We'd never been to China before. So my parents booked us a 1 in Beijing. Then I decided to buy my father a book called China: Know Before You Go.
"Looks very interesting, but we don't 2 that," he said. How 3 he was!
Our first evening in Beijing began at about nine o'clock. We walked past an 4 restaurant. The staff were cleaning tables and were about to go home.
"This looks good," said my father. "I think it's about to close," I said. "People eat 5 than in the UK. It says so in my book." "Oh, terrible!" said my father. "The night is young!" The staff looked a bit unhappy but 6 us to a table. A young woman handed us a 7, all in Chinese. My father pointed to a few things. "That's what we want," he said. My father picked up the chopsticks and started tapping(轻敲) the bowl like playing the drums. "Don't do that, Dad," I said. "It's not 8 in China."
After a while one very large plate of food arrived in the middle of the table. My father took it and started eating. "Where's the 9 of the food?" he said to the waitress. "Dad," I said, "everyone 10 food here. That dish you're eating is for 11." But he ate everything on the plate. "Dad," I said, "in China people think it's rude if you eat everything. They think you are still 12."
Finally, my father asked for the bill. He 13 and handed the waiter 20 yuan before leaving.
The waiter looked 14. "What are you doing?" I said. "People don't give tips in China." I never felt so embarrassed in all my life. The food and the 15 were fantastic and I'll surely go back to China. Next time I'll leave my father at home.
() 1. A. book B. holiday C. ticket D. room
() 2. A. need B. make C. mind D. read
() 3. A. clever B. kind C. wrong D. serious
() 4. A. amazing B. interesting C. empty D. expensive
() 5. A. faster B. quicker C. later D. earlier
() 6. A. helped B. showed C. asked D. told
() 7. A. note B. menu C. list D. paper
() 8. A. interesting B. polite C. creative D. wonderful
() 9. A. rest B. name C. price D. choice
()10. A. tastes B. buys C. shares D. cooks
()11. A. everybody B. somebody C. nobody D. anybody
()12. A. hungry B. poor C. full D. healthy
()13. A. spent B. cost C. took D. paid
()14. A. surprised B. happy C. worried D. sad
()15. A. table B. service C. weather D. story

1. B 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. D 6. B 7. B 8. B 9. A 10. C 11. A 12. A 13. D 14. A 15. B

【分析】首先通读全文，把握文章主旨：作者与父母首次来北京旅行，父亲因不了解中国文化闹出的一系列趣事。解题思路为：1. 结合上下文语境，明确每个空的语义指向；2. 运用词汇辨析、固定搭配等语法知识判断选项；3. 涉及文化类题目时，结合中西方文化差异辅助选择。
【解析】1. 前文提到从未去过中国，父母应是订了假期（holiday），故选B；2. 父亲表示不需要那本介绍中国的书，need符合语义，故选A；3. 父亲说不需要书，后续却因不了解中国文化出错，说明他错了，wrong符合，故选C；4. 后文提到餐厅员工要下班，说明餐厅是空的，empty符合，故选C；5. 餐厅即将关门，可知中国人吃饭时间比英国早，earlier符合，故选D；6. show sb to a table是固定搭配，意为“带某人到座位”，故选B；7. 餐厅会给顾客菜单，menu符合，故选B；8. 轻敲碗在中国是不礼貌的行为，polite符合，故选B；9. 父亲吃完后问剩下的食物在哪，rest符合，故选A；10. 中国餐厅里大家分享食物，shares符合，故选C；11. 那盘食物是给所有人的，everybody符合，故选A；12. 中国文化中吃光盘子会被认为还饿，hungry符合，故选A；13. pay the bill是固定搭配，意为“付账单”，过去式为paid，故选D；14. 中国没有给小费的习惯，服务员看到给小费会惊讶，surprised符合，故选A；15. 食物和服务都很棒，service符合，故选B。
【答案】1.B 2.A 3.C 4.C 5.D 6.B 7.B 8.B 9.A 10.C 11.A 12.A 13.D 14.A 15.B
【知识点】完形填空解题技巧、词汇辨析、跨文化交际常识
【点评】本文以跨文化旅行趣事为载体，考查学生对语境的理解、词汇运用及文化常识的掌握，贴近生活，兼具知识性与趣味性，能引导学生关注中西方文化差异。
【难度系数】0.6