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1、2019-2020年高二上学期英语阅读训练2含答案Do you like to eat out? Do you like to eat quickly? Do you like inexpensive food? Some people go to fast-food restaurants for these reasons. In the past, people usually went to diners （小餐馆）for these reasons. In fact, many people in the States still go to diners today for the
2、 same reasons.A man named Walter Scott had the first “diner” in 1872. It wasnt a real diner. It was only a food cart. People on the street walked up to the cart to buy food. These carts served late-night workers who wanted a cup of coffee and a late-night meal. The meal was a sandwich or boiled eggs
3、. In 1887, Samuel Jones built the first diner big enough to allow the customers to come inside. However, they did not sit down. Later, people built diners with counters and stools, and people sat down while they ate.Before long, many diners stayed open around the clock. In other words, people were a
4、ble to eat in diner at any time. Diners changed in other ways, loo. The original menu of sandwiches and coffee became bigger. It included soup, favorite dishes, and a breakfast menu. In addition, diners soon became permanent buildings. They were no longer carts on wheels.Diners today look similar to
5、 the diners of the early 1900s. They are usually buildings with large windows. Inside, the diners have shining counters with stools, booths, and tables and chairs. People can eat all three meals in a modern diner.Today, many people cat in fast-fbod restaurants such as McDonalds and Burger King. Howe
6、ver, the diner remains an American tradition, and thousands of people still enjoy eating there. It was popular a century ago, and it is still popular today.1. A man named Walter Scott had the first “diner” in 1872. Why is the word “diner” in quotation marks（引号）？A. Because it is spelled differently f
7、rom “ dinner”B. Because the first diner was not what it is nowC. Because diner was a new wordD. Because it is a special kind of restaurantWhat meals did the first diners serve?A. only breakfast B. Only lunch C. Only night-meals D. All of the above 3. According to paragraph 3, diners changed inA. Two
8、 waysB. three ways C. four waysD. five waysWhich of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Diners existed before a fast-food restaurantB. The menu included more food than sandwiches and coffeeC. Burger King is a fast-food restaurantD. Sandwiches became biggerThe main idea of the passa
9、ge is that.A. The diner is a traditional, popular place to eat in the United StatesB. Samuel Johns built the first diner big enough to allow the customers to come insideC. American diners serve many types of food 24 hours a day to their customersD. Diners arc different from fast-food restaurants in
10、many waysBLaptop（便携式）computers are popular all of the world. People use them on trains, airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people （o their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms.Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop c
11、omputer program that allow students to do schoolwork at anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a $10 million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-okl college. The students with laptops will also have access t
12、o the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use e-mail to “speak” with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the more important of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without doing to computer lab. They can work with it at home, in a fast-
13、food restaurant or under the trees anywhere at all.Because of the many changes in computer technology, laptops use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, the portable computers
14、can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries, and other resources. State higher-education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State officials also are testing laptop programs at other universities, too.Al Westlake College, more than 60 percent of (he staff use
15、the computers. The laptops will allow teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, u Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we are given students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything.1. The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each
16、 student a laptop to.A. use for their schoolworkB. access the InternetC. work at homeD. connect them to librariesWhy is the word “speak“ in the second paragraph in quotation marks?A. They dont really talkB. They use the computer languagec. laptops have speakersD. None of the above reasons is correct
17、.2. Which of the following is true about Westlake College?A. all teachers use computersB. 1500 students have laptopsC. it is an old college in AmericaD. Students there can do everythingA window on the world in the last paragraph means that students can.A. attend the lectures on information technologyB. travel around the worldB. get information from around the world.D. have free laptopsWhat can we infer from the passage?A. The program is successfulB. The program is not workableC. The program is too expensiveD. We dont know the result yet阅读训练 37 BCBDA AACCD