Chinese Dinner Table
Of course, the main difference on the Chinese dinner table is chopsticks instead of knife and fork, but that’s only superficial. Besides, in decent restaurants, you can always ask for a pair of knife and fork, if you find the chopsticks not helpful enough. The real difference is that in the West, you have your own plate of food, while in China the dishes are placed on the table and everyone shares. If you are being treated to a formal dinner and particularly if the host thinks you’re in the country for the first time, he will do the best to give you a taste of many different types of dishes.
The meal usually begins with a set of at least four cold dishes, to be followed by the main courses of hot meat and vegetable dishes. Soup then will be served (unless in Guangdong style restaurants) to be followed by staple food ranging from rice, noodles to dumplings. If you wish to have your rice to go with other dishes, you should say so in good time, for most of the Chinese choose to have the staple food at last or have none of them at all.
Perhaps one of the things that surprise a western visitor most is that some of the Chinese hosts like to put food into the plates of their guests. In formal dinners, there are always “public” chopsticks and spoons for this purpose, but some hosts may use their own chopsticks. This is a sign of genuine friendship and politeness. It is always polite to eat the food. If you do not eat it, just leave the food in the plate.
People in China tend to over-order food, for they will find it embarrassing if all the food is consumed. When you have had enough, just say so. Or you will always overeat!
小題1:The real difference on dinner table between China and West is that___________.
A．You’re treated to a formal dinner for the first time.
B．On Chinese dinner table, chopsticks replace knife and fork.
C．The host will do the best to give you a taste of many different types of dishes.
D．You have your own plate of food in West while in China everyone shares the dishes.
小題2:If you have a dinner in a Chinese home, in which order will the food be served?
a. serving soup.
b.a set of four cold dishes.
c. staple food such as rice, noodle or dumplings.
d. the main courses of hot meat and vegetable dishes.
A．badcB．cabdC．bdac D．cdab
小題3:The “public chopsticks and spoons” are used to ______.
A．taste different dishes
B．consume the food in the plate
C．show the friendship and politeness
D．put food into the plates of their guests
小題4:According to the message, the author’s attitude towards Chinese dinner table is______
A．criticalB．objectiveC．negativeD．positive

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:B

試題分析：作者介紹了中西方餐桌文化的不同，在西方你有自己盤(pán)子，而在中國(guó)大家共用盤(pán)子，中國(guó)人上菜的順序，現(xiàn)在公筷的使用可以看出人們更禮貌更友好。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第一段的句子：The real difference is that in the West, you have your own plate of food, while in China the dishes are placed on the table and everyone shares.可知中國(guó)和西方的餐桌的真正的不同是在西方你有自己盤(pán)子，而在中國(guó)大家共用盤(pán)子，選D
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第二段的句子：可知在中國(guó)吃飯的時(shí)候，上菜的順序是：b.a set of four cold dishes.冷菜，d. the main courses of hot meat and vegetable dishes.主熱菜，蔬菜， c. staple food such as rice, noodle or dumplings.主食， a. serving soup.湯，選C
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第三段的句子：Perhaps one of the things that surprise a western visitor most is that some of the Chinese hosts like to put food into the plates of their guests. In formal dinners, there are always “public” chopsticks and spoons for this purpose,可知“公用的筷子和勺子被用在把食物放在客人的盤(pán)子里面，選D
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章的內(nèi)容，作者介紹了中西方餐桌文化的不同，但是沒(méi)有發(fā)表自己的觀點(diǎn)，不存在批評(píng)還是贊揚(yáng)，可知作者對(duì)中國(guó)式餐桌的態(tài)度是客觀的，選B
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One morning when I was 11, I explored the town’s abandoned round grain barn（谷倉(cāng)）. I found a chained sliding door that was wide enough for me to pass through.
Inside, there was a heavy smell of dead mice in the dark. After my eyes adjusted, I noticed a shaft (升降機(jī)井) that rose all the way to the top of the barn. On one side was a one-man elevator with a long rope and roller.
I stepped onto the platform and gave the rope a drag and the elevator began sliding up the shaft, but stopped halfway. After a brief panic attack, I noticed holes in the wall at regular intervals, forming a ladder. For reasons known only to an 11-year-old, I decided it would be better to go up than down. So, with shaking hands, I began climbing the wall.
After what seemed like forever, I reached the top of the shaft. I stood up, dusted myself off and found absolutely nothing of interest. It was just an empty room with a ladder leading up to the roof. I climbed all the way up here for this? Then I noticed a fire extinguisher（滅火器）,which I’d always wanted to shoot off. So this was the chance of a lifetime. I tried it, and, much to my surprise, the thing worked! It shot out a thick cloud of powder that instantly filled the room. I couldn’t breathe. I was going to choke to death, and they’d probably never even find my body.
Luckily, I remembered the ladder to the roof. I climbed up, popped the straw roof and saw a bright blue sky.
I suddenly realized the dust and powder pouring out of the top could draw attention. So when the dust had settled, I climbed down and slipped out of the chained door. I’m not sure if I was more excited about being alive or about not being caught, but I ran all the way back home.
小題1:When the author got inside the barn, he _______.
A．noticed a man on the elevator
B．opened the chained sliding door
C．saw many dead mice in the dark
D．found a shaft leading to the top
小題2:Which of the following is the right order of the author’s adventure?
a. The elevator stopped halfway.
b. He entered the round grain barn.
c. He climbed to the top of the shaft.
d. He found a fire extinguisher and shot it off.
A．b-a-c-dB．a(chǎn)-c-b-dC．c-a-d-bD．b-c-a-d
小題3:After getting out of the chained door, the author might feel _______.
A．inspiredB．relievedC．surprisedD．disappointed
小題4:From the passage, we can learn that the author was probably a boy full of _______.
A．passionsB．dreams C．curiosity D．imagination

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