Question

    In China，chain restaurants-especially the big multinational ones-are cool．Going to Starbucks，for example，is a status symbol．It not only says，"I'm rich enough to buy this overpriced coffee，"but also，"I'm cosmopolitan （见多识广的） enough to be part of globalization．"

Where I come from in the UK，however，chains are neither fashionable nor gourmet（美食的）．Chains are where you go on New Year's Day when nowhere else is open，or when you are 5 years old and your parents can't stand hearing，"I'm huuungry!"any longer．In my own case （with regards to McDonald's），a chain is where you are taken on your first"date"．Even at the age of 13，I knew to give the guy the"let's just be friends"phone call the next day．

In the UK，independent cafes and restaurants are making a comeback on the fashion scene．Nowadays，a Londoner who says"let's meet for a coffee at Monmouth"（an independent cafe） is much cooler than one who says"let's go to Starbucks"．Even if Monmouth's coffee is a little more expensive，there's a satisfaction in knowing your pounds aren't going straight to the big corporations．

Of course，there are chain stores all over the UK；you can't go five minutes without spotting a Costa Coffee．But numbers do not add up to good taste．

I do，however，have a confession （坦白）．After moving to China I had moments when all the rice and Kung Pao Chicken became too much．I，too，have retreated to McDonald's．

1.Many Chinese people like to go to multinational chain restaurants because ______ ．

A. the restaurants give customers a taste of foreign culture

B. the restaurants offer different food and drinks from other restaurants

C. they believe that eating there will show their wealth and social status

D. these restaurants are perfect places for a romantic date

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE？ ______

A. The author has grown tired of Chinese food．

B. Branches of Monmouth's cafe can be found all over the UK．

C. Most independent stores are closed on New Year's Day in the UK．

D. It is cool in the UK to take your first date to a chain restaurant．

3.We can infer from the article that ______ ．

A. the author doesn't like food from Pizza Hut

B. the author doesn't like to follow fashion trends

C. many Britons think that numbers mean poor quality

D. many Britons don't like big corporations

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.D

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，介绍了很多跨国连锁餐饮店在中国非常受欢迎，因为很多中国人认为在那就餐能够显示出自己的富有和社会地位，而在英国，人们对连锁餐饮店的态度却截然相反，他们更喜欢较小的独立门店。

1.推理判断题。根据第一段中的“It not only says，"I'm rich enough to buy this overpriced coffee，"but also，"I'm cosmopolitan （见多识广的） enough to be part of globalization．”可知，很多中国人喜欢去跨国连锁餐饮店是因为在那里就餐能够显示出他们能够支付得起高昂的餐饮费，还能够显示出他们的见多识广，也就是能够显示出他们的富有和社会地位，故C项正确。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Chains are where you go on New Year's Day when nowhere else is open”可知，在英国，新年那天你只能去连锁店就餐，因为其他的门店都不开门，由此可知，在英国，新年那天很多独立门店都是关门歇业的，故C项正确。

3.推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Even if Monmouth's coffee is a little more expensive，there's a satisfaction in knowing your pounds aren't going straight to the big corporations．”可知，即使蒙茅斯的咖啡贵一点，但知道自己的体重不会流向大公司，人们还是会有一种满足感，由此可知，很多英国人不喜欢大公司，故D项正确。