当前位置:高中试题 > 英语试题 > 题材分类 > Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You ...
题目
题型:不详难度:来源:
Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should not be upset if your English friends don"t invite you home. It doesn"t mean they don"t like you! Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p.m., And end at about 11. Ask your hosts what time you should arrive. It"s polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as gift. Usually the evening starts with drinks and snacks. Do you want to be extra polite? Say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. But remember---- it"s not polite to ask how much things cost. In many families, the husband sits at one end of the table and the wife sits at the other end. They eat with their guests.
You"ll probably start meal with soup or something small, and then you have meat of fish with vegetables, and then desert, followed by coffee. It"s polite to finish everything on your plate and have more if you want it. Did you enjoy the evening? Call your host and hostess the next day, or write them a short "thank you" letter. British and American people like to say "thank you, thank you, thank you" all the time!
小题1:You"re not invited to the evening by a friend, which              .
A.means you are not welcome f or some bad manners
B.means he or she doesn"t like you for some unknown reasons
C.means you should pay more visits to them and bring more gifts
D.doesn"t mean he or she doesn"t like you
小题2:You should never              .
A.say you like the host"s house very much
B.ask the host the price of the things in the house
C.have drinks and some snacks before the evening
D.sit beside the host or hostess when having dinner
小题3:As a guest, you should finish everything to show              .
A.you are healthyB.you rea lly like the food
C.you like cookingD.you have a good appetite.(胃口)

答案

小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:B
解析

试题分析:本文讲述了在英国人家里做客吃饭要注意的一些注意点。
小题1:D 细节题。根据第一段2,3行You should not be upset if your English friends don"t invite you home. It doesn"t mean they don"t like you!说明D项正确。
小题2:B 细节题。根据第7行- it"s not polite to ask how much things cost.说明B正确。不要问物品的价格。
小题3:B 细节题。根据第二段2,3行It"s polite to finish everything on your plate and have more if you want it.说明把你的食物吃完就表示你真的喜欢,故B正确。
点评:本文讲述了在英国人家里做客吃饭要注意的一些注意点。本文所设试题主要考察细节查找,对于文章中的细节题,要注意文本内容的理解。关键是找出原文的根据,认真核查题支和原文的异同,常犯错误有:绝对化语言,范围扩大或缩小,以偏概全,张冠李戴等。带着问题,再读全文,找出答题所需要的依据,完成阅读。
核心考点
试题【Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You 】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
When former American President Bill Clinton traveled to South Korea to visit President Kim Young Sam, he repeatedly referred to the Korean president’s wife as Mrs. Kim. By mistake, President Clinton’s advisers thought that Koreans have the same naming customs as the Japanese. Clinton had not been told that, in Korea, wives keep their family names. President Kim Young Sam’s wife was named Sohm Myong Suk. Therefore, she should be addressed (称谓) as Mrs. Sohm.
President Clinton arrived in Korea directly after leaving Japan and had not changed his culture gears. His failure to follow Korean customs gave the impression that Korea was not as important to him as Japan.
In addition to Koreans some Asian husbands and wives do not share the same family names. This practice often puzzles English-speaking teachers when talking with a pupil’s parents. They become puzzled about the student’s correct last name. Placing the family name first is common among a number of Asian cultures.
Mexican naming customs are different as well. When a woman marries, she keeps her family name and adds her husband’s name after the word “de”, which means “of”. This affects how they fill in forms in the United States. When requested to fill in a middle name, they generally write the father’s family name. But Mexicans are addressed by the family name of the mother. This often causes puzzlement.
Here are a few ways to deal with such difficult situations: don’t always think that a married woman uses her husband’s last name. Remember that in many Asian cultures, the order of first and last names is reversed (颠倒). Ask which name a person would prefer to use. If the name is difficult to pronounce, admit it, and ask the person to help you say it correctly.
小题1:The story of Bill Clinton is used to _____ .
A.improve US Korean relations
B.introduce the topic of the text
C.describe his visit to Korea
D.tell us how to address a person
小题2:The word “gears” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
A.action plansB.naming customsC.travel mapsD.thinking patterns
小题3:When a woman marries in Korea, she _____.
A.continues to use her family name
B.uses her husband’s given name
C.shares her husband’s family name
D.adds her husband’s given name to hers
小题4:To address a married woman properly, you’d better ______ .
A.use her middle name B.use her husband’s first name
C.ask her which name she likesD.change the order of her names
小题5:What can NOT be inferred from the text? ______ .
A.Wives do not keep their family names in Japan.
B.Different countries have different naming customs in some way.
C.Naming custom will not cause any puzzle among Asian countries.
D.The naming custom in Korea is different from that of Japan.

