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This story began with a sailing trip. It's a story of pizza (比萨), sailing and being afraid of buying
ice-cream with a US $20 bill.
I was going to Marblehead, Massachusetts, with my Optimist (a sailboat) racing team for the New
England Optimist Championship.
The team was racing down the highway at 85mph (miles per hour) when we all realized we were hungry.
Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead. I was very excited, because I had a new US $20 bill. I was so excited
because I had never had that kind of money before. I had money I had saved, but spending it on food seemed
like throwing it away.
We all rushed into the pizza line. Finally I got a cheese pizza and drink, and walked to my table.
About halfway through the meal, I realized I had not actually handed my money to the cashier (收银员). I
had just walked out, and nobody had noticed. I felt terrible.
My conscience (良知) opened its mouth and swallowed me. I couldn't get over it. I just couldn't go back
to the cashier and pay for my stolen, half-eaten pizza. I would be more embarrassed than I ever had been.
I was so sorry that I refused to give myself the pleasure of an ice-cream in fear that someone would say,
"Hey, Jeff, why don't you use the change from the pizza instead of that nice, new US $20 bill?" I was not so
proud of my money now.
For the next two years, whenever I was reminded of (thought of) the "Pizza incident," I closed my eyes
and said to myself, "Don't think about it. Don't think about it." I have learned two things from this experience.
Maybe I was an unwise person for giving in to my conscience, and being too stupid to appreciate a free pizza.
But I think the real lesson is that if you let being embarrassed get in the way of doing the right thing, then your
conscience will catch up with you.
I think this reflects the saying, "A coward (懦夫) dies a thousand deaths, a hero dies one." I was a coward
and have felt terrible about that incident at least a thousand times. If I had been a "hero" and gone back up to
pay for the pizza, then I would have felt a little embarrassed about it only once, or maybe twice.
B. He didn't want to eat ice-cream then.
C. He didn't have enough money for it.
D. He was afraid that someone would find out the fact.
B. He completely forgot to
C. His teammates told him not to
D. The cashier didn't ask him to
B. disturbed and silly
C. uneasy and uncomfortable
D. sad and angry
B. He had a long terrible time for his stolen pizza.
C. He would have been a hero if he had paid for the pizza.
D. He wanted to die once like a hero.
An important question about eating out is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him, you may say something like this, “I’m afraid it’ll have to be someplace cheap, as I have little money.” The other person may say, “OK, I’ll meet you at McDonald’s.”
This means that the two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He may also say, “Oh, no, I want to take you to lunch at Smith’s,” or “I want you to try the Chinese dumplings there. They are great.” This means the person wants to pay for both of you. If you feel friendly towards this person, you can go with him and you needn’t pay for the meal. You may just say, “Thank you. That would be very nice.”
American custom(风俗) about who pays for dates(约会) are much the same as in other parts of the world. In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals. But, today, a university girl or a woman in business world will usually pay her way during the date. If a man asks her for a dance outside the working hours, it means “Come, as my guest(客人).” So as you can see, it is a polite thing to make the question clear at the very beginning.
1.The passage mainly tells us ________.
A. how to eat out
B. where to eat out
C. what to eat out
D. who pays for the meal in different situation
2.The underlined phrase “go Dutch” in this passage means “________” in Chinese.
A. 去订餐????? B. 共同就餐???? C. 去饭店????? D. 各自付款
3.Sometimes your friend takes you to lunch. It means _________.
A. he’s going to pay for your meal
B. he’s going to lend some money to you
C. he can’t understand you
D. he’ll be angry with you
4.In America, some girls and women _________ now.
A. ask men to pay for their clothes
B. try to pay for their own meals
C. never have anything outside
D. try to pay for the men’s meals
5.We can infer(推断) if a man asks a woman for a dance outside the working hours _________.
A. the man will pay for it
B. the woman will pay for it
C. they will go Dutch
D. another person will pay for them
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An important question about eating out is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him, you may say something like this, “I’m afraid it’ll have to be someplace cheap, as I have little money.” The other person may say, “OK, I’ll meet you at McDonald’s.”
