A. The more friends yomake in your lifetime

B. The more time yospend in any given country

C. Mexicans consider it inappropriate to eat with utensils

D. Don’t get caught making an embarrassing mistake at a restaurant

E. It’s a good sign for the chef if yomake a mess around your plate

F. Never stick them upright in your food or cross them as youse them

G. It may seem like a simple request to ask for salt and pepper at a meal

【答案】16. D 17. F 18. C 19. G 20. B

【解析】

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一些外出就餐时要知道的一些重要事情。

【16题详解】

根据文章标题“Important Things to Know When Dining Out(外出就餐时要知道的重要事情)”可知，本文主要介绍的是外出就餐时应该知道的重要事情。由此可知，D项“Don’t get caught making anembarrassing mistake at a restaurant (不要在餐馆犯尴尬的错误)”符合语境，其中“at arestaurant”对应标题中的“When Dining Out”，同时引起下文“Knowing some tips will help ensurethat yohave an enjoyable meal with friends or family — no matter where yoarein the world. (知道一些技巧将有助于确保你和朋友或家人一起享受一顿愉快的晚餐——无论你在世界的哪个地方)”。故选D。

【17题详解】

根据本段小标题“Chopstick Rules ”可知，本段主要讲述的是使用筷子的规则。根据上文“When yoput them downbetween bites, always put them down together so they are parallel with the edgeof the table in front of you.(当你在吃的间隙把它们放下来的时候，一定要把它们放在一起，这样它们就和你面前的桌子边缘平行了)”可知，此处讲述了正确使用筷子的方式。由此可知，F项“Neverstick them upright in your food or cross them as youse them(不要把它们笔直地插在你的食物中，也不要在使用它们时交叉放置)”讲述的也是使用筷子时的注意事项，符合此处语境，其中“them”指的是上文的“chopsticks”。故选F。

【18题详解】

根据本段小标题“Hands or Utensils ( 餐具 ) ”可知，本段主要讲述的是手和餐具的问题。根据上文“In India and theMiddle East, it’s considered very rude to eat with your left hand. People inFrance expect yoto eat with a utensil in each hand.(在印度和中东，用左手吃饭被认为是非常不礼貌的。法国人希望你每只手拿一个餐具吃饭)”及下文“instead preferring to use theirhands (相反更愿意使用他们的双手)”可知，此处在讲述不同国家就餐时习惯使用哪只手的问题。由此可知，C项“Mexicans consider itinappropriate to eat with utensils (墨西哥人认为用餐具吃饭是不合适的)”符合语境，与下文形成转折关系。故选C。

【19题详解】

根据本段小标题“Making Requests ”可知，本段主要讲述的是用餐时提请求的问题。根据下文“In Portugal, this would bea serious mistake, because it shows the chef that yodon’t like their seasoningskills. Similarly, in Italy, never ask for extra cheese to add to your food.(在葡萄牙，这将是一个严重的错误，因为这向厨师表明你不喜欢他们的调味技巧。同样，在意大利，永远不要要求在食物中添加额外的奶酪)”可推知，在一些国家，用餐时提出要求是很无礼的。由此可知，G项“Itmay seem like simple request to ask for salt and pepper at a meal(吃饭时要盐和胡椒看似很简单)”符合此处语境，其中“request”是关键词，说明，在用餐时提出一些我们看来很平常的要求在某些国家是无礼的。故选G。

【20题详解】

根据下文“the more comfortable you’ll begin to feel with its foreign culturalpractices.(你就会对它的外国文化习俗感到越舒服)”可推知，此处指在一个国家待得越久，就会越习惯当地习俗，且此处是“the+比较级，the+比较级”结构，B项“Themore time yospend in any given country (你在某个国家待的时间越长)”符合文意，引出下文。故选B。

第三部分 语言知识运用 ( 共两节 , 满分 45 分 )

第一节 ( 共 20 小题;每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分 )

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A 、 B 、 C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Yocan tell a lot about a man by how he treats his dogs.For many years, Ienjoyed living with my dogs, Tilly and Chance. Their ___21___ was nearly enoughto keep my loneliness at bay. Nearly. Last year, I started dating, but with___22___ . When I first dated Steve, I ___23___ he had a dog, Molly, and a cat,Flora. While I was ___24___ that he was an animal lover, I ___25___ that threedogs were perhaps too many, and my dogs might attack ___26___ , the cat.The nextweek we ___27___ our dogs together. It was a hot day. When we paused to catchour ___28___ , Steve got down on one knee. Was he proposing (求婚)? I liked himtoo, but so ___29___ ? He poured water from a bottle into his hand and offeredit to my dogs. _____30_____ , I began to fall for him.We _____31_____ to date,though neither of us brought up the future. And then in late November, Tilly hadan operation on her _____32_____ . I took the dogs out four times a day, and Iworried that Tilly _____33_____ climbing the stairs could reopen the wound. ThenSteve _____34_____ his house. All worked _____35_____ . The three dogs formed apack that, with coaching, _____36_____ Flora’s space; Steve and I formed a goodteam _____37_____ for Tilly. We made good housemates.A year later, much to my_____38_____ , this man produced a little box with a ring and proposed to me. Hedid not kneel (跪) down, nor did I _____39_____ him to. That’s only for giving_____40_____ to the dogs that brought us together.

21.A.ownership B.membership

C.companionship D.leadership

22.A.reservations B.expectations

C.confidence D.prejudice

23.A.feared B.doubted C.hoped D.learned

24.A.unsatisfied B.amused

C.terrified D.thrilled

25.A.predicted B.worried

C.regretted D.insisted

26.A.Flora B.Chance C.Molly D.Tilly

27.A.tied B.walked C.bathed D.fed

28.A.breath B.balance

C.attention D.imagination

29.A.calm B.sure C.soon D.real

30.A.By the way

B.In that case