解析：细节理解题。根据第一道菜的第二句可知。

　　答案：A

　　2．Which of the following is usually cooked and eaten on weekends?

　　 A．Baked Ham. B．Smoked Salmon.

　　C．Dublin Coddle. D．Soup of the Day.

　　解析：细节理解题。根据第三道菜的首句"...on Saturday nights before they go out."可知。

　　答案：C

　　3．All of the following are true EXCEPT ________.

　　 A．Baked Ham is usually eaten by the rich

　　 B．Soup of the Day is the most common dish of the four

　　 C．the price of wild salmon is much lower than that of farmed salmon

　　 D．Dublin Coddle can be cooked in quantity

　　解析：细节理解题。根据第二道菜可知，野生的鲑鱼比养殖的价格要高得多，故C项错误。

　　答案：C

　　4．The purpose of this passage is ________.

　　 A．to tell us how Irish people live

　　 B．to tell us how to cook Irish food

　　 C．to tell us the characteristics of some Irish foods

　　 D．to tell us about the current living conditions of the Irish

　　解析：主旨大意题。根据文章的首段可知，C项为正确答案。

　　答案：C

　　B

　　 In present－day China we can find two types of fast food：western food and Chinese food. However not until the recent decade has western fast food become popular in China. Before the first hamburger walked its way into the Chinese food market we had little idea about such terms as hot dogs pizza potato chips let alone KFC and McDonald's. It is the reform and opening－up policy that has brought about the interflow of the food culture between China and the western countries.

　　 Fast food both Chinese food and western food has several advantages. In the first place fast food as is characterized by its name is fast. The food is always ready and fresh waiting for its customers. This saves people's precious time and consequently goes well with the tempo of life in modern society.

　　 Secondly，it is very convenient. As we know fast food restaurants are much the same as cafeteriae. Customers_may_feel_free_to_help_themselves_to_any_variety_provided_and_eat_to_their_hearts'_content.

　　 Thirdly fast food restaurants are environmentally comfortable. Clean dishes shiny tables decent service and light music all stimulate people's appetite to eat more.

The above mentioned advantages make fast food become rooted in almost all parts of the country and enjoy popularity among people. That's also why nowadays Singapore fast food and Turkish fast food have found their homes in China.