Question

【題目】閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容寫(xiě)一篇60詞左右的內(nèi)容概要。

Once upon a time, eating alone was just that: sitting down in a restaurant on one’s own and eating a meal. Everyone did it sometimes, and when they did so they might be a little embarrassed. To eat alone might suggest that you didn’t have any family or friends, or didn’t like people. There was a kind of shame attached to it. Nowadays, however, there is more and more solitary(獨(dú)自的) eating.

People choose to eat alone for various reasons. “Foodies”—people who have a passionate interest in different cuisines(美食)—do it because all they need for their pleasure is the chance to eat good food. They don’t want company or conversation, but only the joy of eating some special dish.

Other people eat alone because it’s simply practical for them to do so. For instance, it’s estimated that nearly a third of all the customers of fast-food restaurants eat alone. They are served with their food fast, eat it fast and then leave fast—because they have a meeting to make or a child to pick up from school.

But for others, the appeal of eating alone is quite different. It’s an experience of freedom. For the hour that it takes to have a meal, they can forget all the pressures of their lives. For a brief window, they don’t have to deal with their family or job. They can relax and let their mind wander. Maybe they will bring a book, a newspaper or perhaps they will shyly spy on the people around them. Part of the appeal of this new trend is surely that a meal taken alone is like a little holiday from the busyness of modern life, in which we have so much to do all the time. David Annand, editor of US-based Conde Nast Traveler magazine, who delights in dining alone, speaks of his pleasure in the “rhythm of a meal in a restaurant—its ebb and flow(人來(lái)人往), the regular arrival and departure of the waiter.” This restaurant rhythm allows him and others, he writes, to sit back, observe, and think.

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Answer 1

【答案】Nowadays, there is more and more solitary eating(要點(diǎn)1). “Foodies” do it because all they need for their pleasure is the chance to eat good food(要點(diǎn)2). Besides, other people eat alone because it’s simply practical for them to do so(要點(diǎn)3). Lastly, for others, the appeal of eating alone is an experience of freedom(要點(diǎn)4).(52字)

【解析】

這是一篇議論文。主要討論了獨(dú)自進(jìn)餐的人越來(lái)越多的原因。

文章的主要結(jié)構(gòu)為總-分。主要講獨(dú)自進(jìn)餐的人越來(lái)越多，并從不同群體角度出發(fā)分析原因。符合概要寫(xiě)作常規(guī)出題思路。

第一段提出中心話(huà)題“獨(dú)自進(jìn)餐的人越來(lái)越多”，可以用到的詞匯或句型有：there be句式；solitary eating等。第二段從美食家的角度分析原因，可以用到的詞匯或句式有：first; foodies; their pleasure; the chance to eat good food.等。第三段主要講述了一些人選擇獨(dú)自進(jìn)餐的原因?yàn)槠鋵?shí)用性，可以用到的詞匯或句式有：besides; practical等。第四段講了另一部分人選擇獨(dú)自進(jìn)餐處于“自由體驗(yàn)”，可以用到的詞匯或句式有：lastly；an experience of freedom等。

【高分句型】

Foodie spend time doing it because they get pleasure out of it. 美食家花時(shí)間去做，因?yàn)樗麄儚闹械玫綐?lè)趣。spend time doing sth. 花費(fèi)時(shí)間做某事。