Question

In many English homes people eat four meals a day, breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner.

People have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge, eggs, or bread. English people drink tea or coffee at breakfast.

Lunch comes at one o’clock. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon and dinner is about half past seven. First they have soups, and then they have meat or fish with vegetables. After that they eat some other things, like bananas, apples, or oranges.

But not all English people eat like this. Some of them have their dinner in the middle of the day. Their meals are breakfast, dinner, tea, and supper and all these meals are very necessary.

1.Many English people have       meals a day.

A. two    B. three    C. four

2.People may have        for their breakfast.

A. tea and eggs    B. porridge, eggs, bread, tea or coffee

C. some soup and meat

3.In many English homes dinner comes ______.

A. at one o’clock    B. about half past seven    C. at noon

4.What other fruits do they eat?

A. apples    B. oranges    C. both A and B

5.When do other people have their dinner?

A. In the middle of the day    B. At night    C. At noon

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.A

【解析】

本文介绍了英国人一天四顿饭的时间和所吃的食物。

1.C

细节理解题。根据In many English homes people eat four meals a day, breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner. 可知在许多英国家庭，人们一天吃四顿饭，故选C。

2.B

细节理解题。根据They eat porridge, eggs, or bread. English people drink tea or coffee at breakfast. 可知他们早饭吃粥，鸡蛋，或者面包，喝茶或者咖啡，故选B。

3.B

细节理解题。根据dinner is about half past seven.可知晚餐在大约七点半，故选B。

4.C

细节理解题。根据After that they eat some other things, like bananas, apples, or oranges. 可知他们吃的其他水果是：香蕉、苹果或者桔子，故选C。

5.A

细节理解题。根据Some of them have their dinner in the middle of the day.可知其他人在中午吃正餐，故选A。