Question

     The other day, my friend Jane was invited to a 40th birthday party. The time printed on the invitation was 7.30pm. Jane went off with her husband, expecting a merry evening of wine, food, and song.

By 9.45, everybody was having great fun, but no food had appeared. Jane and David were restless. Other guests began whispering that they, too, were starving. But no one wanted to leave, just in case some food was about to appear. By 11.00, there was still no food, and everyone was completely off their heads. Jane and David left hungry and angry.

Their experience suggests that the words an the printed invitations need to be made clearer. Everyone reads and understands the invitations differently. Most of us would agree that 6.30 -8.30pm means drinks only, go out to dinner afterwards; 8.00pm or 8.30pm means possible dinner, but 9.30pm and any time thereafter means no food, oat beforehand, roll up late.

But this is not always the case. If asked to a students' party at 6.30pm, it is normal for guests not to appear before midnight, if at all, and no one cares. Being the first to arrive - looking eager - is social death. When my mother is asked to a party for 6.30, she likes to be them, if not on lime, then no later than seven. My age group (late thirties) falls somewhere between the two, but because we still think we're  young, we're probably closer to student-time than grown-up time.

The accepted custom at present is confusing (混乱的), sometimes annoying, and it often means you may go home hungry, but it does lend every party that precious element (成分) of surprise.

68. The underlined words "off their heads" probably mean______.

              A. tired            B. crazy                C. curious                D. hopeless

69. Jane and David' s story is used to show that______ .

              A. petty-goer8 usually get hungry at parties

              B. party invitations can be confusing

             C. people should ask for food at parties

             D. birthday parties for middle-aged people are dull

70. For some young people, arriving on time for a students' party will probably be considered_______.

    A. very difficult         B. particularly thoughtful

              C. friendly and polite                     D. socially unacceptable

71. According to the writer, people in their late thirties_______.

              A. are likely to arrive late for a party

             B. care little about the party time

             C. haven' t really grown up yet

             D. like surprises at parties

72. What is the general idea of the text?     

             A. It' s safe to arrive late just when food is served.

             B. It' s wise to eat something before going to a party.

             C. It' s important to follow social rules of party-going.

             D. It' s necessary to read invitations carefully.

Answer 1

介绍了人们参加聚会的一些事情。

68．B

解析：根据特定情境猜测词义的能力

据本题所在语境，从9：45人们就在等上食物，但到了11点仍然没有食物，所以每个人都变得crazy吵吵嚷嚷，杂乱无章，所以B为正确答案。

69．B

解析：考生正确进行判断推理的能力

通过文中第三段所介绍的晚会什么时间开，提供饭菜，可知7：30 pm开的晚会，并不

提供饭菜。以及第四段中所谈及的例子及其结论But this is not always the case，连同最后一段可知，B为正确答案。

70．D

解析：考生对具体细节的理解

从文中第四段第三句可知D为正确答案。

71．A

解析：考生根据细节进行推理判断的能力

根据本文第四段尤其是第四段最后一句的“we’re probably closer to student-time

than grown-up time．”可推知他们并不是不在乎晚会时间，而是想晚去一会儿，所以排除 B，选择A为正确答案。而C、D两项都没在原文中有所体现，所以排除。

72．C

解析：考生对文章主旨大意的总结能力

综合全文，本文并未谈及什么时间参加聚会危险，什么时间参加安全，所以排除A。并不是所有的聚会都不提供饭菜。比如文中第三段倒数第一句说“8：OOpm or 8：30 pm means possible dinner”，所以提前吃饭也不见得非常明智，故排除B。本题最大的干扰项是D项，文中确实提及了“Their experience suggests that the words on the printed invitations need to be made clearer”“他们的经历暗示出打印的请柬上的内容应制定得更为清楚一些”，但这只是本文的一个方面，并不能全面地说明本文的大意，而且原文用的是made，本题用的read，意思也不一致。本题中的C项更为确切地总结了全文的主要意思“我们在了解清楚请柬内容的前提下，更应遵守一些参加聚会的社会规定”。所以正确答案为C。