Question

If you are not any kind of a longtime A-list New Yorker celebrity like Woody Allen，chances are that you have never experienced，and will never experience-a meal in a legendary(神奇) Italian-American restaurant called Rao’s.

Rao’s，the East Harlem restaurant with a history of more than l00 years，is simply the toughest restaurant to get a reservation in the US, if not the world．Michelin three-star restaurants like elBulli in Spain，often ranked the world’s top restaurant，would sell out the second phone lines opened．But in the case of Rao’s，the phone lines never open．

There are about a dozen tables in the tiny restaurant, and each is spoken for, semi-permanently, as regulars have had their reservations for years, and when they can't use them，they often gift them to friends. The place is so small that the owners rarely have the flexibility to do favors even for people they know．

Since it is always busy，there has never been a need for publicity．The last remarkable national review of the restaurant came from The New York Times more than 35 years ago．It was already tough to get a table at Rao’s but reservations have been non-existent ever sincce the magic review．

According to a critic who is “very, very lucky to have dined at Rao’s a few times，”the experience rivals(堪比)the tasty food．There are no menus at Rao’s, and one of the owners will pull up a chair and run through the massive list of options, allowing people to have diner by mixing and matching nearly any ingredient(原料)with any classical Italian style of cooking. The place doesn’t take credit cards, isn’t open on weekends or for 1unch, and “at some point during your meal the one-room restaurant will almost unavoidably break out in song.” It is truly one of a kind，”the critic wrote．

1.Which is probably the best title for thistext?

A．A lucky critic． B．The best restaurant

C．A magic review． D．A legendary restaurant

2.Why does the author refer to elBulli in Spain in Paragraph 2?

A．To prove the long history of Rao’s．

B．To show the popularity of Rao’s．

C．To describe the service of Rao’s．

D．To attract customers to eat in Rao’s．

3.What was Rao’s like before The NewYork Times review?

A．Unique and attractive． B．Tough and greedy．

C．Terrible and unknown． D．Poor and hopeless．

4.Which of the following about Rao’s is true?

A．If yoh want to get a reservation in Rao’s, you’d have to phone ahead of time．

B．Rao’s history is much longer than that of elBulli in Spain．

C．It’s hard fo dine in Rao’s partly because it has a limited number of tables．

D．Only the most famous persons can have the chance to have lunch in Rao's．

5.We can conclude from the critic’s words that ．

A．Rao’s menus are specially designed for its regular diners

B．customers of Rao’s can use credit cards on weekends

C．the experience dining in Rao’s is as unforgettable as its food

D．diners in Rao’s are used to being disturbed by sudden noises

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述Rao’s是美國最難預(yù)定的餐館，餐館有十二張桌子，大家以能在這個餐館定到位子感到榮幸，被評論家認(rèn)為是獨(dú)一無二的

1.D 主旨大意。本文講述Rao’s是美國最難預(yù)定的餐館，餐館有十二張桌子，大家以能在這個餐館定到位子感到榮幸，被評論家認(rèn)為是獨(dú)一無二的，故選D項。

2.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段提到Michelin three-star restaurants like elBulli in Spain，often ranked the world’s top restaurant，would sell out the second phone lines opened．But in the case of Rao’s，the phone lines never open西班牙的這個餐廳是世界頂級的餐廳，當(dāng)熱線開能后就會售罄，而但這個Rao’s 餐廳根據(jù)不會有熱線預(yù)定，說明其受歡迎的程度，故選B項。

3.A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段提到Since it is always busy，there has never been a need for publicity．The last remarkable national review of the restaurant came from The New York Times more than 35 years ago他很繁忙，從來沒有向公眾開放的必須，說明他的獨(dú)一無二性與吸引力，故選A項。

4.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段提到There are about a dozen tables in the tiny restaurant, and each is spoken for, semi-permanently, as regulars have had their reservations for years, and when they can't use them，they often gift them to friends.這個餐館只有十二個桌子，都是口頭傳誦的，因為顧客會保留他們的位置，當(dāng)他們不用時，會以禮物的形式送給朋友，故選C項。

5.C 細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)最后一段提到According to a critic who is “very, very lucky to have dined at Rao’s a few times，”the experience rivals(堪比)the tasty food評論家認(rèn)為他的食物十分美味，讓人難忘，故選C項。

考點(diǎn)：文化類閱讀。