Question

Every people(民族) uses its own special words to show its ideas and feelings. Some of these expressions are commonly used for many years. Others are popular for just a short time. One such American expression is “Where’s the beef?” It is used when something is not as good as it is said to be. In the early 1980s “Where’s the beef?” was one of the most popular expressions in the United States. It seemed as if everyone was using it at the time.

Beef, of course, is the meat from a cow, and food is more popular in America than a hamburger made from beef. In the 1960s a businessman named Ray began building small restaurants that sold hamburgers at a low price. Ray called this “McDonald’s”. Ray became one of the richest businessmen at last in America.

Other business people watched his success. Some of them opened their own hamburger restaurants. One company(公司) called “Wendy’s” said its hamburgers were bigger than those sold by McDonald’s or anyone else. The Wendy’s Company began to use the expression “Where’s the beef?” to make people know that Wendy’s hamburgers were the biggest. The Wendy’s television advertisement(广告) showed three old women eating hamburgers. The bread that covered the meat was very big, but inside there was only a bit of meat. One of the women said she would not eat a hamburger with such a little piece of beef. “Where’s the beef?” she shouted in a funny way. The advertisement for Wendy’s hamburger restaurants was a success. As we said, it seemed everyone began using the expression “Where’s the beef?”

1.The expression “Where’s the beef?” is used when        .

A. someone can’t find the beef at all

B. someone isn’t satisfied with the beef

C. something is better than it is said to be

D. something is not as good as it is said to be

2.“Where’s the beef?” was one of the most popular expressions in ________ in the early 1980s.

A. Britain       B. America   C. India    D. Australia

3.The Wendy’s Company used the expression “Where’s the beef?” in order to        .

A. show Wendy’s hamburgers were the biggest.

B. make people know where they could find the beef

C. let people notice the bread that covered the meat was big

D. compare its hamburgers with those sold by McDonald’s

4.This passage mainly tells us         .

A. two famous companies               B. a rich businessman

C. a popular expression               D. a television advertisement

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文介绍了一条美国英语的一句流行广告语Where’s the beef?，它的意思是，一种东西不像广告说的那么好。几年前在美国，有一个快餐店在电视上做广告，广告里是一个老太太在另一家快餐店里买了一个汉堡宝。她打开一看里面只有小小的一块肉。她既惊奇，又生气地问：“Where's the beef?”

1.D 细节理解题。根据第一段“Where’s the beef?” It is used when something is not as good as it is said to be. 故答案为D。

2.B 细节理解题。根据第一段In the early 1980s “Where’s the beef?” was one of the most popular expressions in the United States. 故答案为D。

3.A 细节理解题。根据第三段The Wendy’s Company began to use the expression “Where’s the beef?” to make people know that Wendy’s hamburgers were the biggest. 故答案为D。

4.C 主题归纳题。通读全文可知本文在讲述一句流行语。故答案为C。

考点：流行语解释类短文