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【题目】Nowhere are manners more important than at the table. When the Chinese ask their guests to dinner, 【1】 there are excellent dishes 【2】 the table, the host is likely to say something like “There are no special dishes tonight. Please help yourselves.” The praises of the dishes 【3】(leave) to the guest. But this is different in the West. If 【4】(ask) a guest to eat at home, the host may say, “This is 【5】 best dish my wife cooks.” The seats are arranged in a different way. The hostess or host 【6】(sit)at the head of the table, the main guest sits on his right, and the second guest sits on his 【7】. There are some differences in offering wine and cigarettes. 【8】 a Chinese host gives a toast, he usually says “Bottoms up” and drinks up all the wine in the cup. He wants the guests to do the same. But in the West 【9】 is up to the guests to decide how much they drink. Usually just 【10】(leave) the cigarettes on the table, the host doesn't offer them to his (her) guests one after another.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】although

【2】on

【3】are left

【4】asking

【5】the

【6】sitting

【7】left

【8】When

【9】it

【10】leaving

【解析】本文介绍一些中国和西方的一些餐桌文化。

【1】句意：尽管在桌子上有很多好吃的，但是主人还是会说”今晚没什么好吃的，请随便用吧“。可知此处是ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ引导的让步状语从句。

【2】句意：在桌子上。可知答案为ｏｎ。

【3】句意：对饭菜的赞美留给客人。根据句意可知此处用一般现在时态的被动语态，主语是The praises，复数形式，答案为are left。

【4】句意：如果主人在家里请客人吃饭，主人可能会说，“这是我妻子做的最好的饭菜”。现在分词做条件状语，表示主动关系，答案为asking。

【5】句意：如果主人在家里请客人吃饭，主人可能会说，“这是我妻子做的最好的饭菜”。形容词最高级前用定冠词ｔｈｅ。

【6】句意：女主人或男主人坐在桌子最前面，主要客人坐在他的右边，次要客人坐在他的左边。此处是现在分词的独立主格结构做时间状语，答案为ｓｉｔｔｉｎｇ。

【7】根据前面的on his right，可知此空填ｌｅｆｔ。

【8】句意：当一个中国主人敬酒的时候，他通常说“干杯”。可知此处是ｗｈｅｎ引导的时间状语从句。注意大写开头．

【9】句意：在西方，决定喝多少完全取决于客人。Ｉｔ　ｉｓ　ｕｐ　ｔｏ―――，由―――决定。可知答案为Ｉｔ。

【10】句意：主人通常只是把烟留在桌子上，主人不会向客人一个一个的递烟。此处是现在分词原因状语，表主动关系。答案为ｌｅａｖｉｎｇ。