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　　When you are invited to a meal in Thailand(泰国), the words of the invitation mean “come and eat rice”. In fact, nearly all Thai dishes are (1)______ with rice, which grows there very easily (2)______ the climate is warm and there is much rain.
　　The food that is served is (3)_____ cut into pieces, so there is no need to use knives and forks, but, instead, special spoons and forks are used. The Thais (4)_____ to eat with their hands and now there are still some people who eat this way. There is a special (5)______ of doing it. First they wash their (6)______ hands in a bowl of water—they only eat with their right hands. They are careful not to let the food (7)_____ the palms(手掌心) of their hands. After the meal, the (8)______ are again carefully washed.
　　The meal usually has several different dishes. They are all hot. They are served in bowls, which everyone shares, (9)______ each person has their own bowl of (10)_____. As Thailand has a long coastline, it is not surprising that fish and shellfish play an important part in Thai cooking.
　　( )1. A. eaten B. used C. smelled D. tasted
　　( )2. A. when B. if C. because D. so
　　( )3. A. never B. perhaps C. hardly D. always
　　( )4. A. went B. had C. wanted D. used
　　( )5. A. reason B. way C. idea D. result
　　( )6. A. dirty B. right C. left D. big
　　( )7. A. touch B. catch C. feel D. drop
　　( )8. A. forks B. spoons C. hands D. bowls
　　( )9. A. because B. though C. since D. until
　　( )10.A. fish B. rice C. water D. shellfish
名师解析

　　这是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍了泰国的一种传统的饮食方法，用手直接拿着吃。
　　1. A. 根据文章的意思，应该是在吃饭是有米饭，而不是其他几个词语所表达的意思。
　　2. C. “climate is warm and there is much rain” 是大米容易生长的原因。
　　3. D. 根据下句“so there is no need to use knives and forks” 可以推断出这种食品总是被切成片的。
　　4. D. 句中的and 连接了两个相互对等的句子，后边是现在，前边肯定是过去。now 则与used to 相互对应。
　　5. B. 下面介绍的都是这种饮食的方法。
　　6. B. “they only eat with their right hands” 已经告诉我们他们洗的是右手。
　　7. A. 根据所给的四个单词的词义可知答案。
　　8. C. 因为是用手吃的饭，所以饭后应该洗手。
　　9. B. 根据前句“They are served in bowls which everyone shares”和后面的“each person has their own bowl”可知这是一个表示转折含义的句子。
　　10.B. 全文所谈的就是泰国人吃米饭的方法。