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, because 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 he very nice.”

American custom(习惯) about who pays for dates (约会) 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 their way during the day. If a man asks her for a dance outside the working hours, it means “Come, as my guest.” So as you can see, it is a polite thing to make the question clear at the very beginning.

1.If you have little money,             

A. you will not cat dinner

B. you'll borrow some from others

C. you'll ask your friend to pay for your meal

D. you'll have a cheap meal

2.“Go Dutch” in this passage means              .

A. 各自付款          B. 就餐          C. 订餐       D.去饭馆

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

A. he's going to lend you money to you

B. he's going to pay for your meal

C. he'll be angry with you

D. he can't understand you

4. In America, some girls and women        now.

A. ask men to pay for their meals

B. try to pay for the men's meals

C. try to pay for their own meals

D. never have anything outside

5.The passage tells us            .

A. how to eat out                            B. where to cat out

C. what to cat out                           D who pays for the meal

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述了“在外面吃饭时，谁付款”是一个重要问题。通过举例说明了朋友说什么话代表什么朋友会为大家的餐费买单，什么情况下各自付款。在吃饭之前弄清这个问题很重要。

1.D细节理解题。句意：如果你几乎没多少钱，你可以怎么办？A. you will not eat dinner不去吃饭； B. you'll borrow some from others向别人借钱；C. you'll ask your friend to pay for your meal叫朋友付钱；D. you'll have a cheap meal吃便宜的一餐。根据第一段的：I'm afraid it'll have to be someplace cheap, because I have little money.可知钱少时去吃便宜的，故选D。

2.2】A 词义猜测题。题意：“Go Dutch”在短文中的意思是什么？A. 各自付款；B. 就餐；C. 订餐；D.去饭馆。根据后文that is, each person pays for himself.描述，这就是，个人为自己付款。即各自付款。故选A。

3.3】B 细节理解题。题意：有时你的朋友带你去吃午餐，意思是什么？A. he's going to lend you money to you他要借钱给你；B. he's going to pay for your meal他要给你的饭付款；C. he'll be angry with you他要生你的气；D. he can't understand you他不能理解你。根据短文第二段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，如果朋友说了以上内容就代表他为你买单，故选B。

4.4】C 细节理解题。题意：在美国，一些女孩和妇女现在怎样了？ A. ask men to pay for their meals叫男士为她们的餐饮付款；B. try to pay for the men's meals尽力为男士付饭钱；C. try to pay for their own meals尽量为自己的饭付款； D. never have anything outside从不外出吃饭。根据第三段But, today, a university girl or a woman in business world will usually pay her way during the date.描述，可知当今美国女大学生和商界女士通常在约会时为自己的那部分付钱。故选C。

5.5】D 主旨推断题。题意：短文告诉我们什么？A. how to eat out怎样外出吃饭；B. where to eat out外出在哪儿吃饭；C. what to eat out 外出吃什么；D who pays for the meal吃饭谁付钱。根据短文内容，主要是讲了什么情况下朋友会为大家的餐费买单什么情况下各自付款。故选D。

【考点定位】 考查文化类短文阅读。