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【题目】（题文）The rules about how to talk, eat and sit, which are highly limited, are observed in most Western restaurants and homes. （小题1） Many Westerners have no idea how to act at the Chinese dinner table. No forks or knives for them to use! The Chinese host makes great, sweeping arm movements that go over large sections of the table, passing over both food and friends alike. （小题2） However, it leaves many foreigners at a loss for what to do.

In my childhood home, dinner was enjoyed with low voices, and the topics that we could discuss were very limited. （小题3） If I had to leave the table to use the toilet, I had to excuse myself without mentioning what it was that I was going to do. “May I be excused, please? I need to wash my hands.” I would say. My mother would say, “Sure.” My father would often play a joke on me by saying, “（小题4）”

As for eating, we did it quietly. No eating noises were allowed. Everything must be done as quietly as possible. If any sound was created by eating food or drinking, it would be considered as bad manners!

（小题5） He is to sit up straight with the recessive hand (usually the left) in one’s lap holding a napkin while the dominant hand (usually the right) holds the fork or spoon. The only time one is allowed to have both hands on the table is when he is using a knife to cut something.

A. The scene is fantastic.

B. Your hands don’t look dirty!

C. How one sits at the table is also prescribed.

D. Can’t you think up a better excuse than that?

E. In general they were all strictly forbidden topics.

F. They’re completely different from what we find here in China.

G. We were not allowed to talk about anything that made listeners uncomfortable.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】【1】F

【2】【2】A

【3】【3】G

【4】【4】B

【5】【5】C

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国的餐桌礼仪。

【1】【1】根据上文说“大多数西方餐馆和家庭都遵守有限的关于如何交谈、吃饭和落坐的规则”，而下文说“因此，许多西方人不知道在中国餐桌上该如何行动，也没有叉子或刀子供他们使用！”，所以空格处应该是说西方的规则和我们在中国发现的规则完全不同。F选项里的代词they指代的是上文提到了西方的有限的规则。故选F。

【3】【3】根据上文说我童年时在餐桌上谈论的话题是有限的，可推知下文进一步解释不能谈什么：我们不允许谈论任何让听众感到不舒服的事情。故选G。

【4】【4】根据上文说“我要去上厕所不能直接说，只能找借口说我要去洗手。所以每次我要离开餐桌说要去洗手时，父亲都会开玩笑”，故推知父亲是说：“你的手看起来不脏！”，其实他知道“我”要去上厕所。故选B。

【5】【5】因为本段后面内容讲的是坐在桌前的一些规矩，所以可知本段主题句是：如何坐在桌子上也是有明文规定的。故选C。

在做七选五题的过程中，应首先略读一下短文，了解一下短文的大致意思，然后把几个选项含义理解透，尤其注意意思相近，表达有交叉的选项之间的区别。然后再细读短文，把答案填入合适位置。答题时可以把含义相近的几个选项轮流填入同一处位置，反复阅读，反复体会，找出最佳选项，对于实在没有把握的小题可以最后完成。完成短文后，再认真通读一遍全文，看看上下语意是否通顺，是否符合逻辑关系。

另外，做题时要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句，因为它们往往就是文章的主题句。例如第5小题考查上文和句意理解。因为本段本段后面内容讲的是坐在桌前的一些规矩，又因为本空设在本段的开头，可知是本段的主题句：如何坐在桌子上也是有明文规定的。故选C。