时文阅读 第8期

在日常生活中,邀请别人去干某事或到家里来参加某种活动是常有的事。当一位初交或交往不深的人邀请你,而你又不能接受时,要特别注意措辞,一定要做到彬彬有礼。

In Canada and the United States, people enjoy entertaining (请客) at home. They often invite friends over for a meal, a party, or just for a conversation.

Here are the kinds of things people say when they invite someone to their home.

“Would you like to come over for dinner this Saturday night?”

“Hey, we’ re having a dinner on Friday. Can you come?”

To reply to an invitation, either say thank you and accept, or say you’re sorry and give an excuse.“ Thanks, I‘d love to. What time would you like us to come?” or “Oh, sorry, I’ve tickets for a film.”

Sometimes, however, people use expressions that sound like invitations but they are not real invitations, such as, “Please come over for a drink sometime.” or “Why don’t you come over and see us sometime?”

They are really polite ways of ending a conversation. They are noteal invitations because they don’t mention a nice time or date. They just show that the person is trying to be friendly. To reply to expressions like these, people just say, “Sure, that would be great!” “OK.” or “Yes, thanks.”

1.______ enjoy entertaining at home.

A. Canadian and American peopleB. Some friendly people

C.People in English-speaking countriesD. People abroad

2.Which of the following is NOT a real invitation?

A.I’ve two tickets here. Can you go to the cinema with me?

B.Would you like to have a cup of tea with us this evening?

C.Please go to the concert with me some day.

D.If you are free now, let’s go to Wang’s for a drink.

3.If people say, “Why not get together for a party sometime?”, you just say _________.

A.I’m glad to hear that.B. How about this evening?

C.Oh, sorry. I’m very busy. D. That’s great. Thanks.

4.People use “an unreal invitation”in order to show__________

A.their spirit of generosity

B.they’re trying to be friendly

C.they ’re trying to make friends with others

D.they have already got ready for a party or a meal

Keys: 1―4: A C D B

答案分析:

1.根据句子“In Canada and the United States,people enjoy entertaining(请客)各)at home.”可知答案为A。 2.根据原文“They are not real invitations because they don’t mention a nice time or date.”可知,选项C中的“someday”是个很模糊的时间,即它不是一种真正的邀请。 3.在文章的结尾处我们可知,回答别人的邀请时,我们常用“Sure,that would be great!”或“OK”或“Yes,thanks”。因此D为最佳答案。 4.当人们发出“an unreal invitation”时,只是“show that the person is trying to be friendly”,所以答案选B。

交友小贴士

交朋友是一门学问,如果你常独自在家是很难交到朋友的。但与有着相同兴趣爱好的人进行接触,交朋友便会成为很容易的事。在生活中你会交朋友吗?看完下面的短文,肯定会给你带来意想不到的收获。

It’s hard to make friends if you stay home alone all the time. Get out of the house and do things that will put you in touch with (接触) other people. It’s easier to make friends when you have similar interests.

Don’t be afraid to show people what you’ re really good at. Talk about the things you like and do best. People will be interested in you if there is something interesting about you.

Look people in the eye when you talk to them. That way, they’ll find it easier to talk to you, or people may think you’ re not interested in them and may stop being interested in you.

Be a good listener. Let people talk about themselves before talking about “me, me. me”. Ask lots of questions. Show an interest in their answers.

Try to make friends with the kind of people you really like, respect and admire―not just with those who are easy to meet. Be friendly with a lot of people. That way, you may have a bigger group of people to choose from and have more chances for making friends.

根据短文内容,判断正误(T/F):

1. We can have more friends if we stay home alone all the time.

2. It is right to talk to people and look right, left or at the floor.

3. When people talk about themselves, we should be a good listener.

4. If you want to have more chances for making friends you should be friendly with the people who you really like, respect and admire.

5. It’s not hard to make friends when you have the same hobbies.

Keys: 1-5: F F T T T

答案分析:1. F。由第1句“It’s hard to make friends if you stay alone all the time.”可知,常呆在家里是不能交到朋友的,由此可判断此句与短文意思不一致。2.F。由第3段的句子“Look people in the eye when you talk to them.”可知,当你与人交谈时不能左顾右盼,应看着对方的眼睛,表明你对他们感兴趣。所以本题是错误的。3.T。由第4段“Be a good listener.Let people talk about themselves…”可知,当人们谈论自己的时候,你应该是“a good listener。”,本题与短文意思相符合。4.T。由第5段“Try to make friends with the kind of people you really like,respect and admire.”以及“That way,you may have a bigger group of people tochoose from and have more chances for making friends.”可知这句是正确的。5.T。由第l段的句子“It’s easier to make fiends when you have similar interests.”可知,“similar interests”与“the same hobbies‘意思相同。故此题正确。