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The video rooms have been open since Jan. 2. If successful, the chain hopes to expand the service to other provinces, or even other countries. In addition to the food, customers pay 200 yuan per hour for using the room.
''The video rooms have been fully booked in February,'' said Chen Yu, manager of the Wangfujing branch. The Video room in Beijing is about 30 square meters and large enough for six customers.
''Many customers prefer to use the room for dinners rather than lunch,'' Chen said, adding the average age of customers who booked the video hotpot(火锅) is about 30.
''The whole process is very smooth. The image and the voice transmission(转换) are as good as those of video conferencing at work, ''said one of Chen's colleagues surnamed Luo.
''I have a lot of friends in Beijing, whom I haven’t met for a long time because of being busy at work,'' said a woman surnamed Yu who is having dinner with her husband at Haidilao.''The new service gives us a chance to have a dinner together without traveling. I would like to give it a try.''
The video hotpot also helped establish a friendship between waitresses in the two cities.
Zhao Huanhuan, in her 20s, who is specially trained for serving in the video room in Shanghai, developed a friendship with a waitress named Lu Ke in the Beijing branch.
Zhao said excitedly: ''It was too amazing to believe. I'm so interested in using the special room and enjoy serving people there. I also talk about some interesting interactive games with Lu before guests come for dinner''.
Although Lu felt a little bit nervous when she first served in front of the screens, she said the new mode of communication also encouraged her to supply better services for customers.
''It's like a service competition. We saw each other through video and I could learn from Zhao's serving,'' Lu said, adding she will visit Zhao if she goes to Shanghai.
It seems that video hotpot doesn't satisfy everyone's taste, however.
小题1:From the passage we know that ______.A．the video room service has been open for a long timeB．the video room service has been open in many provinces in ChinaC．using the video room, you have to pay extra 200 yuan per hourD．the Video room in Beijing is only designed for six people to use小题2:Haidilao may be the name of ______.A．a theatreB．a restaurantC．a cinemaD．a hotel小题3:Why do many customers choose the video room service?A．Because the service there is excellent.B．Because they can have dinner with friends without traveling.C．Because the food there is delicious.D．Because the room is large enough for six people.小题4:We can learn from the passage that Zhao Huanhuan ______.A．enjoys communicating with Lu KeB．hasn't met Lu Ke for a long timeC．is twenty years old nowD．learned a lot from Lu Ke小题5:What do you suppose will be talked about in the paragraph to be followed?A．Lu's visit to Zhao in Shanghai.B．Other customers' praise for the service.C．How to improve the service.D．Other customers' complaint about the service. 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:D 解析
文章介绍现在一种新型的饭店The video rooms，在这里人们可以不用走很远和朋友一起吃饭，服务员也可以和不同城市的服务员进行交流。现在非常流行。
小题1:细节题：从第一段的句子：In addition to the food, customers pay 200 yuan per hour for using the room.可知使用 video room顾客需要额外付每小时200元，选C
小题2:推理题：从第三段的句子：''Many customers prefer to use the room for dinners rather than lunch,'' Chen said, adding the average age of customers who booked the video hotpot(火锅) is about 30.顾客喜欢在这里吃晚饭而不是午饭，说明这是饭店，选B
小题3:细节题：从第六段的句子：''The new service gives us a chance to have a dinner together without traveling. I would like to give it a try.'' 可知很多顾客喜欢The video rooms，是因为他们可以不用走很远和朋友一起吃饭，选B
小题4:细节题：从倒数第四段的句子：I also talk about some interesting interactive games with Lu before guests come for dinner''. 可知Zhao Huanhuan喜欢和Lu Ke交流，选A
小题5:推理题：从最后一段的句子：It seems that video hotpot doesn't satisfy everyone's taste, however.可知后面的段落应该说的是其他的顾客的抱怨，选D 考点
据考高分专家说，试题“The video rooms have.....”主要考查你对 [新闻报道类阅读 ]考点的理解。
新闻报道类阅读
新闻报道类阅读的概念：
阅读理解的选材明显地呈现出关注实际生活的趋势，这种趋势与当前基础教育改革的目标是一致的，而中学生学习语言的根本目标与基础教育学会求知，学会做事，学会合作，学会做人的目标是一致的，真实新颖的选材对基础英语教学课程改革具有重要的反作用。
新闻报道类阅读理解技巧点拨：
新闻报道类类文章有一共同特点，即都是由标题（Headline）、导语（Lead）、主体（Mainbody）、背景（Background）和结尾（End）五部分构成。标题是新闻报道中心思想高度而又精辟的概括；导语位于新闻报道的首段，高度概括新闻事实；主体则对导语概括的新闻事实进行详细叙述；新闻背景是指新闻事实之外，对新闻事实或新闻事实的某个部分进行解释或补充的材料；结尾往往是新闻事件的结果或动态展望，也是中心思想的概括并常常与新闻导语相呼应。
新闻报道中的导语非常重要，它位于文章的第一段，通过它点出新闻的主题，五个W和一个H(When,Where,Who,What,Why和How)通常是构成一则完整消息不可缺少的要素。文章往往呈现出“倒金字塔”的特征，因此读懂首句或首段至关重要。
另外，从句的使用也是此类文章的一大语言特色，因为从句信息量大，适合新闻报道的要求。此外，大量的副词和插入语的使用也是此类文章的特点。为使文章更客观、更具信服力，常用The study said…, Scientists believe that…Experts said…, It's reported that…, According to the survey…等语言。同事在阅读过程中，我们要对材料所提供信息如when, where, who, how, why等进行提问，将信息迅速提炼出来。
新闻报道类阅读应试策略：
【命题趋势】
阅读理解的选材明显地呈现出关注实际生活的趋势，这种趋势与当前基础教育改革的目标是一致的，而中学生学习语言的根本目标与基础教育学会求知，学会做事，学会合作，学会做人的目标是一致的，真实新颖的选材对基础英语教学课程改革具有重要的反作用。时文报道就在文章中体现了这一要求。主要表现在以下几个方面：
1、反映海内外事件，文章结构严谨，内容贴近生活，用现代英语反映现代生活。
2、如果是新闻报道，都有比较固定的写作格式，如文首通常有报道的地点或时间，第一句话常常是文章的导语，有助于了解文章的大致内容和主题。
3、如果是新闻报道则是记叙文，有地点、时间、人物、事物等要素。
4、有许多大量反映当代社会变化的新词汇和表达方式。
5、命题既重细节，又重推理和主旨。
6、大背景中的小事件，大事件中的小插曲往往是选材的热点。
【应试对策】
1、在平时学习中，关注生活，阅读新闻报道和广告类文章、把阅读时事文章作为学习英语的重要途径。
2、了解新的词汇和表达方式。如：tsunami海啸，MP3players(MP3)播放器，well_offsociety小康社会等。
3、抓住文章主题，准确捕捉细节和内涵，进行合理的推理。
4、品味新闻的标题，联系平时所积累的知识，为了解材料大意作铺垫。
5、了解新闻报道的特殊规律，其内容和多含何人、何地、何事、何时等，阅读时要抓住新闻的这一主要特点去理解判断。
6、要注意文中以黑体、大写、下划线等方式加以提示的文字，因为这很有可能是材料的核心或至少是一部分内容的概括。
