Question

Please sit down and enjoy your meal．Just don't talk about it．

These are the requirements at a popular dining party that is known as "silent dinners"．It encourages people who take part in the dining party not to speak for one to two hours and not to use electronic devices．Instead，the idea is to just on the food．

"Silent dinner parties are fast growing，" said Honi Ryan，who has hosted 32 silent dinner parties in 11 cities across eight countries，including Germany，Australia and the United States．"The way we communicate is changing so fast that we need to stop and think about it．"

According to a 2013 nationwide survey，restaurant noise came in second only to poor service among customer（顾客） complaints．And 19 percent of diners who took part in the survey said noise and crowds disturbed them most while eating out．

Though silent dinners may seem curious，the idea is not a new one．Yogis（瑜伽信徒） have long enjoyed silent meals as part of a deepened practice．In fact，it was a trip to a temple（寺庙） in India by a man that encouraged one Brooklyn restaurant recently to add a silent dinner to its event programming．

"We'll make a small speech at the beginning of the meal to make sure everyone understands what is happening and ask them not to speak or use their mobile phones for at least an hour，" said EAT Greenpoint owner Jordan Colon．And background music will be turned off，too．

"It's funny；when I first opened EAT，I didn't play music for some time and people had very different reactions（反映） to that，" said Colon．"Some people who come out to eat are ready to party，but it was so quiet without music．But I wanted to create an environment that makes you relaxed．"

Although personal reactions to a silent dinner may be various，in general they are more likely to get into a lot of talk afterwards，said Ryan．"At the end of the night people always have a lot to say about silence．But the most reaction is that there is always a good laugh．"

1.The first paragraph is written to be a（n）____ ．

A．conclusion       B．introduction

C．argument         D．warning

2.At silent dinner parties，people should not____．

A．leave before they finish eating

B．just pay attention to the food

C．use a mobile phone or listen to music

D．take electronic devices to the party

3.What does the writer try to tell us in Paragraph 5?

A．Silent meals help people live longer．

B．Yogis are the first to hold silent dinners．

C．More and more people like eating in silence．

D．The idea of eating in silence appeared long ago．

4.In Jordan Colon's opinion，silent dinners ____．

A．make people comfortable and relaxed

B．are hard to be accepted by most people

C．can help him to attract more customers

D．provide a chance to get to know others

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：该文介绍了“沉默的晚餐”鼓励人们参加聚餐不说话一到两小时，不使用电子设备。这是为了使人们舒适放松。

1.These are the requirements at a popular dining party that is known as "silent dinners"．It encourages people who take part in the dining party not to speak for one to two hours and not to use electronic devices．Instead，the idea is to just on the food．的描述可知这些都是在一个受欢迎的餐厅聚会，被称为“沉默的晚餐”的要求。它鼓励人们参加聚餐不说话一到两小时不使用电子设备。这应该是一个简介说明，所以该选B。

2.第六段"We'll make a small speech at the beginning of the meal to make sure everyone understands what is happening and ask them not to speak or use their mobile phones for at least an hour，" said EAT Greenpoint owner Jordan Colon．And background music will be turned off，too．的描述可知沉默的晚宴不允许使用手机和听音乐，所以该选C。

3.段落大意题。根据Though silent dinners may seem curious，the idea is not a new one．Yogis（瑜伽信徒） have long enjoyed silent meals as part of a deepened practice．可知本段是要告诉人们沉默就餐的想法很早就有，所以该选D。

4.细读短文结合Some people who come out to eat are ready to party，but it was so quiet without music．But I wanted to create an environment that makes you relaxed．可知按照乔丹的意见，沉默的晚餐是为了使人们舒适放松，所以该选A。

考点：日常生活类阅读。