Ⅳ.完形填空
China is a nation of etiquette. Chinese people are among the most hospitable people 16 the world. If 17 visit a Chinese family, they will be 18 at the warmth that they will receive as guests.
When you visit a Chinese family, the host usually makes tea for you and 19 you snacks like biscuits or candies. Someone in the family also talks with you to make you not feel 20. At the same time, other family members are busy 21 a meal for you. Chinese people treat their guests 22 a big meal. They always prepare more food than the guests can eat. On the table, the guests must be the 23 to eat. Perhaps one of the things that surprises a(n) 24 guest most is that the Chinese host likes to pick food for guests, which doesn't happen at western tables. The Chinese family go out of their 25 to make you feel at home. As you finish eating, the host usually says, "It seems that you didn't eat much. Please have 26." You tell them you are full, 27 they still put more food in your bowl.
28 warm and hospitable has been an important part of Chinese culture and tradition. As Confucius said thousands of 29 ago, "Isn't it 30 to have friends coming from distant quarters?"
()16. A. behind B. in C. during D. of
()17. A. customers B. historians C. foreigners D. masters
()18. A. surprised B. interested C. relaxed D. excited
()19. A. lays B. packs C. steals D. serves
()20. A. lonely B. comfortable C. happy D. angry
()21. A. bringing B. preparing C. giving D. sharing
()22. A. with B. as C. for D. of
()23. A. first B. second C. third D. last
()24. A. eastern B. southern C. northern D. western
()25. A. way B. road C. idea D. advice
()26. A. more B. less C. fewer D. worse
()27. A. although B. but C. because D. so
()28. A. Making B. Inventing C. Being D. Giving
()29. A. days B. months C. years D. centuries
()30. A. happy B. sad C. afraid D. scared

Ⅳ.16.B 17.C 18.A 19.D 20.A 21.B 22.A 23.A 24.D 25.A 26.A 27.B 28.C 29.C 30.A

【分析】
拿到这篇完形填空后，首先通读全文，明确语篇核心主题是介绍中国热情好客的传统待客礼仪，整体围绕外国访客到中国家庭做客的体验展开叙述。解题时可以从三个维度入手：第一优先回忆常见固定搭配，比如表示“在世界上”的固定短语、招待客人的相关搭配；第二结合上下文前后呼应的线索，比如后文多次提到和西方餐桌习俗的对比，就能对应选出访客身份、访客感受这类空；第三结合词义辨析和文化常识判断，比如和孔子名言相关的空，结合常识就能快速选出答案，最后逐空代入验证整体逻辑通顺即可。
【解析】
16. 考查固定搭配。in the world是固定表达，意为“在世界上”，句意为“中国人是世界上最好客的人群之一”，A. behind在…后面、C. during在…期间、D. of属于…的，均不符合搭配和句意，故选B。
17. 考查名词词义辨析。后文提到了中西方餐桌待客习俗的差异，说明此处指代来中国做客的外国人，A. customers顾客、B. historians历史学家、D. masters主人，均不符合语境，故选C。
18. 考查形容词词义辨析。后文提到中国主人会主动给客人夹菜等和西方不同的待客行为，会让初次体验的访客感到意外，be surprised at意为“对…感到惊讶”，B. interested感兴趣的、C. relaxed放松的、D. excited兴奋的，不符合此处的感受逻辑，故选A。
19. 考查动词词义辨析。此处指主人给客人端上饼干、糖果这类零食，serve sb snacks意为“给客人提供零食”，A. lays放置、B. packs打包、C. steals偷窃，均不符合待客的语境，故选D。
20. 考查形容词词义辨析。家里有人陪你聊天，目的是让你不会感到孤单，B. comfortable舒服的、C. happy开心的、D. angry生气的，都和“有人陪聊”要避免的负面感受不符，故选A。
21. 考查固定搭配。be busy doing sth是固定结构，prepare a meal意为“准备饭菜”，符合语境“其他家庭成员忙着为你准备饭菜”，A. bringing带来、C. giving给、D. sharing分享，均不符合语义，故选B。
22. 考查固定搭配。treat sb with a big meal是固定表达，意为“用丰盛的大餐招待客人”，介词with表示“用…”，故选A。
23. 考查文化常识。中国传统待客礼仪里，餐桌上客人要第一个动筷吃饭，以此表示对客人的尊重，B. second第二、C. third第三、D. last最后的，均不符合传统礼仪，故选A。
24. 考查上下文呼应。后文提到“这在西方餐桌上不会发生”，说明此处指最让西方客人惊讶的事，A. eastern东方的、B. southern南方的、C. northern北方的，均不符合语境，故选D。
25. 考查固定搭配。go out of one's way是固定短语，意为“特地、格外费心做某事”，符合句意“中国家庭会格外费心让你有宾至如归的感觉”，故选A。
26. 考查上下文逻辑。主人说你好像没吃多少，自然是要你再多吃点，more表示更多，B. less更少、C. fewer更少（修饰可数名词）、D. worse更差，均不符合语境，故选A。
27. 考查连词辨析。前半句是“你告诉他们你饱了”，后半句是“他们还是往你碗里添更多食物”，前后是转折关系，用but，A. although尽管、C. because因为、D. so所以，不符合逻辑，故选B。
28. 考查动名词用法。此处是动名词作主语，表示“热情好客”的特质，用Being warm and hospitable指代保持热情好客的状态，A. Making制作、B. Inventing发明、D. Giving给，均不符合语义，故选C。
29. 考查名词词义辨析。孔子是数千年前的历史人物，thousands of years ago意为“数千年前”，A. days天、B. months月、D. centuries世纪，均不符合史实，故选C。
30. 考查文化常识。对应孔子的名言“有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎”，此处表达“难道不是很开心的事吗”，happy符合句意，B. sad难过、C. afraid害怕、D. scared恐惧，均不符合语义，故选A。
【答案】
16.B 17.C 18.A 19.D 20.A 21.B 22.A 23.A 24.D 25.A 26.A 27.B 28.C 29.C 30.A
【知识点】
固定介词搭配，语境词义辨析，中国传统文化常识
【点评】
本篇完形填空选取介绍中国传统待客礼仪的语篇，贴合英语学科文化意识的考察要求，绝大多数题目依托基础词汇、固定搭配和上下文线索即可推导得出，少数题目结合基础的中西方文化常识和古文常识就能轻松判断，整体兼顾了对语言基础能力和文化认知的双重考查，难度适中，适合巩固初中阶段的英语词汇和阅读能力。
【难度系数】
0.7