题目
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At American restaurants and coffee shops you are usually served tap water(自来水) before you order. You may find the bread and butter is free, and if you order coffee, you may get a free refill.
Most cities and towns have no rules about opening and closing times for stores or restaurants, though they usually do make rules for bars. Especially in large cities, stores may be open 24 hours a day.
Servings in restaurants are often large, too large for many people. If you can’t finish your meal but would like to enjoy the food later, ask your waitress or waiter for a “doggie bag”. It may have a picture of a dog on it, but everybody knows you’re taking the food for yourself. Supper and dinner are both words for the evening meal. Some people have “Sunday dinner”. This is an especially big noon meal.
Tips are not usually added to the check. They are not included in the price of the meal, either. A tip of about 15% is expected and you should leave it on the table when you leave. In some restaurants, a check is brought on a plate and you put your money there. Then the waiter or waitress brings you your change.
小题1:Which statement is TRUE?
A.American people like sitting with people they don’t know. |
B.A hostess always seats a small group at a large table. |
C.American people never sit with people they don’t know. |
D.American people will not light a cigarette if the people who sit at the same table mind their smoking. |
A.Bread | B.Butter | C.Coffee | D.Cold water |
A.There are no rules about opening and closing times for stores and restaurants. |
B.Stores may be open 24 hours a day in every city. |
C.Especially in large cities, stores may be open around the clock. |
D.You can enter a bar at any time in the US. |
答案
小题1:D
小题2:D
小题3:C
解析
试题分析:文章介绍了美国人在餐馆里的就餐的习惯,怎样点菜,怎样给小费,包括吃不了时可以带回家去自己享用。
小题1:本题考查根据文章相关信息进行正误判断的能力。信息在第一段最后一句“If you are sitting at a table with people you don’t know, it is impolite to light up a cigarette without first asking if it will disturb them.”可判断D项符合题意。
小题2:细节题:从第二段的句子:At American restaurants and coffee shops you are usually served tap water(自来水) before you order 可知在点菜前,一般提供冷水,答案是D
小题3:推理题:从第三段的句子:Especially in large cities, stores may be open 24 hours a day.可知24 hours a day.="around" the clock特别是大城市,饭店都是全天营业。选C。
点评:文章篇幅短,内容很简单,但题目集中考查推理题,如1,3题,要求考生根据题目要求,在文章中准确定位。进行推理。
核心考点
试题【In the US, people prefer waiting for a table to sitting with people they don’t k】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
Our expression today is “to face the music”. When someone says, “Well, I guess I’ll have to face the music,” it does not mean he’s planning to go to the concert. It is something far less pleasant, like being called in by your boss to explain why you did this and did that, and why you didn’t do this or that. Awful music indeed, but it has to be faced. At sometime or another, every one of us has to face the music, especially as children. We can all remember father’s angry voice, “I want to talk to you.” and only because we did not obey him. What an unpleasant business it was!
The phrase “to face the music” is familiar to every American, young and old. It is at least 100 years old. And where did this expression come from? The first explanation comes from the American novelist, James Fenimore Looper. He said, in 1851, that the expression was first used by actors while waiting to go on the stage. When they got their cue(提示) to go on, they often said, “Well, it’s time to face the music.” And that was exactly what they did—facing the orchestra(管弦乐队) which was just below them. And an actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of an audience that might be friendly or perhaps hostile, especially if he forgot his lines. But he had to go out. If he did not, there would be no play. So the expression “to face the music” came to mean “having to go through something, no matter how unpleasant the experience might be, because you knew you had no choice.”
Other explanations about the expression go back to the army. When the men faced an inspection(视察) by their leader, the soldiers would be worried about how well they looked. Was their equipment clean, shiny enough to pass the inspection? Still the men had to go out and face the music of the band as well as the inspection. What else could they do?
Another army explanation is more closely linked to the idea of facing the results and accepting the responsibility for something that should not have been done. For example, when a man is forced out of the army because he did something terrible, he is dishonored. The band does not play. Only the drums tap a sad, slow beat. The soldier is forced to leave, facing such music as it is and facing the back of his horse.
小题1:How many ways does the phrase “to face the music” comes from?
A.1. | B.2. | C.3. | D.4. |
A.To face something far less pleasant. | B.To face the stage. |
C.To face the back of one’s horse. | D.To face one’s leader. |
A.unfriendly | B.dislike | C.unkind | D.unnecessary |
Fred, nineteen, spent last year in Germany with George"s family . In turn, George"s son, Mike, spent a year in Fred"s home in America.
Fred, knew little German when he arrived, but after two month"s study, the language began to come to him . School was completely different from what he had expected -much harder. They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States.
"Back home ,you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time ,In Germany ,you walk ,but you soon learn to like it."
At the same time ,in America ,Mike ,a friendly German boy ,was also forming his idea ."I suppose I should criticize American schools ,"he says ."It is far too easy by our level .But I have to say that I like it very much .In Germany we do nothing but study . Here we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens .There ought to be some middle ground between the two."
小题1:The whole exchange program is mainly to _________
A.help teenagers in other countries know the real America |
B.send students in America to travel in Germany |
C.let students learn something about other countries |
D.have teenagers learn new languages |
A.America has better traffic. |
B.German schools were harder than American schools. |
C.Americans and Germans were both friendly |
D.There were more cars on the streets in America. |
A.There is some middle ground between the two teaching buildings. |
B.There are a lot of after-school activities. |
C.Students usually take 14 subjects in all. |
D.Students go outside to enjoy themselves in a car |
A.A better education should include something good from both America and Germany. |
B.German schools trained students to be better citizens |
C.American schools were not as good as German schools. |
D.The easy life in the American school was more helpful to students. |
A.praise | B.regret | C.ignore | D.accuse |
Invitations are usually sent in person or over the telephone. The main exception(例外) is for some formal occasions, in which case a written invitation will be mailed. You would normally receive a written invitation to a wedding(婚礼).
