Ⅳ. 阅读理解
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HOLDING A KNIFE AND FORK
1. Hold your fork in your left hand, tines(尖齿) downward.
2. Hold your knife in your right hand, an inch or two above the plate.
3. Use your fork to lift food to your mouth.
At informal(非正式的) meals, the dinner fork can be held with tines upward.
PLACING A KNIFE AND FORK
When taking a break, put your knife and fork on your plate near the centre in the shape of
Ⅴ. The knife and fork point towards each other.
When you finish eating, put the knife and fork parallel(平行的) on the right of the plate.
CLEARING THE PLATES
At a formal meal, plates are cleared by professional staff(专业人员). But as most informal meals are served without help, the hostess clears the plates, often with the help of a guest or two. At a family meal, members clear their own plates.
1. How should you put food to your mouth when using a knife and fork?
A. With the help of a plate.
B. With both of the hands.
C. With the left hand.
D. With the right hand.
2. Where should you put the knife and fork after eating?
A. On the right of the plate.
B. On your right.
C. On the left of the plate.
D. On your left.
3. If you are at an informal meal, what are you expected to do after the meal?
A. Sit and wait for professional staff to clear the plate.
B. Leave as soon as you put down the knife and fork.
C. Help the hostess clear the plates and the table.
D. Clear your own knife and fork.
4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Hold the fork with tines downward at formal meals.
B. You should hold the knife in your left hand when eating.
C. Put the knife and fork in the shape of X.
D. You shouldn't clear your own plate at a family meal.
5. In which part of the newspaper can we find the passage?
A. TRAVEL.
B. CULTURE.
C. SCIENCE.
D. PEOPLE.

1.C 2.A 3.C 4.A 5.B

【分析】
本题为阅读理解细节题，解题思路是先通读文章了解西方餐桌礼仪的相关内容，再针对每个题目定位原文对应信息，将选项与原文内容逐一比对，选出正确答案。
【解析】
1. 定位原文“HOLDING A KNIFE AND FORK”第3点：“Use your fork to lift food to your mouth.”，叉子由左手持握，因此用左手送食物入口，选C。
2. 定位原文“PLACING A KNIFE AND FORK”中“当你吃完时”的描述：“put the knife and fork parallel on the right of the plate.”，可知吃完后刀叉放在盘子右侧，选A。
3. 定位原文“CLEARING THE PLATES”中关于非正式餐的描述：“most informal meals... the hostess clears the plates, often with the help of a guest or two.”，可知非正式餐需帮助女主人清理盘子，选C。
4. 逐一验证选项：A选项对应正式餐持叉要求，原文明确正式餐叉齿向下，非正式餐可向上，A正确；B选项刀应持右手，错误；C选项吃完后刀叉平行放右侧，不是X形，错误；D选项家庭餐需自己清理盘子，错误，选A。
5. 文章核心是西方餐桌礼仪，属于文化范畴，对应报纸的文化板块，选B。
【答案】
1.C 2.A 3.C 4.A 5.B
【知识点】
阅读理解细节理解、西方文化常识
【点评】
本题围绕西方餐桌礼仪展开，全部为细节查找类题目，只要仔细定位原文信息即可轻松解答，侧重考查学生快速提取文本关键信息的能力。
【难度系数】
0.8