单选题 Which of the following seems an unlikely topic over dinner?

A、 The weather is going to be stormy.
B、 A child was abused to death by his stepfather.
C、 Oscar ceremony.
D、 Family reunion at Christmas.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：推理判断题。根据原文We were not allowed to bring up anything that was potentially unappetizing；body functions，bugs，murder and mayhem in general were all strictly forbidden topics可知讲话者在吃饭时不能谈各种可能会影响食欲的话题，如身体功能、虫子、谋杀或?昆乱等都是被禁止在餐桌上讨论的话题。由此可推断B项“一儿童被继父虐待至死”属于谋杀类，该话题不能在餐桌上讨论，因此B项为正确答案。

单选题 Which of the following is NOT considered bad table manner?

A、 Smack one's mouth to show that he enjoys the meal.
B、 Make a loud sound when one is drinking soup.
C、 Speak only when one has swallowed the food in his mouth.
D、 Excuse oneself from dinner table by saying he is going to the toilet.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】解析：事实细节的找寻和判断。根据原文it was，of course，unthinkable to speak with one's mouth full of food，so speaking only occurred before or after one had taken in food and swallowed it可知嘴里装满食物时说话是难以想象的，因此只有在吃东西之前或将食物咽下去之后才能说话。由此可见C项内容与文中所举的好举止相符，该项为正确答案。

单选题 Concerning one's sitting posture, which of the following is correct?

A、 One should prop his head with his elbows on the table.
B、 One should hold an extra napkin.
C、 One should be upright in his chair.
D、 One should lean against the back of his chair.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】解析：事实细节的找寻和判断。根据原文One is to sit up straight可判断C项说法与原文相符，该项为正确答案。

单选题 Which of the following describes the proper use of one's hands over dinner?

A、 One is never allowed to have both hands on dinner table.
B、 One is allowed to use his recessive hand when he is cutting meat.
C、 One must keep his dominant hand in his lap.
D、 One must keep a knife in his recessive hand for cutting.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：事实细节的找寻和判断。关于进餐时手的摆放，文中说一只手放在腿上扶餐巾，另一只手拿叉或勺子。两只手都在餐桌上的情况只有是when one is using a knife to cut something，but as soon as the cutting is done，the recessive hand goes back to the lap即一只手用刀切东西的时候，一旦切完，放在大腿上的手还要再放回去。由此可见B项与原文相符，该项是正确的。

单选题 What should one do if he wants to help himself to food on the other side of the table?

A、 Ask the person sitting close to it to help.
B、 Stand up and get it.
C、 Sit where one is, but stretch one's arms for it.
D、 Don't know.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：事实细节的找寻和判断。根据原文One should never reach for any food on the table；one should ask someone sitting near it to give it to you可知永远不能去够桌子上的食品，如果想吃，就请邻座的人帮忙递给你，A项内容与原文相符，因此该项是正确答案。