话题12 外卖订餐-2024年初中英语中考话题热点阅读训练

2024年初中英语中考话题热点阅读训练 话题12外卖订餐 (一) Ordering takeouts is very popular nowadays because it is convenient. More than 60 percent of the people in China order takeout food at least twice a week. If people don’t want to eat out, they can just order takeouts on the smart phone and wait for it to be delivered (送达). What about people living in ancient times? Did they eat takeouts? In fact, there was takeout as far back as the Song Dynasty. According to history books, Emperor Xiaozong (1127-1194) liked to order takeouts late at night. His servants then went around the city to pick up the dishes and bring them back to the palace. Common people also ordered takeouts. Restaurant waiters would go out into the streets and yell out which dishes could be ordered that day. After hearing the waiters, people could then place an order. Later, delivery workers would bring food to their homes. In the famous Song Dynasty painting Along the River During the Qingming Festival (《清明上河图》), a takeout worker can be seen on a delivery with food in hand. People at that time even had a special meal box for takeout dishes. It was a long wooden box with several layers. People also used warming plates made of two layers of porcelain (瓷). Hot water could be put between them to keep dishes warm. 1．According to the passage, takeout has a long history of about ________ years in China. A．900 B．1,100 C．1,000 D．2,000 2．The underlined word “yell” probably means ________. A．throw B．find C．give D．shout 3．From the passage we can infer that ________. A．every emperor in the Song Dynasty liked ordering takeouts B．eating midnight food was popular in the Song Dynasty C．there was no need to order takeout ahead of time in ancient China D．people used special steel boxes for takeout dishes in ancient China 4．Which can be the best title for this passage? A．Takeouts in ancient China B．The emperor who liked takeouts C．The advantages of ordering takeouts D．Ways to order takeouts in ancient China 【答案】1．A 2．D 3．B 4．A 【