An important question about eating out is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him. You may say something like this, “I’m afraid it’ll have to be some place cheap, as I have very little money.” The other person may say, “OK, I’ll meet you at McDonald’s.” This means that two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He may also say, “Oh, no. I want to take you to lunch at Johnson’s”, or “I want you to try the steak(牛排) there. It’s great.” This means the person wants to pay for both of you. If you feel friendly towards this person, you can go with him and you needn’t pay for the meal. You may just say, “Thank you. That would be very nice.”
American customs about who pays for dates(約會(huì)) are much the same as in other parts of the world. In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals. But, today, a university girl or a woman in the business world will usually pay her own way during the day. If a man asks her to dinner or a dance outside the working hours, it means “come as my guest”. So as you can see, it is a polite thing to make the question clear at the very beginning.
小題1:In the old days _______ often paid for all the meals.
A．womenB．men
C．university studentsD．businessmen
小題2: “To go Dutch” means to _______.
A．go to play outsideB．eat out
C．pay for oneselfD．go to a cheaper eating place
小題3: “McDonald’s” here means _______.
A．a(chǎn) tea houseB．a(chǎn) gate
C．a(chǎn)n officeD．a(chǎn)n eating place
小題4:If you feel friendly to the person, _______.
A．you should pay for himB．you needn’t pay for him
C．you can accept his invitationD．you can’t accept his invitation
小題5:We’d better know who will pay for the meal _______.
A．a(chǎn)t the beginningB．a(chǎn)t the end
C．in the middle of the mealD．a(chǎn)fter drinking

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:A

本文向我們介紹了有關(guān)朋友一起吃飯誰(shuí)付賬的約定俗成的習(xí)慣。
小題1:B。推理判斷題。根據(jù) In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals可知答案為B。
小題2:C。事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù) this means that two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself可知答案為C。
小題3:D。推理判斷題。根據(jù) I’m afraid it’ll have to be some place cheap, as I have very little money. The other person may say, “OK, I will meet you at McDonald’s可推知McDonald’s是個(gè)吃東西的地方，因此答案為D。
小題4:C。事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù) If you feel friendly towards this person, you can go with him and you needn’t pay for the meal可知答案為C。
小題5:A。推理判斷題。根據(jù) An important question about eating out is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him. You may say something like this…可知在吃飯前弄清楚誰(shuí)買(mǎi)單是非常必要的，因此答案為A。
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