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【題目】 Once eating alone was just that: sitting down in a restaurant on one’s own and eating a meal. Everyone did it sometimes, and when they did so, 【1】 . To eat alone might suggest that you didn’t have any friends. There was a kind of shame attached to it.

Nowadays, however, there is more and more solitary (獨(dú)自的) eating for pleasure. 【2】 . “Foodies”—people with a passionate interest in cuisines—do it because all they need is the chance to eat good food. They don’t want company or conversation, but only the joy of eating some special dish. Other people eat alone because it’s simply practical for them to do so. For instance, it’s estimated that nearly a third of all the customers of fast-food restaurants eat alone. They are served with their food fast， eat it fast and then leave fast. 【3】

But the appeal of eating alone is quite different. 【4】 . For the hour or so that it takes to have a meal, they can forget all the pressures of their lives. They don’t have to deal with their family or job. They can relax and let their mind wander. Maybe they’ll bring a book, a newspaper to enjoy a quiet time.

David Annand, editor of Conde Nast Traveler magazine, who delights in dining alone, speaks of his pleasure in the “rhythm of a meal in a restaurant—its ebb and flow (人來人往), the periodic arrival and departure of the waiter”. 【5】 .

A. It’s an experience of freedom

B. they might be a little embarrassed

C. People choose to eat alone for various reasons

D. none of them would feel bad about themselves

E. Sometimes staying alone is quite cosy when you don’t work

F. This restaurant rhythm allows him to sit back, observe and think

G. It saves time if they have a meeting or a child to pick up from school

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】G

【4】A

【5】F

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。文章說明了現(xiàn)在有越來越多的人以獨(dú)自吃飯為樂。人們選擇獨(dú)自吃飯有各種各樣的原因，同時(shí)獨(dú)自用餐對人們來說更是一種自由的體驗(yàn)。

【1】根據(jù)下文To eat alone might suggest that you didn’t have any friends. There was a kind of shame attached to it.（獨(dú)自吃飯可能意味著你沒有任何朋友。這是一種恥辱。）可知每當(dāng)一個(gè)人獨(dú)自吃飯的時(shí)候可能都會覺得尷尬，故選B。

【2】根據(jù)下文“Foodies”—people with a passionate interest in cuisines—do it because all they need is the chance to eat good food. They don’t want company or conversation, but only the joy of eating some special dish. Other people eat alone because it’s simply practical for them to do so.（“美食家”——對烹飪有強(qiáng)烈興趣的人——這么做是因?yàn)樗麄兯�需要的只是有機(jī)會吃到美味的食物。他們不想有人做伴，也不想有人聊天，只想享受吃特殊菜肴的樂趣。另一些人獨(dú)自吃飯是因?yàn)檫@樣做對他們來說很實(shí)用。）可知是在說明人們獨(dú)自的吃飯的各種原因。故選C。

【3】根據(jù)上文They are served with their food fast, eat it fast and then leave fast.（他們被快速地送上食物，快速地吃完，然后快速地離開。）可推知獨(dú)自吃飯可以快速吃完，如果他們有會議或孩子要去學(xué)校接，這能節(jié)省時(shí)間。故選G。

【4】根據(jù)下文For the hour or so that it takes to have a meal, they can forget all the pressures of their lives. They don’t have to deal with their family or job. They can relax and let their mind wander. Maybe they’ll bring a book, a newspaper to enjoy a quiet time.（在吃飯的一個(gè)小時(shí)左右的時(shí)間里，他們可以忘記生活中的所有壓力。他們不需要處理他們的家庭或工作。他們可以放松，讓他們的思想漫游。也許他們會帶本書、報(bào)紙來享受安靜的時(shí)光。）可知獨(dú)自吃飯給了人們更多獨(dú)處的時(shí)間，讓人們更加自由。故選A“這是一種自由的體驗(yàn)”。

【5】根據(jù)上文David Annand, editor of Conde Nast Traveler magazine, who delights in dining alone, speaks of his pleasure in the “rhythm of a meal in a restaurant—its ebb and flow, the periodic arrival and departure of the waiter”.（《康泰納斯特旅行者》雜志的編輯大衛(wèi)阿南德喜歡獨(dú)自用餐，他說他喜歡“餐廳里的一頓飯的節(jié)奏——它的起起伏伏，服務(wù)員的定期來來回回”。）中rhythm可對應(yīng)到F選項(xiàng)中restaurant rhythm。表示“這種餐廳的節(jié)奏讓他能夠坐下來，觀察和思考”符合語境。故選F。

七選五做題技巧。做題的時(shí)候邊讀邊做。各個(gè)問題附近的句子都需要重點(diǎn)閱讀，圈畫一些線索，再從選項(xiàng)中尋找相關(guān)的特征詞用來判斷正確答案。帶入排除法也是一種很好的方法。另外，如果發(fā)現(xiàn)有一題拿不準(zhǔn)的，先跳過，先做容易的能做出的題，直到讀完整篇文章。至此，文章的要點(diǎn)和主旨、各個(gè)段落之間的邏輯關(guān)系應(yīng)該基本就能清楚了。然后再回過去做之前不確定的題目。如第二小題，根據(jù)下文“Foodies”—people with a passionate interest in cuisines—do it because all they need is the chance to eat good food. They don’t want company or conversation, but only the joy of eating some special dish. Other people eat alone because it’s simply practical for them to do so.（“美食家”——對烹飪有強(qiáng)烈興趣的人——這么做是因?yàn)樗麄兯�需要的只是有機(jī)會吃到美味的食物。他們不想有人做伴，也不想有人聊天，只想享受吃特殊菜肴的樂趣。另一些人獨(dú)自吃飯是因?yàn)檫@樣做對他們來說很實(shí)用。）可知是在說明人們獨(dú)自的吃飯的各種原因。故選C。