I hated dinner parties. But I decided to give them another shot because I’m in London. And my friend Mallery invited me. And because dinner parties in London are very different from those back in New York. There, “I’m having a dinner party” means “I’m booking a table for 12 at a restaurant you can’t afford and we’ll be sharing the cheque evenly, no matter what you eat.”
Worse, in Manhattan there is always someone who leaves before the bill arrives. They’ll throw down cash, half of what they owe, and then people like me, who don’t drink, end up paying even more. But if I try to use the same trick, the hostess will shout “Where are you going?” And it’s not like I can say I have somewhere to go : everyone knows I have nowhere to go.
But in London, dinner parties are in people’s homes. Not only that, the guests are an interesting mix. The last time I went to one, the guests were from France, India, Denmark and Nigeria; it was like a gathering at the United Nations. In New York, the mix is less striking. It’s like a gathering at Bloomingdale’s, a well-known department store.
For New Yorkers, talking about other parts of the world means Brooklyn and Queens in New York. But at Mallery’s, when I said that I had been to Myanmar recently, people knew where it was. In New York people would think it was a usual new club.
小题1:What does the word “shot” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A．Choice.
B．Try.
C．Style.
D．Goal.小题2:What does the author dislike most about dinner parties in New York?
A．There is a strange mix of people.
B．The restaurant are expensive.
C．The bill is not fairly shared.
D．People have to pay cash.小题3:What does the author think of the parties in London?
A．A bit unusual.
B．Full of tricks.
C．Less costly.
D．More interesting.小题4:What is the author’s opinion of some New Yorkers from her experience?
A．Easygoing..
B．Self-centred.
C．Generous.
D．Conservative.小题5:What is the main idea of this article?
A．The author hated dinner parties.
B．The author prefer dinner parties in London to those in New York.
C．The difference between London and New York.
D．Mallery invited the author to a party.
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:B
题目分析：本文主要讲述的是作者对于在纽约参加聚会和来伦敦参加聚会的区别，说明自己宁愿参加伦敦的聚会而表示纽约的聚会。
小题1:B 推理题。根据本句I hated dinner parties. But I decided to give them another shot because I’m in London.说明我本来不喜欢这样的聚会，但是这次我决定再试一次，因为这是在伦敦，很纽约的情况不一样。故B正确。
小题2:C 细节题。根据第二段1,2行Worse, in Manhattan there is always someone who leaves before the bill arrives. They’ll throw down cash, half of what they owe,说明在纽约的聚会上很多人都没有真正做到AA制，都少付自己应该付的钱。故C项内容正确。
小题3:D 推理题。根据第三段Not only that, the guests are an interesting mix. The last time I went to one, the guests were from France, India, Denmark and Nigeria; it was like a gathering at the United Nations.说明在伦敦的聚会非常有趣，有来自世界各地的人在一起，就像是联合国开会一样。故D项正确。
小题4:B 推理题。根据最后一段第一行For New Yorkers, talking about other parts of the world means Brooklyn and Queens in New York说明在纽约说起其它的地方就是布鲁克林和国王大街，纽约人很自我，认为自己是世界上最好的，故B项正确。
小题5:B 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述的是作者对于在纽约参加聚会和来伦敦参加聚会的区别，说明自己宁愿参加伦敦的聚会而表示纽约的聚会。故B正确。
点评：本文内容较为简单直接，但是考查推理题较多，推理判断题不仅要求考生读懂文章中的每个句子的意思还要推理它们之间的关系，结合自己的生活常识和经验，再通过逻辑推理和判断，理解文章的言外之意，从而揭示文章的深层涵义。任何一篇文章都有其特定的写作目的，考生应当知道如何去做或按照某种方式传递思考问题。推理判断题的答案不可能在文章中直接找到，因此推理时我们务必要忠于原文，在文章中寻找并确定可推论的依据，即：已知部分－推论的前提，从中推测出未知部分－推理的结论，切忌妄加评论，把自己的观点当成作者的观点。