16．In China，chain restaurants-especially the big multinational ones-are cool．Going to Starbucks，for example，is a status symbol．It not only says，"I'm rich enough to buy this overpriced coffee，"but also，"I'm cosmopolitan （見多識廣的） enough to be part of globalization．"
Where I come from in the UK，however，chains are neither fashionable nor gourmet（美食的）．Chains are where you go on New Year's Day when nowhere else is open，or when you are 5years old and your parents can't stand hearing，"I'm huuuuuungry!"any longer．In my own case （with regards to McDonald's），a chain is where you are taken on your first"date"．Even at the age of 13，I knew to give the guy the"let's just be friends"phone call the next day．
In the UK，independent cafes and restaurants are making a comeback on the fashion scene．Nowadays，a Londoner who says"let's meet for a coffee at Monmouth"（an independent cafe） is much cooler than one who says"let's go to Starbucks"．Even if Monmouth's coffee is a little more expensive，there's a satisfaction in knowing your pounds aren't going straight to the big corporations．
Of course，there are chain stores all over the UK； you can't go five minutes without spotting a Costa Coffee．But numbers do not add up to good taste．
I do，however，have a confession （坦白）．After moving to China I had moments when all the rice and Kung Pao Chicken became too much．I，too，have retreated to McDonald's．
24．Many Chinese people like to go to multinational chain restaurants becauseC．
A．the restaurants give customers a taste of foreign culture
B．the restaurants offer different food and drinks from other restaurants
C．they believe that eating there will show their wealth and social status
D．these restaurants are perfect places for a romantic date
25．Which of the following statements is TRUE？C
A．The author has grown tired of Chinese food．
B．Branches of Monmouth's cafe can be found all over the UK．
C．Most independent stores are closed on New Year's Day in the UK．
D．It is cool in the UK to take your first date to a chain restaurant．
26．We can infer from the article thatD．
A．the author doesn't like food from Pizza Hut
B．the author doesn't like to follow fashion trends
C．many Britons think that numbers mean poor quality
D．many Britons don't like big corporations
27．What does the underlined word （in the last paragraph） mean？D
A．a(chǎn)dapted B．contributed
C．subscribed D．switched．
分析 很多中國人喜歡去星巴克，主要是想炫耀自己的財富和社會地位，在英國人們并不喜歡星巴克這樣的連鎖餐廳，他們更愿意去另外一些有獨特風(fēng)格的餐廳．
解答 24-27CCDD
24．C 根據(jù)第一段最后一句It not only says，"I'm rich enough to buy this overpriced coffee，"but also，"I'm cosmopolitan （見多識廣的） enough to be part of globalization．"可知很多中國人到星巴克喝咖啡是炫耀富、見多識廣以及社會層次高．故C項正確．
考點定位：細(xì)節(jié)理解
25． C 根據(jù)第二段第二句Chains are where you go on New Year's Day when nowhere else is open，or when you are 5 years old and your parents can't stand hearing，"I'm huuuuuungry!"any longer．在英國當(dāng)其他的餐廳關(guān)門的時候，人們才會去連鎖餐廳用餐．也就是說在新年這樣的日子里，大部分的independent stores都是不營業(yè)的額，所以這時人們才會去星巴克之類的連鎖店用餐．故C正確．
考點定位：細(xì)節(jié)理解
26．D 根據(jù)第三段最后一句Even if Monmouth's coffee is a little more expensive，there's a satisfaction in knowing your pounds aren't going straight to the big corporations．顧客對于自己的錢沒有直接進(jìn)入星巴克這樣的大公司非常高興．也就是說很多英國人并不喜歡這些大公司．故D正確．
考點定位：推理判斷
27． D 句子的"however"是關(guān)鍵詞．根據(jù)文章最后一段I do，however，have a confession （坦白）．After moving to China I had moments when all the rice and Kung Pao Chicken became too much．I，too，have retreated to McDonald's．作者原來并不喜歡星巴克之類的連鎖店，但是他要坦白的是，來到中國以后，吃了太多的宮保雞丁，他還是轉(zhuǎn)變?nèi)コ粤他湲?dāng)勞．他去吃麥當(dāng)勞主要因為飲食不習(xí)慣的問題．所以該詞"retreated"意為"改變、改變"．故D項正確．
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