Question

Eating out is more popular inBritaintoday than it has ever been. It is reported that British people spend more eating out than cooking for themselves and eating at home. It seems that many British people are becoming more and more interested in how good their food tastes, and also how healthy it is.

However, eating out can also be expensive, so British people do not eat out every night. When having a date with friends or celebrating a birthday, many people like to go to a restaurant, and people also often eat in a restaurant before going to the cinema or the theater.

As in all cultures, there are many rules of manners about eating. The knife and fork should be used in the correct way. It is also impolite to speak with your mouth full when you are eating.

Most British cities have a large collection of food as well as British food, from the very cheap to the very expensive—French ， Italian ， Indian ， Chinese ， Thai, Japanese and many, many more.

When people are too tired to cook after work, they often get a " takeaway". This means that they order from a take-out restaurant by telephone, and then go to get it. Many take-out restaurants also send it to your house. All you have to do is to open the door, pay and eat！

1. When do British people often eat in a restaurant? 

A  After celebrating a birthday.

B. Before watching a movie.

C. When they feel tired.

D. If they want to have natural food.

2. Many people prefer to eat out nowadays because  

 A. eating out is cheaper than cooking at home

B. they can learn more manners in the restaurant

C. people care more about their food than before

D. people don't like to stay at home after work

3. From the fourth paragraph, we can learn that  

 A. British dishes are very expensive

B. Japanese dishes are the most expensive

C. British people like foreign food

D.  French food is the most popular

4. The "takeaway" is the food_____________ . 

A. you order and take out of the restaurant

B. that is left when you are eating in a restaurant

C. you order but don't need to pay at once

D. that is sold and ordered only on the phone

5.   What is the best title of the passage? 

A. British Restaurant Culture

B. British Table Manners

C. Best Restaurants inBritain

D. Best Food inBritain

Answer 1

   1. B细节理解题。从文章第二段的最后一句可知答案为B项。

2. C细节理解题。从文章第一段的最后一句可知答案为C项。

3. C推理判断题。从文章的第四段可知英国人喜欢外国的饮食。

 4 A推理判断题。takeaway表示"外卖食品"，只有A项符合题意

   5. A 本文主要讲述的是英国人的餐馆文化，只有A项符合题意。