Question

Around the world, people have different ideas about what good manners are.
When you go to restaurants in different parts of the world, it's  __1___  to know the right and wrong things to do. For example, in China it's OK to  __2__ a lot of noise in a restaurant. In fact, if a restaurant isn't noisy and __3___, you may think there is something wrong with it. However, in many western countries, restaurants are __4___ places. If a table is too loud, other people who are eating there might even __5___ to the owner of the restaurant.
Paying the bill is also different from country to country. In China，one person usually pays for __6__. In western countries, one person pays if he or she is entertaining clients（宴請賓客）， but when friends eat together, they usually share the cost. This is called doing Dutch(均攤費用). Also, when westerners pay the __7__ , they usually leave some money for the__8___. This is called “Leaving a tip”. Leaving a tip is thought to be polite. In the U.S., it's __9___ to leave tips of 10%, 15%, or 20% of the bill, which is decided by how good the service is. Good waiters can make a lot of money!
The food people eat is different in the world, but you can find the same kind of food in many countries. Chinese and Italian food, for example, are __10__ all over the world.

小題1:	A．popular B．difficult C．important D．enjoyable

小題2:	A．cause B．keep C．stop D．make

小題3:	A．lively B．dangerous C．lucky D．polite

小題4:	A．noisy B．quiet C．busy D．clean

小題5:	A．shout B．explain C．complain D．ask

小題6:	A．everybody B．nobody C．somebody D．none

小題7:	A．bill B．waiter C．visitors D．food

小題8:	A．gatekeeper B．seller C．waiter D．visitor

小題9:	A．terrible B．common C．serious D．unusual

小題10:

A．different B．popular C．expensive D．cheap

Answer 1

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:B
小題5:C
小題6:A
小題7:A
小題8:C
小題9:B
小題10:B

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了中美在飲食文化方面的一些不同特點。
小題1:聯系下文to know the right and wrong things to do描述，可知此處指的是知道做什么事情是正確的和錯誤的很重要。故選C，重要的。
小題2:聯系下文，可知此處指的是制造很多噪音，故選D，制造。
小題3:聯系前文，可知此處指的是如果一家飯店不熱鬧，故選A。生動的，熱鬧的。
小題4:聯系下文，可知此處指的是在許多西方國家，飯店是安靜的，故選B，安靜的。
小題5:動詞辨析。A. 喊叫；B. 解釋；C. 抱怨；D. 問，要求。結合語境可知此處指的是顧客向飯店主人抱怨，故選C。
小題6:結合常識及下文對西方人的描述，可知此處指的是一個人為大家付款，故選A，每個人。
小題7:詞義辨析。A.賬單；B. 男服務員；C. 游客；D.事物；結合語境可知此處指的是付賬單，故選A，賬單。
小題8:聯系下文Good waiters can make a lot of money!，可知此處指的是留一些錢給服務員，故選C。
小題9:形容詞辨析。A.可怕地，令人討厭的；B.普通的，一般的；C.嚴肅的，認真的；D.與眾不同的，不平常的。結合語境可知此處指的是一般的付小費的數額是……，故選B。
小題10:結合語境可知此處指的是他們在全世界都受歡迎，故選B。
點評：這篇短文內容比較簡單，理解不難。各小題與上下文聯系比較緊密，答題中一定要注意聯系上下文。答完后多讀幾遍，看看是否符合邏輯，適當修改。個別小題可以當作單獨的詞義辨析題來做，先區分詞義，結合語境選出最能使語句通順的答案。