問題詳情：
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從 A、B、C 三個選項中選出最佳選項。
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 (營養品、補品) 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*人不會在送給他們禮物的人面前開啟禮物。A. it它；B. them他們；C. that那個。此處用them指代前面的主語Chinese people，故*爲B。
12.A
【解析】句意：爲了表示尊重，可能需要解釋一下所送禮物是什麼。A. necessary必要的；B. careful小心的；C. comfortable舒適的。接受禮物的人不好意思開啟所送的禮物，這時送禮之人表示尊重，有必要解釋一下所送禮物是什麼，故*爲A。
13.B
【解析】句意：你也可以爲主人的配偶或孩子準備一些小禮物。A. too也，用於肯定句中；B. also也，用於肯定句中；C. either也，用於否定句中。三個選項的單詞都有“也”的意思，本句是肯定句，可排除C選項；too通常用於句子的末尾，also用於句中，故*爲B。
14.C
【解析】句意：主人通常會精心整理房間，烹製許多美味佳餚，做好充分的準備。A. plans計劃；B. decisions決定；C. preparations準備。精心整理房間，烹製美味佳餚都是爲客人所做的準備，故*爲C。
15.B
【解析】句意：主人通常會精心整理房間，烹製許多美味佳餚，做好充分的準備。A. enjoying喜歡，享受；B. cooking烹飪；C. washing洗。做飯菜用動詞cook，故*爲B。
16.B
【解析】句意：雖然飯菜準備得豐盛，但主人可能會禮貌地對客人說：“我準備不夠，請原諒我招待不週”。A. But但是；B. Although儘管；C. Because因爲。根據語境理解，前後句表示轉折關係，即使主人準備的很充分，也會有禮貌地對客人說招待不週，敬請原諒。前一個句子用“雖然”，後一個句子用“但是”，although與but在句子中不能同時出現，故只能在前一箇中用although，*爲B。
17.C
【解析】句意：在吃飯的時候，長輩們會按照傳統用筷子給客人夾上食物，並要求他們多吃點。A. cut up切碎；B. eat up吃光；C. pick up撿起，拿起。筷子的作用是用來夾東西的，故*爲C。
18.A
【解析】句意：在吃飯的時候，長輩們會按照傳統用筷子給客人夾上食物，並要求他們多吃。A. more更多的；B. less更少的；C. many許多。按照*人的飲食習俗，主人會讓客人多吃點，要用比較級的形式，故*爲A。
19.B
【解析】句意：他們不必太當回事，可以試着找個好時機離開。A. completely完全地；B. seriously嚴肅地；C. probably可能。take somebody/something seriously相當於漢語“認真對待某人或某事；把某人或某事當真”的意思。故*爲B。
20.C
【解析】句意：找到合適的離開時間取決於具體情況。A. works out計算出；B. sticks to堅持；C. depends on取決於，依靠。客人選擇何時離開要根據當時具體的情況而定，故*爲C。
知識點：*經濟文化類
題型：完型填空
