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【题目】 Do you know when restaurants were invented? The first restaurants were invented thousands of years ago. However, they were very different from restaurants today.

The first restaurants were in ancient Greece (希腊) and ancient Rome. These restaurants served food in large stone bowls. People didn’t order food from a menu. Everyone shared the food from big bowls. People believe that these places were very popular because most homes in ancient Greece and Rome did not have kitchens. Also, people didn’t have to store (储存) food at home if they ate their meals at these restaurants.

Later, restaurant began to open in China. In the early 1100s, more than one million people lived in the city of Hangzhou, China. It was a very busy city, and people had money. All of these people had to eat. Smart cooks started cooking and selling food along the big street in the city. Unlike in ancient Greece and Rome, people in China could choose food from a menu. They didn’t have to eat the same food as everyone else.

For the next several centuries, there were restaurants all over the world. People could buy food in the street or at inns (小旅馆). Then in the middle of the 1700s, restaurants started opening in Paris. These restaurants were more similar to restaurants we know today. There was a wider choice of food, and eating in these restaurants was a more enjoyable experience. In the 19th century, trains made travel much faster and simpler. In the end, this kind of restaurant began to appear all over Europe and in other parts of the world.

Now, restaurants are everywhere. You can buy different kinds of food. You can get food sent to your door. But remember it wasn’t always like that.

【1】It is believed that these first restaurants were popular because ________.

A.people could eat different foodB.the food there was very cheap

C.people were too busy to cookD.most homes didn’t have kitchens

【2】How were the restaurants in Hangzhou different from the first restaurants?

A.They offered menus to customers.

B.They usually served the same food.

C.They sold the food in large stone bowls.

D.They prepared food for all people in the city.

【3】What does the underlined part“these restaurants”in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A.Restaurants in ancient Greece and ancient Rome.

B.Restaurants in Hangzhou in the early 1100s.

C.Restaurants in Paris in the middle of the 1700s.

D.Restaurants all over Europe in the 19th century.

【4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Now people can get food without going out.

B.The first restaurants were similar to restaurants today.

C.Hangzhou used to be a city that had no smart cooks.

D.People in ancient Greece and Rome usually stored food at home.

【5】The writer wrote this passage to ________.

A.help us choose restaurantsB.tell us the history of restaurants

C.encourage us to eat at restaurantsD.show us the changes of eating habits

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】C

【4】A

【5】B

【解析】

本文主要介绍了餐馆的发展史。最早的餐馆是在古希腊和古罗马，它们与今天的餐馆大不相同。后来，餐馆在中国开始营业。在18世纪中期，餐馆开始在巴黎开张。最后，这种餐馆开始出现在欧洲和世界其他地方。

【1】细节理解题。根据第二段第五句 “People believe that these places were very popular because most homes in ancient Greece and Rome did not have kitchens.”可知，人们认为这些餐馆很受欢迎，因为古希腊和罗马的大多数家庭都没有厨房。故选D。

【2】细节理解题。根据第三段倒数第二句 “Unlike in ancient Greece and Rome, people in China could choose food from a menu.”可知，与古希腊和古罗马不同，杭州的餐馆可以向顾客提供菜单。故选A。

【3】细节理解题。根据前两句“Then in the middle of the 1700s, restaurants started opening in Paris. These restaurants were more similar to restaurants we know today.”可知，These restaurants指18世纪中叶的巴黎餐馆。故选C。

【4】推理判断题。根据最后一段“You can get food sent to your door.”可知你可以让食物送到你的家门口，故选项A正确；根据第二段内容可知，第一家餐馆与今天的很不一样，故选项B错误；根据第三段“Smart cooks started cooking and selling food along the big street in the city.”可知杭州过去就有聪明的厨师，故选项C错误；根据第二段“Also, people didn’t have to store (储存) food at home if they ate their meals at these restaurants.”可知，古希腊和罗马人没必要储存食物，故选项D错误。故选A。

【5】主旨大意题。根据本文主要介绍了餐馆的发展史，可知“tell us the history of restaurants”最符合文意。 故选B。