popcorn.Food is part of what makes the movies fun.

　　Just as the lights go out，you catch a slight smell of...tuna fish！You turn your head，searching for the source.Then you spot him：A guy is enjoying a tuna fish sandwich.How'd he get that here? You wonder.Then you remember how much you paid for your snacks.

　　What invites the unwelcome outside food is probably the price.Why pay $5 for a bag of M&MS when you can get them for a dollar at the corner store?

　　Earlier this year，a Michigan man decided to fight for his right to snack.Joshua Thompson is suing(起诉) his local theater after it banned outside food.He argues the ban breaks a Michigan law that prevents businesses from charging extremely high prices.However，most legal experts believe Thompson has little chance of winning his case，though he does have a point：85 cents out of every dollar of treats a movie theater sells is pure profit.

　　The truth is that movie theaters are more in the snack business than the movie business.A huge part of the tickets incomes goes to the Hollywood studios.This makes sense，since the studios have to pay the costs of movie production and advertising.But that often doesn't leave much cash for the theater，which also has its own running costs.If customers stopped buying food，owners would have to raise ticket prices even higher.

　　Of course，there's another reason to think twice before bringing food into the movies：It's against the rules.Breaking those rules can have unpleasant consequences too.Some theaters will kick you out if they catch you.Even without the threat of punishment，we should follow rules all the time-out of respect.

　　Here's a good idea：Eat before the movie.

　　【语篇解读】　本文探讨了在电影院里吃外带食品的问题。

　　1．What can we infer about the guy mentioned in Paragraph 2?

　　A．He prefers eating things in the dark.

　　B．He brought the sandwich from outside.

　　C．He showed little interest in the new movie.

D．He dislikes the food provided by the cinema.