Question

    Different countries have different table manners. It's very 1. (interest)! Here are some examples. In some countries, it's polite to2. guests with enough food, while in other countries, people don't do this3. it makes the guests feel like they are being forced to eat. In most East Asian countries, people use 4. (chopstick) to eat. In western countries, people usually eat with a knife and a 5.. Do you know that in some places people 6. (simple) use their hands to eat? And in some places, they only use7. (they) right hands.

In Russia, it's polite to leave a bit of food8. your plate to show the host that there is plenty to eat. But in India, finishing the food on your plate is9.(consider) polite. It means you enjoy the food. Also, in China, you may find some food on the plate when you have dinner with friends.

If you travel around 10. world, you will find many different table manners and customs. Just do as the Romans do.

Answer

1.interesting

2.provide

3.because

4.chopsticks

5.fork

6.simply

7.their

8.on

9.considered

10.the

【解析】

主旨大意:本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了各国不同的餐桌礼仪。

16.句意为：它很有趣。分析句子结构，此处需要形容词作表语， 结合句子的主语It，并根据括号内的单词可知应填interesting。故填interesting。

17.句意为：在一些国家里，________给客人足够的食物是礼貌的。结合语境及首字母提示可知，此处表示提供。provide sb. with sth.提供某人某物为固定搭配。故填provide。

18.句意为：在一些国家，给客人提供食物是礼貌的，而在别的国家，人们不这样做，________它使客人们感到他们是被强迫吃东西的。根据前后语境可知后句是前句的原因，故填because。

19.句意为：在大多数的东亚国家，人们用筷子吃饭。根据常识可知吃饭时要用筷子，并且一般用复数形式。故填chopsticks。

20.句意为：在西方国家里，人们通常用刀和________吃饭。根据首字母提示和常识可知此处指的是叉子，故填fork。

21.句意为：你知道在一些地方人们只用他们的手来吃东西吗？分析句子成分可知，空格处在句中作状语，结合语法知识可知应用副词修饰动词作状语，故填simply。

22.句意为：在一些地方，人们仅仅用他们的右手吃饭。空格后为名词，需用形容词性物主代词作定语。故填their。

23.句意为：在俄罗斯，在你盘子留点食物是礼貌的，这是为了向主人表示食物足够吃。on your plate在你的盘子里，为固定搭配，故填on。

24.句意为：但是在印度，吃完你盘子里的食物被认为是礼貌的。分析句子成分，可知应填动词的过去分词，与前面的is构成被动语态。故填considered。

25.句意为：如果你去周游世界，你会发现不同的餐桌礼仪和风俗。travel around the world环游世界，为固定搭配。故填the。