As I was leaving to meet Lynne，my roommate told me that I’d better take some money，but I didn’t listen to him. I thought that Lynne would pay because she had invited me.
I arrived at the restaurant exactly on time. I’d been told that Americans expect you to be on time. Lynne and I sat at a table in the corner of the restaurant and a waitress came and took our order. The dinner was a great success. I talked a lot about Saudi Arabia and Lynne told me all about herself. After two hours the waitress finally came and asked if we wanted one check or two. Lynne said two. We went to the cashier and Lynne paid her check. I was embarrassed (尷尬) when the cashier gave me my bill. I had no money to pay for my meal. Then I had an idea. I pretended to look for something in my pockets and said，“Oh！I forgot my money! Can I call my roommate，please？” The cashier showed me where the phone was and I quickly called my roommate.
In a few minutes he arrived with some money，but he couldn’t hide how he felt. He laughed all the way home.
Now，I think it’s funny too. But at the time I was terribly embarrassed. I thought that an invitation to have dinner meant the same thing in the United States as in my country. I guess you have to understand that your customs（習(xí)俗） are only your customs. When you visit a foreign country，you have to learn about their customs，too.
小題1:Customs can be ________in different countries according to this passage.
A．close to each otherB．entirely different
C．quite the sameD．very similar
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A．invite Lynne to dinnerB．pay for the table
C．share the cost of the meal D．pay for the restaurant
小題3:The writer and Lynne________.
A．shared a successful dinner
B．had a talk for three hours
C．traveled to Saudi Arabia together
D．enjoyed their meal without talking
小題4:Why didn’t Lynne pay the check for the writer?
A．Because she thought it was natural for people to pay their own check.
B．Because she didn’t have the meal.
C．Because she wanted to embarrass the writer.
D．Because she didn’t have enough money with her.
小題5:The roommate laughed all the way home because the writer________.
A．was embarrassed when he couldn’t pay his breakfast
B．would not listen to him when he left the house
C．telephoned him to bring some books to him
D．hadn’t told Lynne the truth

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:A
小題5:B 

試題分析：文章從作者和朋友出去吃飯不帶錢，結(jié)果遭遇尷尬的事，得出結(jié)論各國的風(fēng)俗是完全不一樣的，要去了解。
小題1:推理題：從文章最后一段When you visit a foreign country，you have to learn about their customs，too.可知各國的風(fēng)俗完全不同。選B
小題2:推理題：從第一段的句子：I thought that Lynne would pay because she had invited me.可知室友叫作者帶錢是讓他付自己那份錢。選C
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：The dinner was a great success.可知答案是A
小題4:推理題：從文章第二段的句子：Lynne said two.說明Lynne 認(rèn)為自己付賬很正常。選.A
小題5:推理題;從第一段和最后一段可知室友因為作者不聽他的勸告而笑話他。選B 
點評：本文集中考查了推理題，題目設(shè)置較為合理，在推理的時候，準(zhǔn)確確定考點，準(zhǔn)確判斷。
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