首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
专升本
"Fingers were made before forks" when a person gives up good manners, puts aside knife and fork, and dives into his food, someon
"Fingers were made before forks" when a person gives up good manners, puts aside knife and fork, and dives into his food, someon
admin
2011-03-26
18
问题
"Fingers were made before forks" when a person gives up good manners, puts aside knife and fork, and dives into his food, someone is likely to repeat that saying.
The fork was an ancient agricultural tool, but for centuries no one thought of eating with it. Not until the eleventh century, when a young lady from Constantinpole brought her fork to Italy, did the custom reach Europe.
By the fifteenth century the use of the fork was widespread in Italy. The English explanation was that Italians were averse to rating food touched with fingers, "Seeing all men’s fingers are not alike clean." English travelers kept their friends in stitches while describing this ridiculous Italian custom.
Anyone who used a fork to eat with was laughed at in England for the next hundred years. Men who used forks were thought to be sissies, and women who used them were called show - offs and overnice. Not until the late 1600’s did using a fork become a common custom.
To English travelers in Italy, the use of forks seemed ______ .
选项
A、clever
B、necessary
C、good manner
D、ridiculous
答案
D
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://jikaoti.com/ti/254GFFFM
本试题收录于:
英语题库成考专升本分类
0
英语
成考专升本
相关试题推荐
Somepeopleinthecityuseasmuchwaterastheywish,andtakeitforgranted.
Wedrinkmoremilk,eatmorecream,cheese,butterthaneverbefore.Tomeetandprofitbythis【B1】demandformilk,dairyfarm
Wewerecompletely______whenwefinallyreachedthedestination.
Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappeal______toourmin
Colorandsexarenotrelevant______whetherapersonissuitableforthejob.
Butcollegehasneverbeenabletoworkitsmagicforeveryone.
WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE,accordingtotheauthor?Consideredjudgmentisdifferentfrompersonalpreferencei
He______thegunbeneathahugebagbeforeenteringthecheckpointoftheairport.
Intime,(itbecameanacceptedfact)thattheCoxbrothersemployedaconscientiousghostthatdidmostoftheirworkforthem.
AndyWasnicklovedtheidea.MaryArthur【B1】it.KurtMendezdidn’tthinkitwasanybigdeal.Mr.Elthoughtitwasabrillian
随机试题
在组织的运行过程中,遇到冲突或问题时,管理者必须善于处理冲突和解决问题,这时管理者扮演的角色是()
反映肾小管功能的试验为
张某拟为其妻王某投保以死亡为给付条件的人寿险,以下说法不正确的是:()
电焊机二次线可采用()。
在环境影响报告书中的附录和附件中,将建设项目()等必要的有关文件、资料附在环境影响报告书后。
第二类危险源包括()。
下列各项税金中,可能列入“主营业务税金及附加”科目核算的有()。
《中华人民共和国义务教育法》属于()
在夏夜星空的某一区域,有七颗明亮的星星:A星、B星、c星、D星、E星、F星、G星。它们由北至南排列成一条直线,同时发现:(1)c星与E星相邻。(2)B星和F星相邻。(3)F星与C星相邻。(4)G星与位于最南侧的那颗星
Borrowingtostartabusinessisnoteasy.Gettingabankloan,particularlyforanewsmallbusiness,islikegoingthroughthe
最新回复
(
0
)