In the early 1990s，an Australian friend and I travelled to Lijiang for a summer vacation.We hired a local（1）Wang who was a gentleman with（2）manners.It was so hot that we took delight in drinking cool（3）.We politely offered Wang but he（4）.We said nothing and drank our beer，while poor Wang watched.One day Wang must have been desperate because he（5）the first offer.Only（6）I saw that Wang in fact liked beer very much，did it then occur to me to ask him（7）maybe in China it was not polite to accept the（8）offer. Several months ago，a friend of mine invited a young Chinese lady home for dinner.The young lady had just（9）in America for a work- study year. （10）her hosts knew that Chinese have a（11）sense of politeness in social situations，they expected to have to（12）the young lady repeatedly to help herself（13）the dinner dishes.They had been told that，in China， （14）of proffered food is considered polite and further refusal is even more polite.Some intercultural trainers advised western hosts to（15）three times so that Chinese guests can politely refuse twice and that be persuaded to accept the（16）time. （17），the young lady's first words as she came through the door were，" Oh，I'm starving.I hope you don't mind（18）I eat a lot!" Contrary to the American hosts（19），she didn't hesitate at all（20）herself to the food and didn't need to be urged.（1）A.offerB.policemanC.guideD.worker（2）A.poorB.adequateC.goodD.no（3）A.waterB.beerC.sodasD.juice（4）A.acceptedB.refusedC.opposedD.agreed（5）A.acceptedB.refusedC.to acceptD.to refuse（6）A.thatB.ifC.whenD.since（7）A.itB.whetherC.whateverD.to（8）A.firstB.secondC.thirdD.last（9）A.cameB.reachedC.gotD.arrived（10）A.ButB.SinceC.IfD.Hence（11）A.strongB.noC.weakD.many（12）A.enforceB.argueC.helpD.urge（13）A.atB.onC.toD.with（14）A.requireB.reuseC.recordD.refusal（15）A.giveB.offerC.helpD.tell（16）A.firstB.secondC.thirdD.only（17）A.In a wordB.HoweverC.In additionD.Therefore（18）A.thatB.whetherC.ifD.so（19）A.imaginationB.expectationC.impressionD.illusion（20）A.helpB.helpingC.to helpD.Helped

（1）考查名词及语境理解。A.offer提供；B.policeman警察；C.guide导游；D.worker工人。根据上句In the early 1990s，an Australian friend and I travelled to Lijiang for a summer vacation.可知上世纪90年代初，我和一位澳大利亚朋友去丽江度暑假。说明我们请了一位当地的导游王，他是一位绅士，很有礼貌。故答案为C。（2）考查形容词及语境理解。A.poor贫穷的；B.adequate足够的；C.good好的；D.no没有。根据who was a gentleman可知他是一位绅士，说明很有礼貌。故答案为C。（3）考查名词及语境理解。A.water水；B.beer啤酒；C.sodas苏打；D.juice汁。根据下句We said nothing and drank our beer可知我们什么也没说，喝了我们的啤酒。故答案为B。（4）考查动词及语境理解。A.accepted接受；B.refused拒绝；C.opposed反对；D.agreed同意。根据下句We said nothing and drank our beer，while poor Wang watched.可知我们什么也没说，喝着啤酒，可怜的王在一旁看着。说明他拒绝了我们提供的啤酒。故答案为B。（5）考查动词及语境理解。A.accepted接受；B.refused拒绝；C.to accept接受；D.to refuse拒绝。