Question

The other day, my friend Jane was invited to a 40th birthday party．The time printed on the invitation was 7∶30 p. m．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 on the printed invitations need to be made clearer．Everyone reads and understands the invitations differently．Most of us would agree that 6∶30－8∶30 p.m．means drinks only, go out to dinner afterwards; 8∶00 p.m．or 8∶30 p.m．means possible dinner, but 9∶30 p.m．and any time thereafter means no food, eat beforehand, roll up late． 　　But this is not always the case．If asked to a students’ party at 6∶30 p.m., 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 asked to a party for 6∶30, she likes to be there, if not on time, 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(混亂的)，sometimes annoying, and it often means you may go home hungry, but it does lend every part that precious element(成分)of surprise． (1) The underlined words “off their heads” probably mean ________． [　　] A． tired B． crazy C． curious D． hopeless (2) Jane and David’s story is used to show that ________． [　　] A． party-goers 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 (3) 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 (4) 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 (5) 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

答案：1．B;2．B;3．D;4．A;5．C;
解析：

(1)	參加晚會的人沒吃晚飯，到晚上11點，人們餓瘋了。
(2)	開頭的故事作為例子，說明邀請信函令人迷茫，人們無法把握該如何去做。
(3)	第四段前幾句說明，年輕的學生赴晚會遲到很正常。急切地第一個趕到的人太少見了。
(4)	第四段最后提及三十多歲的人參加晚會的時間接近學生的時間，故可能遲到。
(5)	由全文可知，不同年齡段的人到達晚會的時間不同，對晚會時間理解不同，不遵從社會習慣，便會出現餓肚子等現象。所以，按社會習俗參加晚會極為重要。