Question

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 someplace 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 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 custom(風俗) about who pays for dates(約會) 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 date. If a man asks her for a dance outside the working hours, it means “Come, as my guest(客人).” So as you can see, it is a polite thing to make the question clear at the very beginning.

1.The passage mainly tells us ________.

A. how to eat out

B. where to eat out

C. what to eat out

D. who pays for the meal in different situation

2.The underlined phrase “go Dutch” in this passage means “________” in Chinese.

A. 去訂餐????? B. 共同就餐???? C. 去飯店????? D. 各自付款

3.Sometimes your friend takes you to lunch. It means _________.

A. he’s going to pay for your meal

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

C. he can’t understand you

D. he’ll be angry with you

4.In America, some girls and women _________ now.

A. ask men to pay for their clothes

B. try to pay for their own meals

C. never have anything outside

D. try to pay for the men’s meals

5.We can infer(推斷) if a man asks a woman for a dance outside the working hours _________.

A. the man will pay for it

B. the woman will pay for it

C. they will go Dutch

D. another person will pay for them

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述了在外面吃飯誰付款是一個重要問題。通過舉例說明了朋友說什么話代表什朋友會為大家的餐費買單，什么情況下各自付款。在吃飯之前弄清這個問題很重要。

1.主旨大意題。根據短文內容，主要是講了什么情況下朋友會為大家的餐費買單什么情況下各自付款。故選D

2.詞義猜測題。根據后文that is, each person pays for himself.描述，這就是，個人為自己付款。即各自付款。故選D。

3.細節理解題。根據短文第二段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描述，如果朋友說了以上內容就代表他為你買單，故選A。

4.細節理解題。根據第三段But, today, a university girl or a woman in business world will usually pay her way during the date.描述，可知當今美國女大學生和商界女士通常在約會時為自己的那部分付錢。故選B。

5.推理判斷題。根據最后一段If a man asks her for a dance outside the working hours, it means “Come, as my guest(客人)描述，如果一個男人在工作時間外邀請你跳舞，意思是說做我的客人，即我買單。故選A。

考點：文化類短文閱讀。