人喜歡在家里用食物和飲料招待朋友。故選A。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由句子But as most people in the United States have no servants (傭人) , their dinner parties at home are mostly informal. 可知，他們在家里的晚餐聚會大多是非正式的，是由于美國大多數(shù)人沒有傭人。故選A。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)句子Guests may sit down at a table, or, as many new small homes have no separate (單獨(dú)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. 可知，客人可以坐在餐桌旁，或者，在非常小的飯廳里，客人也可以自己服務(wù)，在客廳吃飯，把盤子放在膝蓋上。結(jié)合選項可知A/B都正確，故選C。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)句子Unless hamburgers or hot dogs are cooked over a fire, picnic food is usually cold sandwiches, salads, potato chips, etc. 除非漢堡包或熱狗在火上烹制，野餐通常是冷三明治、沙拉、薯片等�？芍�美國人野餐一般不吃辛辣的食物。故選B。

【5】推理判斷題。題干的意思是：為什么野餐被認(rèn)為是一種更愉快的娛樂方式？根據(jù)句子Summer invitations are often for a picnic at a park or in the open countryside. 夏季野餐通常是在公園或露天郊野。因為這樣會更加親近自然。故選A。

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