五、完形填空
A gift is necessary when one is invited to visit friends in China. After greetings, the 1 should be passed immediately to the host. Remember that usually Chinese people will not open the gift in front of the person who 2 it. To show the respect, it may be 3 to explain what the gift is. Bringing some health tonics(营养品)to the elders in the family is a good idea. You can also 4 some small gifts for the *spouse* or kids of the host. The host usually makes full 5 by carefully tidying up the house and cooking a lot of delicious dishes. 6 the meal is well prepared, the host may say to the guest politely, “My preparation is not enough. Please excuse me 7 my poor treat.” As a guest, you should make the host believe that there is plenty to eat by 8 the food.
While eating, the elders will use chopsticks to pick up food for 9 as a custom and ask them to eat more. As a guest, you should accept their goodwill readily. But nowadays, the younger people do the 10 way less.
After dinner, tea and fruit are usually 11. When the guests are to leave, the host may still politely ask them to 12. They don’t have to take it 13 and they can try to find a good time to leave. This doesn’t mean that leaving early is always a good 14 as the host may feel that the guests are not satisfied with the treat. The right time to leave 15 the situation.
()1. A. photo
B. greeting
C. gift
D. prize
()2. A. gives
B. eats
C. listens
D. touches
()3. A. necessary
B. careful
C. comfortable
D. careless
()4. A. see
B. bring
C. accept
D. order
()5. A. plans
B. decisions
C. preparations
D. chances
()6. A. Unless
B. Although
C. Because
D. Since
()7. A. of
B. about
C. for
D. from
()8. A. dropping
B. receiving
C. cooking
D. praising
()9. A. hosts
B. students
C. guests
D. waiters
()10. A. traditional
B. international
C. environmental
D. natural
()11. A. served
B. bought
C. placed
D. made
()12. A. sit
B. help
C. relax
D. stay
()13. A. completely
B. seriously
C. probably
D. widely
()14. A. subject
B. education
C. idea
D. introduction
()15. A. works out
B. comes to
C. depends on
D. feels like

1—5 CAABC 6—10 BCDCA 11—15 ADBCC

【解析】
1. 第1空：根据前文“A gift is necessary when one is invited to visit friends in China.”可知，问候后应立即把礼物递给主人，故选C。
2. 第2空：结合常识，中国人通常不会在送礼物的人面前打开礼物，此处指“送礼物的人”，故选A。
3. 第3空：为了表示尊重，解释礼物是什么是必要的，故选A。
4. 第4空：你也可以给主人的配偶或孩子带些小礼物，bring符合语境，故选B。
5. 第5空：make full preparations为固定搭配，意为“做充分准备”，结合后文“tidying up the house and cooking a lot of delicious dishes”可知主人做了充分准备，故选C。
6. 第6空：前后句为转折关系，尽管饭菜准备得很丰盛，主人仍会礼貌致歉，Although引导让步状语从句，故选B。
7. 第7空：excuse me for...为固定搭配，意为“原谅我……”，故选C。
8. 第8空：作为客人，应通过称赞食物让主人相信食物很丰盛，praising符合语境，故选D。
9. 第9空：吃饭时长辈会用筷子给客人夹菜，这是中国的传统习俗，故选C。
10. 第10空：前文提到长辈给客人夹菜是传统习俗，此处指现在年轻人做这种传统行为的少了，故选A。
11. 第11空：饭后通常会给客人提供茶和水果，served表示“提供，端上”，故选A。
12. 第12空：客人要离开时，主人通常会礼貌挽留，让他们留下，故选D。
13. 第13空：take it seriously为固定搭配，意为“当真”，客人不必把主人的挽留当真，故选B。
14. 第14空：这不意味着提前离开总是个好主意，idea符合语境，故选C。
15. 第15空：合适的离开时间取决于具体情况，depends on意为“取决于”，故选C。
【答案】
1—5 CAABC 6—10 BCDCA 11—15 ADBCC
【知识点】
1. 中国礼仪文化
2. 固定短语搭配
3. 语境逻辑判断
【点评】
这篇完形填空围绕中国拜访友人的礼仪展开，考查学生对中国传统文化常识的了解、固定短语的掌握以及结合语境进行逻辑判断的能力，贴近生活，有助于学生认识跨文化交际礼仪。
【难度系数】
0.6