题文
Of course, the main difference on the Chinese dinner table is chopsticks instead of knife and fork, but that’s only superficial. Besides, in decent restaurants, you can always ask for a pair of knife and fork, if you find the chopsticks not helpful enough. The real difference is that in the West, you have your own plate of food, while in China the dishes are placed on the table and everyone shares. If you are being treated to a formal dinner and particularly if the host thinks you’re in the country for the first time, he will do the best to give you a taste of many different types of dishes.The meal usually begins with a set of at least four cold dishes, to be followed by the main courses of hot meat and vegetable dishes. Soup then will be served (unless in Guangdong style restaurants) to be followed by staple food ranging from rice, noodles to dumplings. If you wish to have your rice to go with other dishes, you should say so in good time, for most of the Chinese choose to have the staple food at last or have none of them at all.
Perhaps one of the things that surprise a western visitor most is that some of the Chinese hosts like to put food into the plates of their guests. In formal dinners, there are always “public” chopsticks and spoons for this purpose, but some hosts may use their own chopsticks. This is a sign of genuine friendship and politeness. It is always polite to eat the food. If you do not eat it, just leave the food in the plate.
People in China tend to over-order food, for they will find it embarrassing if all the food is consumed. When you have had enough, just say so. Or you will always overeat!
小题1:What’s the main difference on dinner table between China and West is ___________.A．On Chinese dinner table, chopsticks replace knife and fork.B．The host will do the best to give you a taste of many different types of dishes.C．You’re treated to a formal dinner for the first time.D．You have your own plate of food in West while in China everyone shares the dishes.小题2:If you have a dinner in a Chinese home, in which order will the food be served in China?
a. a set of four cold dishes.
b. staple food such as rice, noodle or dumplings.
c. the main courses of hot meat and vegetable dishes.
d. serving soup.A．acbdB．cabd C．acdbD．cadb小题3:According to the passage, we can infer that ___________.A．Chinese all think it impolite for guests to ask for a pair of knife and fork.B．Chinese think it impolite for guests to leave food in the plate.C．People in China tend to over-order food, for they will find it embarrassing if all the food is consumed.D．Chinese think it polite to put food into the plated of the guests with their own chopsticks.小题4:The sentence, in passage 2, “you should say so in good time” means ______________.A．you should say so happilyB．you’d better say soC．you should say so earlyD．you should say so kindly.小题5:The “public chopsticks and spoons” are used to ______.A．show the politeness to the guests.B．put food into the plates of their guestsC．share the food togetherD．show the genuine friendship and politeness 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:B
解析
本文讲述的是中国的餐桌文化，告诉人们对于餐具的使用以及其他的一些要注意的具体的细节。
小题1:D。根据第一段第一句 “the main difference on the Chinese dinner table is chopsticks instead of knife and fork, but that’s only superficial”可知A不对。根据第三句“The real difference is that in the West, you have your own plate of food, while in China the dishes are placed on the table and everyone shares.”可知应该选D。
小题2:C。本题为细节理解题。可以根据文章第二段第一句“The meal usually begins with a set of at least four cold dishes, to be followed by the main courses of hot meat and vegetable dishes.”可知是以a set of four cold dishes开始的，然后是the main courses of hot meat and vegetable dishes。根据第二句“Soup then will be served (unless in Guangdong style restaurants) to be followed by staple food ranging from rice, noodles to dumplings.”可知先上serving soup，再上the main courses of hot meat and vegetable dishes。 可以推出应该选择C。
小题3:D。本题为细节理解题。从第三段最后一句“ If you do not eat it, just leave the food in the plate. ”可知B项不对；选项C是文章直接给出的，故而不选。从文章第一段第二句“you can always ask for a pair of knife and fork, if you find the chopsticks not helpful enough.”可知A不对。从第三段第一句“some of the Chinese hosts like to put food into the plates of their guests.”可知应该选D。
小题4:C。本题考查学生根据上下文推理的能力。从下文“……for most of the Chinese choose to have the staple food at last or have none of them at all.”来看中国人都喜欢最后吃主食或者不吃，因此如果你想吃的话要提早说。故而选择C。
小题5:B。根据文章倒数第二段第二句话In formal dinners, there are always “public” chopsticks and spoons for this purpose,….可知是为了this purpose ，而this应该是承接上文所指即“to put food into the plates of their guests”，因此应该选择B。
点评：本文讲述的是中国的餐桌文化，告诉人们对于餐具的使用以及其他的一些要注意的具体的细节。本文细节题居多，答题时在文章找到对应的地方，用笔进行标记，这有利于后期有时间检查时可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔细理解作者所讲的意思，再结合选项，通过排除法和自己对全文的把握，选出正确答案。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Of course, the main .....”主要考查你对 [政治经济类阅读 ]考点的理解。政治经济类阅读
政治经济类文章的概念：
要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识，对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇。阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。
如何备考政治经济类阅读理解题：
【题型说明】政治经济类阅读文章是高考常选材料之一。该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
【备考策略】建立心理优势。针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。千万不用着急，因为你觉得难，其他人也一定是同感。在高考前，我们就要有这种心理准备，高考试卷肯定有一、两篇难以阅读的材料。不过，我们平时可以有意识地从报刊杂志上找一些较难的阅读材料来阅读，以培养自己迎难而上的心理素质。
【答题方法】
1、寻找主干：
根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
2、剔除从句：
在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
3、辨别分句：
一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
4、寻找关键词：
如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。
