Question

It tastes just like chicken
Away from home, eating is more than just a way to keep your stomach full．It is a language all its own, and no words can say, "Glad to meet you ．．．glad to be doing business with you ．．．" quite like sharing a meal offered by your host．
Clearly, mealtime is not the time for you to say, "Thanks, but no thanks．" Acceptance of the food on your plate means acceptance of host, country, and company．So, no matter how difficult it may be to swallow, swallow it．Or, as one experienced traveler says, "Travel with a cast-iron stomach and eat everything everywhere．"
Often, the food offered represents proudly your host country’s eating culture．What would Ataiericans think of a French person who refused to take a bite of homemade apple pie ? Our discomfort comes not so much from the thing itself; it comes from our umamiliarity with it．After all, an oyster has remarkably the same look as a sheep’s eye; and a first look at a lobster would remind almost anybody of a creature from a science fiction movie, not something you dip in butter and eat．By the way, in Saudi Arabia sheep’s eyes are a famous dish and in parts of China it’s bear’s paw soup．
Can you refuse such food without being rude? Most experienced business travelers say no, at least not before taking at least a few bites．It helps, though, to cut any item very thin．This way, you minimize the taste and the reminder of where it came from．Or, " Swallow it quickly, " as one traveler recommends．"I still can’t tell you what sheep’s eyeballs taste like．" As for dealing with taste, the old line that "it tastes just like chicken" is often thankfully true．Even when the "it" is really rat or snake．
Another useful piece of advice is not knowing what you are eating．What’s for dinner? Don’t ask． Avoid glancing into the kitchen or looking at English-language menus．Your host will be pleased that you are eating the food he offers, and who knows? Maybe it really is chicken in that soup．
【小题1】The purpose of the article is to ____．

A．introduce unfamiliar food

B．share the writer’s personal experiences

C．suggest ways to overcome a cultural barrier

D．advise on how to politely refuse to eat foreign food

【小题2】According to the writer, people hesitate at strange food mainly due to ____．

A．the way it looks

B．safety worries

C．lack of information about it

D．the unfamiliar atmosphere

【小题3】From the article we can infer that ____．

A．an American may feel comfortable with sirloin

B．one should refuse strange food after a few bites

C．English-language menus are not always dependable

D．one needs a cast-iron stomach to travel in other cultures

【小题4】One may say "It tastes just like chicken．" when ____．

A．showing respect for chicken-loving nations

B．greeting people with different dieting habits

C．evaluating chefs at an international food festival

D．getting someone to try a visually unpleasant meal

Answer 1

【小题1】C
【小题1】C
【小题1】A
【小题1】D

解析【小题1】写作意图题:根据文章的内容，作者主要是给出一些建议关于如何克服文化障碍。还有最后一段的句子：Another useful piece of advice可以看出选C。
【小题1】细节题：从文章第三段的：Our discomfort comes not so much from the thing itself; it comes from our umfamiliarity with it．说明我们对食物感到不舒服，主要是因为我们对它不熟悉，缺乏相关的信息。选C。
【小题1】这题可以用排除法：B项在这句话里Can you refuse such food without being rude? Most experienced business travelers say no, at least not before taking at least a few bites．C项根据Avoid glancing into the kitchen or looking at English-language menus．可以排除，D项可以从Travel with a cast-iron stomach and eat everything everywhere．看出，但是不是推断出来的，选 。A
【小题1】从文章倒数第二段的句子As for dealing with taste, the old line that "it tastes just like chicken" is often thankfully true．Even when the "it" is really rat or snake．即使是吃老鼠和蛇的时候，也要象吃鸡。所以表示的是在吃一些视觉上让人不舒服的食物时，也要象吃鸡。选D。