《2025年名校课堂九年级英语全一册人教版贵州专版》

五、阅读理解。
阅读下面短文，根据其内容填空或回答问题。(26 至 29 每题答案不超过 3 个词，30 题需用完整句子回答。)
Some British and American people like to invite friends and colleagues (同事) for a meal at home. You should not be upset if your English friends don't invite you home. It doesn't mean they don't like you.
Dinner parties usually start between 7 p. m. and 8 p. m., and end at about 11 p. m. Ask your hosts what time you should arrive. It's polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a present.
Do you want to be extra (特别的) polite? Say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. But remember—not to ask how much things cost.
You'll probably start the meal with soup, or something small as a "starter (开胃菜)". Then you'll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then a dessert (甜点), followed by coffee. It's polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it. Some people eat bread with their meal, but not everyone does.
Before they take out their cigarettes after the meal, most people usually ask, "Do you mind if I smoke here?"
Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short "thank you" letter. Perhaps it seems funny to you, but British and American people say "thank you, thank you, and thank you" all the time.
26. In England or America, it usually takes more than three hours to have a dinner party at home.
27. In England or America, when your friend invites you to go to his or her home, you may take a present with you.
28. In England and America, you can say how much you like the room or the pictures, but it's not polite to ask the price of a thing.
29. In the passage, the order of the serving of a meal is soup→meat or fish with vegetables→dessert→coffee.
30. What do you think of the dinner party at home? Why?
It's interesting and fun. Because I can meet many old friends at the party. /It's wonderful and special. Because it can offer me a chance to communicate with my friends freely. /It's not good. Because having a lot of people at home makes me feel uncomfortable. / ...

答案： 26. three hours 27. a present 28. the price 29. coffee 30. It's interesting and fun. Because I can meet many old friends at the party. /It's wonderful and special. Because it can offer me a chance to communicate with my friends freely. /It's not good. Because having a lot of people at home makes me feel uncomfortable. / ...