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.

In the past, people usually went to diners（路边小餐馆）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. 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, 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 in 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 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 diners have shining counters with stools, booths, and tables and chairs. People can eat all three meals in a modern diner.

Today, many people eat in fast food restaurants 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. What meals did the first diners serve?   

A. Only breakfast      B. Only lunch   

C. Only night meal     D. All of the above

2. According to paragraph 3, diners changed in_______.

    A. two ways    B. three ways    C. four ways    D. five ways

3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?   

    A. Diners existed before fast food restaurants

    B. The menu included more food than sandwiches and coffee

    C. Burger King is a fast food restaurant

    D. Sandwiches became bigger

4. The main idea of the passage is_______.

    A. the diner is a traditional, popular place to eat in the United States

    B. Samuel Jones built the first diner big enough to allow the customers to come inside

    C. American diners serve many types of food 24 hours a day to their customers

    D. diners are different from fast food restaurants in many ways

　　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 ________.

[　　]

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?

[　　]

A．Breakfast.

B．Lunch.

C．Night meals.

D．All of the above.

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

[　　]

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 ________.

[　　]

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?

[　　]

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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阅读理解

　　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 pest, people usually went to dices 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. 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 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 diner with counters and stools and people sat down while eating.

　　Before long, many diners stayed open around the clock. In other words, people were able to eat in a diner at arty time. Diners changed in other ways too. The original(最初的) 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 building with large windows. Inside, the diners have shining counters with stools, booths, tables and chairs. People can eat all three meals in a modem diner.

　　Today, many people eat in fast food restaurants such as McDonald's and Burger King. However, the diners remain 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”means ________.

[　　]

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 diner serve?

[　　]

3．When people came to the diner built by Samuel Jones, people

[　　]

A．had to wait 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．Soon after 1887, diners ________.

[　　]

A．didn't close until mid-night

B．closed only on Sundays

C．were in service all day long

D．served only soup and eggs

5．From this passage we know that ________.

[　　]

A．only poor people go, to diners

B．most people still eat in diners

C．few people go to eat in diners raw

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

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 diners (小饭馆 )for these reasons, too. 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. 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, 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 in other way, 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 buildings. They were no longer carts on wheels.

     Diners today look similar to the diners of the early 1900s.  They are usually building with large windows. Inside, the diners have shining counters with stools, booths, tables and chairs. People can eat all three meals in a modern diner.

     Today, many people eat in fast-food restaurants such as Mc Donald'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.

What kind of meal did the first "diner" serve?

     A. Only breakfast.   B. Only lunch.  C. Only supper.   D. All of the above.

According to Paragraph 3, diners changed in             .    

      A. two ways   B. three ways  C. four ways  D. five ways

Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

     A. Diners existed before fast-food restaurants.

     B. The menu included more food than sandwiches and coffee.

     C. Burger King is a fast-food restaurant.

     D. Sandwiches became bigger.

The main idea of the passage is that              . 

     A. the diner is a traditional, popular place to eat in the United States

     B. Samuel Jones built the first diner big enough to allow the customers to come inside

     C. American diners serve many types of food 24 hours a day to their customers

     D. diners are different from fast food restaurants in many ways.

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 diners (小饭馆 )for these reasons, too. 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. 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, 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 in other way, 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 buildings. They were no longer carts on wheels.

     Diners today look similar to the diners of the early 1900s.  They are usually building with large windows. Inside, the diners have shining counters with stools, booths, tables and chairs. People can eat all three meals in a modern diner.

     Today, many people eat in fast-food restaurants such as Mc Donald'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.

What kind of meal did the first "diner" serve?

     A. Only breakfast.   B. Only lunch.  C. Only supper.   D. All of the above.

According to Paragraph 3, diners changed in             .    

      A. two ways   B. three ways  C. four ways  D. five ways

Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

     A. Diners existed before fast-food restaurants.

     B. The menu included more food than sandwiches and coffee.

     C. Burger King is a fast-food restaurant.

     D. Sandwiches became bigger.

The main idea of the passage is that              . 

     A. the diner is a traditional, popular place to eat in the United States

     B. Samuel Jones built the first diner big enough to allow the customers to come inside

     C. American diners serve many types of food 24 hours a day to their customers

     D. diners are different from fast food restaurants in many ways.