Question

As I was leaving to meet Lynne，my roommate told me that I’d better take some money，but I didn’t listen to him. I thought that Lynne would pay because she had invited me.

I arrived at the restaurant exactly on time. I’d been told that Americans expect you to be on time. Lynne and I sat at a table in the corner of the restaurant and a waitress came and took our order. The dinner was a great success. I talked a lot about Saudi Arabia and Lynne told me all about herself. After two hours the waitress finally came and asked if we wanted one check or two. Lynne said two. We went to the cashier and Lynne paid her check. I was embarrassed (尴尬) when the cashier gave me my bill. I had no money to pay for my meal. Then I had an idea. I pretended to look for something in my pockets and said，“Oh！I forgot my money! Can I call my roommate，please？” The cashier showed me where the phone was and I quickly called my roommate.

In a few minutes he arrived with some money，but he couldn’t hide how he felt. He laughed all the way home.

Now，I think it’s funny too. But at the time I was terribly embarrassed. I thought that an invitation to have dinner meant the same thing in the United States as in my country. I guess you have to understand that your customs（习俗） are only your customs. When you visit a foreign country，you have to learn about their customs，too.

1.Customs can be ________in different countries according to this passage.

A. entirely different                B. close to each other

C. quite the same                                          D. very similar

2.The writer’s roommate advised the writer to take some money with him to________.

A. invite Lynne to dinner                             B. pay for the table

C. pay for the restaurant             D. share the cost of the meal

3.The writer and Lynne________.

A. had a talk for three hours

B. shared a successful dinner

C. traveled to Saudi Arabia together

D. enjoyed their meal without talking

4.Why didn’t Lynne pay the check for the writer?

A. Because she didn’t have the meal.

B. Because she thought it was natural for people to pay their own check.

C. Because she wanted to embarrass the writer.

D. Because she didn’t have enough money with her.

5.The roommate laughed all the way home because the writer________.

A. would not listen to him when he left the house

B. was embarrassed when he couldn’t pay his breakfast

C. telephoned him to bring some books to him

D. hadn’t told Lynne the truth

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了一则由不过国家文化差异引起的小故事。文章主人公受到朋友邀请与其共进晚餐，但主人公不知道在外国人们普遍实行AA制，由此产生了一些尴尬。

1.推理判断题。通过对全文的理解可知，不同的地域拥有不同的风俗习惯。故选A

2.推理判断题。后文说道，主人公和朋友晚餐结束后买单时是AA制，但主人公没有带钱包，可知前文中主人公的室友让主人公带钱包是为了到时候能够和其朋友共同为晚餐买单。故选B。

3.细节把握题。从文中第二段“The dinner was a great success. ”可知主人公和朋友的晚餐很愉快。故选B。

4.推理判断题。从全文可知，不同国家的习惯不同，在外国AA制是很普遍的。故选B

5.推理判断题。从全文可知，主人公没有听室友的劝告，因此在晚餐结束后因为没有钱买单而尴尬，幸亏室友及时到场才使尴尬局面得以收场，所以在回家的路上，室友一直在笑。故选A。

考点：文化差异类阅读。