单选题 Britons are increasingly entertaining guests at home with dinner, film and karaoke nights, inspired by television shows on cookery and home entertainment, according to a survey.
More than half (53 percent) of the respondents to a poll of 1,000 Britons across the country said they now prefer to spend quality time with family and friends by inviting them over to their homes rather than meeting in bars and restaurants，the survey by mobile phone operator T-Mobile showed.
Popular television shows such as " Come Dine With Me " where amateur chefs attempt to show each other with their cooking skills. " Master Chef " where ordinary people compete to cook to Michelin standards and a number of celebrity cookery shows have inspired Britons to entertain at home.
The poll showed that nearly a third of respondents had splashed out cash for home entertainment improvements such as sofas, dining tables, games consoles and bigger televisions to impress the guests.
"Over the last couple of years, my clients have increasingly asked for home parties rather than ones at independent venues," party planning expert Liz Brewer said in a statement accompanying the poll"s results.
"This is not only due to the recession but because many have become increasingly house-proud and keen to show off their cooking skills, in addition to their latest home entertainment purchases."
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver was the top choice for dream host of respondents, while Prime Minister Gordon Brown was one of the least favored, alongside his rival Conservative leader David Cameron.

单选题 What does the word "entertain" mean?

单选题 What does the phrase "quality time" mean?

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 本题为猜词题。“…Britons across the country said they now prefer to spend quality time with family and friends by inviting them over to their homes rather than meeting in bars and restaurants”由此句可知是他们更愿意花宝贵的时间邀请他们的家人和朋友来家里而不是去饭店或酒吧。可知A最符合语境。

单选题 Which of the following is NOT true?

A、 Many respondents involved in the poll prefer inviting guests to meeting in bars and restaurants
B、 Haft of the respondents in a poll said they now like to spend quality time with family and friends
C、 "Come Dine with Me" involved cooking skills
D、 "Master Chef" inspired Britons to welcome gusts at home

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 本题为细节判断题。“More than half (53 percent) of the respondents to a poll of 1,000 Britons across the country said they now prefer to spend quality time with family and friends by inviting them over to their homes rather than meeting in bars and restaurants”由原文中“More than half (53 percent) of the respondents”可知是多于一半的人。故B项错误。

单选题 What does the "splash out" most probably mean?

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 本题为猜词题。由“The poll showed that nearly a third of respondents had splashed out cash for home entertainment improvements such as sofas, dining tables, games consoles and bigger televisions to impress the guests.”并根据语境可知splashed out是“浪费金钱”的意思。

单选题 Over the last couple of years, why do clients have increasingly asked for home parties rather than ones at independent venues?

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 本题为细节题。题干定位处为“Over the last couple of years, my clients have increasingly asked for home parties rather than ones at independent venues”答案定位在“This is not only due to the recession but because many have become increasingly house-proud and keen to show off their cooking skills, in addition to their latest home entertainment purchases.”。本句中的递进结构词为“not…but…”即强调句子but后面的内容。而but后面的内容中还有in addition这个原因，所以综合可知答案为A。