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 somewhere 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 the 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 about who pays for dates is 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 for her own.

1.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

2.If you have little money, ________.

A. you’ll not pay for your meal

B. you’ll borrow some from others

C. you’ll have a cheap meal

D. you will not eat anything

3.“Go Dutch” in the passage means________.

A. 去吃饭 B. 就餐

C. 订餐 D. 各自付款

4.If your friend says to you “ I want to take you to lunch at noon”, that means _________.

A. the person wants to lend some money to you

B. the person wants to pay for both of you

C. the person will be angry with you

D. the person can’t understand you

5.In America, some girls and women _______in the old days.

A. asked men to pay for their meals

B. tried to pay for the men’s meals

C. tried to pay for their own meals

D. never had anything outside

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：一个重要的问题是关于谁为外出就餐买单。在外出吃饭的时候，你与朋友们可以各自付款。还有一种形式，就是朋友为你们两人的餐费付款。在美国的过去，妇女想让男人们去为她们付饭费的。现在上大学的女孩和商业妇女都为自已付款。

1.

2.

3. go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself.句意：这就意味着两个人同意各自付款，那就是，每个人为自己

付款。通过下文对其描述，了解到是各自付款之意。故选D

4. 原文中的解释句子：This means the person wants to pay for both of you.句意：这个意思是这个人想为你们俩人付 款。结合选项，选择第二项。故选B

5. women wanted men to pay for all the meals.句意：在美国的过去，妇女想让男人们去为她们付饭费的。明确答案为 第一项。故选A

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。