Question

"Dining out" and "eating out" are phrases people use in Britain when they eat in a restaurant or pub (酒馆) .Eating out is more popular in Britain today than it has ever been. In 2006 ，for the first time ever，British people spent more time eating out than cooking for themselves and eating at home. It seems that many British people are becoming increasingly interested in how good their food tastes， and also how healthy it is.

However,eating out can also be expensive. As British people do not eat out every night of the

week,eating in a restaurant is often seen as a special occasion. When going on a first date and wanting to impress him/her, or if celebrating an anniversary or a birthday, many people like to go to a restaurant to eat,and people often also eat in a restaurant before going to the cinema or the theater.

As in all cultures, there are many rules of etiquette (礼仪) surrounding food and eating. The knife and fork should be used in the correct way. It is also impolite to have your elbows(肘部) on the dining table when you are eating.

Almost all British cities have a vast range of food as well as traditional British food,and all from the very cheap to the very expensive―French, Italian, Indian, Chinese, Greek,Thai,Japan and many，many more. In fact，when asked which was their favorite food，more British people said an Indian curry(咖^?厘菜肴) is tastier than any other dish！

As well as dining in a restaurant，when people are too tired to cook after work they often get a "takeaway". This means that they order from a take-out restaurant by telephone，and then go to collect it and take it home to eat. Many take-out restaurants also deliver it to your house. While you can normally find a take-out restaurant for almost any food，the most popular are Italian pizza，Indian and Chinese and then all you have to do is to open the door，pay and eat！

(   ) 4. On which of the following occasions are British people likely to eat in a restaurant? 

     A. After watching a play.    B. Before watching a movie.

    C. When they' re too tired to work.    D. When they want to have natural food.

(   ) 5. From the passage we can know that        .

     A.  eating out is not expensive in Britain

    B.  eating at pubs doesn't have so many rules in Britain

    C.  British people are not aware of nutrition while eating out

    D.  the British spent more time eating at home than eating out before 2006

(   ) 6. We can learn from the last two paragraphs that        .

     A.   French dishes are very expensive

    B.   Take-out restaurants only deliver pizza

    C.   British people are fond of foreign food

    D.   people can eat take-out food first and pay later

(   ) 7. What is the passage mainly about?

     A. Restaurant culture in Britain.    B. Table manners.

    C. Traditional British food.    D. Eating and health.

Answer 1

4. B细节理解题。由第二段最后一句"peopleoften also eat in a restaurant before going to the cinema or the theater."可知 

5.D逻辑推理题。由第一段"In 2006, for the first time ever,British people spent more time eating out than cooking for themselves and eating at home."可知2006年英国人有史以来第一次花更多钱在外面吃饭。由此证明过去英国人在家吃饭花钱多。

6. C逻辑推理题。由最后两段的最后一句可知英国人很喜欢外国的食物。

7. A主旨大意题。全篇主要讲述了英国的餐馆文化。restaurant是本文的关键词。