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China is a nation of etiquette. Chinese people are 1 the most hospitable(好客的) people in the world. If 2 visit a Chinese family, they will be 3 at the warmth that they will receive as guests.
When you visit a Chinese family, the host usually makes tea for you and 4 you snacks like biscuits or candies. Someone in the family will also talk with you to make you not feel 5. At the same time, other family members will be busy 6 a meal for you. Chinese people treat their guests 7 a big meal. They always prepare more food than the guests can eat. On the table, the guests must be the 8 to eat. Perhaps one of the things that surprises a(n) 9 guest most is that the Chinese host likes to pick food for guests, which won't happen at Western tables. The Chinese family go out of their 10 to make you feel at home. As you finish eating, the host usually says, "It seems that you didn't eat much. Please have 11." You tell them you are full, 12 they still put more food in your bowl.
13 warm and hospitable has been an important part of Chinese culture and tradition. As Confucius(孔子) said thousands of 14 ago:To meet friends from a place far away, how 15 we are!
()1. A. between B. among C. during
()2. A. customers B. businessmen C. foreigners
()3. A. surprised B. interested C. relaxed
()4. A. serves B. packs C. steals
()5. A. lonely B. alone C. happy
()6. A. supporting B. preparing C. giving
()7. A. with B. as C. for
()8. A. first B. second C. third
()9. A. Eastern B. Southern C. Western
()10. A. way B. road C. idea
()11. A. less B. more C. fewer
()12. A. although B. but C. because
()13. A. Making B. Inventing C. Being
()14. A. days B. months C. years
()15. A. happy B. sad C. afraid

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

【分析】
首先通读全文把握主旨：本文介绍中国作为礼仪之邦，待客热情的传统。解题时需结合上下文语境、词义辨析、固定搭配及文化常识，逐空分析选项，确保所选答案符合文章逻辑和语境。
【解析】
1. 考查介词辨析：between用于两者之间，among用于三者及以上，during表示在…期间。此处指“世界上众多好客的人当中”，故选B。
2. 考查名词词义：customers顾客，businessmen商人，foreigners外国人。后文提到西方餐桌礼仪，可知此处指“外国人”，故选C。
3. 考查形容词词义：surprised惊讶的，interested感兴趣的，relaxed放松的。结合语境，客人会因收到的温暖而惊讶，故选A。
4. 考查动词词义：serves招待，packs打包，steals偷。主人招待客人时提供零食，故选A。
5. 考查形容词词义：lonely（情感上的）孤独，alone独自的，happy开心的。家人和客人聊天是为了不让客人感到孤独，故选A。
6. 考查固定搭配：be busy doing sth（忙于做某事），prepare a meal（准备饭菜），故选B。
7. 考查固定搭配：treat sb with sth（用某物招待某人），故选A。
8. 考查文化常识：中国餐桌礼仪中，客人应先动筷，故选A。
9. 考查形容词词义：Eastern东方的，Southern南方的，Western西方的。后文提到西方餐桌的不同，可知此处指“西方客人”，故选C。
10. 考查固定搭配：go out of one's way to do sth（特地、费心做某事），故选A。
11. 考查形容词比较级：less更少（修饰不可数），more更多，fewer更少（修饰可数）。主人劝客人多吃，故选B。
12. 考查连词：although虽然，but但是，because因为。前句说客人说饱了，后句说主人仍夹菜，是转折关系，故选B。
13. 考查动名词作主语：此处需动名词作主语，“be warm”表示“热情”，故选C。
14. 考查名词词义：days天，months月，years年。孔子是几千年前的人，故选C。
15. 考查形容词词义：happy开心的，sad悲伤的，afraid害怕的。对应“有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎”，故选A。
【答案】
1.B 2.C 3.A 4.A 5.A 6.B 7.A 8.A 9.C 10.A 11.B 12.B 13.C 14.C 15.A
【知识点】
完形填空、词义辨析、固定搭配
【点评】
本文围绕中国传统礼仪文化展开，内容贴近生活，考查基础词汇、常用搭配及语境理解，需结合文化常识解题，难度适中，适合学生巩固完形填空解题技巧。
【难度系数】
0.6