2016高考英语二轮复习 七选五、阅读和书面表达练习.docVIP

七选五、阅读和书面表达 1、七选五 An American friend has invited you to visit his family. Youve never been to an Americans home before, and youre not sure what to do. Should you take a gift? How should you dress? What time should you arrive? 1 When youre the guest, you should just make yourself at home. 2 Giving your host a gift is not just a social nicety in some cultures-its expected. But in American culture, a guest is not obligated to bring a present. Of course, some people do bring a small token of appreciation to their host. Appropriate gifts for general occasions might be flowers, candy or-if the family has small children-toys. If you choose not to bring a gift, 3  American hospitality begins at home-especially when it involves food. Most Americans agree that good home cooking beats restaurant food any day. When invited for a meal, you might ask, Can I bring anything? Unless its a potluck, where everyone brings a dish, the host will probably respond, No, just yourself. For most informal dinners, you should wear comfortable, casual clothes. Plan to arrive on time, or else call to inform your hosts of the delay. During the dinner conversation, its customary to compliment the hostess on the wonderful meal. 4 ? When youve had plenty, you might offer to clear the table or wash the dishes. But since youre the guest, your hosts may not let you. Instead, they may invite everyone to move to the living room for dessert with tea or coffee.? 5 A.The question of whether or not to bring a gift often makes guests upset. B.What should you do when you get there? C.What are you doing? D.Of course, the biggest compliment is to eat lots of food! E.it doesn’t matter either.? F.After an hour or so of general chit-chat, its probably time to leave. G.Do you believe so? 【短文大意】本文为说明文，简单地介绍一些美国的待客礼仪，例如：去被人家做客要不要带礼物，该做些什么事情等。 解析：1.B。联系前文Should you take a gift? How should you dress? ---（“该带一个礼物吗？该怎么穿？该几点到？到了那里该做什么？在