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Unit5
EatingOut
ItwouldbeinterestingtoknowwhatAmericanseatathome,buttheinformationprobablywouldnottellusverymuch.Thepopulationofthecountryissovariedandtherearesuchdifferenttraditionsindifferentpartsoftheworldthatwewouldprobablyfindinthecountryamixtureofdietsfoundeverywhereelseintheworld.WhereU.S.eatinghabitshavechanged,however,andwheretheyhavebecomeverysimilar,isinwhathappenswhenpeoplegooutsidetheirhomestoeat.ArecentsurveytellsusalotabouttherestauranteatinghabitsofAmericans.
ThepeopleoftheUnitedStateseatoutoften.Inanaveragemonth,98percentofU.S.familieseatatleastonemealinsomekindofrestaurant,andmostfamilieseatoutoverninetimesaweek.Althoughnotallofthemealstheyeatourareregularmeals-breakfast,lunch,ordinner-thatmeansthatpeopleeatoverone-thirdoftheirmealsinrestaurants.CanyouguesswhichmealtheyeatoutmostoftenNotsurprisingly,itislunch.Thefollowinglistshowshowoftendifferentmealsareeateninarestaurant:
Lunch38%
Dinner30%
Snacks20%
Breakfast12%
WhereAmericanseatisasecondinterestingquestion.ArealsymbolofmodernlifeintheUnitedStatesisthefast-foodrestaurant-thatis,arestaurantwherethereisusuallynoserviceatthetable;whereyoupickupyourfoodyourself,sometimesinacarfromanoutsidewindow;andwherethefoodisoftenalreadypreparedbeforeyougetthere.Themostpopularkindoffastfoodisthehamburger,andthemostpopulartypeofrestaurantisthefast-foodhamburgerrestaurant.
AthirdquestioniswhyAmericansgoouttoeat.Theanswerstothisquestiondependonwhatkindofrestauranttheychoose.Thefast-foodrestaurantseemstohavereplacedalotofhomemeals,andpeopleeatatthemforconvenience.MostAmericanssaythattheyeatoutinfast-foodrestaurantinordertoavoidhavingtocook.Anotherreasonisthattheycaneatquickly.Althoughtherearestillalotoffull-servicerestaurantspeoplegotothemmostlytocelebratespecialoccasions,suchasbirthdaysandanniversaries,andsimplytorelax.Therelaxingexperiencemakesfull-servicerestaurantsverydifferentfromfast-foodrestaurants,whereeatingfastfoodisjustthat-fast.
TheUnitedStatesiscertainlyarestaurantsociety,butwemayaskwhethertherestaurantsareactuallythatgoodorwhethereatinginthemishealthy.Theymustbegoodbecausetheyareverypopular,butalookatthefoodthatpeopleordershowsthatfriedfoodsandsoftdrinksaretheirgreatestpreference.Sinceweknowthattoomuchfatandsugarisnothealthy,itappearsthatAmericanswouldrathereattheirfastfoodthanbehealthy.
1.PeopleintheUnitedStates__________.
A.havedifferenttraditionsB.havesimilareatinghabits
C.alwayseatathomeD.alwayseatinrestaurants
2.NearlyallthepeopleoftheUnitedStateseatout______________.
A.onceaweekB.onceamonth
C.ninetimesaweekD.ninetimesamonth
3.Inafast-foodrestaurantyoucan____________.
A.callsforawaitertoserveyouB.buyyourfoodfromanoutsidewindow
C.makeareservationonedayearlierD.enjoyserviceatanytime
4.What’sthemainreasonforAmericanstogoouttoeat
A.Theycanmeetwithmanyfriends.B.Theycanhavecheaperfoodthere.
C.Theycansavetimebynotcooking.D.Theycanavoidwashingdishesafterthemeal.
5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrue
A.Americansliketoeathealthyfoodinarestaurant.
B.Americansfindfastfoodmoredelicious.
C.FriedfoodsandsoftdrinksareAmericansfavoritefoods.
D.Fastfoodisbothhealthyandconvenient.
答案:
1.A从第一自然段“Thepopulationofthecountryissovariedandtherearesuchdifferenttraditionsindifferentpartsoftheworld.”这句话中可得知A选项是正确的。
2.B第二自然段中,从“mostfamilieseatoutoverninetimesaweek“这句话可以得知B选项正确。
3.B根据第三自然段的内容可以得知,快餐店通常没有餐桌服务,可以自己拿取食物或从外卖窗口取食品,故只有B选项正确。
4.C从第四自然段中可以得知,美国人外出就餐主要原因是方便、节省时间,所以只有C选项正确。
5.C从第五自然段中可以知道,油炸食品和软饮料是美国人最喜欢的,所以此题选择C。
Unit6
SummerinLondon
WhenmostpeoplethinkofLondon,theythinkofBigBen,WestminsterAbbeyandTrafalgarSquare.Butthereismuch,muchmoretoLondonthanthesetouristlandmarks.Thisisespeciallytrueduringthesummermonths,whentheusual“menu”ofmuseumsandtheatresisenrichedbyanumberofspecialeventsandexhibitions.
OneplaceliteratureloversshouldnotmissisCharlesDickens’HouseinDoughtyStreet,ashortwalkawayfromtheBritishMuseum.YoucanwanderthroughDickensdiningroom,bedroomanddrawing-roomtothesmallstudywherethegreatEnglishwriterwrotePickwickPapersandOliverTwist,twoofhismostfamousnovels.ThehousealsohasacollectionofDickens’manuscriptsandletters.
