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1、阅读理解AIhateddinnerparties.ButIdecidedtogivethemanothershotbecauseI'minLondon.AndmyfriendMalleryinvitedme.AndbecausedinnerpartiesinLondonareverydifferentfromthosebackinNewYork.There,'"I'mhavingadinnerparty'means:"I'mbookingatablefor12atarestaurantyoucan'taffordandwe'llbesharingthechecqueevenly,
2、nomatterwhatyoueat."Worse,inManhattanthereisalwayssomeonewholeavesbeforethebillarrives.They'llthrowdowncash,halfofwhattheyowe,andthenpeoplelikeme,whodon'tdrink,enduppayingevenmore.ButifItrytousethesametrick,thehostesswillshout:"Whereareyougoing?"Andit'snotlikeIcansayIhavesomewheretogo:everyon
3、eknowIhavenowheretogo.ButinLondon,dinnerpartiesareinpeople'shomes.Notonlythat,theguestsareaninterestingmix.ThelasttimeIwenttoone,theguestswerefromFrance,India.DenmarkandNigeria;itwaslikeagatheringattheUnitedNationsinNewYork.Themixislessstriking.It'slikeagatheringatBloomingdale's,awell-knownde
4、partmentstore.ForNewYorkers,talkingaboutotherpartsoftheworldmeansBrooklynandQueensinNewYork.ButatMallery's,whenIsaidthatIhadbeentoMyanmarrecently,peopleknewwhereitwas.InNewYorkpeoplewouldthinkitwasausualnewclub()1.Whatdoestheword"shot"inParagraph1probablymean?A.Choice.B.TryC.Style.D.Goal()2.W
5、hatdoesthewriterdislikemostaboutdinnerpartiesinNewYork?AThereisastrangemixofpeople.B.Therestaurantsareexpensive.C.Thebillisnotfairlyshared.D.Peoplehavetopaycash()3.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofthepartiesinLondon?A.AbitunusualB.Fulloftricks.C.Lesscostly.DMoreinteresting.()4.Whatistheauthor'sopinion
6、ofsomeNewYorkersfromherexperience?A.Easy-going.B.Self-centered.C.Generous.D.Conservative.1.B.词义猜测题.从第一句的hate,到but意义上的转折,说明尽管不喜欢,还是要"尝3试一下",所以try的意思更接近shot.2.C.细节理解题.根据第一段中They'llthrowdowncash,halfofwhattheyowe,andthenpeoplelikeme,whodon'tdrink,enduppayingevenmore.可知类似作者这样的人在纽约吃饭吃亏,因为付钱多.3.D.推
7、理判断题.根据第二段和其中的句子Notonlythat,theguestsareaninterestingmix.可以推断伦敦的party要比纽约的有趣.4.B.推理判断题.从最后一段的talkingaboutotherpartsoftheworldmeansBrooklynandQueensinNewYork.和InNewYorkpeoplewouldthinkitwasausualnewclub可以推断,作者对一些纽约人的看法,是"以自我为中心的".BToomuchTV-wa