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阅读选择(第11～15題，每題2分，共10分)

        阅读下面短文，请从短文后所给各题的4个选项（A、B、C、D)中选出一个最佳选项，并在答题纸相应位置上将该项涂黑。

        It is estimated that there are more than 8 million restaurants in the world today. So it might surprise you to learn that restaurants as we know have only existed for a for centuries. Before 1765, there were no restaurants. There was nowhere in which a server brought you food and drink that you chose from a menu. In fact, there were no menus anywhere.

        There were places where travelers could eat centuries before that. The countryside was full of inns that would serve food. And there were bars where one could get a drink. The rich could also eat meals supplied by private cooks. But there was nothing that could be called a“restaurant”.

        A Frenchman changed that. In 1765, he opened a place in Paris that sold soups. On his sign, he used the term "restaurants-describe what he was selling. Soups were considered "restorative”, so he called them "restaurants". Finally, people started buying his soups even when not ill. And as time went on, people began to use the term "restaurant” to refer to the place where soup was sold rather than the soup itself. More "restaurants" opened up in France, and people began to buy soups more regularly.

       Then, restaurants in Paris began to serve food other than soups. In the 1780s, menus started to appear. By the 1800s, there were many types of restaurants, and the restaurant concept was spread throughout the British Empire.A slow start gave way to rapid growth. Cities and towns around the world are filled with restaurants today. It is estimated that there are 1. 6 million restaurants in

Europe. In America,there are nearly a half million restaurants. Today, diners havemillions of choices.

11. Before 1765, travelers could have meals at a (n)_________ .

A. bar     B. inn     C. restaurant   D. canteen

答案：B

解析：细节题。由第二段第一句“ There were places where travelers could eat centuries before that. The countryside was full of inns that would serve food. ”可知答案为B。

12. The first "restaurant" only served_________.

A. soups B. desserts C. drinks D. fruits

答案：A

解析：由第二段最后一句But there was nothing that could be called a“restaurant”和第三段 A Frenchman changed that. 1765, he opened a place in Paris that sold soups. 可知一位法国人开了第一家餐馆来卖汤。故选A。

13. The word "restorative" (Line 3, Para. 3) most probably means_______.

A. having a special flavor    B. making you happier

C. having a pleasant smell   D. making you healthier

答案：D

解析：restorative 表示滋补的，可恢复健康的。若不知其意，由Soup were considered  "restorative",so he called them "restaurants". Finally, people started buying his soups even when not ill. 这一句中“即使当人们没有生病的时候，人们也开始买汤”也可以说明汤在当时被认为是有助于人们恢复健康的，故选D。

14. The restaurant concept started in_______.

A. America   B. Britain   C. Germany   D. France

答案：D

解析：Then, restaurants in Paris began to serve food other than soups. In the 1780s, menus started to appear. 从那时起巴黎餐厅的餐厅除了提供汤以外还提供其他食物。在18世纪八十年代，菜单出现在巴黎的餐馆里。可知答案选D。

15. The best title for this text is________.

A. Definition of Restaurant     B. Importance of Restaurant

C. Origin of Restaurant        D. Types of Restaurant

答案：C

解析：整篇文章都是在介绍Restaurant 的起源与发展的，故答案选C.