162. It is surprising that eating three meals a day—breakfast,lunch and dinner—has been a custom only since 1890.Before this time,they only had two meals a day—breakfast and dinner.
In the 16th century,breakfast was only to break one's fast.But 200 years later it had became a large meal,not just for family ,but for numbers of guests as well.It was a social event.It began at 10 a.m.and lasted until 1 p.m.Then breakfast began to be less popular.It became,instead,a lighter meal and was taken at a much earlier hour.By 1850 it had been pushed back to 8 a.m.and became a family meal.
Dinner,however,went to the other way.In the 16th century it was eaten at 11 a.m.Years later,it had moved to the early afternoon,then to 5 p.m.By 1850 dinner time had reached 7 p.m.Lunch is a recent idea.It first appeared as a snack to fill the gap between breakfast and dinner.
(1)English people did not have lunch
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A.until 1890
B.after 1890
C.since 1890
D.by 1890
(2)"Dinner,however,went to the other way" means
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A.Dinner didn't go there with breakfast
B.Dinner took the same way with breakfast
C.Dinner is different from breakfast.
D.Dinner is the same with breakfast
(3)The selection is mostly concerned with
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A.what people eat for breakfast
B.what people eat for dinner
C.the history of supper
D.the history of three meals
(4)The selection leads the reader to believe that
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A.our custom of meals is based in English custom
B.before 1890 people couldn't eat the three meals a day
C.breakfast is the most important meal for us
D.the body can adjust to two or three meals a day