【解析】1. 细节理解题

根据第一段的最后一句“No one knows how this holiday began but it was thought to begin in France”，可知起源于法国，故选B。

2. 细节理解题

根据第二段的“When New Year’s Day was changed from March 25 to January 1st in the 1560s by King Charles IX”，可知应选A。

3. 细节理解题

根据第二段的“It’s simply a fun little holiday, but a holiday on which one must remain forever vigilant, for he may be the next April Fool”，可知愚人节人们常跟朋友一起去吃饭。故选C。

4. 词义猜测题

结合上下文，根据对文意的理解，可知这个词的意思是“恶作剧”。故选A。

5. 细节理解题

根据最后一段中的“In Scotland, April Fool’s Day is 48 hours long and you are called an “April Gowk””，可知应选B。

( B )

In the US, people prefer waiting for a table to sitting with people they don’t know. If you are sitting at a table with people you don’t know, it is impolite to smoke without first asking if it will disturb them. In American restaurants and coffee shops you are usually served tap water(自来水) before you order. You may find the bread and butter is free, and if you order coffee, you may get a free refill(补充).

Serving(食物) in restaurants are often too large for many people. If you can’t finish your meal but would like to enjoy the food later, ask your waitress or waiter for a “doggie bag”. It may have a picture of a dog on it , but everybody knows you’re taking the food for yourself.

Supper and dinner are both words for the evening meal. Some people have “Sunday dinner”. This is an especially big noon meal. Tips are not usually added to the check. They are not included in the price of the meal, either. A tip of about 15% is expected and you should leave it on the table when you leave. In some restaurants, a check is brought on a plate and you put your money there. Then the waiter or waitress brings you your change.

1.Which statement is TRUE according to the first paragraph?

A.American people like sitting with people they don’t know.

B.Hostess always seats a small group at a large table.

C.American people never sit with people they don’t know.

D.American people would not light a cigarette if the people who sit at the same table mind their smoking.

2.Which is NOT free in American restaurants and coffee shops?

A.Coffee.

B.Bread

C.Butter.

D.Tap water.

3.When servings are too large for them, American people .

A.leave the food on the table and go away

B.take the food home with a doggie bag for their dogs

C.ask the waiter or waitress to share the food with them

D.take the food home with a doggie bag and enjoy the food later

4.“Sunday dinner” in this passage is .

A.a big supper on Sunday

B.a big lunch on Sunday

C.a big supper on the weekend

D.a big lunch on holiday

5.Which statement is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A.Tips are not usually included in the total check.

B.A 10% tip in large cities shows satisfactory service.

C.People tip waiters and waitresses in America.

D.People usually put tips on the table.

【考点】政治经济文化类阅读

【答案】DADBB

【解析】文章介绍了美国人在餐馆里的就餐的习惯，怎样点菜，怎样给小费，包括吃不了时?可以带回家去自己享用。

1. 细节理解题。

信息在第一段最后一句“If you are sitting at a table with people you don’t know, it is impolite to light up a cigarette without first asking if it will disturb them.”可判断D项符合题意。故选D。

2. 细节理解题。

根据第一段的“In American restaurants and coffee shops you are usually served tap water before you order. You may find the bread and butter is free, and if you order coffee, you may get a free refill”，可知咖啡不是免费的。故选A。

3. 细节理解题。

根据第四段第二句If you can’t finish your meal but would like to enjoy the food later, ask your waitress or waiter for a “doggie bag”.可知选D。

4. 根据第三段的“Some people have “Sunday dinner”. This is an especially big noon meal”,可知Sunday dinner的意思。故选B。

5. 根据文章最后一段的内容，可知在本段中并没有说10%的小费是令人满意的。故选B。

( C )

If you want to become a better reader, what should you know about the speed of reading? Some people read very quickly, while others read very slowly. But which one is better? The quick reader may be a good reader when he reads a storybook for fun. But he may not be able to slow down to read instructions carefully. He may read so quickly that he does not take time to understand fully the ideas and information which are important to remember. The slow reader may be a good reader. But he may spend altogether too much time reading a simple story which is meant to be enjoyed but is not important enough to be remembered. So you see, neither the reader who reads everything quickly nor the one who reads everything slowly is really a good reader. Here are four important things to remember about the speed of reading: