Question

【題目】The rules about how to talk, eat and sit, which are highly limited, are observed in most Western restaurants and homes. 【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. 【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. 【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, “ 【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!

【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 kife to cut something.

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

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

C. Can't you think up a better excuse than that?

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

E. Your hands don’t look dirty!

F. The scene is fantastic.

G. In general they were all strictly forbidden topics.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】F

【3】B

【4】E

【5】A

【解析】

試題分析：本文屬于說(shuō)明文，介紹了東西方在餐桌禮儀上的區(qū)別及差異。

【1】D 根據(jù)橫線后句Many Westerners have no idea how to act at the Chinese dinner table.可知西方人對(duì)于中國(guó)的餐桌禮儀一點(diǎn)也不清楚。說(shuō)明中西方餐桌禮儀差別很大。故D項(xiàng)“They’re completely different from what we find here in China.”正確。

【2】F 橫線前句“The Chinese host makes great, sweeping arm movements that go over large sections of the table, passing over both food and friends alike.”描述中國(guó)人吃飯的情景。在西方人看來(lái)，這樣的場(chǎng)景是難以想象的。故F項(xiàng)“The scene is fantastic.”符合上下文串聯(lián)。

【3】B 橫線前句“In my childhood home, dinner was enjoyed with low voices, and the topics that we could discuss were very limited.”中作者介紹了自己小時(shí)候吃飯的時(shí)候，很少說(shuō)話，討論的話題也較少。故B項(xiàng)“We were not allowed to talk about anything that made listeners uncomfortable.”符合上下文語(yǔ)境。

【4】E 當(dāng)我要去廁所的時(shí)候，媽媽總是同意。而父親會(huì)和我開(kāi)玩笑。E項(xiàng)“Your hands don’t look dirty!”恰好是父親和我開(kāi)玩笑的內(nèi)容。故E想符合上下文串聯(lián)。

【5】A 根據(jù)橫線后句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. 可知在西方吃飯的時(shí)候是有很多禮儀和規(guī)則的。這讓作者感覺(jué)很不自在。故A項(xiàng)“How one sits at the table is also prescribed.人坐在桌邊也是有規(guī)則的”符合本段中心思想。