一次不愉快的买单经历
I went to a friend’s birthday dinner. Two of her other friends organized it. I had a good time. And I was honored to be invited to celebrate with her. However, there was a bad taste in my mouth.
Her friends decided that everyone would share the bill, but it was not stated until it was time to pay. I got to the dinner more than an hour late and ordered something I could afford. Forty-five minutes later, it was time to pay the bill, and I was told how much my part was. The person next to me said, “But you just got here.” I was thinking about the same thing, but I kept quiet. I had not eaten any of the food they had been eating for almost two hours.
I said to myself, “It’s your friend’s birthday, and you want to hang out. The extra money you give is paying for her meal. Don’t you want her to have a happy birthday?” Of course, because no one wanted to make the birthday girl pay, we ended up splitting that person’s rather expensive meal bill. But it is not fair to those who ordered what they could afford.
I am not used to splitting the bill. It is not my culture. I am used to paying for my own meals, and I hate being persuaded in last minute to cover other people’s expensive dishes.
1.How did the writer feel on her friend’s birthday dinner?
A She was excited.
B She had fun there.
C She didn’t eat much.
D She didn’t go.
解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第一段第三句“I had a good time.” 可知作者在生日聚会上玩得很开心。故选B。
2.What can we learn from the second paragraph?
A The person next to the writer invited the writer to the party.
B The writer knew they will share the bill before she went there.
C The writer was unhappy because she paid for something she didn’t eat.
D The writer ordered something expensive and made all people share the bill.
解析：选C。C 推理判断题。根据第二段最后两句“I was thinking about the same thing, but I kept quiet. I had not eaten any of the food they had been eating for almost two hours.”可知作者虽然没有说话，但是对于别人点了昂贵的菜肴，自己点的菜肴比较便宜，且作者到场晚并未吃其他菜肴可知作者是不高兴的。故选C。
3.Why did the writer said to herself?
A To comfort herself for the extra money she paid.
B To make her friend have a better birthday party.
C To take more food because she arrived late.
D To argue to pay less because she had little.
解析：选A。A 推理判断题。根据第三段内容可知作者多付了钱，但是为了不让过生日的朋友扫兴，于是并没有提出异议，自说自话是作者为了安慰自己。故选A。
4.What does the underlined word “splitting”probably mean in Chinese?
A 拒绝.
B 撕裂.
C 分摊.
D 破碎.
解析：选C。C 词义猜测题。根据上下文可知是所有人共同支付了那份账单，因此是“分摊”费用，故选C。
5.Where can you most probably read this passage?
A In a sports newspaper.
B In a personal website.
C In a health guidebook.
D In a cooking book.
解析：选B。B 文章出处题。全文内容讲述的是作者遇到的一件生活琐事，应该作者记录的网络日志，最有可能在个人网页上看到。故选B。