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In America, during the meal, you'd better be careful not to leave a spoon in a

soup bowl or coffee cup or any other dish. The coffee spoon ought to be on the saucer, the soup spoon ought to be on the plate under the bowl. When you are having soup, make the least noises and use the side of your spoon inside out this way, not the tip. And you mustn't pick up your soup bowls so as to drink away the last drops of your soup from the bottom of the bowl.

Very often there is only one main course and salad, followed by your sweet. If you find the meal not enough, say \chicken or steak or whatever you have just had. The hostess will be very glad that you appreciate her cooking and will give you an extra portion. But if you observe the Chinese way of being polite and say \more, you will most probably starve later, because Americans will never press food on you. Yet it is not polite to keep silent and not to talk with the person next to you. It would be considered good manners if you handle your silverware with care so that they don't make any noise. When coffee comes, drink it from your cup. The coffee spoon should rest on the saucer while you are drinking. And smoking, of course, is rarely seen at a dinner table. Well, when the meal is finished, the guests put their napkins on the table and stand up, the men again helping the ladies with their chairs.

After the dinner, the guests usually stay for an hour or two, then they would say, \everyone to stay longer. \for instance, would say, \Thank you for a most enjoyable evening. Good-night.\

And if you stay overnight or over the weekend, it will be courteous to send a thank-you note to the host or hostess the following day, very often with a small gift such as a box of chocolate or some flowers as a token of appreciation of their hospitality.

1、 Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A、How to Prepare for a Meal.

B、Never Press Food on Your Guest. C、Table Manners in the U.S.A. D、How to Enjoy a Dinner. 参考答案:C 解析:

【答案】C【解析】主旨题，问：“本文最好的标题是哪个？”先浏览文章首句和各段首句，来判断文章主题。第一段第一句：During the meal, you'd better be careful not to leave a spoon in a soup bowl or coffee cup or any other dish. “用餐时，最好小心一些，不要把勺子放在碗里、咖啡杯里或任何餐具里。”第二段第一句：Very often there is only one main course and salad, followed by your sweet.“通常来说，只有一道主菜，一份沙拉，接着就是甜点。”第三段第一句：After the dinner, the guests usually stay for an hour or two, then they would say, \going now.\“用餐后，客人常常停留一到两个小时，然后他们会说：‘恐怕

我得走了。’” 最后一段首句：And if you stay overnight or over the weekend, it will be courteous to send a thank-you note to the host or hostess the following day, ...“如果你过夜或者过周末，最好在回去后给主人寄去一张表示感谢的便函……”由此可见，这篇文章通篇谈论的是吃饭时需要注意的事情，即餐桌礼仪，选C。

2、The passage suggests that ______.

A、to make the hostess happy you should ask for more food even if you are full

B、you should keep silent at a dinner table in order to be polite

C、if you want to be friendly with the person next to you, you should press food on him

D、talking is necessary at a dinner table 参考答案:D 解析:

【答案】D【解析】判断题，问：“文章建议____。”先浏览四个选项，发现选项谈论不同的方面，因此需要逐一进行分析。A，“为了让主人高兴，你即便是饱了，也应该再要些吃的。”文章没有谈到。B，“你应该在用餐的时候保持安静，这样才礼貌。”文章第二段说：Yet it is not polite to keep silent and not to talk with the person next to you.“然而，要是保持静默不与旁边的人交谈，这样是不礼貌的。”B选项不符合文意。C，“如果想向邻座的人表示友好，应当给他夹菜。”文章没有谈到。D，“吃饭时需要（与人）交谈”，符合文意，选D。

3、At a dinner table, you do all of the following except ______.

A、making the least noise possible

B、picking up your soup bowl to drink away the last drop C、handling your silverware with care D、drinking the coffee from your cup 参考答案:B 解析:

【答案】B【解析】列举题，问：“吃饭时，你会做以下的事情，除了____。”A，“尽量不发出声响”，文中第一段提到make the least noises。B，“端起碗一饮而尽”，文中第一段提到you mustn't pick up your soup bowls so as to drink away the last drops of your soup from the bottom of the bowl.“你一定不要端起汤碗一饮而尽。”C，“小心拿放餐具”，文中第二段提到It would be considered good manners if you handle your silverware with care so that they don't make any noise.“小心拿放餐具，避免发出声音，这样才是礼貌的习惯。”D，“用你的杯子喝咖啡”，文中第二段提到When coffee comes, drink it from your cup.“上咖啡时，用你的杯子喝咖啡。”B不符合文意，选B。

4、What does \

A、Friendly. B、Generous. C、Polite. D、Noble. 参考答案:C 解析:

【答案】C【解析】词义题，结合上下文分析courteous的意思。And if you stay overnight or over the weekend, it will be courteous to send a

thank-you note to the host or hostess the following day, ...“如果你过夜或者过周末，最好在回去后给主人寄去一张表示感谢的便函，这是____的做法。”根据文意，可以推测courteous为“礼貌”的意思，选C。

5、The passage implies that ______.

A、different nations have different customs

B、Chinese customs are quite similar to American ones

C、both Chinese and Americans have soup before the main course D、if you are polite, the hostess will press more food on you 参考答案:A 解析:

【答案】A【解析】判断题，问：“文章暗示____。”A，“不同的国家有不同的习俗。”这篇文章通篇说的是美国的餐桌习惯，但文中第二段提到在中国，风俗习惯是不一样的。B，“中国与美国的餐桌习惯很像。”C，“中国人和美国人都在主菜前喝汤。” 文章没有体现B选项和C选项。D，“如果你很礼貌的话，主人会非要你多吃。”文中说：... Americans will never press food on you.“美国人绝对不会非要你多吃。”应选A。

Regular child care provided outside home or by someone other than the mother does not in itself undermine healthy emotional connections between mothers and their 15-month-old infants, according to a long-term national study. The finding holds even if care begins during the first 3 months after birth and runs for 30 hours or more per week.

Among infants who receive unkind and unresponsive care from their mothers, however, the mother-child relationship may be damaged. \apart complexities regarding child care that have not previously been studied in detail,\

The investigation consists of 1,153 children and their families living in or near Boston. The youngsters, no more than 1 month old when they entered the study in 1991, will be tracked until the age of 7. Experimenters administered questionnaires to mothers in their homes and videotaped baby caretakers interacting with the kids at ages 1, 6 and 15 months. Independent observers rated the quality of each child care efforts and noted infant nervousness. Unlike most previous studies, this one allows researchers to observe each caretaker's personality at child nursing, and kids' emotional reactions by the equipment.

6、 From the first paragraph we know that ______.

A、mother care is the best according to a national study

B、child care outside home is the best in accordance with the study C、regular child care outside home does not in itself do harm to mother-child relationship

D、connections between mothers and infants are damaged by outside care

参考答案:C 解析:

【答案】C【解析】判断题，浏览四个选项，谈论的是母亲抚养孩子与其他人抚养孩子之间的关系。先浏览第一段把握大意，再进行判断做题。第一段说，