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阅读理解5Doyouliketoeatout?Doyouliketoeatquickly?Doyoulikeinexpensivefood?Somepeoplegotofast-foodrestaurantsforthesereasons.Inthepast,peopleusuallywenttodiners（小餐馆）forthesereasons.Infact,manypeopleintheStatesstillgotodinerstodayforthesamereasons.AmannamedWalterScotthadthefirst“diner”in1872.Itwasn’tarealdiner.Itwasonlyafoodcart.Peopleonthestreetwalkeduptothecarttobuyfood.Thesecartsservedlate-nightworkerswhowantedacupofcoffeeandalate-nightmeal.Themealwasasandwichorboiledeggs.In1887,SamuelJonesbuiltthefirstdinerbigenoughtoallowthecustomerstocomeinside.However,theydidnotsitdown.Later,peoplebuiltdinerswithcountersandstools,andpeoplesatdownwhiletheyate.Beforelong,manydinersstayedopenaroundtheclock.Inotherwords,peoplewereabletoeatindineratanytime.Dinerschangedinotherways,too.Theoriginalmenuofsandwichesandcoffeebecamebigger.Itincludedsoup,favoritedishes,andabreakfastmenu.Inaddition,dinerssoonbecamepermanentbuildings.Theywerenolongercartsonwheels.Dinerstodaylooksimilartothedinersoftheearly1900s.Theyareusuallybuildingswithlargewindows.Inside,thedinershaveshiningcounterswithstools,booths,andtablesandchairs.Peoplecaneatallthreemealsinamoderndiner.Today,manypeopleeatinfast-foodrestaurantssuchasMcDonald’sandBurgerKing.However,thedinerremainsanAmericantradition,andthousandsofpeoplestillenjoyeatingthere.Itwaspopularacenturyago,anditisstillpopulartoday.1.AmannamedWalterScotthadthefirst“diner”in1872.Whyistheword“diner”inquotationmarks(引号)？A．Becauseitisspelleddifferentlyfrom“dinner”B．BecausethefirstdinerwasnotwhatitisnowC．BecausedinerwasanewwordD．Becauseitisaspecialkindofrestaurant2.Whatmealsdidthefirstdinersserve?A.onlybreakfastB.OnlylunchC.Onlynight-mealsD.Alloftheabove3.Accordingtoparagraph3,dinerschangedin__________A.TwowaysB.threewaysC.fourwaysD.fiveways4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Dinersexistedbeforeafast-foodrestaurantB.ThemenuincludedmorefoodthansandwichesandcoffeeC.BurgerKingisafast-foodrestaurantD.Sandwichesbecamebigger5.Themainideaofthepassageisthat______________.A.Thedinerisatraditional,popularplacetoeatintheUnitedStatesB.SamuelJohnsbuiltthefirstdinerbigenoughtoallowthecustomerstocomeinsideC.Americandinersservemanytypesoffood24hoursadaytotheircustomersD.Dinersaredifferentfromfast-foodrestaurantsinmanyways