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摘要： The underlined word “means in the fifth paragraph refers to . A. the definition of “Have a meal! B. the way of strengthening the friendship C. the meaning of a meal D. the dinner set used for a meal B [Washington, 16 April 2009] President Barack Obama wants the United State to join other industrialized countries in having an extensive high-speed rail system. The president has announced his plan to accelerate the development of high-speed rail in the U.S. President Obama says high-speed rail could do for America what it is already doing for other countries, including China and Spain. “A high-speed line between Madrid and Seville is so successful that more people travel between those cities by rail than by car and airplane combined. China, where service began just two years ago, may have more miles of high-speed rail service than any other country just five years from now, he said. High-speed rail only serves America's Northeast corridor, between Washington, D.C. and Boston, Massachusetts. But plans are under way to extend the rapid movement to other areas of the country. Before leaving for Latin America, Mr. Obama outlined his two-part strategy for accelerating those plans. “Improving our existing rail lines, to make current train service faster, but also identifying potential corridors for the creation of world-class high-speed rail, he said. Congress included $8 billion for rail development in the economic stimuluslegislation it passed in February. Mr. Obama is including another $5 billion for high-speed rail in his federal budget. High-speed rail has had mixed political support in the past. But President Obama says it could strengthen the US. economy, in addition to improving the country's transportation system. He says the United States should not be left behind while other nations are moving ahead with high-speed rail. “So it is being done. It is just not being done here. There is no reason why we cannot do this. This is America. There is no reason why the future of travel should lie somewhere else, beyond our borders, he said. The president was joined at the announcement by Vice President Joe Biden, who, in 35 years at a U.S. Senator, is said to have taken almost 8.000 rail trips between Washington and his home in Willington, Delaware.

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     A friend asks me "Why don't Chinese go Dutch?" So I want to regard this question as the topic and
write an article. As everyone knows,westerners will go Dutch while having a meal in the restaurant. But
Chinese don't go Dutch. Chinese will pay the bill and check out generously. Westerners don't often
entertain guests；but Chinese often invite friends to dinner. A lot of westerners feel puzzled to this
question.
     Why does there exist such a difference? First of all,food systems between China and West are
different. Chinese put into practice Gather Dining System；westerners put into practice Individual Dining
System. Everybody can share the delicious food of all over the table when eating Chinese food. Please note it is sharing,but westerners just eat the food in one's own plate. If you eat beef and he eats chicken,it is
impossible that you taste the flavor of his chicken. The result of the Individual Dining System is that you can only eat the food in your plate.
     So to eat Chinese food is happier than to eat Westernstyle food. And I want to ask you a question. Do you like the free thing? I think nobody doesn't like the free thing. OK! Suppose I invite you to eat the
delicious Chinese food,then I pay the bill. This is equivalent to that you have enjoyed a delicious Chinese
food free. So you will be very glad. It will strengthen the relation between us in the happy atmosphere.
     Secondly,westerners eat for the health；Chinese eat for the friendship. Westerners advocate
individualism and independence is strong. So westerners express that respect for each other's
independence through the way go Dutch. Chinese like making friends and solidarity. Chinese value the
interpersonal relationships and the friendship very much.
     Third,it is only simple "Have a meal!" for westerners to entertain guests. Unlike the purpose and the
means that Chinese entertain guests,in Americans' idea,"Have a meal" definition is to add fuel to the body
for keeping health and normal life activity. That is to say,there is not any additional value. In the Chinese
idea,"Have a meal" not only is a kind of life enjoyment,but also is the means to promote friendship between the friends. After enjoying the sumptuous delicious food,you are glad,and I am glad,too. The friendship
between the friends has been strengthened in this kind of atmosphere.

1. What does "go Dutch" mean?

A. They will pay for the meal separately.
B. Either part will pay for the meal.
C. They will go to Dutch for a meal.
D. They can enjoy a meal free of charge.

2. The differences between Western and Chinese Dinning System lie in the following aspects EXCEPT
________.

A. individual and gathering
B. the purpose for health and for the friendship
C. health maintenance and life enjoyment
D. opposition and dependence

3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Westerners will share the food in their plates with each other.
B. Chinese would like the free meal so they never pay the bill.
C. Westerners don't value the friendship so they never pay the meal for others.
D. Chinese attitudes towards the meal seem more complicated than westerners'.

4. The underlined word "means" in the fifth paragraph refers to ________.

A. the definition of "Have a meal!"
B. the way of strengthening the friendship
C. the meaning of a meal
D. the dinner set used for a meal

5. The passage mainly analyzes the cause of ________.

A. the different cultures between the West and China
B. the various styles of food between the West and China
C. the ways of paying the bill between westerners and Chinese
D. all kinds of tastes of food from different countries

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A friend asks me “Why don't Chinese go Dutch?” So I want to regard this question as the topic and write an article．As everyone knows，westerners will go Dutch while having a meal in the restaurant．But Chinese don't go Dutch．Chinese will pay the bill and check out generously．Westerners don't often entertain guests；but Chinese often invite friends to dinner．A lot of westerners feel puzzled to this question．

Why does there exist such a difference? First of all，food systems between China and West are different．Chinese put into practice Gather Dining System；westerners put into practice Individual Dining System．Everybody can share the delicious food of all over the table when eating Chinese food．Please note it is sharing，but westerners just eat the food in one's own plate．If you eat beef and he eats chicken，it is impossible that you taste the flavor of his chicken．The result of the Individual Dining System is that you can only eat the food in your plate．

So to eat Chinese food is happier than to eat Western-style food．And I want to ask you a question．Do you like the free thing? I think nobody doesn't like the free thing．Ok! Suppose I invite you to eat the delicious Chinese food，then I pay the bill．This is equivalent to that you have enjoyed a delicious Chinese food free．So you will be very glad．It will strengthen the relation between us in the happy atmosphere．

Secondly，westerners eat for the health；Chinese eat for the friendship．Westerners advocate individualism and independence is strong．So westerners express that respect for each other's independence through the way go Dutch．Chinese like making friends and solidarity．Chinese value the interpersonal relationships and the friendship very much．

Third，it is only simple “Have a meal!” for westerners to entertain guests．Unlike the purpose and the means that Chinese entertain guests，in Americans' idea，“Have a meal” definition is to add fuel to the body for keeping health and normal life activity．That is to say，there is not any additional value．In the Chinese idea，“Have a meal” not only is a kind of life enjoyment，but also is the means to promote friendship between the friends．After enjoying the sumptuous delicious food，you are glad，and I am glad too．The friendship between the friends has been strengthened in this kind of atmosphere．

41．What does “go Dutch” mean?

A．They will pay for the meal separately． B．Either part will pay for the meal．

C．They will go to Dutch for a meal． D．They can enjoy a meal free of charge．

42．The differences between Western and Chinese Dinning System lie in the following aspects EXCEPT ．

A．individual and gathering

B．the purpose for health and for the friendship

C．health maintenance and life enjoyment

D．opposition and dependence

43．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Westerners will share the food in their plates with each other．

B．Chinese would like the free meal so they never pay the bill．

C．Westerners don't value the friendship so they never pay the meal for others．

D．Chinese attitudes towards the meal seem more complicated than westerners'．

44．The underlined word “means” in the fifth paragraph refers to ．

A．the definition of “Have a meal!” B．the way of strengthening the friendship

C．the meaning of a meal D．the dinner set used for a meal

45．The passage mainly analyzes the cause of ．

A．the different cultures between the West and China

B．the various styles of food between the West and China

C．the ways of paying the bill between westerners and Chinese

D．all kinds of tastes of food from different countries

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