Question

Now people who are in different parts of the world communicate easier than before. But it is a little hard to understand each other well. Some of them may not understand others’ words, so it’s easy to make a few mistakes.

For example, an important question about eating out, is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours suggests you have lunch with him, you might simply say something like this, “I’m afraid it will have to be some place inexpensive, as I have very little money.” The other person might say, “OK. I will meet you at McDonald’s.” This means it is agreed that the two will go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He might also say, “Oh, no. I want to take you to lunch at Johnson’s”, or “ I want you to try the steak(牛排) there. It is great.” This means that the person intends to pay the bill for both of you. If you feel friendly towards this person, there is no reason why you shouldn’t accept this invitation. You might simply say, “Thank you. That would be very nice.”

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1.By reading the text, how do you feel about the communication of the world today?

A. People who are in different parts can understand each other easier.

B. People who are in different parts can understand each other harder.

C. It gets harder .

D. It gets easier.

2.According to the article, who will pay for the meal in western countries?

A. All the people who have the meal will pay the bill together.

B. One of the people who have the meal will pay the bill.

C. Sometimes each person pays for himself.

D. In the western countries people never pay the bill for other people.

3.If you get along well with this person, _____________ refuse the person’s invitation.

A. you’ll have no reason to

B. you’ll have a few reasons to

C. you can take it load off to

D. you can’t go to

4.If you accept your friend’s invitation , you should ____________.

A. say nothing about it. B. thank him/her greatly

C. say “ thank you” simply D. invite him/her next time

5.What’s the best title of the article?

A. What to Eat in the western countries

B. The manners of eating in the western countries

C. Who pays for A Date

D. The relationship of the persons

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文講述的是現在世界上的人們交流起來比以前更容易了，但是要真正的互相理解還是有點困難的。作者以在國外邀請朋友吃飯誰來付錢為例，告訴我們在國外是什么樣的。

1.細節理解題。根據短文的第一句話Now people who are in different parts of the world communicate easier than before.可知，現在世界上的人們交流起來比以前更容易了。故選D。

2.推理判斷題。根據短文第二段中作者給出的例子可知，在外國出去吃飯的時候，一個問題就是誰來付錢。有的時候兩個人要各付各的錢，即This means it is agreed that the two will go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself.，由此可知選C。

3.細節理解題。根據短文中If you feel friendly towards this person, there is no reason why you shouldn’t accept this invitation.可知，如果你和那個人相處得不錯，那么你就沒有理由不接受他的邀請。故應該選A。

4.細節理解題。根據短文中You might simply say, “Thank you. That would be very nice.”可知，如果你接受了朋友的邀請，那么你需要說一句“謝謝”就可以了。故選C。

5.主旨大意題。這篇短文講述的是現在世界上的人們交流起來比以前更容易了，但是要真正的互相理解還是有點困難的。作者以在國外邀請朋友吃飯誰來付錢為例，告訴我們在國外是什么樣的。故C選項Who pays for a Date誰為約會付錢這個題目最能概括短文的意思。故選C。

考點：文化類短文閱讀。