For a casual(不正式的)dinner invitation, don’t arrive more than 5 minutes early, because your host may still be preparing for your visit. Arriving more than 10 minutes late is considered rude if very few people were invited. If many people were invited, it’s OK to arrive a little late, even as much as half an hour late. For example, it’s OK to arrive late for a party, for a potluck (家常便饭) dinner or for a social gathering inviting a large group of people.
If you’re invited for dinner, it’s proper to bring the host a bottle of wine, a gift basket of fruit, a box of candy (糖果), or a bouquet(束)of flowers. Don’t bring roses, as men often give roses to women on a date (约会).
If you wish to thank the host for his or her hospitality (好客), it’s right to call or send a brief (简单的) written thank-you note the next day.
小题1:The passage is to tell us ________.
A.how to accept Americans’ invitations. |
B.something about American social visits. |
C.something about American business visits. |
D.how to make a living in America. |
A.accept | B.receive | C.refuse | D.follow |
A.7:15p.m. | B.7:35p.m. | C.7:45p.m. | D.7:55p.m. |
A.by mail | B.by fax | C.by e-mail | D.over the telephone |
A.if you’re invited to a family as a guest, you can stay as long as you please. |
B.if you’re invited for a party, you must always be on time. |
C.if you’re invited for dinner, you’d better bring some presents. |
D.you must make a call to show your thanks after you get home from the dinner. |
What is now the US was initially inhabited(居住) by native people until the land was settled by various European groups and African slaves. Since the 20th century, the country has become a heaven for people from all over the globe(全球).
The arrival of immigrants(移民) has shifted populations from rural(农村的) areas into cities because immigrants tend to settle in urban areas. At present, 81 percent of the inhabitants in the US live in cities.
Cultural and ethnic diversity adds a unique flavor to cities that is expressed through distinct(独特的) neighborhoods, restaurants, places of worship, museums, nightlife and multicultural learning environments.
Unique musical forms, such as jazz, rock and roll, Chicano music, and the blues, grow in the US by mixing a variety of culturally distinct musical traditions to create a new form.
At the executive (行政的) level, the country is headed by a mixedrace president; two posts(职位) on the Supreme Court are held by members of the country"s two largest minorities.There is also diversity in state and local governments.
Without its rich mixture of races and cultures, America would not be the nation that it is today. Founded upon the basis of equality and freedom, America acts as a stage where different cultures not only coexist peacefully, but develop well.
小题1:According to the passage, America is a country________.
A.that welcomes people from all over the world |
B.where citizens take more pride in their original culture |
C.that is mostly settled by Europeans and Africans |
D.where 81% of the population are immigrants |
A.In the urban areas. | B.In the rural areas. |
C.In the southern part of America. | D.In the northern part of America. |
A.diversity(多样化) has existed in America in almost every aspect(方面) |
B.most posts in American state governments are held by mixedrace people |
C.equality and freedom make America a fair country |
D.diversity has greatly affected the American political field |
A.The effects of culture and diversity on America. |
B.The influence of globalization on America. |
C.The political development of America. |
D.The bright future of America. |
A.science | B.history | C.culture | D.amusement |
The new rule has been applied among all Party and government departments nationwide, the Beijing News reported on Tuesday. The new rule has not yet been made public, said Li, a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference National Committee.
Under the old rules, the cars used by minister-level officials could be replaced as often as every five years, Li said. These officials will also keep the same cars when they assume new posts, he added.
The new rule also reiterated(重申) that officials ranking below minister-or-governor-levels should not be allocated cars. The cars possessed by their departments should be used on demand.
“It violates the rules for lower-ranking --- even county-level-officials to be allocated cars,” Li said.
Purchases of vehicles for official use have been heavily investigated, as they account for a large expenditure (花费) of public funds every year.
A survey on the Web news www.ifeng.com found 64 percent of respondents believed the new rule will be difficult to carry out because it is related to officials’ interests.
“Local government departments had halted(中断) approvals for requests for such vehicles and had started to work on new quotas(指标) under the new rules,” Li said. “The future reform of official vehicle use will introduce market mechanisms and monetization.”
Premier Wen Jiabao said in the annual government work report on Saturday that expenditures on such vehicles will not increase in 2011 compared with a year ago.
Beijing’s standing deputy mayor Ji Lin last week said the municipal (市政的) government will release the number of vehicles for official use in the capital as early as at the end of this month.
Earlier this month, the Minister of Finance had published a rule regulating the budgets for such vehicles.
小题1:What is the purpose of the new rule allocating vehicles among officials?
A.To promote a low-carbon lifestyle. |
B.To cut down the present huge expenditures of purchasing cars. |
C.To make good use of budgets for official cars. |
D.To solve the problem of severe traffic jam. |
A.Every 3 years. | B.Every 5 years. | C.Every 8 years. | D.Every 10 years. |
A.They can still possess special cars. |
B.They can use their own private cars. |
C.They can use cars whenever officially necessary. |
D.They can be allocated second-hand cars. |
A.Uncertain. | B.Optimistic. | C.Indifferent. | D.Passive |
A.the government is determined to carry out the new rule |
B.the new rule has not yet been made public |
C.the new rule will benefit official’s interest |
D.the new rule is applied to minister-level officials |
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