Americans often plan social gatherings（社交聚會）on short notice, so don’t be surprised if you get invited to someone’s home or to see a movie or baseball game without much warning. If the time is convenient (方便) for you, surely accept their invitation. But if you’re busy, don’t be afraid to decline the invitation, perhaps suggesting a time that would be better. Your host won’t be shamed.
Invitations are usually sent in person or over the telephone. The main exception(例外) is for some formal occasions, in which case a written invitation will be mailed. You would normally receive a written invitation to a wedding(婚禮).
For a casual(不正式的)dinner invitation, don’t arrive more than 5 minutes early, because your host may still be preparing for your visit. Arriving more than 10 minutes late is considered rude if very few people were invited. If many people were invited, it’s OK to arrive a little late, even as much as half an hour late. For example, it’s OK to arrive late for a party, for a potluck (家常便飯) dinner or for a social gathering inviting a large group of people.
If you’re invited for dinner, it’s proper to bring the host a bottle of wine, a gift basket of fruit, a box of candy (糖果), or a bouquet(束)of flowers. Don’t bring roses, as men often give roses to women on a date (約會).
If you wish to thank the host for his or her hospitality (好客), it’s right to call or send a brief (簡單的) written thank-you note the next day.
小題1:The passage is to tell us ________.
A．how to accept Americans’ invitations.
B．something about American social visits.
C．something about American business visits.
D．how to make a living in America.
小題2:The underlined word “decline” in the first paragraph most probably means _____.
A．a(chǎn)cceptB．receiveC．refuseD．follow
小題3:If an American only invites you to his home for an informal supper at 7:30p.m., you’d better get to his house at ________.
A．7:15p.m.B．7:35p.m.C．7:45p.m.D．7:55p.m.
小題4:In America, invitations to a wedding are often sent ________.
A．by mailB．by faxC．by e-mailD．over the telephone
小題5:According to the passage, in American ________.
A．if you’re invited to a family as a guest, you can stay as long as you please.
B．if you’re invited for a party, you must always be on time.
C．if you’re invited for dinner, you’d better bring some presents.
D．you must make a call to show your thanks after you get home from the dinner.

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:A
小題5:C

試題分析：這篇文章主要講了關(guān)于美國社會聚會的一些事。例如被邀請時，到達聚會的時間以及應(yīng)該給主人帶些禮物。
小題1:根據(jù)Americans often plan social gatherings（社交聚會）on short notice, so don’t be surprised if you get invited to someone’s home or to see a movie or baseball game without much warning.可知這篇文章主要講了關(guān)于美國社會聚會的一些事情，故選B。
小題2:根據(jù)perhaps suggesting a time that would be better. Your host won’t be shamed，可知decline的意思是謝絕，故選C。
小題3:根據(jù)For a casual(不正式的)dinner invitation, don’t arrive more than 5 minutes early, because your host may still be preparing for your visit. Arriving more than 10 minutes late is considered rude if very few people were invited.所以答案為B。
小題4:根據(jù)You would normally receive a written invitation to a wedding(婚禮)，因此選A。
小題5:根據(jù)If you’re invited for dinner, it’s proper to bring the host a bottle of wine, a gift basket of fruit, a box of candy (糖果), or a bouquet(束)of flowers. Don’t bring roses, as men often give roses to women on a date (約會)，因此選C。
點評：要想答好題目，重在理解全文意思。這篇文章比較難，先看問題，再帶著問題讀短文，找出各段落的主旨句，理解全文內(nèi)容，總結(jié)全文中心，然后再回到問題上來，很容易選出正確答案。
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