Question

  French people pride themselves on their delicious foods,such as cheese,ba?guettes and croissants(two kinds of food) . In fact,food is an important part of French culture. Families and friends spend hours over the dinner table each night. It is the opposite of the fast food habit common in other parts of the West.

  It's the reason why the French are very angry that a McDonald's is opening beneath Paris's most famous museum: the Louvre (盧浮宮) .The new restaurant will be the 1       ,142nd McDonald's in France,and will open in the un?derground approach to the museum. But many French people can't understand why this American chain is opened in the heart of French culture.

  However,McDonald's is paying no notice to the complaint. McDonald's now has 31 ,000 chains worldwide. Tourists are hungry,and opening chains in tourist spots pays well.

  There is another chain threatening France's heritage. This time it is cof?fee rather than burgers. As more and more Starbucks open in Paris,traditional French cafes are forced to be closed.

  The trouble with American companies opening chains throughout the world is the destructive effect they can have on a country's culture. How can a small,independent coffee shop compete with the multibillion dollar chain? You can go to a Starbucks in any city in the world,but you can only go to a Parisian cafe in France.

  Responsibility is with the tourists. A McDonald's wouldn't open so near the Louvre if it weren't going to make money. Similarly,a Pizza Hut wouldn't overlook (俯瞰) Egypt's Great Pyramid if no one wants to sit in it. Maybe next time you visit the Great Wall,you should think twice before ordering a Cap?puccino in the Starbucks.

1. Why are the French very angry when a McDonald's is opened beneath the Louvre?

   A. Because they will spend many hours in McDonald's.

   B. Because French food culture is very impressive.

   C. Because they also have the fast food habit.

   D. Because they are proud of their own food.

2. The McDonald's will be located in the underground approach to the muse?um because       ,

   A. the complaints of the French are useless

   B. opening a chain in tourist spot is rewarding

   C. McDonald's tends to be in the heart of culture

   D. it will help to attract more tourists for the museum

3. What is the trouble with American companies opening chains all over the world?

   A. The traditional stores of a country are forced to fight back.

   B. The traditional stores of a country become dependent.

   C. They have negative effect on a country's culture.

   D. The multibillion dollar chain can't be matched.

Answer 1

1. D 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段內(nèi)容可知，法國(guó)人對(duì)自己同家的美食引以為豪，美國(guó)的麥當(dāng)勞在法國(guó)盧浮宮附近開(kāi)連鎖店，故而引起了法國(guó)人的不滿。

2. B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句"Tourists are hun?gry,and opening chains in tourist spots pays well."及第六段第二句可知答案。

3. C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段第一句"The trouble with American companies opening chains throughout the world is the destructive effect they can have on a country's culture."可知答案為C。