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問題詳情：

China is a nation of etiquette(禮儀). Chinese people are among the most hospitable people in the world. If foreigners visit a Chinese family, they would be surprised at the warmth that they would receive as guests.

When you visit a Chinese family, the host usually makes tea for you. Then he will serve you snacks(小吃) like biscuits or candy. Someone in the family will also chat with you, never letting you feel lonely.

At the same time, other family members will prepare a meal for you. Chinese people treat(款待) their guests with a big meal. They always present more food than the guest can eat. On the table, the guests must be the first to eat. Perhaps one of the things that surprises a western guest most is that the Chinese host likes to pick food for visitors, which won’t happen at western tables. The Chinese family go out of their way to make you feel at home. As you are done eating, the host usually says, “It seems that you didn’t eat much. Please eat more.” Although you tell them you are full, they still put more food in your bowl.

Being warm and hospitable has long been an important part of Chinese culture and tradition. As Confucius(孔子) said thousands of years ago:

To meet friends from afar

How happy we are!

1. What does the underlined word “hospitable” mean in this passage?

   A.好客的                            B.勤勞的                             C.樸實的

2. As a guest in a Chinese family, you are usually offered _______ by the host.

   A. coffee and snacks            B. juice and snacks               C. tea and snacks

3. Why does a western visitor feel surprised when the host picks food for him?

   A. Because he thinks it’s not polite.

   B. Because he thinks it’s not necessary.

   C. Because it won’t happen in western countries.

4. What the Chinese family do for the guests is to _______.

   A. make them feel at home    B. show their wealth             C. make them feel uncomfortable

5. What’s the meaning of the words by Confucius at the end of the passage?

   A.學而時習之，不亦説乎？

   B.有朋自遠方來，不亦樂乎？

   C.人不知而不愠，不亦君子乎？

【回答】

1. A  由China is a nation of etiquette.(*是一個禮儀之邦)和If foreigners visit a Chinese family, they would be surprised at the warmth that they would receive as guests.(如果外國人到*家庭做客，他們會對*人的熱情感到驚訝)中的關鍵詞warmth和as guests可推知，hospitable意為“好客的”。

2. C  由第二段第一、二句When you visit a Chinese family, the host usually makes tea for you. Then he will serve you snacks like biscuits or candy.(當你到*家庭做客時，主人通常為你泡茶。然後他會端上餅乾或者糖果之類的小吃)可知，主人通常會提供茶和小吃。

3. C  由第三段第五句Perhaps one of the things that surprises a western guest most is that the Chinese host likes to pick food for visitors, which won’t happen at western tables. (也許，最讓西方人吃驚的事情之一是*的主人喜歡為客人們夾菜，而這在西方的餐桌上是不會發生的)可知，當主人為客人夾菜時，西方人會很吃驚，這是因為在西方的餐桌上不會發生這樣的事。

4. A  由第三段中的The Chinese family go out of their way to make you feel at home.(*家庭想盡辦法使你有賓至如歸的感覺)可知，*家庭如此待客是為了讓客人有賓至如歸的感覺。

5. B  通讀全文可知，文章主要講述了*人是如何熱情待客的。且由最後引語中的關鍵詞friends(朋友)和happy(快樂)可知，應選B項。

知識點：*經濟文化類

題型：閲讀理解