In the U.S., people prefer waiting for a table to sitting with people they don’t know. This means a hostess may not seat a small group until a small table is available, even if a large one is. 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.
At 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.
Most cities and towns have no rules about opening and closing time for stores or restaurants, though they usually do make rules for bars. Especially in large cities, stores may be open 24 hours a day.
Serving in restaurants is often large; 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?
A. American people like sitting with people they don’t know.
B. Tips shouldn’t be given to the waiter or waitress.
C. Orange juice is served before you order
D. American people would not light a cigarette if the people who sit at the same table mind their smoking.
2. What does the underlined word “doggie bag” mean in the article? It means .
A. a bag with a picture of a dog on it
B. a bag used to carry dogs
C. a small bag for taking the food left over home to enjoy it later
D. a small bag for taking the food left over home for dogs
3. Sunday dinner is .
A. a dinner in the evening B. a big noon meal
C. a big lunch Sunday D. a supper on Sunday 1-3 DCB
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(答案→)1-3 DCB
解析：1 本题考查根据文章相关信息进行正误判断的能力。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。由第一句“In the U.S., people prefer waiting for a table to sitting with people they don’t know. ”可判断A项错误；由最后一段第二句“A tip of about 15% is expected and you should leave it on the table when you leave.”可判断B项错误；再由第二段第一句“At American restaurants and coffee shops you are usually served tap water before you order.”可判断C项错误。
2 本题考查根据文章上下文信息猜测词义的能力。依据第四段“doggie bag”前后的句子可知美国人在餐馆里吃不了时，就要一个袋子带回家去自己享用。其他选项与原文信息不符。
3. 本题考查迅速查寻文中细节的能力。依据第五段最后一句“Some people have “Sunday dinner”. This is an especially big noon meal. “可知答案为B。其他选项缺乏原文的信息支持。