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2021届高考英语第二轮复习：时事热点拓展阅读练习（十）
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Operators （运营者）of one of the country's most famous restaurants say
mannequins (服装模型) can add some fun and help with social distancing in public
places. The Inn at Little Washington has placed several throughout its eating area,
or dining room. The restaurant in Virginia plans to reopen its dining room May 29,
as the state is expected to ease restrictions (限制)on gatherings inside restaurants.
The mannequins wear 1940s-style clothing and sit at several tables.
The Inn is in the low hills of the Blue Ridge Mountains about 90 minutes by car
from Washington, D.C.
"When we needed to solve the problem of social distancing and reducing our
restaurant's occupancy（上座率） by half, the solution seemed obvious," Patrick
O'Connell said in a statement. He is chef and owner of the restaurant.
He said the mannequins create the required space between guests. But, he
said they also bring smiles to faces and might be used to make some fun photos.
O'Connell's restaurant is not the only one trying out unusual ideas to ease the
practice of social distancing. In Maryland, for example, a coastal restaurant is using
"bumper tables" to welcome back dine-in guests. The round, one-person tables
have an air-filled tube around them and wheels at the bottom. Guests can move
them around and bump into other tables for fun while keeping a 2-meter distance
between people.
And in Germany,a restaurant is trying to keep guests at a cafe at a safe
distance by providing them hats to wear. The hats have two pool noodles attached
to the top. The hats look funny but also help guests quickly realize if they get too
close to others. The restaurant also has limited its dine-in service by more than 50
percent.
What funny or unusual things are restaurants or stores in your area doing to
keep visitors at a safe distance? Tell us in the comments (评论区).
I'm Alice Bryant.
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根据文章内容，选择正确答案
1. Which restaurant has limited its dine-in service over 50%?
A. The restaurant in Virginia
B. The coastal restaurant in Maryland
C. The restaurant in Germany,
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