The video rooms have been open since Jan. 2. If successful, the chain hopes to expand the service to other provinces, or even other countries. In addition to the food, customers pay 200 yuan per hour for using the room.
''The video rooms have been fully booked in February,'' said Chen Yu, manager of the Wangfujing branch. The Video room in Beijing is about 30 square meters and large enough for six customers.
''Many customers prefer to use the room for dinners rather than lunch,'' Chen said, adding the average age of customers who booked the video hotpot(火鍋) is about 30.
''The whole process is very smooth. The image and the voice transmission(轉(zhuǎn)換) are as good as those of video conferencing at work, ''said one of Chen's colleagues surnamed Luo.
''I have a lot of friends in Beijing, whom I haven’t met for a long time because of being busy at work,'' said a woman surnamed Yu who is having dinner with her husband at Haidilao.''The new service gives us a chance to have a dinner together without traveling. I would like to give it a try.''
The video hotpot also helped establish a friendship between waitresses in the two cities.
Zhao Huanhuan, in her 20s, who is specially trained for serving in the video room in Shanghai, developed a friendship with a waitress named Lu Ke in the Beijing branch.
Zhao said excitedly: ''It was too amazing to believe. I'm so interested in using the special room and enjoy serving people there. I also talk about some interesting interactive games with Lu before guests come for dinner''.
Although Lu felt a little bit nervous when she first served in front of the screens, she said the new mode of communication also encouraged her to supply better services for customers.
''It's like a service competition. We saw each other through video and I could learn from Zhao's serving,'' Lu said, adding she will visit Zhao if she goes to Shanghai.
It seems that video hotpot doesn't satisfy everyone's taste, however.
小題1:From the passage we know that ______.
A．the video room service has been open for a long time
B．the video room service has been open in many provinces in China
C．using the video room, you have to pay extra 200 yuan per hour
D．the Video room in Beijing is only designed for six people to use
小題2:Haidilao may be the name of ______.
A．a(chǎn) theatreB．a(chǎn) restaurantC．a(chǎn) cinemaD．a(chǎn) hotel
小題3:Why do many customers choose the video room service?
A．Because the service there is excellent.
B．Because they can have dinner with friends without traveling.
C．Because the food there is delicious.
D．Because the room is large enough for six people.
小題4:We can learn from the passage that Zhao Huanhuan ______.
A．enjoys communicating with Lu Ke
B．hasn't met Lu Ke for a long time
C．is twenty years old now
D．learned a lot from Lu Ke
小題5:What do you suppose will be talked about in the paragraph to be followed?
A．Lu's visit to Zhao in Shanghai.
B．Other customers' praise for the service.
C．How to improve the service.
D．Other customers' complaint about the service.

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:B
小題4:A
小題5:D

試題分析：文章介紹現(xiàn)在一種新型的飯店The video rooms，在這里人們可以不用走很遠(yuǎn)和朋友一起吃飯，服務(wù)員也可以和不同城市的服務(wù)員進行交流�，F(xiàn)在非常流行。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：In addition to the food, customers pay 200 yuan per hour for using the room.可知使用 video room顧客需要額外付每小時200元，選C
小題2:推理題：從第三段的句子：''Many customers prefer to use the room for dinners rather than lunch,'' Chen said, adding the average age of customers who booked the video hotpot(火鍋) is about 30.顧客喜歡在這里吃晚飯而不是午飯，說明這是飯店，選B
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第六段的句子：''The new service gives us a chance to have a dinner together without traveling. I would like to give it a try.'' 可知很多顧客喜歡The video rooms，是因為他們可以不用走很遠(yuǎn)和朋友一起吃飯，選B
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)題：從倒數(shù)第四段的句子：I also talk about some interesting interactive games with Lu before guests come for dinner''. 可知Zhao Huanhuan喜歡和Lu Ke交流，選A
小題5:推理題：從最后一段的句子：It seems that video hotpot doesn't satisfy everyone's taste, however.可知后面的段落應(yīng)該說的是其他的顧客的抱怨，選D
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