An important question about eating out is who pays for (支付) 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 someplace cheap, as I have very little money." The other person may say, “OK, I’ll meet you at McDonald’s(麥當(dāng)勞)."

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’re great." This means the person wants to pay for both of you. If you feel friendly towards this 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 customs（風(fēng)俗） about who pays for dates（約會(huì)） are 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 her way during the day. If a man asks her for a dance outside the working hours, it means  “Come, as my guest（客人）,and I will treat you!” So as you can see, it is a polite thing to make the question clear(清楚) at the very beginning.

　1.In America, some girls and women 　　　 now.

       A. ask men to pay for their meals      B. try to pay for the men’s meals

       C. try to pay for their own meals       D. never have anything outside

2.If you have little money, 　　　.

A. you’ll have a cheap meal         

B. you’ll borrow some from others

     C. you’ll ask your friend to pay for your meal   

     D. you won’t want your friends to ask you to dinner

3.“Go Dutch" in this passage means 　　　.

       A.去飯館  　　 B.就餐 　　　　　 C.訂餐 　　　　　 D.各自付款

4. Sometimes your friend takes you to lunch. It means_____.　　.

       A. he’s going to lend some money to you 

B. he’s going to pay for your meal, too

       C. he’ll be angry with you    

         　 D. he can’t understand you

5.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

 

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：英語(yǔ)教研室 題型：050

A good reader is one who can read beyond the lines, seeing ideas implied through the words, and one who can bridge the gap between the obvious and the suggested, thus obtaining much more information. Let’s look at the following sentence: JOHN HENDERSON WAS DRIVING HOME LATE LAST NIGHT FROM AN EXHAUST ING BUSINESS TRIP. As you might have realized, this is the opening sentence of a story. It tells the reader whom the story is about ——John Henderson, and when the event takes place — late one night. If we read carefully and thoughtfully we can also infer from this sentence that:

1) John Henderson may be a businessman because he has just finished a “business trip”；

2) John Henderson must be very tired because the trip is “exhausting”；

3) John Henderson must be very eager to get home because he is driving “late” at night right after this exhausting trip.

Making inferences while reading will always help us achieve a better comprehension. But we should keep in mind that inferences must be made with care and supported by evidence. In order to make reasonable inferences we should.

1．read and think beyond the printed words；

2. analyze the information given in the text；

 　　 3. determine the author’s reason for his choice of words.

1. According to the author, a good reader________

A．can read between the lines

B．should have a large vocabulary

C．knows enough grammar rules

D．must have a good knowledge of the author

2. From the quoted sentence, you know John Henderson was most likely________

A．a seller

B．a man on business

C．a driver

D．a traveler

3. From the quoted sentence, you know John Henderson had a________

A．tired trip

B．bored trip

C．boring trip

4. When the author asks us to make inferences while reading, he intends to say________

A．’make guesses’

B．’have imaginations’

C．’do translations’

D．’draw conclusions’

5. The best topic of the passage is________

A．Reading Skills

B．Try to Be a Good Reader

C．Reading Is Importa?nt

D．Reading Is Thinking

 

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