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1、新视野英语(二)复习题Passage1Whendininginrestaurants,Americansusuallyorderdrinksfirst,thensoup,salad,maincourseorentree,anddessertatlast.ThisissomewhatadifferentorderwayfromthatinEurope.Untilaboutthemiddleofthenineteenthcentury,Americansdidn'thavetoworryaboutwhetherthes
2、aladcamebefore,orafterthemaincoursesincetheydidn'teatsaladatall.Chompingongreenswasonceconsideredsissy,andAmericanspreferredtogettheirgreensindirectly,aftertheyhadbeenprocessedbyrabbitsordeer.TheshiftofpublictastetowardthesaladmaybeattributedtoNewYork'sDelmoni
3、cobrothers,whooriginallyintroducedsmorgasbordfromEurope,andserveditintheirresmnmnt.Suchnoveltiesbecamesopopularthatbytheendofthenineteenthcentury,theWaldorfsaladhassweptthecountry.Europeansstillchompongreensafterthemaincourse,asawayofclearingthepalate,andbeing
4、readyforthecheese.WhyAmericanseattheirsaladfirstisuncertain.Thefollowingjokingsuggestionsmightmakesense:thecustommayberelatedtotheslimmingcraze,for"saladfirst"mayfillyouupwithoutanyworryaboutfattening;toavoidcustomers'impatiencewithwaiting,therestaurantservess
5、aladfirsttokeepthembusywhilethemaincoursesarebeingprepared;eatingrawfoodwhileoneiswaitingforthecookedfoodmaybeawayofannouncingthatoneisnotwastingtime,whichisseenasavirtue;orprobablyunfairtotherestaurant,thiscustomhasbeenencouragedbythemerchantasatrick--themeag
6、ernessofamealislessnoticeableifitcomesafter"free"salad-afterall,rabbitfoodismuchcheaperthantherabbit.1.InAmericanrestaurants,peopleareusuallyservedintheorderof__________.A.soup,salad,maincourse,drinksanddessertB.drinks,salad,maincourse,soupanddessertC.drinks,s
7、oup,salad,maincourseanddessertD.drinks,soup,maincourse,saladanddessert2.Beforethemiddleofthenineteenthcentury,____________.A.AmericansatethesaladbeforethemaincourseB.AmericansatethesaladafterthemaincourseC.AmericansatethesaladeitherbeforeorafterthemaincourseD.
8、Americansdidn'teatthesaladatall3.Thesentence"Americanspreferredtogettheirgreensindirectly,aftertheyhadbeenprocessedbyrabbitsordeer"(Line3,Para.2)means____________.A.Americansprefer