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1、_考号：_一、阅读选择 A notice at IKEA Shanghai has been shared widely among netizens on Chinese social media. It states that the stores cafeteria now requires customers to order food before sitting down in cafeteria seats. The policy is in response to an elderly blind dating group that occupies seats for a l

2、ong time, consuming only their own food brought from home. Do you support IKEAs new regulation? China Daily readers share their opinions with us.Lee Xin （China）The elderly are harmless. They are lonely and are probably hoping to find some company again. If anything, the store should at least sympath

3、ize with these old people.Mbursian （US）This is more for socializing than for romance. I really dont think a home furnishing store is a good dating place for seniors.IKEA could also post a reasonable time limit per visit during peak hours. Or instead of tables and chairs, they could use those standin

4、g tables and get rid of the chairs altogether. At least IKEAs cafeteria isnt occupied by the dancing grannies and their portable PA systems （音响）.SEARU （Australia）Romance is the most important thing while eating is not that important! So a noble man always leaves more space for seniors love affairs!M

5、r. Qiu （Shanghai, China 65 years old）We have been to fast food outlets like McDonalds, but there are barely any peers there. We feel like aliens surrounded by youngsters. If there is another place in Shanghai where elderly people can gather, we are more than ready to pay twice as much and travel fur

6、ther.TedM （UK）Romance can arise in many places, even IKEAHowever, this debate arose as a result of many people taking advantage of IKEAs generous drink offers and going there to meet and stay with friends without buying anything. IKEA is a shop; it exists to provide a service for a reasonable profit

7、. It is not a public park.Michel （New Zealand）To everyone romanticizing this, please also consider that the store has an image to uphold while protecting the interests of other paying customers. It is ugly to take up seats for such long durations while you make others wait.1How many people are in su

8、pport of this new regulation?A2. B3.C4. D5.2What is the major cause of this new regulation?ASenior blind dates influencing their business.BIKEA has zero tolerance for romantic behavior.CThe strong reaction of netizens on social media.DOld people eating their own food to save money.3People who are ag

9、ainst the new regulation will probably agree that .Aseniors love affairs can contribute to the stores imageBIKEA is the only place where seniors can find their peersCthe society is being too judgmental and lacks understandingDIKEA should not reserve a special area for the old people to date I search

10、ed through my jewelry box and found a ring that had belonged to my grandmotherIt could serve as a wedding bandI stepped out that night，nervously rolling my wedding band around my fingerWalking into a bar，I directly approached the man closest to the doorI rubbed my hand with the ring across my face t

11、o ensure this man saw I was married before launching into my questionsNot only did he answer my questions，but he was thrilled I was paying attention to him and gave me the best answers yetAfter this encounter, I felt more confidentSomehow, this ring made me feel protectedAs a beautiful single woman，

12、Ive often felt the need to play hard to getWith the wedding band，this need disappearedI could laugh and joke easily with my subjects and they did the sameWhen I approached two men at once，they were cautious at firstWhen I lied I was writing about modem dating，I said，“ Im married and when I met my hu

13、sband，there werent even camera phonesSo Im super curious about it all”They opened up and shared their deepest secretsAs I absorbed their thoughts，I felt a new faith in men，which was confirmed when these guys offered to help me if any of my interviews went wrongIt touched me that these guys were will

14、ing to help me if I needed it and that they trusted me with their secrets instead of telling me lies to impress meWhy did a ring have such an effect on my experience? Maybe because looking for love is terrifying for everyone involvedLove seems like a fast track to painBut with the wedding ring，I was

15、 unavailable and therefore safe from rejectionI could just be myselfMaybe we were able to have safe and easy conversations because the option of asking for a phone number was off the tableWithout the fear of rejection on all sides , we were able to have genuine conversationsWho needs love? I dont，not until I figure out what men want4Why did the author put on her grandmothers ring?ABecause she wanted to rip off men in the barBBecause the ring meant a lot to her and was valuableCBecause the ring was her major source of confidenceDBecause it was a quick way