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TheotherdaymyfriendJanewasinvitedtoa40thbirthdayparty.Thetimeprintedontheinvitationwas7∶30p.m.Janewentoffwithherhusbandexpectingamerryeveningofwinefoodandso
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更新时间:2024-03-28 20:10:12
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  TheotherdaymyfriendJanewasinvitedtoa40thbirthdayparty.Thetimeprintedontheinvitationwas7∶30p.m.Janewentoffwithherhusbandexpectingamerryeveningofwinefoodandsong.

  By9∶45everybodywashavinggreatfunbutnofoodhadappeared.JaneandDavidwererestless.Otherguestsbeganwhisperingthattheytoowerestarving.Butnoonewantedtoleavejustincasesomefoodwasabouttoappear.By11∶00therewasstillnofoodandeveryonewascompletelyofftheirheads.JaneandDavidlefthungryandangry.

  Theirexperiencesuggeststhatthewordsontheprintedinvitationsneedtobemadeclearer.Everyonereadsandunderstandstheinvitationsdifferently.Mostofuswouldagreethat6∶30-8∶30p.m.meansdrinksonlygoouttodinnerafterwards;8∶00p.m.or8∶30p.m.meanspossibledinnerbut9∶30p.m.andanytimethereaftermeansnofoodeatbeforehandrolluplate.

  Butthisisnotalwaysthecase.Ifaskedtoastudents’partyat6∶30p.m.itisnormalforguestsnottoappearbeforemidnightifatallandnoonecares.Beingthefirsttoarrive-lookingeager-issocialdeath.Whenmymotheraskedtoapartyfor6∶30shelikestobethereifnotontimethennolaterthanseven.Myagegroup(latethirties)fallssomewherebetweenthetwobutbecausewestillthinkwe’reyoung.We’reprobablyclosertostudent-timethangrown-uptime.

  Theacceptedcustomatpresentisconfusing(混乱的),sometimesannoyinganditoftenmeansyoumaygohomehungrybutitdoeslendeverypartthatpreciouselement(成分)ofsurprise.

Theunderlinedwords“offtheirheads”probablymean________.

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A.

tired

B.

crazy

C.

curious

D.

hopeless

牛俊邦回答:
  答案:1.B;2.B;3.D;4.A;5.C;   解析:   (1)参加晚会的人没吃晚饭,到晚上11点,人们饿疯了。(2)开头的故事作为例子,说明邀请信函令人迷茫,人们无法把握该如何去做。(3)第四段前几句说明,年轻的学生赴晚会迟到很正常。急切地第一个赶到的人太少见了。(4)第四段最后提及三十多岁的人参加晚会的时间接近学生的时间,故可能迟到。(5)由全文可知,不同年龄段的人到达晚会的时间不同,对晚会时间理解不同,不遵从社会习惯,便会出现饿肚子等现象。所以,按社会习俗参加晚会极为重要。
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