Question

【題目】 What things are acceptable(可接受的) when you are at the dinner table and what things are serious breaches(違犯) of manners?

I will tell you some of the most important American rules of table manners. When you sit down to eat, you should place the napkin across your lap. You should never talk with your mouth full and should chew with your mouth closed. If someone asks you a question while you are chewing, you should finish chewing and then swallow(吞咽) the food before answering. You should never drop scraps on the table; instead place them on a spare plate. Salt and pepper(胡椒粉) will be at the table, but you should taste your food before adding any. Only put food on someone else’s plate if they ask for it and if they say they do not want anything else to eat or drink then you will not give them anything else. Do not use your knife or fork to point at others because it is considered rude.

InChinaI know it is rude to point with your chopsticks. It is common practice to place food into a friends bowl and to put drink in their glass even after they have said they do not want any more. It is fine to drop the scraps onto the table. Though salt and pepper are not always on the table, vinegar(醋) and soy sauce(醬油) usually are. Talking while you’re eating is not considered impolite.

Manners are different all over the world and can even change in different parts of a country. Have you ever seen a foreigner do something you thought was impolite? Is there something you have done that they might view as impolite?

【1】The underlined word “scraps” in Paragraph 2 means “____” in Chinese.

A.殘羹B.筷子C.米飯D.餐巾

【2】How many parts can the passage be divided into?

A.①②;③;④B.①;②③;④.C.①;②;③④D.①②;③;④

【3】If someone asks you a question while you are chewing in America, you should_____.

A.answer it right away.B.ask him to repeat it.

C.be chewing while answering.D.chew and swallow the food before answering.

【4】What’s the best title of the passage?.

A.American rules of table mannersB.Chinese rules of table manners

C.American and Chinese rules of table mannersD.Manners all over the world

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

這篇短文主要介紹了美國(guó)餐桌禮儀規(guī)則。文中也介紹了中國(guó)的餐桌禮儀。

【1】詞句猜測(cè)。根據(jù)下文“instead place them on a spare plate.”而應(yīng)該把它們放在備用的盤子里你不應(yīng)該把殘?jiān)�掉在桌子上。可知這里是說掉在桌子上的殘羹。這里scraps的意思是“殘羹”。故選A。

【2】篇章結(jié)構(gòu)。根據(jù)第一段“What things are acceptable(可接受的) when you are at the dinner table and what things are serious breaches(違犯) of manners?”可知，第一段提出問“關(guān)于餐桌禮儀的問題”；第2,3段分別從美國(guó)和中國(guó)的餐桌禮儀問題說起。最后一段“Manners are different all over the world and can even change in different parts of a country….”可知，總結(jié)了世界各地餐桌禮儀是不同的。故選B。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解。 answer it right away. 馬上回答；. ask him to repeat it. 讓他重復(fù)一遍；be chewing while answering. 一邊咀嚼一邊回答； chew and swallow the food before answering. 在回答之前咀嚼并吞下食物。根據(jù)文中“If someone asks you a question while you are chewing, you should finish chewing and then swallow(吞咽) the food before answering.” 如果有人在你咀嚼的時(shí)候問你一個(gè)問題，你應(yīng)該先咀嚼完，然后吞下食物再回答。故選D。

【4】標(biāo)題歸納。American rules of table manners美國(guó)餐桌禮儀；Chinese rules of table manners中國(guó)餐桌禮儀規(guī)則；American and Chinese rules of table manners 美國(guó)和中國(guó)的餐桌禮儀規(guī)則；Manners all over the world全世界的禮儀。根據(jù)文中第二段“I will tell you some of the most important American rules of table manners.” 我將告訴你一些最重要的美國(guó)餐桌禮儀規(guī)則。及第三段“In China I know it is rude to point with your chopsticks.” 在中國(guó)，我知道用筷子指是不禮貌的�？芍�，這篇短文主要講述了美國(guó)和中國(guó)的餐桌禮儀的問題。故選C。