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, 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 this 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(风俗) 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 her way during the date. If a man asks her for a dance outside the working hours, it means “Come, as my guest(客人).” So as you can see, it is a polite thing to make the question clear at the very beginning.

1.The passage mainly tells us ________.

A. how to eat out

B. where to eat out

C. what to eat out

D. who pays for the meal in different situation

2.The underlined phrase “go Dutch” in this passage means “________” in Chinese.

A. 去订餐      B. 共同就餐     C. 去饭店      D. 各自付款

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

A. he’s going to pay for your meal

B. he’s going to lend some money to you

C. he can’t understand you

D. he’ll be angry with you

4.In America, some girls and women _________ now.

A. ask men to pay for their clothes

B. try to pay for their own meals

C. never have anything outside

D. try to pay for the men’s meals

5.We can infer(推断) if a man asks a woman for a dance outside the working hours _________.

A. the man will pay for it

B. the woman will pay for it

C. they will go Dutch

D. another person will pay for them

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了在外面吃饭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.主旨大意题。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

2.词义猜测题。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D。

3.细节理解题。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A。

4.细节理解题。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B。

5.推理判断题。根据最后一段If a man asks her for a dance outside the working hours, it means “Come, as my guest(客人)描述，如果一个男人在工作时间外邀请你跳舞，意思是说做我的客人，即我买单。故选A。

考点：文化类短文阅读。