根据上句One day Wang must have been desperate可知有一天，王一定是绝望了，说明是因为他拒绝了第一个提议。故答案为B。（6）考查连词及语境理解。A.that连词，只有在定语从句中有含义；B.if如果；C.when何时；D.since自从。根据下句did it then occur to me to ask him（7）maybe in China it was not polite to accept the（8）offer.可知当我看到王确实非常喜欢啤酒时，我才想起来问他，在中国，接受别人的第一次邀请是否是不礼貌的。did it then occur属于倒装形式，因此句首用only when引导。故答案为C。（7）考查连词/代词/介词及语境理解。A.it它；B.whether是否；C.whatever无论什么。D.to到。当我看到王确实非常喜欢啤酒时，我才想起来问他，在中国，接受别人的第一次邀请是否是不礼貌的。故答案为B。（8）考查形容词及语境理解。A.first第一的；B.second第二的；C.third第三的；D.last最后的。根据前文One day Wang must have been desperate because he（5）the first offer可知有一天，王一定是绝望了，因为他拒绝了第一个提议。说明我才想起来问他，在中国，接受别人的第一次邀请是否是不礼貌的。故答案为A。（9）考查动词及语境理解。A.came来；B.reached到达；C.got得到；D.arrived到达。这位年轻的女士刚到美国工作学习一年。arrive in到达。故答案为D。（10）考查连词及语境理解。A.But但是；B.Since既然；C.If 如果；D.Hence因此。因为她的主人知道中国人在社交场合有很强的礼貌意识，他们希望不得不一再敦促这位年轻的女士自己动手夹菜。故答案为B。（11）考查形容词及语境理解。A.strong强壮的；B.no没有；C.weak虚弱的；D.many很多的。根据常识可知中国人在社交场合有很强的礼貌意识。故答案为A。（12）考查动词及语境理解。A.enforce强制执行；B.argue争论；C.help帮助；D.urge催促。根据空后the young lady repeatedly to help herself（13）the dinner dishes.可知他们希望不得不一再敦促这位年轻的女士自己动手夹菜。故答案为D。（13）考查介词及语境理解。A.at在某个地方；B.on在……上面；C.to到；D.with和。因为她的主人知道中国人在社交场合有很强的礼貌意识，他们希望不得不一再敦促这位年轻的女士自己动手夹菜。help oneself to随便吃。故答案为C。（14）考查动词和名词及语境理解。A.require要求；B.reuse重新使用；C.record记录；D.refusal拒绝。根据下句further refusal is even more polite可知进一步拒绝甚至更礼貌。说明他们被告知，在中国，拒绝提供的食物被认为是礼貌的。故答案为D。（15）考查动词及语境理解。A.give给予；B.offer提供；C.help帮助；D.tell告诉。一些跨文化培训师建议西方主人提供三次，这样中国客人可以礼貌地拒绝两次，并被说服接受第三次。故答案为B。（16）考查形容词及语境理解。A.first第一的；B.second第二的；C.third第三的；D.only唯一的。根据上句Some intercultural trainers advised western hosts to（15）three times so that Chinese guests can politely refuse twice可知一些跨文化培训师建议西方主人提供三次，这样中国客人可以礼貌地拒绝两次，说明中国客人被说服接受第三次。故答案为C。（17）考查副词和固定短语及语境理解。A.In a word总之；B.However然而；C.In addition除此之外；D.Therefore因此。根据上句Some intercultural trainers advised western hosts to（15）three times so that Chinese guests can politely refuse twice and that be persuaded to accept the（16）time（一些跨文化培训师建议西方主人提供三次，这样中国客人可以礼貌地拒绝两次，并被说服接受第三次。）和下句the young lady's first words as she came through the door were，" Oh，I'm starving.I hope you don't mind（18）I eat a lot!" （这位年轻女士进门的第一句话是，"哦，我饿死了。我希望你不介意我吃很多！"）可知前后句是转折关系。故答案为B。（18）考查连词及语境理解。A.that连词，只有在定语从句中有含义；B.whether是否；C.if 如果；D.so因此。这位年轻女士进门的第一句话是，"哦，我饿死了。我希望你不介意我吃很多！"故答案为C。（19）考查名词及语境理解。A.imagination想象；B.expectation期盼；C.impression印象；D.illusion幻想。根据前文Some intercultural trainers advised western hosts to（15）three times so that Chinese guests can politely refuse twice and that be persuaded to accept the（16）time可知一些跨文化培训师建议西方主人提供三次，这样中国客人可以礼貌地拒绝两次，并被说服接受第三次。说明他们期盼主动提供给中国客人三次邀请。故答案为B。（20）考查动词及语境理解。A.help帮助；B.helping帮助；C.to help帮助；D.Helped帮助。与美国主人的期望相反，她毫不犹豫地自己动手拿食物，也不需要别人催促。hesitate to do做某事犹豫。故答案为C。