Question

【題目】任務(wù)型閱讀

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 very 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 says,“Oh, no, I want to take you to lunch at Smith’s.” This means the person wants to pay for you. If you feel friendly towards this person, you can go with him and you needn’t pay for the meal.

American customs about who pays for dates(約會) are almost 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 the business world will usually pay her own meal. So as you can see, it is a polite thing to make the question clear at the very beginning.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，完成下列各題。

【1】將文中第一個下畫線句子翻譯成漢語。

________________________________________

【2】第二段中的畫線部分的意思是________。

A.去飯館B.訂餐

C.就餐D.各自付款

【3】In the old days ________ often paid for all the meals in America.

【4】If you feel friendly to the person, _______________________________.

【5】We’d better know who will pay for the meal ______________________.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】外出就餐的一個重要的問題就是誰來付錢。

【2】D

【3】men

【4】you can accept his invitation / go with him

【5】at the beginning

【解析】

本文主要講述了出去吃飯誰付錢的風俗習慣。

【1】這是一個表語從句，其中，eat out意為“外出就餐”；pay for意為“付錢”。故答案為：外出就餐的一個重要的問題就是誰來付錢。

【2】根據(jù)下一句“that is, each person pays for himself.”意為：大家各自付款。故選D。

【3】根據(jù)第三段“In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals.”可知，在過去的日子里，美國男性是付全款的。故答案為men。

【4】根據(jù)第二段最后一句“If you feel friendly towards this person, you can go with him and you needn’t pay for the meal.”可知，如果你對一個人觀感比較好，你可以和他一塊并且不用付錢。故答案為you can accept his invitation / go with him。

【5】根據(jù)文章最后一句話“But today, a university girl or a woman in the business world will usually pay her own meal. So as you can see, it is a polite thing to make the question clear at the very beginning.”可知，如今，女性通常會付自己那份的錢，所以，一開始弄清楚付款問題是一件禮貌的事情。故答案為at the beginning。