AnotherinterestingspotforculturehuntersisShakespeare’sGlobeTheatreExhibitiononthesouthbankoftheThames.Visitorscanexplorethefascinatingworldof17th-centurytheater,throughmanuscripts,drawingsandcostumesdatingbacktotheElizabethanperiod.
Ifyou’realoverofBritishbeer,makesurethatyou’reinOlympia,WestLondon,from1to5August,forthe“GreatBritishBeerFestival”,whenmorethan300traditionalBritishbeers,alsocalled“realales”,willbepouredintothousandsofpintglasses.Butbecareful,onevisitmightnotbeenough!
AccordingtoStephenCox,oneoftheorganizers,“Realalesneedtobetastedondifferentdaystobeappreciated.Thequality,thecolor,andeventasteofthebeercanchangefromdaytoday.Theyareabitlikeracehorses:
performanceonthedayiscrucial.”
Fortwodays,duringthelastweekendofAugust,NottingHillbecomesthesceneofoneofLondon’smostexcitingevents-theNottingHillCarnival.ThewholeareaistakenoverbythisCaribbeancarnivalinwhichover100bandswithpeopleinelaborateandcolorfulcostumestaketothestreets,andthousandsofpeopledancetothesoundsofreggae,jazz,hiphopandhousemusic.
Ifyourmusicaltasteisrathermoretraditionalthanreggaeorhiphop,youshouldn’tmisstheseasonoftheworld-famousBBCPromenadeConcertsattheRoyalAlbertHall.Commonlyknownasthe“Proms”,theseclassicalmusicconcertsareperformedsevennightsaweekfromtheendofJulyuntilthemiddleofSeptember.
If,afterliterature,beer,carnivals,andclassicalmusic,youstillwanttoexperiencesomethingoutoftheordinary,yourbestbetistogolookingforityourself.Londonhasthousandsofplacesandeventstosuitalltastes,justwaitingtobediscovered.Whoeveryouare,andwhateveryouwant,you’vegotaprettygoodchanceoffindingitinLondon.
1.Accordingtothepassage,visitorswillhavemoreactivitiestoenjoy_______.
A.duringthesummermonths
B.duringthegoldenautumn
C.duringthecarnivalseason
D.duringthemusicalfestivals
2.FromShakespeare’sGlobeTheatreExhibition,youcanlearnabout_________.
A.thecostumesintheirbestforms
B.the17thcenturytheatre.
C.QueenElizabeth’slife
D.Shakespeare’smanuscriptsandletters
3.Ifyou’realoverofBritishbeeryoumust_________.
A.drinkBritishbeerfromapintglass
B.buyabottleofrealale
C.tastethetraditionalBritishBeers
D.gotothe“GreatBritishBeerFestival”
4.Classicalmusicloversshouldn’tmiss___________.
A.thedancestocountrymusic
B.theexcitingeventsonNottingHill
C.theworld-famousBBCPromenadeConcerts
D.theCaribbeancarnivals
5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout
A.BritishMuseumandShakespeare’sGlobeTheatreExhibition
B.WorkswrittenbyCharlesDickens
C.TheentertainmentsvisitorstoLondonmayhaveduringthesummer.
D.BigBenandTrafalgarSquareoftenrelatedtoLondon.
答案:
1.A从第一自然段“Butthereismuch,muchmoretoLondonthanthesetouristlandmarks.Thisisespeciallytrueduringthesummermonths”这句话可以得知A选项正确。
2.B本题答案可从第三自然段中找到,参观者可通过参观莎士比亚球形剧场探究17世纪戏剧的迷人天地。
3.D从第四自然段的内容可以得知,D选项正确,如果你爱喝英国啤酒,你一定参加那里的“大不列颠啤酒节”。
4.C第六自然段中,“Ifyourmusicaltasteisrathermoretraditionalthanreggaeorhiphop,youshouldn’tmisstheseasonoftheworld-famousBBCPromenadeConcerts.”通过这句话可以得知C选项正确。
5.C本题考查对全文内容的理解,故C选项正确,本文主要阐明伦敦夏天的特别旅游活动。
Unit7
FarewelltoOurChineseFriends
Ladiesandgentlemen,
WeareveryhappytobeheretonightwhenwecanhavetheopportunitytoexpressourthanksandtobidfarewelltoourChinesefriends.
Wehavejustconcludedajourneythroughyourremarkablecountryandweweredeeplyimpressed.Traditionally,AmericansadmireprogressandthePeople’sRepublicofChinaisanoutstandingexampleofprogress.Youhaveexperiencedanamazing52yearsnationalachievements.
Duringourstayherewetraveledmorethan8000kilometersinyourgreatcountryundertheexpertguidanceofthecapablepeoplewithChinaInternationalService.IntravelingthroughChinawewereimpressedbythedeterminationandconfidenceoftheChinesepeopleandbythesiteofconstructioneverywhere,whichshowthatyouarepressingaheadwithyournationalprogramsundertheeconomicdevelopmentplan.
TheChinesepeoplearemodestandprudent,hardworkingandbrave,cleverandresourceful.I’verecorded,withmypenandmycamera,themostexcitingscenesIwitnessedonthevisit.IshallmakethemknowntomypeoplewhenIgethome.Iamsurethatwillgivetremendousencouragementtothem.
Ofmymanyvisitstovariousareasoftheworld,thevisittoyourcountrywasthemostculturallyrewarding.Thefriendliness,hospitality,superbfood,comfortableaccommodationsandbeautifulscenerycombinedtomakethisjourneyamemorablesojournforallofus.
Weareallleavingtomorrow.Youcanbesurethatweshallalwayscherishthehappymemoriesofyourcountryandyourdelightfulpeople.Yes,Chinaisoneplacewewouldliketoreturntothereisalotonecan
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