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  Marian Bechtel sits at West Palm Beach’s Bar Louie counter by herself, quietly reading her e-book as she waits for her salad. What is she reading? None of your business! Lunch is Bechtel’s “me” time. And like more Americans, she’s not alone.

A new report found 46 percent of meals are eaten alone in America. More than half(53 percent) have breakfast alone and nearly half(46 percent) have lunch by themselves. Only at dinnertime are we eating together anymore, 74 percent, according to statistics from the report.

“I prefer to go out and be out. Alone, but together, you know?” Bechtel said, looking up from her book. Bechtel, who works in downtown West Palm Beach, has lunch with coworkers sometimes, but like many of us, too often works through lunch at her desk. A lunchtime escape allows her to keep a boss from tapping her on the shoulder. She returns to work feeling energized. “Today, I just wanted some time to myself,” she said.

Just two seats over, Andrew Mazoleny, a local videographer, is finishing his lunch at the bar. He likes that he can sit and check his phone in peace or chat up the barkeeper with whom he’s on a first-name basis if he wants to have a little interaction(交流). “I reflect on how my day’s gone and think about the rest of the week,” he said. “It’s a chance for self-reflection. You return to work recharged and with a plan.”

That freedom to choose is one reason more people like to eat alone. There was a time when people may have felt awkward about asking for a table for one, but those days are over. Now, we have our smartphones to keep us company at the table. “It doesn’t feel as alone as it may have before all the advances in technology,” said Laurie Demeritt, whose company provided the statistics for the report.

77．What are the statistics in paragraph 2 about?

A．Food variety.

B．Eating habits.

C．Table manners.

D．Restaurant service.

78．Why does Bechtel prefer to go out for lunch?

A．To meet with her coworkers.

B．To catch up with her work.

C．To have some time on her own.

D．To collect data for her report.

79．What do we know about Mazoleny?

A．He makes videos for the bar.

B．He’s fond of the food at the bar.

C．He interviews customers at the bar.

D．He’s familiar with the barkeeper.

80．What is the text mainly about?

A．The trend of having meals alone.

B．The importance of self-reflection.

C．The stress from working overtime.

D．The advantage of wireless technology.

【回答】

77．B

78．C

79．D

80．A

【分析】

本文是一篇説明文。據一份報告顯示，越來越多的美國人喜歡獨自用餐，並通過兩個實例加以説明，文章總結了人們喜歡獨自用餐的原因。

77．推理判斷題。根據第二段可知，在美國，約有46%的人們獨自用餐，53%的人們獨自吃早餐，46%的人們獨自吃午餐，只有74%的人們晚餐不是獨自享用，故可知本段的數據是關於用餐習慣，故選B。

78．細節理解題。根據第三段A lunchtime escape allows her to keep a boss from tapping her on the shoulder. Today, I just wanted some time to myself.可知，Bechtel一個人吃午飯可以讓她逃離老闆的關注，給自己留一些自由時間，故選C。

79．推理判斷題。根據第四段he likes that he can sit and check his phone in peace or chat up the barkeeper with whom he’s on a first-name basis if he wants to have a little interaction.可知，Mazoleny喜歡這樣的氣氛，因為可以坐在那裏安靜查看手機信息，或者想聊天了，可以直呼吧枱服務員名字和他聊天，故可知，他與服務員很熟悉，可以直呼對方名字，故選D。

80．主旨大意題。本文通過一份調查結果顯示美國人喜歡獨自用餐的趨勢，並總結了人們選擇獨自用餐的原因，故選A。

知識點：飲食

題型：閲讀理解