Question

【題目】Food is a major part of every culture. After all, everyone needs to eat! But each country has its own traditions on what people eat and when.

Egypt

Egyptians commonly start the day with a drink, sometimes going with bread. Breakfast can be eaten any time after this but before the day’s main meal. In the past, this main meal was served at around 3:00 p.m. But now people work longer hours and eat when they get home at around 6:00 p.m. Dinner parties are held later, around 9:00 p.m.

Most Egyptian meals include bread or ice, cooked vegetables and beans or meat.

France

France is known for its fine cooking, and its people take food seriously. Most eat three meals a day at fixed times and never snack between meals. Breakfast is a light meal of bread and coffee. They eat lunch at around 1:00 p.m. and a dinner with multiple courses after 8:00 p.m.

The French consider eating a social activity. Eating alone is hard to see, and eating while doing something else is unheard-of. The French take time to enjoy their meals and visitors should do the same.

Brazil

Like the French, Brazilians usually eat a light breakfast. Lunch, the largest meal of the day, usually consists of meat, rice, potatoes, beans and vegetables. Between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., people enjoy a smaller meal with their families.

Brazilians don’t mind eating a hurried or light meal and sometimes buy food from street carts (手推車). But they always finish eating before walking away.

The United States

American’s ancestors came from many countries, so American eating habits differ. Some take time to prepare and eat a hot breakfast. Others take a bagel (面包圈) while rushing out the door or just skip breakfast. For lunch, most Americans eat a sandwich or leftovers. Traditionally, families got together for a large evening meal around 6:00, but now busy schedules force many families to eat in turns. American restaurant servings tend to be huge. But you don’t have to finish them; taking leftovers home is common.

【1】People of Egypt usually start a day with ________.

A. a drink B. a bagel

C. some meat D. some vegetables

【2】In which country do people consider lunch the largest meal?

A. Egypt. B. France.

C. Brazil. D. The United States.

【3】The underlined phrase “skip breakfast” means________.

A. cook breakfast

B. enjoy breakfast

C. not have breakfast

D. not serve breakfast

【4】What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Life styles. B. Eating habits.

C. Delicious food. D. Restaurant culture.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

試題分析：此篇文章介紹的是吃是一個傳統(tǒng)文化，詳細闡述了埃及、法國、巴西、美國不同的吃的文化。

【1】A 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Egyptians commonly start the day with a drink, sometimes going with bread.可知埃及人是以飲料開始一天生活的，有時候以面包開始，故選A。

【2】C 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Like the French, Brazilians usually eat a light breakfast. Lunch, the largest meal of the day, usually consists of meat, rice, potatoes, beans and vegetables.可知巴西人吃最豐盛的午餐。故選C。

【3】C 詞語翻譯題。“skip breakfast”是跳過早餐，言外之意就是不吃早餐了。故選C。

【4】B 綜合理解題。此篇文章介紹的是吃是一個傳統(tǒng)文化，詳細闡述了埃及、法國、巴西、美國不同的吃的文化。故選B。