Potluck
Doyouliketoeatmanydifferentfoodsatthesametime?Mostofusdobuttobuytwentydishesatarestaurantisjust【tooexpensive】formostAmericans.Agoodsolutioniseatapotluckmeal.Infact,itispopularamongAmericanpeople.
Theideaistohavemanyfamilies,generally【intheneighborhood】,prepareoneortwodishesonlyandbringthemtoalargeroominoneofthefamilies.Manysoups,salads,meats,hotdishes,colddishes,dessertsanddrinksareputonthetableatonetime.
Eachfamilymemberthentakes【apaperplate,aplasticknife,】fork,andspoonandapapercup.Inturn,they【pickoutthefoodtheywanttoeat】andfilltheirownplatewithabalancedmeal.Then,theysitwithfamilyorfriends,eatingandchatting.
Whentheyfinish,theymaygobacktothetableandeatmorefoodfortherealwaysismorethanthegroupcaneatatonetime.Followingthemeal,everyoneputstheirpaperplatesandcupsaswellastheplasticknives,forksandspoonsintogarbagecontainer.
Atmanypotlucks,thepeoplethenbeginentertainingeachother.【Agroupoffourmen】maysingasaBarbershopQuartet.【Apianistoraviolinist】mayplayasolo.Often,thereisgroupsinging.Sometimesthereisaliar’scontest.Threepeoplearechosentotellastory.Theyleavetheroomand【twocomebackandtellatruestorywhileonetellsalie】.Theliemustbeacleverstorysoitwillbehardtochoosewhichofwayscauseseveryonetolaughloudly.
Everyoneleavesthepotluckingoodspiritsastheyhavealleatenaverygoodmealandtheyhaveenjoyedatimeofentertainment.
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1.WhyisitpopularamongAmericanpeopletoeatapotluckmealaccordingtotheauthor?
A.Becauseoftheirexpectationtomaketheacquaintanceofneighbors.
B.Becausethepriceisexpensiveforthemtoeatalotofdifferentfoodsatthesametime.C.Becauseitiseasytobringonedishtotheneighbor’s.D.Becausetheywanttotakepartinaparty.
【选B，因为potluck很便宜】
2.Howdotheyhavetheirpotluckmeal?
A.Aroundthetable.
B.Byservingthemselves.
C.Bybeingservedbytheirneighbors.
D.Bypickingoutthefoodandeatingwithfamilyorfriends.
【选D】
3.Whatkindofdishwaretheybringfortheirfoods?
A.Plate.
B.Forkandknife.C.Spoonandcup.
D.Paperandplasticdishes.
【选D】
4.Whenwesayapersonistoplayasolo,wemean_____?
A.heistosinginanindividualvoice
B.heistoplayamusicalinstrumentbyhimself
C.heistomakeaperformancebyasingleindividual
D.A,B,andC
【选D】
5.Ina“liar’scontest”,thethreepersonswill______?
A.tellalietomakepeoplelaughloudly
B.leavetheroom,thencomebacktotellalie
C.leavetheroom,thenoneofthemcomebacktotellalie
D.leavetheroom,thentwoofthemcomebacktotellatruestoryandonetellsalie
【选D】
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