After the lunchtime rush, it’s time for the food delivery (递送) drivers to eat.

Liu Lijie, halfway through a 13-hour workday, usually rides to a restaurant in Beijing for his favorite choice—mutton noodle soup, for 12 yuan, 6 yuan cheaper than the regular price.

The reduced-price meals, known as aixincan or loving meals, are available at some restaurants in large cities, home to large populations of migrant workers (农民工) who come looking for jobs.

“There is a lot of pressure in life since I came to Beijing to work, so eating aixincan is both cheap and convenient,” says 40-year-old Liu, who arrived in Beijing two years ago from Shanxi province. In order to get back earlier to make money, he digs into his meal hurriedly at the Yushiji Restaurant.

Luo Shuai, another delivery driver, learned of Yushiji’s aixincan through his workmates and has since become a daily customer at the restaurant, which serves food from his native (本地的) Henan province.

“It reminds me of my hometown,” says 27-year-old Luo, who moved to Beijing at the end of last year.

Feng Yong, the 43-year-old manager of a meat pie restaurant, spends much of his day making pies. He says the restaurant began serving aixincan to help people in need and inspire others to do the same. As a Shandong province native who moved to Beijing more than 20 years ago, Feng says he has a deep understanding of being an outsider working in a new city.

The key, he says, is to avoid any embarrassment for customers who are in need. The staff do what they can to offer help and don’t ask any private things of the customers.

“We don’t refuse them anything, just as long as they’re full,” Feng says.

1.1. Why does Liu Lijie go to the restaurant in Beijing after the lunchtime rush?

A To have a reduced-price meal.

B To get back to make money.

C To deliver food for the restaurant.

D To sell mutton noodle soup.

解析：选A。A.细节理解题。根据第二段可知，刘丽杰去餐馆是为了吃 12 元的特价爱心餐（比原价便宜 6 元），A 直接对应原文信息。B 是他快速吃饭的原因，C、D 与原文描述不符。

2.2. What makes Luo Shuai homesick?

A The help from his workmates.

B The cheap and convenient meals.

C The Henan food in the restaurant.

D The meat pies in Yushiji Restaurant.

解析：选C。C.细节理解题。第五段提到餐馆供应罗帅老家河南的美食，第六段他明确表示 “这让我想起了家乡”，“这” 指代前文的河南特色美食，故 C 正确。A、B 与思乡无关，D 中 “肉饼” 并非御食记的食物，逻辑错误。

3.3. According to Feng Yong, what’s important when serving aixincan for customers?

A Making them feel no embarrassment.

B Offering any kind of help to them.

C Asking them to come and eat regularly.

D Paying attention to their private life.

解析：选A。A.细节理解题。第八段首句明确指出，冯勇认为供应爱心餐的关键是 “避免让有需要的顾客感到尴尬”，A 与原文表述一致。B 是员工的做法，非 “关键”；C、D 与原文 “不询问私事”“无强制要求” 的描述相悖。

4.4. What do Liu Lijie, Luo Shuai and Feng Yong have in common?

A All of them prefer the reduced-price meals.

B None of them are local to their workplaces.

C All of them are working as delivery drivers.

D None of them can afford a regular-price meal

解析：选B。B.推理判断题。刘丽杰来自山西、在北京工作，罗帅来自河南、在北京工作，冯勇来自山东、在北京工作，三人的工作地都不是自己的家乡，即均非工作地本地人，B 正确。A 中冯勇是经营者，不享用爱心餐；C 中冯勇是餐馆老板，并非外卖骑手；D 无依据，原文仅说爱心餐实惠，未提及三人吃不起原价餐。