Ⅲ. 用所给单词的正确形式填空。
Last month, I attended an international student party. As a Japanese, it was a very (1) (interest) experience but also full of culture shocks. First, I felt a little (2) (confuse) as soon as one of my classmates hugged me to say hello. In my country, bowing is common. When a new friend hugged me, I was so (3) (surprise) that I didn’t know how to react. My face turned red, and I felt really (4) (embarrass). Later, I used the wrong hand to accept a gift. It was an (5) (embarrass) mistake because in their culture, the left hand is (6) (polite). The most (7) (surprise) thing was that people here eat salad after the main course. I found this custom (8) (confuse) at first. However, everyone was very friendly, and I became deeply (9) (interest) in learning more about their (10) (culture) differences.

Ⅲ. 1. interesting 2. confused 3. surprised
4. embarrassed 5. embarrassing
6. impolite 7. surprising
8. confusing 9. interested 10. cultural

【解析】
1. 空处修饰名词experience，形容事物的性质，用interesting（有趣的）。
2. 空处描述人的感受，用confused（困惑的）。
3. 空处描述人的感受，用surprised（惊讶的）。
4. 空处描述人的感受，用embarrassed（尴尬的）。
5. 空处修饰名词mistake，形容事物的性质，用embarrassing（令人尴尬的）。
6. 根据语境，用左手接礼物是不礼貌的，polite的否定形式为impolite（不礼貌的）。
7. 空处修饰名词thing，形容事物的性质，用surprising（令人惊讶的）。
8. 空处描述事物给人的感受，用confusing（令人困惑的）。
9. 固定搭配be interested in，意为“对……感兴趣”，故填interested。
10. 空处修饰名词differences，用形容词cultural（文化的）。
【答案】
1. interesting 2. confused 3. surprised
4. embarrassed 5. embarrassing
6. impolite 7. surprising
8. confusing 9. interested 10. cultural
【知识点】
-ing与-ed形容词辨析、形容词构词、固定搭配be interested in
【点评】
本题以跨文化交际经历为语境，考查形容词的不同形式及运用，既考查了语法知识，又渗透了文化常识，能有效检验学生对形容词用法的掌握程度。
【难度系数】
0.6

Ⅳ. 完形填空。
Last week, my classmate Xiao Li invited me to his home for dinner. I was 1 but also a little nervous. I knew about chopsticks, but I have 2 used them before!
First, they were really hospitable (好客的)! Xiao Li’s grandma kept putting different 3 on my bowl. I said “thank you”, but she gave me more! I felt so full and I began to 4 wasting food. Later, I learned that this was 5 Chinese people show their care.
Second, the dinner table was so noisy! Everyone was talking and laughing 6. At first, I thought it was a bit rude and felt uncomfortable. But 7 I saw everyone’s happy faces, I realized the noise actually meant everyone was having a great time.
The 8 shock came at the end. Xiao Li’s father and uncle suddenly started arguing! I got scared. Xiao Li explained they just wanted to 9 the bill first. I was touched by their generosity.
After this experience, I learned a lot and felt 10.
() 1. A. bored
B. excited
C. relaxed
D. satisfied
() 2. A. always
B. usually
C. never
D. often
()3. A. dishes
B. bowls
C. snacks
D. fruits
()4. A. learn about
B. run about
C. hear about
D. worry about
()5. A. where
B. how
C. when
D. what
()6. A. loudly
B. quietly
C. silently
D. strangely
()7. A. unless
B. because
C. as soon as
D. so that
()8. A. easiest
B. deepest
C. longest
D. biggest
()9. A. spend
B. pay
C. cost
D. take
()10. A. educated
B. surprised
C. confused
D. embarrassed

Ⅳ. 1 - 5 BCADB 6 - 10 ACDBA

【解析】
1. 第1题：结合“but also a little nervous”可知，被同学邀请去家里吃饭时作者是兴奋的，故选B excited。
2. 第2题：根据转折词“but”可知，作者了解筷子但从未使用过，故选C never。
3. 第3题：奶奶往碗里添加的是不同的菜肴，dishes符合语境，故选A。
4. 第4题：作者已经很饱，因此开始担心浪费食物，worry about意为“担心”，故选D。
5. 第5题：此处表示这是中国人表达关心的方式，how引导表语从句说明方式，故选B。
6. 第6题：由前文“the dinner table was so noisy”可知，大家在大声说笑，loudly符合语境，故选A。
7. 第7题：一看到大家开心的脸庞，作者就意识到噪音的实际含义，as soon as意为“一……就……”，故选C。
8. 第8题：结合后文父亲和叔叔“争吵”的场景，这是最令作者震惊的事，biggest符合语境，故选D。
9. 第9题：固定搭配pay the bill意为“付账单”，故选B。
10. 第10题：经历这次晚餐后作者学到很多，感觉受到了教育，educated符合语境，故选A。
【答案】
1 - 5 BCADB；6 - 10 ACDBA
【知识点】
1. 词义辨析
2. 固定搭配
3. 语境理解
【点评】
本文围绕作者去中国同学家赴宴的经历展开，展现中西方餐桌文化差异，既考查学生对词汇、固定搭配的掌握，也考查结合语境分析问题的能力，能帮助学生了解跨文化交际知识。
【难度系数】
0.6

Ⅰ. 根据句意及首字母提示填写单词。
1. For the party, she dressed very n to show respect for the host.
2. In Peru, women often wear traditional b on special days.
3. It's impolite to ask p questions like salary(薪水)or age.
4. He wondered w it was proper to bring a gift to the dinner.
5. In many countries, you shouldn't ask people in public if they are m or single(单身).

Ⅰ. 1. nicely 2. blouses
3. personal/private
4. whether 5. married

【解析】
1. 句意为“为了这场派对，她穿得非常得体以表达对主人的尊重”，结合首字母n，用副词nicely修饰动词dressed。
2. 句意为“在秘鲁，女性在特殊日子里常穿传统的女式衬衫”，首字母为b，blouses（女式衬衫，复数形式表泛指）符合语境。
3. 句意为“询问薪水或年龄这类私人问题是不礼貌的”，首字母p，personal或private均表示“私人的”，修饰名词questions。
4. 句意为“他想知道带礼物去赴宴是否合适”，首字母w，whether引导宾语从句，意为“是否”，符合句意。
5. 句意为“在许多国家，你不应该在公共场合问别人是否已婚或单身”，首字母m，married与single（单身）相对应，be married为固定表达。
【答案】
Ⅰ. 1. nicely 2. blouses
3. personal/private
4. whether 5. married
【知识点】
副词的用法、形容词词义辨析、宾语从句引导词
【点评】
本题考查词汇在语境中的灵活运用，结合跨文化交际礼仪常识，要求学生掌握常见副词、形容词及宾语从句引导词，提升语言运用与文化认知能力。
【难度系数】
0.8