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 (尷尬) 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（習俗） 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】

試題分析：本文講述了一則由不過國家文化差異引起的小故事。文章主人公受到朋友邀請與其共進晚餐，但主人公不知道在外國人們普遍實行AA制，由此產生了一些尷尬。

1.推理判斷題。通過對全文的理解可知，不同的地域擁有不同的風俗習慣。故選A

2.推理判斷題。后文說道，主人公和朋友晚餐結束后買單時是AA制，但主人公沒有帶錢包，可知前文中主人公的室友讓主人公帶錢包是為了到時候能夠和其朋友共同為晚餐買單。故選B。

3.細節把握題。從文中第二段“The dinner was a great success. ”可知主人公和朋友的晚餐很愉快。故選B。

4.推理判斷題。從全文可知，不同國家的習慣不同，在外國AA制是很普遍的。故選B

5.推理判斷題。從全文可知，主人公沒有聽室友的勸告，因此在晚餐結束后因為沒有錢買單而尷尬，幸虧室友及時到場才使尷尬局面得以收場，所以在回家的路上，室友一直在笑。故選A。

考點：文化差異類閱讀。