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5．Some British and American people like to invite friends and colleagues（同事）for a meal at home．You should not be upset if your English friends don't invite you home．It doesn't mean they don't like you．
Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p．m，and end at about 11．Ask your hosts what time you should arrive．It's polite to bring flowers，chocolates or a bottle of wine as a present．
Do you want to be extra （特別的） polite？Say how much you like the room，or the pictures on the wall．But remember-not to ask how much things cost．
You'll probably start the meal with soup，or something small as a"starter"（開胃菜），then you'll have meat or fish with vegetables，and then a dessert（甜點），followed by coffee．It's polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it．Some people eat bread with their meal，but not everyone does．
Before they take out their cigarettes after the meal，most people usually ask，"Do you mind if I smoke here？"
Did you enjoy the evening？Call your hosts the next day，or write them a short"thank you"letter．Perhaps it seems funny to you，but British and American people say"thank you，thank you，and thank you"all the time．
56．If you aren't invited to dinner at home by English or American friends，D．
A．it shows they don't like you 　　
B．it shows they have no time to get together
C．it shows they don't want to make friends with you 　
D．it doesn't show they don't like you
57．When your friend invites you to go to his or her home，B．
A．you shouldn't take anything with you
B．you may take a small present with you
C．you may take an expensive present with you
D．you may go at any time
58．In England and America，it's not polite toA．
A．ask the price of a thing              
B．eat all the food on your plate　
C．talk to your hosts                   
D．eat bread with their meal
59．In the passage，the order of the serving of a meal isD．
A．Dessert-meat or fish with vegetables-coffee-soup
B．Coffee-soup-dessert-meat or fish with vegetables
C．meat or fish with vegetables-dessert-soup-coffee
D．soup-meat or fish with vegetables-dessert-coffee
60．Which is NOT right？C
A．In England or America，it usually takes more than three hours to have a dinner party at home．
B．If you are invited to go to a dinner party，you can't arrive early．
C．You mustn't smoke after a meal when you are with some American or English people．
D．If you enjoy the evening，you can write a short"thank you"letter to your hosts or call them．

Answer 1

分析 文章講的是英國和美國吃飯的禮儀，特別講到了哪些是禮貌的和哪些是不禮貌的禮儀．

解答 56．D．細節(jié)題．根據第一段You should not be upset（不安的）if your English friends don't invite you home（你不必因為你的英語朋友沒邀請你而感到不安），后面接著說明原因 It doesn't mean they don't like you（這并不意味著他們不喜歡你），故選D．
57．B．推理題，根據第二段It's polite to bring flowers，chocolates or a bottle of wine as a present．可知可以帶一份小禮物，故選B．
58．A．細節(jié)題，根據第三段it's not polite to ask how much things cost，故問價格是不禮貌的，故選A．
59．D．細節(jié)題．根據第四段You'll probably start the meal with soup，or something small as a"starter"（開胃菜），then you'll have meat or fish with vegetables，and then a dessert（甜點），followed by coffe可知先喝湯，然后是肉或者魚和蔬菜，之后甜點，最后咖啡，故選D．
60．C．判斷題．根據第二段Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p．m，and end at about 11可知大約三個小時以上，故A對，根據第二段Ask your hosts what time you should arrive可知是詢問應該什么時候到，故B對，結合第五段Before they take out their cigarettes after the meal，most people usually ask，"Do you mind if I smoke here？"可知先經過允許再抽煙，不是禁止抽煙，故C錯，結合最后Did you enjoy the evening？Call your hosts the next day，or write them a short"thank you"letter可知寫感謝便條或者打電話給主人，故D對，故選C．

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