河南省郑州市中牟县第一高级中学 2019-2020 学年高一英语下学期第六次限时练试题第Ⅰ卷第一部分：听力（略）第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40 分）第一节（共15 小题；每小题2 分，满分 30 分）AWhen you eat out in a restaurant, it is not unusual to hear people yelling, “Let meget this one!” and sometimes see them pushing or arm wrestling( 抢) to fight for the privilege(特权) of paying the bill.These fighters are often very loud and active. Each person involved shows anhonest desire to pick up the bill, and in the end, all the people at the table give the winner praise and gratitude.In fact, figuring out who will get the bill is always a headache for Chinese peopleat formal meals. Although the people hosting the meal are very likely to pay the check, it is a common practice to make a token(装样子的) effort to pay the bill, but you will embarrass them if you do end up actually chipping in some cash(凑钱).In recent years, going Dutch (AA 制) has been embraced by many young people.But older generations who fear “losing face” still find it embarrassing and stingy ( 小气 的 ) to calculate each person’s share of the bill. As travel guide brand Lonely Planetnoted, it is considered “the height of unsophistication (不懂人情世故)”.But these days, thanks to digital payment apps, splitting the bill electronically is becoming a widely-accepted idea. Even people from older generations may be tempted to do so.By scanning a QR code and paying the share via social networking tool WeChatand e-commerce app Alipay on their smartphones in one easy click, urban Chinese are finding it easier to save them the embarrassment of figuring out each person’s payment when they order a meal.This function “has made going Dutch less hass...
