Even an American may be confused by the number of knives, forks, and spoons besides his plate when he sits down to a formal dinner. The rule is simple, however: use them in the order in which they lie, beginning from the outside. Or watch the hostess and do what she does. The small fork on the outside on the left is for salad, which is often served with the soup. The spoon on butter spreader, on a small bream.52667788.cnd-and-butter plate at the left. As the bread is passed, each quest puts his piece on the bread-and-butter plate.
1. As a country of immigrants, the U.S. does not have its own dinning customs.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
2. The guest is expected to arrive on time because the coffee and meat will be at their best at the time he is required to come.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
3. A woman usually rises when she is being introduced to an aged gentleman.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
4. At a dinner table, it is customary for the men to arrange chairs for ladies.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
5. At formal American dinner, the knives, forks, and spoons besides the plate are placed in a certain order.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
6. The right order to use the knives, forks and spoons at a formal dinner is from the left to the right.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
7. At a formal dinner, bread is usually served together with salad and soup.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
答案：
1. 答案為B。文章第一段的第一句是說“每個國家都有自己的飲食風俗，美國也不例外�！�
2. 答案為A。答案查找的相關(guān)線索詞：on time(準時) 和coffee and meat(咖啡和肉)。于是先在第一段的第二句中找到on time，并在該段的第四句發(fā)現(xiàn)coffee and meat，再看該句的語義：“因為女主人計算時間做飯，以便當客人在預(yù)期的時間里到達時可以享受到最可口的咖啡和飯菜”，所以該說法正確。
3. 答案為B。該問題說“當一個婦女被介紹給一個年長的男人時，她通常站起來�！贝鸢覆檎业南嚓P(guān)線索詞：woman(婦女)和an aged gentleman(一個年長的男人)。于是先在第二段的最后一句中找到woman和old( aged的近義詞)。而該句說的是“年長的人的婦女”這種情況，而不是年長的男人，所以該說法不正確。
4. 答案為C。該問題說“在餐桌上，按醫(yī).學(xué)全.在.線網(wǎng)站m.52667788.cn照習俗男人應(yīng)為女人安排座位�！贝鸢覆檎业南嚓P(guān)線索詞：arrange chairs for ladies(為女人安排座位)或該短語的同義短語/句子。于是不難發(fā)現(xiàn)原文中并沒提到該動作，所以答案為C。
5. 答案為A。該問題說“在正式的美國宴席上，盤子旁邊的刀，叉子和調(diào)羹按一定的順序擺放。”。答案查找的相關(guān)線索詞：knives, forks and spoons(刀，叉子和調(diào)羹)。于是不難發(fā)現(xiàn)在第三段的第一句發(fā)現(xiàn)knives, forks and spoons，并在隨后的一句發(fā)現(xiàn)提到了順序。該句說“原則是按照它們擺放的順序使用�！�，所以刀，叉子和調(diào)羹是有擺放順序的。
6. 答案為B。該問題說“在正式的美國宴席上，盤子旁邊的刀，叉子和調(diào)羹的使用順序是從坐到右�！�。這道題與前一題相關(guān)，在前一題我們已發(fā)現(xiàn)了涉及刀，叉子和調(diào)羹擺放順序的句子，而該句說“從外到里”，所以應(yīng)是從右到左，而不是從坐到右。
7. 答案為C。該問題說“在正式的美國宴席上，面包通常和色拉和湯一塊兒吃�！�。答案查找的相關(guān)線索詞：bread 和soup。于是不難在原文的第三段的四句中發(fā)現(xiàn)“色拉和湯一塊兒吃”的說法，但并沒提到面包，所以答案為C。
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