An important question about eating out is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him, you may say something like this, “ I’m afraid it’ll have to be somewhere cheap, as I have little money.” The other person may say, “OK, I’ll meet you at McDonald’ s.”
This means that the two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He may also say, “Oh, no, I want to take you to lunch at Smith’s.” or “ I want you to try the Chinese dumplings there. They are great.” This means the person wants to pay for both of you. If you feel friendly towards the person, you can go with him and you needn’t pay for the meal. You may just say, “ Thank you. That would be very nice.”
American custom about who pays for dates is much the same as in other parts of the world. In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals. But, today, a university girl or a woman in business world will usually pay for her own.
【小題1】The passage tells us ________.

A.how to eat out 
B.where to eat out 
C.what to eat out  
D.who pays for the meal 
【小題2】If you have little money, ________.
A.you’ll not pay for your meal  
B.you’ll borrow some from others 
C.you’ll have a cheap meal  
D.you will not eat anything 
【小題3】“Go Dutch” in the passage means________.
A.去吃飯 B.就餐 
C.訂餐 D.各自付款 
【小題4】If your friend says to you “ I want to take you to lunch at noon”, that means _________.
A.the person wants to lend some money to you 
B.the person wants to pay for both of you 
C.the person will be angry with you 
D.the person can’t understand you 
【小題5】In America, some girls and women _______in the old days.
A.a(chǎn)sked men to pay for their meals  
B.tried to pay for the men’s meals 
C.tried to pay for their own meals  
D.never had anything outside 


【小題1】D
【小題2】C
【小題3】D
【小題4】B
【小題5】A

解析試題分析:一個重要的問題是關(guān)于誰為外出就餐買單。在外出吃飯的時候,你與朋友們可以各自付款。還有一種形式,就是朋友為你們兩人的餐費付款。在美國的過去,婦女想讓男人們?nèi)樗齻兏讹堎M的,F(xiàn)在上大學的女孩和商業(yè)婦女都為自已付款。
【小題1】細節(jié)理解題。問題:這篇短文向我們講述了什么?聯(lián)系短文中心句:An important question about eating out is who pays for the meal.句意:一個重要的問題是關(guān)于,誰為外出就餐買單。明確答案為第四項。故選D
【小題2】細節(jié)理解題。問題:如果你有很少的錢,你將要做什么?聯(lián)系原文:I’m afraid it’ll have to be somewhere cheap, as I have little money.句意:當我有很少的錢,我想就餐不得不去某個便宜的地方。結(jié)合選項,第三項正確。故選 C
【小題3】細節(jié)理解題。問題:在短文中這個詞組的意思是什么?聯(lián)系原文:This means that the two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself.句意:這就意味著兩個人同意各自付款,那就是,每個人為自己
付款。通過下文對其描述,了解到是各自付款之意。故選D
【小題4】細節(jié)理解題。問題:如果你的朋友對你說:“在中午,我想帶你去吃午飯”,那是什么意思?聯(lián)系 原文中的解釋句子:This means the person wants to pay for both of you.句意:這個意思是這個人想為你們倆人付 款。結(jié)合選項,選擇第二項。故選B
【小題5】細節(jié)理解題。問題:在美國的舊社會,一些女孩和婦女做什么?聯(lián)系原文:In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals.句意:在美國的過去,婦女想讓男人們?nèi)樗齻兏讹堎M的。明確答案為 第一項。故選A
考點:社會現(xiàn)象類短文閱讀。

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