Question

The other day, my friend Jane was invited to a 40th birthday party. The time printed on the invitation was 7:30 pm．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 pm means drinks only, go out to dinner afterwards; 8:00 pm or 8:30 pm means possible dinner, but 9:30 pm and any time thereafter means no food, eat beforehand, arrive late．
But this is not always the case．If asked to a students’ party at 6:30 pm, it is unaccepted for guests to appear on time. Being the first to arrive — looking eager — is social death. When my mother is asked to a party at 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, sometimes annoying, and it often means you may go home hungry, but it does lend every party that precious element of surprise．
【小題1】The underlined words “off their heads” probably mean _______．

A．tired

B．crazy

C．happy

D．encouraging

【小題2】Jane and David’s story is used to show that _______．

A．party invitations can be confusing

B．party-goers usually get hungry at parties

C．people should ask for food at parties

D．birthday parties for middle-aged people are dull

【小題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

【小題4】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．There’s no need to read invitations carefully．

Answer 1

【小題1】B
【小題2】B
【小題3】D
【小題4】C

解析試題分析：這篇文章講述的是參加晚會的社會習慣，說明我們要遵守社會習俗。
【小題1】猜詞題：參加晚會的人沒吃晚飯，到晚11點，人們餓瘋了。選B
【小題2】推理題開頭的故事做為例子，說明邀請信函令人迷茫，人們無法把握該如何去做。選B
【小題3】推理題：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。選D
【小題4】主旨題：從全文可知，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。選C
考點：考查社會生活類短文閱讀
點評：這篇文章是講的是社會習俗，考生也要了解相關內容，對自己的生活有幫助，閱讀時要關注細節和推理。也要去抓住文章主旨。