阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。Agiftisnecessarywhenonei...

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。

A gift is necessary when one is invited to visit friends in China. After greetings, the gift should be passed immediately to the host. Remember that usually Chinese people will not open the gift in front of the person who gives  ____11____. To show the respect, it may be  ____12____ to explain what the gift is. Bringing some nutrients and tonics (营养品、补品) to the elders in the family is a good idea. You can ____13____ prepare some small gifts for the spouse (配偶) or kids of the host. The host usually makes full  ____14____ by carefully tidying up the house and  _____15_____  a lot of delicious dishes.  ____16____ the meal is well prepared, the host may say to the guest politely, “My preparation is not enough, please excuse me for my poor treat.” As a guest, you should make the host believe that there is plenty to eat by praising the food.

While eating, the elders will use chopsticks to  _____17_____ food for guests as a tradition and ask them to eat  _____18_____ . As a guest,  you should accept their goodwill readily.  But nowadays,  the younger people do the traditional way less.

After dinner, tea and fruit are usually served. When the guests are to leave, the host may still politely ask them to stay. They don’t have to take it  ______19______ and they can try to find a good time to leave. This doesn’t mean that leaving early is always a good idea as the host may feel that the guests are not satisfied with the treat. Finding the right time to leave  _____20_____  the situation.

11. A. it                      B. them                        C. that

12. A. necessary               B. careful                     C. comfortable

13. A. too                     B. also                        C. either

14. A. plans                   B. decisions                   C. preparations

15. A. enjoying                B. cooking                     C. washing

16. A. But                     B. Although                    C. Because

17. A. cut up                  B. eat up                      C. pick up

18. A. more                    B. less                        C. many

19. A. completely              B. seriously                   C. probably

20. A. works out               B. sticks to                   C. depends on

【回答】

11.B

【解析】句意：通常*人不会在送给他们礼物的人面前打开礼物。A. it它；B. them他们；C. that那个。此处用them指代前面的主语Chinese people，故*为B。

12.A

【解析】句意：为了表示尊重，可能需要解释一下所送礼物是什么。A. necessary必要的；B. careful小心的；C. comfortable舒适的。接受礼物的人不好意思打开所送的礼物，这时送礼之人表示尊重，有必要解释一下所送礼物是什么，故*为A。

13.B

【解析】句意：你也可以为主人的配偶或孩子准备一些小礼物。A. too也，用于肯定句中；B. also也，用于肯定句中；C. either也，用于否定句中。三个选项的单词都有“也”的意思，本句是肯定句，可排除C选项；too通常用于句子的末尾，also用于句中，故*为B。

14.C

【解析】句意：主人通常会精心整理房间，烹制许多美味佳肴，做好充分的准备。A. plans计划；B. decisions决定；C. preparations准备。精心整理房间，烹制美味佳肴都是为客人所做的准备，故*为C。

15.B

【解析】句意：主人通常会精心整理房间，烹制许多美味佳肴，做好充分的准备。A. enjoying喜欢，享受；B. cooking烹饪；C. washing洗。做饭菜用动词cook，故*为B。

16.B

【解析】句意：虽然饭菜准备得丰盛，但主人可能会礼貌地对客人说：“我准备不够，请原谅我招待不周”。A. But但是；B. Although尽管；C. Because因为。根据语境理解，前后句表示转折关系，即使主人准备的很充分，也会有礼貌地对客人说招待不周，敬请原谅。前一个句子用“虽然”，后一个句子用“但是”，although与but在句子中不能同时出现，故只能在前一个中用although，*为B。

17.C

【解析】句意：在吃饭的时候，长辈们会按照传统用筷子给客人夹上食物，并要求他们多吃点。A. cut up切碎；B. eat up吃光；C. pick up捡起，拿起。筷子的作用是用来夹东西的，故*为C。

18.A

【解析】句意：在吃饭的时候，长辈们会按照传统用筷子给客人夹上食物，并要求他们多吃。A. more更多的；B. less更少的；C. many许多。按照*人的饮食习俗，主人会让客人多吃点，要用比较级的形式，故*为A。

19.B

【解析】句意：他们不必太当回事，可以试着找个好时机离开。A. completely完全地；B. seriously严肃地；C. probably可能。take somebody/something seriously相当于汉语“认真对待某人或某事；把某人或某事当真”的意思。故*为B。

20.C

【解析】句意：找到合适的离开时间取决于具体情况。A. works out计算出；B. sticks to坚持；C. depends on取决于，依靠。客人选择何时离开要根据当时具体的情况而定，故*为C。

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