InEuropepeopleholdtheforkinthelefthandandtheknifeintherightthroughoutthemeal,asystemthatisgenerallyagreedtobemoreefficientthantheAmericanzigzag（曲折的）method.Americansholdboththeforkandtheknifeint

　　InEuropepeopleholdtheforkinthelefthandandtheknifeintherightthroughoutthemeal,asystemthatisgenerallyagreedtobemoreefficientthantheAmericanzigzag（曲折的）method.Americansholdboththeforkandtheknifeintheirrighthandsthroughoutthemeal,sotheycontinuallychangetheirforkstothelefthandwhentheyhavetocuttheirmeat.ItseemstobefunnyfortheEuropeanstoseeAmericansbusychangingtheirdinnersets,makingalotofnoises.AfewexplanationsforthisAmericanstyleareasfollows:

　　(1)Americansarepracticalandefficient.Sincemostofusareright-handed,itisreasonabletokeepourworkingtoolsatalltimesintherighthandthatcanusethemmostefficiently.

　　(2)Americans,themasteroftheNewWorldarerebels（叛逆者）.TheyusethezigzagmethodtobreaktherulesintheOldWorldandinthiswaytheyarethumbingtheirnoseatMotherEngland.Americansarearestlesskind.Theydonotliketositinonespotforverylongwhendining.

　　(3)Forcedtodoso,theyrespondby“playing”withthesilver.

　　Whateverthereasonforthepractice,itisnowcertainlyasAmericanasapplepie.EuropeansrecognizethisandarequicktoattackitasevidenceofAmericaninnocence（无知）ofform.Argumentsagainstthezigzagmethodrestnotonlyongroundsofefficiencybutalsoonthoseoftradition.InOldWorlddining,theknifeisheldintherighthandcontinuallybecauseitcanserveasaninstantdefenseagainsttheuninvitedintruders（入侵者）.However,suchalertness（警觉）isoutofplaceintheNewWorld,aseveryAmericanbelievesthatthisisthehomeofthebrave.Americansjuggletheirsilverware,perhaps,toshowthattheyarenotafraidandthatoneofthemholdingaforkisworthanynumberofthemholdingblades（刀）.

　　小题1:Americansuse_______toholdtheirforktopickupthesalad.A．therighthandB．thelefthandC．bothhandsD．eitherofthetwohands小题2:AsthemastersoftheNewWorld,AmericansuseadifferentcuttingmethodfromthatintheOldWorldto_______.A．showtheirindependenceofMotherEnglandB．showtheirdisrespecttoMotherEnglandC．addanewtraditiontothoseinMotherEngland