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【題目】 Quince, a restaurant in San Francisco, is serving a dish called “A Dog in Search of Gold” on an Apple iPad that’s playing a video of a dog hunting for truffles (松露). If you’re wondering about the connection, the dish is composed of white truffle croquettes (油炸丸子).And in case you’re not into truffles, Quince also serves frog legs on top of iPads playing videos of frogs in a pond.

“The idea is simply about taking the guest on a voyage,” Michael Tusk, who runs the restaurant, told Inside Scoop SF. “Living in San Francisco for over twenty years, I have seen the technological development, and I want to combine (結(jié)合)food industry with technology and a Me bit of education.” Local chef Richie Nakano attracted the attention of social media after showing a photo of the UA Dog in Search of Gold” that a friend had ordered. Some people complained about the high price of the dish, but most wondered whether it was healthy.

Tusk said, “We asked local wood worker Luke Bartels to create a housing (防護外殼）for the iPad — a glass cover that protects the screen. The food does not directly sit on top of the iPad. The cover is washed after every use.”

Interestingly, Quince is reportedly the first U.S. restaurant to use iPads as plates, but definitely not the first in the world. The Daily Mail reports that restaurants in the UK have been using them for the last two years.

【1】The underlined phrase “is composed of” means ____.

A. is known asB. is famous forC. is close toD. is made up of

【2】Why did the writer write the second paragraph?

A. To introduce the owner of Quince to us.

B. To tell us something about the food industry.

C. To tell us why Michael Tusk came up with the idea.

D. To tell us how Michael Tusk started the restaurant.

【3】What did people think of the dish “A Dog in Search of Gold”？

A. It was expensive.B. It was unhealthy.C. It was funny.D. It was educational.

【4】What’s the best title for this passage?

A. A Dog in Search of Gold.B. A famous restaurant in the US.

C. Serving food on iPads.D. Cooking food on iPads.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

本篇文章難度適中，主要講述一個舊金山的飯店推出一道菜，這道菜是放到平板上的。本文講述這道菜是怎么來的以及人們對它的看法。

【1】猜測詞義題。根據(jù)If you’re wondering about the connection, the dish is composed of white truffle croquettes可知，表示是由油炸丸子組成的，故選D。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“The idea is simply about taking the guest on a voyage,”以及I have seen the technological development, and I want to combine (結(jié)合)food industry with technology and a Me bit of education.可知，告訴我們他為什么想出這個主意，故選C。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Some people complained about the high price of the dish, but most wondered whether it was healthy可知，人們認為這道菜的價格太高了，故選A。

【4】主旨大意題。主要講述一個舊金山的飯店推出一道菜，這道菜是放到平板上的。本文講述這道菜是怎么來的以及人們對它的看法。故選C。

解答詞義猜測題時，可以使用如下技巧：1、根據(jù)上下文來猜測詞義；2、通過同義詞或近義詞來猜測詞義；3、通過構(gòu)詞法來猜測詞義；4、通過定義或釋義來猜測詞義；5、通過句法功能來猜測詞義；6、通過轉(zhuǎn)折和因果關(guān)系來猜測詞義；7. 通過生活常識來猜測詞義。對于這類題采取“代入法”也非常有效，即將備選答案逐一代入文中，哪一個選項能使句子的意思通順、連貫，且與上下文的內(nèi)容一致，哪一個選項就是該題的正確答案。例如第1題。