Question

【题目】 A gift is necessary when one is invited to visit friends in China. After greetings, the gift should【1】 (pass) to the host at once. Remember that usually Chinese people 【2】 (not open) the gift in front of the person who gives it. To show the respect, it may be necessary【3】 (explain) what the gift is. Bringing some nutrients and tonics (营养品、补品) to the elders in the family is a good idea. You can also prepare some small gifts for the spouse (配偶) or kids of the host. The host usually makes full 【4】 (prepare) by carefully tidying up the house and cooking a lot of delicious dishes. Although the meal is well prepared, the host may say to the guest【5】 (polite), “My preparation is not enough, please excuse me for my poor treat.” As a guest, you should make the host 【6】 (believe) that there is plenty to eat by praising the food.

While eating, the elders will use chopsticks to pick up food for guests as a 【7】 (traditional) and ask them to eat more. As a guest, you should accept their goodwill readily. But nowadays, the younger people do the traditional way 【8】 (little).

After dinner, tea and fruit are usually served. When the guests want to leave, the host may still politely ask them to stay. They don’t have to take it【9】 (serious) and they can try to find a good time to leave. This doesn’t mean that【10】 (leave) early is always a good idea as the host may feel that the guests are not satisfied with the treat. Finding the right time to leave depends on the situation.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】be passed

【2】will not open

【3】to explain

【4】preparations

【5】politely

【6】believe

【7】tradition

【8】less

【9】seriously

【10】leaving

【解析】

本文介绍了当一个人被邀请去中国家庭拜访朋友时，如何准备礼物。在吃饭时，中国餐桌上以及离开时的一些礼仪。

【1】句意：在问候之后，礼物应该马上递给主人。

本句中主语the gift与谓语pass之间的关系是被动关系，位于情态动词should后，用be+done，故填be passed。

【2】句意：记住，中国人通常不会在送礼人面前打开礼物。

本句中Chinese people是复数，时态为一般现在时，情态动词will表示一种意愿，意为“将要，将会”，此句为否定句，使用will not，后接动词原形。故填will not open。

【3】句意：为了表示尊重，可能有必要解释一下礼物是什么。

本句中有固定句型It may be necessary to do sth做某事可能是有必要的，可知此处需要填动词不定式，故填to explain。

【4】句意：主人通常做充分的准备，小心地打扫房间，做许多美味的菜肴。

make full preparation表示做好充分的准备，preparation可数名词，前面没有表示单数的词，故此处填写复数，故填preparations。

【5】句意：虽然饭菜准备得很好，但主人可能会礼貌地对客人说：“我准备的不够，请原谅我招待不周。”

此处需要填写副词修饰say动词，polite是形容词，副词形式为politely。故填politely。

【6】句意：作为客人，你应该通过赞美食物让主人相信有很多东西可以吃。

本句中有make使役动词，常用结构为make sb do sth使得某人做某事，需要填动词原形。故填believe。

【7】句意：吃的时候，作为传统，长辈们会用筷子为客人夹起食物，并要求他们多吃点。

此处前有不定冠词a修饰，后需要填可数名词单数。traditional为形容词，名词形式为tradition。故填tradition。

【8】句意：但是现在，年轻人做传统的方式少了。

根据句意可知，此处是在对年轻人和老年人接待客人的方式做比较，所以要用比较级。little的比较级为less。故填less。

【9】句意：他们不必认真对待这件事情，他们可以试着找个合适的时间离开。

根据句意，此处需要填写修饰动词take的副词，serious的副词形式为seriously。 故填seriously。

【10】句意：这并不意味着提前离开总是一个好主意，因为主人可能会觉得客人对款待不满意。

此处作为宾语从句的主语，需要填写名词或者动名词，故填leaving。