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    I hated dinner parties. But I decided to give them another shot because I'm in London. And my friend Mallery invited me. And because dinner parties in London are very different from those back in New York. There, '“I’m  having a dinner party' means: "I'm booking a table for 12 at a restaurant you can't afford and we'll be sharing the checque evenly, no matter what you eat." Worse, in Manhattan there is always someone who leaves before the bill arrives. They'll throw down cash, half of what they owe, and then people like me, who don’t drink, end up paying even more. But if I try to use the same trick, the hostess will shout: "Where are you going?" And it's not like I can say I have somewhere to go: everyone know I have nowhere to go.

    But in London, dinner parties are in people's homes. Not only that, the guests are an interesting mix. The last time I went to one, the guests were from France, India. Denmark and Nigeria; it was like a gathering at the United Nations in New York. The mix is less striking. It's like a gathering at Bloomingdale's, a well-known department store.

    For New Yorkers, talking about other parts of the world means Brooklyn and Queens in New York. But at Mallery's, when I said that I had been to Myanmar recently, people knew where it was. In New York people would think it was a usual new club

1.What does the word "shot" in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

    A. Choice.    B. Try    C. Style.    D. Goal

2.What does the writer dislike most about dinner parties in New York?

    A There is a strange mix of people.       B. The restaurants are expensive.

    C. The bill is not fairly shared.       D. People have to pay cash

3.What does the author think of the parties in London?

  A. A bit unusual     B.Full of tricks.    C.Less costly.     D More interesting.

4.What is the author's opinion of some New Yorkers from her experience?

    A. Easy-going.    B. Self-centred.    C. Generous.    D. Conservative.

 

1.B。词义猜测题。从第一句的hate,到but意义上的转折,说明尽管不喜欢,还是要“尝试一下”,所以try的意思更接近shot。 2.C。细节理解题。根据第一段中They'll throw down cash, half of what they owe, and then people like me, who don’t drink, end up paying even more.可知类似作者这样的人在纽约吃饭吃亏,因为付钱多。 3.D。 推理判断题。根据第二段和其中的句子Not only that, the guests are an interesting mix.可以推断伦敦的party要比纽约的有趣。 4.B。推理判断题。从最后一段的talking about other parts of the world means Brooklyn and Queens in New York.和In New York people would think it was a usual new club 可以推断,作者对一些纽约人的看法,是“以自我为中心的”。
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