题文
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 (尴尬) 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（习俗） are only your customs. When you visit a foreign country，you have to learn about their customs，too.
小题1:Customs can be ________in different countries according to this passage.A．close to each otherB．entirely differentC．quite the sameD．very similar小题2:The writer’s roommate advised the writer to take some money with him to________.A．invite Lynne to dinnerB．pay for the tableC．share the cost of the meal D．pay for the restaurant小题3:The writer and Lynne________.A．shared a successful dinnerB．had a talk for three hoursC．traveled to Saudi Arabia togetherD．enjoyed their meal without talking小题4:Why didn’t Lynne pay the check for the writer?A．Because she thought it was natural for people to pay their own check.B．Because she didn’t have the meal.C．Because she wanted to embarrass the writer.D．Because she didn’t have enough money with her.小题5:The roommate laughed all the way home because the writer________.A．was embarrassed when he couldn’t pay his breakfastB．would not listen to him when he left the houseC．telephoned him to bring some books to himD．hadn’t told Lynne the truth 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:A
小题5:B
解析
文章从作者和朋友出去吃饭不带钱，结果遭遇尴尬的事，得出结论各国的风俗是完全不一样的，要去了解。
小题1:推理题：从文章最后一段When you visit a foreign country，you have to learn about their customs，too.可知各国的风俗完全不同。选B
小题2:推理题：从第一段的句子：I thought that Lynne would pay because she had invited me.可知室友叫作者带钱是让他付自己那份钱。选C
小题3:细节题：从第二段的句子：The dinner was a great success.可知答案是A
小题4:推理题：从文章第二段的句子：Lynne said two.说明Lynne 认为自己付账很正常。选.A
小题5:推理题;从第一段和最后一段可知室友因为作者不听他的劝告而笑话他。选B
点评：本文集中考查了推理题，题目设置较为合理，在推理的时候，准确确定考点，准确判断。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“As I was leaving to .....”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。
