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　　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?

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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

In terms of history, Australian cuisine（烹饪）was on the basis of traditional British cooking brought to the country by the first settlers.Modern Australian cuisine，however.has been heavily influenced by Australia’ s Asian and Southeast Asian neighbors.The trend，encouraged by long-term government health programs，is towards low-fat healthy cookery including low-fat meat and lightly cooked，colorful，steamed or fried vegetables.Besides，1ike many English families，in many Australian homes，a widespread tradition of having roast turkey，chicken，and ham for Christmas 1unch or dinner still remains.
Generally breakfast is light in most parts of Australia.but in the colder regions porridge or meals similar to the full English breakfast may be consumed.In recent years，however，most Australian people prefer light breakfast in order to control their weight.The 1ight breakfast commonly consists of cereals（谷类），toast and fruit.A heavier breakfast will frequently include fried bacon，eggs，mushrooms，etc.Drinks taken at breakfast include tea，coffee，milk or juice.
The evening meal is the main meal of the day for most Australians，and when consumed at home，it is often eaten with members of the immediate family.The dishes served will vary widely according to the tastes and background of the family.A typical Australian restaurant might offer sandwiches，chicken or other meat-based dishes and cakes.
In recent years，take—away food is becoming popular in Australia.American-style chain restaurants are common including Subway，KFC，and Mcdonald’s.They a11 come from America.Most of these restaurants sell high quality food at reasonable prices.
With the high 1evels of immigration（移民）from the Middle East.South and Southeast Asia.Korea.China and other countries from a11 over the world to Australia.many authentic（正宗的）and high-quality restaurants are run by first-and second-generation immigrants from these areas.

1. 1.

   According to the first paragraph，what does the Australian government encourage its people to do?

   1. A.
      To try to eat 10w—fat healthy foods.
   2. B.
      To have roast turkey for Christmas dinner.
   3. C.
      To use traditional British cooking methods.
   4. D.
      To 1earn from Asian neighbors to cook foods.
2. 2.

   The main idea of the second paragraph is         .

   1. A.
      what breakfast is 1ike in Australia
   2. B.
      w hat Australian people drink at breakfast
   3. C.
      that Australians often have a heavy breakfast
   4. D.
      that most Australian people don’ t have breakfast to lose weight
3. 3.

   The underlined part the immediate family in Paragraph 3 probably mean people who      .

   1. A.
      have the same family names
   2. B.
      do some cooking together at times
   3. C.
      live next to one another in the same area
   4. D.
      are very directly – related members of a family
4. 4.

   From the passage, we learn that        .

   1. A.
      fewer and fewer immigrants enter Australia every year
   2. B.
      Subway is a chain restaurant and it is from the USA
   3. C.
      home cooking is becoming more and more popular in Australia
   4. D.
      a typical restaurant mainly offers porridge and noodles for supper

    In terms of history, Australian cuisine（烹饪）was on the basis of traditional British cooking brought to the country by the first settlers．Modern Australian cuisine，however．has been heavily influenced by Australia’ s Asian and Southeast Asian neighbors．The trend，encouraged by long-term government health programs，is towards low-fat healthy cookery including low-fat meat and lightly cooked，colorful，steamed or fried vegetables．Besides，like many English families，in many Australian homes，a widespread tradition of having roast turkey，chicken，and ham for Christmas lunch or dinner still remains．

    Generally breakfast is light in most parts of Australia．but in the colder regions porridge or meals similar to the full English breakfast may be consumed．In recent years，however，most Australian people prefer light breakfast in order to control their weight．The light breakfast commonly consists of cereals（谷类），toast and fruit．A heavier breakfast will frequently include fried bacon，eggs，mushrooms，etc．Drinks taken at breakfast include tea，coffee，milk or juice．

    The evening meal is the main meal of the day for most Australians，and when consumed at home，it is often eaten with members of the immediate family．The dishes served will vary widely according to the tastes and background of the family．A typical Australian restaurant might offer sandwiches，chicken or other meat-based dishes and cakes．

In recent years，take—away food is becoming popular in Australia．American-style chain restaurants are common including Subway，KFC，and Mcdonald’s．They all come from America．Most of these restaurants sell high quality food at reasonable prices．

With the high levels of immigration（移民）from the Middle East．South and Southeast Asia．Korea．China and other countries from all over the world to Australia．many authentic（正宗的）and high-quality restaurants are run by first-and second-generation immigrants from these areas．

1．According to the first paragraph，what does the Australian government encourage its people to do?

    A．To try to eat low—fat healthy foods．

    B．To have roast turkey for Christmas dinner．

    C．To use traditional British cooking methods．

    D．To learn from Asian neighbors to cook foods．

2．The main idea of the second paragraph is          ．

    A．what breakfast is like in Australia

    B．w hat Australian people drink at breakfast

    C．that Australians often have a heavy breakfast

D．that most Australian people don’ t have breakfast to lose weight

3．The underlined part the immediate family in Paragraph 3 probably mean people who      .

