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 “Dining out”, or “eating out”, is a phrase people use in Britain when they eat in a restaurant or a pub. Eating out is more popular in Britain today than ever before.

However, eating out can be expensive. Restaurants are normally more expensive than pubs, though many pubs serve very good, simple food. As British people don’t dine out every night of the week, eating in a restaurant is often seen as a special occasion. When going for the first date, or if celebrating an anniversary or a birthday, many people like to go to a restaurant. People often eat in a restaurant before going to the cinema or the theatre.

As in all cultures, there are many rules of etiquette (礼节)surrounding food and eating, and nowhere is this more pronounced than when eating in a smart restaurant. People are almost always expected to eat with a knife and fork and these should be held in the correct hand and used in the correct way. It is also impolite to have your elbows on the dining table when you are eating.

There’re many such “unspoken” rules — they are normally only important when eating in a very elegant and expensive restaurant, and vary slightly from restaurant to restaurant and place to place. A recent nationwide survey showed that there was a divide in manners between the north and south of Britain — the “worst” manners were in Scotland and the northeast, and the “best” in Wales and the southeast! However, this survey was almost certainly conducted by someone in the southeast, so it may not be entirely fair.

Naturally, restaurants vary greatly in quality and price. However, almost all British cities have a vast range of food and cooking styles to choose from as well as traditional British food,. from the very cheap to the very expensive — French, Italian, Indian, Greek, Thai, Japanese and many more. In fact, when asked what their favorite food is, many British people say an Indian curry (咖喱菜)rather than any other dish!

As well as dining in a restaurant, when people are too tired to cook after work they often get a “takeaway”. This means they order from a takeaway or takeout restaurant by phone, then go to collect it and take it home to eat. Many takeout restaurants also deliver to your house. While you can normally find a takeout restaurant for almost any cuisine, the most popular are Italian, Indian and Chinese — and all you have to do is to open the door, pay and eat!

1.What can be concluded from the first two paragraphs?

A.The British spend more eating out than cooking at home.

B.The British pay great attention to eating in a restaurant.

C.The British often dine out when celebrating festivals.

D.People tend to eat in a restaurant after watching a movie.

2.The underlined word pronounced” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_____”.

A.polite            B.expensive         C.strange           D.obvious

3.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A.There exist great differences of rules in different restaurants.

B.People from Wales and southeast Britain are the most polite.

C.Your order in a takeout restaurant can be sent to your home.

D.Traditional British food is seldom served in British restaurants.

4.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A.Restaurant culture in Britain.               B.Table manners in Britain.

C.Different restaurants in Britain.             D.Traditional and foreign foods in Britain.

 

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Visiting the Embassies of Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.is known for its many museums and government buildings.It is also home to embassies(大使馆)from more than 170 countries. Many of these buildings around the city have interesting histories. Some embassies are in large historical homes. Others were built more recently to show the building desihgn of their countries. Many embassies hold special cultural(文化)events.
The Embassy of Uzbekistan
It is in a richly decorated(装修)home built in 1906 by a wealthy banker, Clarence Moore. But Mr Moore did not live to enjoy his house for very long. He died on board the ship Titanic, which sank 1912·This building served as the Canadian Embassy before Uzbekistan bought it in 1996.
The Embassy of Finland
The Italian Embassy is near Massachusetts Avenue. Nearby, the Embassy of Finland looks like it is built out of blocks of glass.Its design is modern,but it fits in nicely with the natural environment around it.A screen of plants covers part of the front of the building.Inside.visitors Can look through large glass windows deep into the wooded areas of Rock Creek Park. The Finnish Embassy holds many interesting exhibits.
The Embassy of France
It is in a gated area off Reservoir Road.The embassy’s cultural center, La Maison Francaise, organizes many cultural events.Also.if you are very lucky, you might be invited to a party at the home of the French ambassador(大使).This extraordinary home in the Kalorama neighborhood looks like a palace。Organizations like the Washington Opera sometimes hp1d events in this beautiful house。
The International Center
Last month,China opened a new embassy in the area of Washington called the International Center.C.C.Pei and L.C。Pei designed the building.Measuring more than 10.000 square meters,this is One of the biggest embassies in Washington.C.C.Pei said the areas of plants around the embassy were to present people a natural and calming design.
【小题1】Which embassy was once a large historical home?

A.The International Center.B.The Embassy of Finland.
C.The Embassy of France.D.The Embassy of Uzbekistan.
【小题2】What can we learn about the International Center from the text?
A.It once belonged to a rich banker.
B.It was built out of blocks of glass.
C.It stands in the Kalorama neighborhood.
D.It is a newly—constructed building.
【小题3】At the Embassy of France,you can      .
A.see many exhibits of great interest        
B.attend events in La Maison Francaise
C.invite the French ambassador home     
D.visit its designers C.C.Pei and L.C.Pei
【小题4】This text is most probably taken from
A.a science magazine B.a medical report
C.a travel guideD.a history textbook

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In every British town, large and small, you will find shops that sell second-hand goods. Sometimes such shops deal mostly in furniture, sometimes in books, sometimes in ornaments and household goods, sometimes even in clothes.

The furniture may often be “antique”, and it may well have changed hands many times. It may also be very valuable, although the most valuable piece will usually go to the London salerooms, where one piece might well be sold for hundreds of thousands of pounds. As you look around these shops and see the polished wood of chests and tables, you cannot help thinking of those long-dead hands which polished that wood, of those now-closed eyes which once looked at these pieces with love.

The books, too, may be antique and  very precious; some may be rare first printings. Often when someone dies or has to move house, his books may all be sold, so that sometimes you may find whole libraries in one shop. On the border between England and Wales, there is a town which has become a huge bookshop as well.Even the cinema and castle have been taken over, and now books have replaced sheep as the town’s main trsde.

There are also much more humble shops, sometimes simply called “junk shops”, where you can buy small household pieces very cheaply. Sometimes the profits from these shops go to charity. Even these pieces, though, can make you feel sad; you think of those people who once treasured them, but who have moved on, to another country or to death.

Although the British do not worship their ancestors, they do treasure the past and the things of the past. This is true of houses as well. These days no one knocks them down; they are restored until they are often better than new. In Britain, people do not buy something just because it is new. Old things are treasured for their proven worth; new things have to prove themselves before they are accepted.

1.Books found in second-hand book shops may _____.

A.be copies of the earliest printing                 B.be on sale for the first time

C.never be worth very much                     D.never be rare

2.Second-hand goods sometimes fill you with sadness because_____.

A.they are too expensive for average buyers

B.they remind you of the original owner

C.they are now neglected

D.they are sold for charity

3.Which of the following word can best take the place of the word “antique” in the second paragraph?

A.invention               B.possession             C.material                 D.relic

4.According to the passage, the British people_____.

A.do not respect old things because they are not fashionable

B.like to build new houses simply because it is fashionable to do so

C.like to buy new things because they are fashionable

D.do not like to buy things simply because they are fashionable

 

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