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【題目】（題文）The rules about how to talk, eat and sit, which are highly limited, are observed in most Western restaurants and homes. （小題1） Many Westerners have no idea how to act at the Chinese dinner table. No forks or knives for them to use! The Chinese host makes great, sweeping arm movements that go over large sections of the table, passing over both food and friends alike. （小題2） However, it leaves many foreigners at a loss for what to do.

In my childhood home, dinner was enjoyed with low voices, and the topics that we could discuss were very limited. （小題3） If I had to leave the table to use the toilet, I had to excuse myself without mentioning what it was that I was going to do. “May I be excused, please? I need to wash my hands.” I would say. My mother would say, “Sure.” My father would often play a joke on me by saying, “（小題4）”

As for eating, we did it quietly. No eating noises were allowed. Everything must be done as quietly as possible. If any sound was created by eating food or drinking, it would be considered as bad manners!

（小題5） He is to sit up straight with the recessive hand (usually the left) in one’s lap holding a napkin while the dominant hand (usually the right) holds the fork or spoon. The only time one is allowed to have both hands on the table is when he is using a knife to cut something.

A. The scene is fantastic.

B. Your hands don’t look dirty!

C. How one sits at the table is also prescribed.

D. Can’t you think up a better excuse than that?

E. In general they were all strictly forbidden topics.

F. They’re completely different from what we find here in China.

G. We were not allowed to talk about anything that made listeners uncomfortable.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】【1】F

【2】【2】A

【3】【3】G

【4】【4】B

【5】【5】C

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了中國的餐桌禮儀。

【1】【1】根據(jù)上文說“大多數(shù)西方餐館和家庭都遵守有限的關(guān)于如何交談、吃飯和落坐的規(guī)則”，而下文說“因此，許多西方人不知道在中國餐桌上該如何行動，也沒有叉子或刀子供他們使用！”，所以空格處應(yīng)該是說西方的規(guī)則和我們在中國發(fā)現(xiàn)的規(guī)則完全不同。F選項里的代詞they指代的是上文提到了西方的有限的規(guī)則。故選F。

【3】【3】根據(jù)上文說我童年時在餐桌上談?wù)摰脑掝}是有限的，可推知下文進一步解釋不能談什么：我們不允許談?wù)撊魏巫屄牨姼械讲皇娣�的事情。故選G。

【4】【4】根據(jù)上文說“我要去上廁所不能直接說，只能找借口說我要去洗手。所以每次我要離開餐桌說要去洗手時，父親都會開玩笑”，故推知父親是說：“你的手看起來不臟！”，其實他知道“我”要去上廁所。故選B。

【5】【5】因為本段后面內(nèi)容講的是坐在桌前的一些規(guī)矩，所以可知本段主題句是：如何坐在桌子上也是有明文規(guī)定的。故選C。

在做七選五題的過程中，應(yīng)首先略讀一下短文，了解一下短文的大致意思，然后把幾個選項含義理解透，尤其注意意思相近，表達有交叉的選項之間的區(qū)別。然后再細讀短文，把答案填入合適位置。答題時可以把含義相近的幾個選項輪流填入同一處位置，反復(fù)閱讀，反復(fù)體會，找出最佳選項，對于實在沒有把握的小題可以最后完成。完成短文后，再認真通讀一遍全文，看看上下語意是否通順，是否符合邏輯關(guān)系。

另外，做題時要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句，因為它們往往就是文章的主題句。例如第5小題考查上文和句意理解。因為本段本段后面內(nèi)容講的是坐在桌前的一些規(guī)矩，又因為本空設(shè)在本段的開頭，可知是本段的主題句：如何坐在桌子上也是有明文規(guī)定的。故選C。