       A．have the same family names

       B．do some cooking together at times

       C．live next to one another in the same area

       D．are very directly – related members of a family

4．From the passage, we learn that        .

       A．fewer and fewer immigrants enter Australia every year

       B．Subway is a chain restaurant and it is from the USA

       C．home cooking is becoming more and more popular in Australia

       D．a typical restaurant mainly offers porridge and noodles for supper

In terms of history, Australian cuisine（烹饪）was on the basis of traditional British cooking brought to the country by the first settlers．Modern Australian cuisine，however．has been heavily influenced by Australia’ s Asian and Southeast Asian neighbors．The trend，encouraged by long-term government health programs，is towards low-fat healthy cookery including low-fat meat and lightly cooked，colorful，steamed or fried vegetables．Besides，1ike many English families，in many Australian homes，a widespread tradition of having roast turkey，chicken，and ham for Christmas 1unch or dinner still remains．

    Generally breakfast is light in most parts of Australia．but in the colder regions porridge or meals similar to the full English breakfast may be consumed．In recent years，however，most Australian people prefer light breakfast in order to control their weight．The 1ight breakfast commonly consists of cereals（谷类），toast and fruit．A heavier breakfast will frequently include fried bacon，eggs，mushrooms，etc．Drinks taken at breakfast include tea，coffee，milk or juice．

    The evening meal is the main meal of the day for most Australians，and when consumed at home，it is often eaten with members of the immediate family．The dishes served will vary widely according to the tastes and background of the family．A typical Australian restaurant might offer sandwiches，chicken or other meat-based dishes and cakes．

In recent years，take—away food is becoming popular in Australia．American-style chain restaurants are common including Subway，KFC，and Mcdonald’s．They a11 come from America．Most of these restaurants sell high quality food at reasonable prices．

With the high 1evels of immigration（移民）from the Middle East．South and Southeast Asia．Korea．China and other countries from a11 over the world to Australia．many authentic（正宗的）and high-quality restaurants are run by first-and second-generation immigrants from these areas．

According to the first paragraph，what does the Australian government encourage its people to do?

    A．To try to eat 10w—fat healthy foods．

    B．To have roast turkey for Christmas dinner．

    C．To use traditional British cooking methods．

    D．To 1earn from Asian neighbors to cook foods．

The main idea of the second paragraph is          ．

    A．what breakfast is 1ike in Australia

    B．w hat Australian people drink at breakfast

    C．that Australians often have a heavy breakfast

D．that most Australian people don’ t have breakfast to lose weight

The underlined part the immediate family in Paragraph 3 probably mean people who      .

       A．have the same family names

       B．do some cooking together at times

       C．live next to one another in the same area

       D．are very directly – related members of a family

From the passage, we learn that        .

       A．fewer and fewer immigrants enter Australia every year

       B．Subway is a chain restaurant and it is from the USA

       C．home cooking is becoming more and more popular in Australia

       D．a typical restaurant mainly offers porridge and noodles for supper

In terms of history, Australian cuisine（烹饪）was on the basis of traditional British cooking brought to the country by the first settlers．Modern Australian cuisine，however．has been heavily influenced by Australia’ s Asian and Southeast Asian neighbors．The trend，encouraged by long-term government health programs，is towards low-fat healthy cookery including low-fat meat and lightly cooked，colorful，steamed or fried vegetables．Besides，1ike many English families，in many Australian homes，a widespread tradition of having roast turkey，chicken，and ham for Christmas 1unch or dinner still remains．
Generally breakfast is light in most parts of Australia．but in the colder regions porridge or meals similar to the full English breakfast may be consumed．In recent years，however，most Australian people prefer light breakfast in order to control their weight．The 1ight breakfast commonly consists of cereals（谷类），toast and fruit．A heavier breakfast will frequently include fried bacon，eggs，mushrooms，etc．Drinks taken at breakfast include tea，coffee，milk or juice．
The evening meal is the main meal of the day for most Australians，and when consumed at home，it is often eaten with members of the immediate family．The dishes served will vary widely according to the tastes and background of the family．A typical Australian restaurant might offer sandwiches，chicken or other meat-based dishes and cakes．
In recent years，take—away food is becoming popular in Australia．American-style chain restaurants are common including Subway，KFC，and Mcdonald’s．They a11 come from America．Most of these restaurants sell high quality food at reasonable prices．
With the high 1evels of immigration（移民）from the Middle East．South and Southeast Asia．Korea．China and other countries from a11 over the world to Australia．many authentic（正宗的）and high-quality restaurants are run by first-and second-generation immigrants from these areas．
【小题1】According to the first paragraph，what does the Australian government encourage its people to do?