Question

【题目】Do you want to know more about western table manners? Let’s take a look at them together!

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HOLDING A KNIFE AND FORK

1. Hold your fork in your left hand, tines (尖齿) downward.

2. Hold your knife in your right hand, an inch or two above the plate.

3. Use your fork to lift food to your mouth.

At informal (非正式的) meals, the dinner fork can be held with tines upward.

PLACING A KNIFE AND FORK

When taking a break, place your knife and fork on your plate near the center in the shape of V. The knife and the fork point toward each other
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When you finish eating, place the knife and fork parallelwith the handles in the four o’clock position on the right of the plate.

CLEARING THE PLATES

At a formal meal, plates are cleared by a professional staff. But as most informal meals are served without help, the hostess clears the plates, often with the help of a guest or two. At a family meal, members clear their own plates.

【1】How should you put food to your mouth when using a knife and fork?

A.With the right hand.B.With the left hand.

C.With both of the hands.D.With the help of a plate.

【2】The underlined word “parallel” means ________ in Chinese.

A.垂直B.交叉

C.平行D.倾斜

【3】If you are at an informal meal, what are you expected to do after the meal?

A.Clear your own knife and fork.

B.Sit and wait for a professional staff to clear the plate.

C.Leave as soon as you put down the knife and fork.

D.Help the hostess clear the plates and the table.

【4】In which part of the newspaper can we find the passage?

A.SCIENCEB.INVENTION

C.TRAVELD.CULTURE

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】D

【解析】

本文介绍了西方餐桌上的礼仪，如何握刀和叉，如何摆放刀和叉以及收拾盘子。

【1】推理判断题。根据“1. Hold your fork in your left hand, tines (尖齿) downward.2. Hold your knife in your right hand, an inch or two above the plate.3. Use your fork to lift food to your mouth. ”可知，左手拿叉，右手拿刀，用叉把食物放进嘴里，因此用左手把食物放进嘴里，故选B。

【2】词义猜测题。A. verticality垂直；B. cross交叉；C. 平行parallel；D. lean倾斜。根据文中的图画可知，刀和叉是平行摆放的，故选C。

【3】推理判断题。根据“But as most informal meals are served without help, the hostess clears the plates, often with the help of a guest or two.”可知，在非正式的一顿饭后，应该帮助女主人收拾桌子和盘子，故选D。

【4】推理判断题。根据“Do you want to know more about western table manners? Let’s take a look at them together!”可知，本文介绍西方的餐桌礼仪，因此在报纸上关于文化的那一部分可以看见它。故选D。