Question

【题目】A cafe owner has defended her decision to pen a Facebook post (an Internet message to be discussed) stating “No, we are not child-friendly,” saying it breaks her heart when children damage her possessions.

On Monday, the Little French Cafe in Newcastle, Australia, posted an announcement on their Facebook page: “Are we child-friendly? If you are looking for a cafe with a children’ s menu, a play area, lounges for your children to jump on, vast space for your baby carriages, an area for your children to run around, and annoy other customers, while you are unaware of them—then the short answer is ‘No, we are not child-friendly.’ However, if you would like to bring your children here and they are happy to sit at a table with you and behave properly, please come in. Otherwise, there are plenty of places that are specifically designed to entertain your children.” The post has since been deleted.

Some Facebook users called the post “arrogant (傲慢的)” and an “attack on parents,” The Newcastle Herald reports. The cafe owner responded with this statement: “I built the cafe myself. It has my blood, sweat and plenty of tears in it.”

The post came about after the cafe owner was asked by a customer, who had left a one-star review on the cafe’s business page, about whether the cafe was child-friendly. Ms Kotz told news.com.au she wrote the bad review because she felt staff reacted negatively towards children at the cafe.

The cafe owner said it broke a piece of her heart every time when she was watching children emptying salt and pepper shakers into her fireplaces, parents changing nappies (尿布) on her lounges, or kids throwing their own food onto her carpet.

Although the cafe’s policy has attracted a lot of criticism, most people who commented on the Little French Cafe’s Facebook page stood by the owner. One woman named Lesley wrote, “I don’t think there was anything wrong with what you said by any means. If parents want to take their children to your cafe, they need to be responsible for their behavior.”

【1】What is the text mainly about?

A. An Australian cafe’s policy on children.

B. A Facebook post about parents’ manners.

C. The protection of the customers’ basic rights

D. The relationship between staff and customers.

【2】Which of the following is permitted according to the cafe owner’s post?

A. Parents demanding a children’s menu.

B. Children entertaining themselves in the cafe.

C. Children running around their own carriages.

D. Parents taking well-behaved kids to the cafe.

【3】The cafe owner wrote the post _____.

A. after a kid damaged her possessions

B. in response to a customer’s question

C. in order to improve the efficiency of the cafe

D. after the cafe was criticized by some Facebook users

【4】 What did Lesley think of the cafe owner’s action?

A. It was slightly unfair.

B. It was very misleading.

C. It was highly controversial.

D. It was quite understandable.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】

试题分析 ：面对咖啡店里哭闹乱跑没有秩序的孩子们，店主会怎样对待这些“小顾客”，“小上帝”们呢？澳大利亚一家咖啡店的店主对顾客提出的质疑果断地做出声明：我们欢迎懂事乖巧的孩子，如果孩子任性不听话，扰乱到咖啡店的环境，影响到其他顾客，我们则希望您带孩子去孩子们高兴玩的地方。

【1】A 主旨大意题。本文开篇提出了咖啡店主的公告声明，表明了咖啡店对进店的孩子们的态度，然后在下文详细介绍该规定和人们对此的反应，由此判断文章主要是介绍这家咖啡店对孩子的规定，选A。

【2】D细节理解题。根据第二段if you would like to bring your children here and they are happy to sit at a table with you and behave properly, please come in.可知对于行为规矩的孩子们，店主是欢迎家长带来咖啡店的，选D。

【3】B 细节理解题。根据倒数第三段The post came about after the cafe owner was asked by a customer, who had left a one-star review on the cafe’s business page, about whether the cafe was child-friendly.可知店主写这则帖子的目的是为了回应顾客的质疑，选B。

【4】D推理判断题。根据文章末段Lesley所发表的内容可知她是赞同店主的态度做法的，认为店主的态度是可以理解的，选D。