题型:不详难度:| 查看答案
In most languages, a greeting is usually followed by “small talk”. Small talk means the little things we talk about at the start of a conversation. In English-speaking countries people often make small talk about the weather. “Nice day, isn’t it?” “Terrible weather, isn’t it?” But there is something special about small talk. It must be about something which both people have the same opinion about. The purpose of small talk is to let both people agree on something. This makes meeting people easier and more comfortable. People usually agree about the weather, so it is a safe topic for small talk. But people often disagree about religion(宗教) or politics(政治) so these are not suitable topics for small talk. The topics for small talk also depend on where the conversation is taking place. At football matches, people make small talk about the game they are watching. “Great game, isn’t it?” At bus-stops, people may comment on the transport system. “The bus service is terrible, isn’t it?”
小题1:Small talk is _______________.
A.a kind of conversation with short words
B.a greeting used when people meet each other
C.to let people disagree about something
D.something we talk about to start a conversation
小题2:The favorite topic of small talk for English people is _________.
A.the weatherB.politicsC.gamesD.languages
小题3:The passage suggests that when we learn a language _________.
A.we should learn about the transport system of the country
B.we should only master the grammar and the vocabulary
C.we should learn the culture of the country
D.we should understand the importance of the language
小题4:When we say “Great game, isn’t it?”, we are in fact __________.
A.asking a questionB.having a conversation
C.greeting each otherD.making small talk
小题5:What we learn from the passage is that __________.
A.different languages have different grammar
B.small talk is an important part of a language
C.small talk depends on the purpose of the conversation
D.in English-speaking countries we should talk about the weather

题型:不详难度:| 查看答案
Valencia is in the east part of Spain(西班牙). It has a port on the sea, two miles away on the coast. It is the capital of a province that is also named Valencia.
The city is a market centre for what is produced by the land around the city. Most of the city’s money is made from farming. It is also a busy business city, with ships, railways, clothes and machine factories.
Valencia has an old part with white buildings, colored roofs, and narrow streets. The modern part has long, wide streets and new buildings. Valencia is well known for its parks and gardens. It has many old churches and museums. The University in the centre of the city was built in the 13th century.
The city of Valencia has been known since the 2nd century. In the 8th century it was the capital of Spain. There is also an important city in Venezuela(委内瑞拉)named Valencia.
小题1:From the text, how many places have the name Valencia?
A.One.  B.Two.C.Three.     D.Four.
小题2:What is the main difference between the two parts of the city?
A.The color of the buildings.B.The length of the streets. 
C.The age of the buildings.D.The color of the roofs.
小题3:When was Valencia the most important city in Spain?
A.2nd century.B.8th century.C.13th century.D.20th century.
小题4:What is Valencia famous for?
A.Its seaport.B.Its University.
C.Its churches and museums.D.Its parks and gardens.
小题5:The main income of the city of Valencia is from its_____.
A.markets.B.business.C.factories.D.farming.

