Question

When you hear Westerners say “ Drop in anytime”（随时来玩）or “Come and see me soon” , you should realize that it doesn’t mean you are welcome to come over to their house anytime. It’s wise to telephone before visiting someone.

Never accept an invitation unless you really plan to go. You may refuse by saying, “Thank you for inviting me, but I may not be able to come.”  If you are unable to come after accepting the invitation, be sure to tell those who invite you in advance（提前）that you will not be there.

When you have accepted the invitation to a party or a dinner, it is polite to bring small gifts with you, such as bottles of drink, flowers and chocolate. Sometimes Westerners may take you out to dinner in a restaurant and it does not necessarily mean that he is going to pay the bill at the end of the meal. He might want you to “go Dutch”, which means each person pays his own bill.

1.The best title of this passage is ________________ .

A. Drop in anytime.

B. Come and see me soon.

C. Invitation in western countries.

D. Westerners.

2.When Westerners say “ Drop in anytime” or “Come and see me soon”,  it means ________.

A. you are welcome to visit them anytime

B. you are welcome to visit them, but you still need to call them before going to their house.

C. they don’t want you to visit them.

D. they will hold a party for you.

3.If a Westerner invites you to go to his house, ________________.

A. you may refuse if you don’t plan to go.

B. you have to accept the invitation even you don’t want to go.

C. you can’t accept the invitation.

D. and you accept the invitation, you must go.

4.If you have accepted the invitation to a party or a dinner, what kind of gifts will you bring?

A. Money.         B. Televisions

C. Computers.    D. Books

5. The underlined part “go Dutch” means “________” in Chinese.

A. 去荷兰        B. 去Dutch这家餐厅

C.实行 AA制    D. 请客

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了西方人的邀请文化。在西方如果主人邀请你随时来玩也要在拜访前打电话通知，在面对邀请时，确定能参加的就可以答应，如果没有计划去，就要委婉的拒绝。在去参加聚会时最好带个小礼物，如果到餐馆吃饭那可不意味着邀请者会付钱，他们可能想AA制。

1.C标题归纳题。根据短文的主要内容是围绕西方的邀请文化介绍的故选C。

2.B细节理解题。根据第一段you should realize that it doesn’t mean you are welcome to come over to their house anytime. It’s wise to telephone before visiting someone.描述，可知当人们说随时来玩时，你应该知道那不意味着你能随时拜访他们的家，在拜访之前最好打电话。故选B。

3.A细节理解题。根据第二段Never accept an invitation unless you really plan to go. You may refuse by saying, “Thank you for inviting me, but I may not be able to come描述，除非你真的计划去否则不要接受邀请。你可以通过说谢谢邀请，但是我可能不能来表示拒绝。故选A。

4.D推理判断题。根据第三段When you have accepted the invitation to a party or a dinner, it is polite to bring small gifts with you, such as bottles of drink, flowers and chocolate.描述及选项的对比，故选D。

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考点：社会文化类短文阅读。