Question

　　Do you like to eat out? Do you like to eat quickly? Do you like inexpensive food? Some people go to fast-food restaurants for these reasons. In the past, people usually went to diner for these reasons. In fact, many people in the States still go to diners today for the same reasons.

　　A man named Walter Scott had the first “diner”in 1872. It wasn't really a diner. It was only a food cart（小推车）. People on the street walked up to the cart to buy food. These carts served late-night workers who wanted a cup of coffee and a late-night meal. The meal was a sandwich or boiled eggs. In 1887, Samuel Jones built the first diner big enough to allow the customers to come inside. However, they did not sit down. Later, people built diners with counters and stools（凳子）, and people sat down while they ate.

　　Before long, many diners stayed open around the clock. In other words, people were able to eat in a diner at any time. Diners changed into other ways too. The original menu of sandwiches and coffee became bigger. It included soup, favorite dishes, and a breakfast menu. In addition, diners soon became permanent（永久的）buildings. They were no longer carts on wheels.

　　Diners today look similar to the diners of the early 1900s. They are usually buildings with large windows. Inside, the diner had shining counters with stools, booths（餐厅中的座位）and tables and chairs. People can eat all their meals in a modern diner. Today, many people eat in a fast-food restaurant such as McDonald's and Burger King. However, the diner remains an American tradition, and thousands of people still enjoy eating there. It was popular a century ago, and it is still popular today.

(1)The underlined word “diner”in the first paragraph means ________.

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A．a word coming from the word “dinner”

B．a special kind of restaurant

C．a place for shopping

D．a place for dancing

(2)What meal did the first diners serve?

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A．Breakfast.

B．Lunch.

C．Night meals.

D．All of the above.

(3)When people came to diner built by Samuel Jones, people ________.

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A．had to wait for a long time before they got their food

B．had to stand while eating their food

C．all praised Samuel Jones for what he had done

D．had to cook the food by themselves

(4)From this passage we know that ________.

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A．diner is a traditional and popular place in the US

B．no people still eat in diners

C．few people got to eat in diners now

D．only poor people go to the diners

(5)What is the right order of the events about fast-food restaurant according to the passage?

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① People could sit down while they ate.

② Fast-food was served to night workers on a cart.

③ The menu was enlarged, including soup, favorite dishes, and a breakfast menu.

④ The inside of the diner is wellequipped with stools, booths and tables and chairs.

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A．①②③④

B．②①③④

C．③①②④

D．②①④③

Answer 1

答案：B;C;B;A;D
解析：

(1)根据文章的第一段，本词的意思应该与fast-food restaurants同属于饭店的不同种类． (2)根据文章第二段的第五句话得出答案． (3)文章中提到Samuel Jones创建diner时说“However，they did not sit down．”意思是“然而，人们并没有地方坐下．” (4)此题的B，C，D三项均可以通过文章最后一段的最后两句排除．