Chinese and Western eating habits are different. In China, the dishes are placed on the table and everybody shares. It is always polite to let guests or elderly people at the table taste every dish first. But in the West, everyone has his or her own plate of food.
Although there are no strict rules on how to set chopsticks and spoons, there are some things you should never do during a Chinese banquet (筵席).
　Firstly and most importantly, don’t put your chopsticks upright in the rice bowl. Instead, lay them on your dish. The reason for this is that when people die, family members give them a bowl full of rice with a pair of chopsticks sticking out upright in it. So if you stick your chopsticks in the rice bowl, it appears that you want someone at the table to die.
Make sure the spout(容器嘴) of the teapot is not facing anyone, as this is impolite. The spout should always be directed to where nobody is sitting, usually just outward from the table.
Don’t tap on your bowl with your chopsticks. Beggars tap on their bowls, so this is not polite. Also, when the food is coming too slow in a restaurant, you should not tap on your bowl. If you are in someone’s home, it is like insulting the cook.
小題1:What is the difference between Chinese and Western eating habits according to Paragraph 1?
A．In China people are very polite, while in the West people are not so.
B．In China people share the dishes, while in the West people eat separately.
C．In China people use the chopsticks, while in the West people use the knife and fork.
D．None of the above.
小題2:What is the main idea of the third paragraph?
A．The reason why chopsticks shouldn’t be put upright in the rice bowl.
B．The Chinese use chopsticks to eat.
C．The Chinese eating habits.
D．How to use chopsticks.
小題3:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A．It is polite to taste the dishes before the guests or the elderly.
B．You can put your chopsticks wherever you want.
C．Never tap on your bowls with the chopsticks during the meal.
D．Teenagers can stick their chopsticks in the rice bowl.
小題4:The underlined word “insulting” in the last paragraph probably means “_________”.
A．playing jokes onB．laughing atC．treating badlyD．looking down upon

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:D
文章介紹了在中國(guó)吃飯的一些注意事項(xiàng)，并解釋了具體理由。
小題1:B 段落大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段可知在中國(guó)大家一起分享菜肴，在西方是分開(kāi)來(lái)吃。故B正確。
小題2:A 段落大意題。本段解釋的是為什么筷子不能朝上的原因。故A正確。
小題3:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)最后一段Don’t tap on your bowl with your chopsticks.可知C正確。
小題4:D 猜測(cè)詞義題。根據(jù)上下文可知如果你敲了碗，就說(shuō)明你對(duì)廚師很不滿(mǎn)意。
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