题型:不详难度:| 查看答案
Nearly all our food comes from the soil. Some of us eat meat, of course, but animals live on plants. If there were no plants, we would have no animals and no meat. So the soil is very necessary for life. The top of the ground is usually covered with grass or other plants. There may be dead leaves and dead plants on the grass. The waste matter (粪) from animals also falls on it.
All soil needs food. If we do not give it any, the plants will be weak. Farmers found that animals’ waste is the best food for the soil, but chemical fertilizers (化肥) are also very useful. The same crop (庄稼) should not be grown in the same place every year; it’s better to have a different crop. A change of crop and the use of a good fertilizer will keep the land good.
小题1:What would happen first without plants?
A.People would have more crops.B.Animals would die.
C.There would be more food.D.There would be less soil.
小题2:What does the writer tell us in the first paragraph (段落)?
A.Leaves, plants, grass and waste live on each other.
B.There would be no animals without meat.
C.There would be no plants without animals.
D.People, animals, plants and soil live on each other.
小题3:Which is the best food for soil in the field?
A.Chemical fertilizersB.Plants and grass.C.Animals’ waste.D.Different crops.
小题4:Why do we often grow a different crop in the same place every year?
A.Because we can keep the soil rich this way.
B.Because we don’t have enough land.
C.Because we want to have a different food.
D.Because we do this as a habit.
小题5:What is the best title for the passage?
A.Soil and WasteB.Plants and AnimalsC.Food and WasteD.Soil and Food

题型:不详难度:| 查看答案
Although Paris is often considered the city of romance, close to a million adults who call it home are single. Many single people say that France’s capital is one of the most difficult places to meet people. The complaints of this lonely group have inspired a new phenomenon known as “supermarket dating.” At Galerie Lafayette Gourmet,singles can shop for more than just the items on their grocery list. They can look for someone who has blue eyes, brown hair,and is 1.8 meters tall,or whatever may be on their romantic shopping list.
At this Paris location,single people of all ages can schedule their shopping for Thursday nights between 6:30 and 9:00 p.m. When they walk through the door,they pick up a purple basket to advise that they are looking for love. They try to arrive early because the baskets disappear quickly, and then they have to wait in line for their turn to wander the store aisles(过道).
With purple baskets in hand, shoppers can consider their romantic options while they pick out their groceries. When they are ready to pay, they can go to the checkout line for singles who want to chat.
Most of the people who look for love in the supermarket are skeptical of Internet dating. They know that it is easy to embellish(美化)one’s appearance or to lie about one’s age over the Internet. The supermarket, on the other hand,is considered a safe and casual environment in which to meet a potential match. In addition, what one finds in another’s grocery basket can say a thing or two about that person’s character or intentions. Buying pet food can be a man’s way of showing a potential match that he has a sensitive side. Women who fill their baskets with low-fat food show their healthy style of living. These ways it’s possible to find much more than food at a grocery store.
小题1:What do many single people in Paris complain about?
A.The difficulty in meeting people.
B.The idea of supermarket dating.
C.The items on their grocery list.
D.The inconvenience in shopping.
小题2:Which of the following can be inferred but is not clearly stated in the second paragraph?
A.The dating supermarket is located in Paris.
B.The dating supermarket is open only on Thursday evenings.
C.People looking for love must get a basket of a particular color
D.The dating supermarket has very good business.
小题3:How do love shoppers meet one another?
A.They schedule their meeting in advance.
B.They go through a special checkout.
C.They pick out their groceries with great care.
D.They dial the phone numbers on their shopping items.
小题4:According to the writer,a possible way to win a woman’s heart is to              .
A.pick up a purple basketB.buy low-fat food
C.embellish your appearanceD.buy pet food
小题5:Why do the people prefer the supermarket dating to Internet dating?
A.The supermarket dating is more convenient.
B.The supermarket dating is more casual.
C.The supermarket dating can be trusted more.
D.The supermarket dating is less expensive.

题型:不详难度:| 查看答案
版权所有 CopyRight © 2012-2019 超级试练试题库 All Rights Reserved.