This means that the two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He may also say, “Oh, no, I want to take you to lunch at Smith’s,” or “I want you to try the Chinese dumplings there. They are great.” This means the person wants to pay for both of you. If you feel friendly towards this person, you can go with him and you needn’t pay for the meal. You may just say, “Thank you. That would be very nice.”
American custom(风俗) about who pays for dates(约会) are much the same as in other parts of the world. In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals. But, today, a university girl or a woman in business world will usually pay her way during the date. If a man asks her for a dance outside the working hours, it means “Come, as my guest(客人).” So as you can see, it is a polite thing to make the question clear at the very beginning.
【小题1】The passage mainly tells us ________.
| A．how to eat out |
| B．where to eat out |
| C．what to eat out |
| D．who pays for the meal in different situation |
| A．去订餐 | B．共同就餐 | C．去饭店 | D．各自付款 |
| A．he’s going to pay for your meal |
| B．he’s going to lend some money to you |
| C．he can’t understand you |
| D．he’ll be angry with you |
| A．ask men to pay for their clothes |
| B．try to pay for their own meals |
| C．never have anything outside |
| D．try to pay for the men’s meals |
| A．the man will pay for it |
| B．the woman will pay for it |
| C．they will go Dutch |
| D．another person will pay for them |
This means that the two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He may also say, “Oh, no, I want to take you to lunch at Smith’s,” or “I want you to try the Chinese dumplings there. They are great.” This means the person wants to pay for both of you. If you feel friendly towards this person, you can go with him and you needn’t pay for the meal. You may just say, “Thank you. That would be very nice.”
American custom(风俗) about who pays for dates(约会) are much the same as in other parts of the world. In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals. But, today, a university girl or a woman in business world will usually pay her way during the date. If a man asks her for a dance outside the working hours, it means “Come, as my guest(客人).” So as you can see, it is a polite thing to make the question clear at the very beginning.
小题1:The passage mainly tells us ________.
| A．how to eat out |
| B．where to eat out |
| C．what to eat out |
| D．who pays for the meal in different situation |
| A．去订餐 | B．共同就餐 | C．去饭店 | D．各自付款 |
| A．he’s going to pay for your meal |
| B．he’s going to lend some money to you |
| C．he can’t understand you |
| D．he’ll be angry with you |
| A．ask men to pay for their clothes |
| B．try to pay for their own meals |
| C．never have anything outside |
| D．try to pay for the men’s meals |
| A．the man will pay for it |
| B．the woman will pay for it |
| C．they will go Dutch |
| D．another person will pay for them |
An important question about eating out is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him, you may say something like this: “I'm afraid it'll have to be some place cheap, as I have very little money.” The other person may say: “OK, I'll meet you at McDonald's.”
This means that the two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He may also say: “Oh, no. I want to take you to lunch at Johnson's,” or “I want you to try the steak (牛排) there. It's great.” This means the person wants to pay for both of you. If you feel friendly towards this person, you can go with him and you needn't pay for the meal. You may just say: “Thank you. That would be very nice.”
American customs (风俗) about who pays for dates (约会) aremuch the same as in other parts of the world. In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals. But, today, a university (大学) girl or a woman in the business world will usually pay her way during the date. If a man asks her to dinner, outside the working hours, it means “come as my guest (客人)”. So as you can see, it is a polite thing to make the question clear at the very beginning (开始).
(1) In the old days ________ often paid for all the meals.
[ ]
(2) “To go Dutch” means to ________.
[ ]
A．go to play outside
B．eat out
C．pay for oneself
D．go to a cheaper eating-place
(3) “McDonald's” here means ________.
[ ]
(4) If you feel friendly to the person, ________.
[ ]
A．you should pay for him
B．you needn't pay for him
C．you can accept his invitation
D．you can't accept (接受) his invitation (邀请)
(5) We'd better know who will pay for the meal ________.
[ ]
A．at the beginning
B．at the end
C．in the middle of the meal
D．after drinking
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