I was 230 pounds this spring and I decided to get down to a healthier 200.In a house full

I was 230 pounds this spring and I decided to get down to a healthier 200.In a house full of food，including snacks bought for my 7­year­old sons，I had a hard time cutting calories. Then I noticed my neighbors were having diet meals (减肥餐)．I decided to do the same，knowing I would never be able to stick to a diet if I had to do the buying and cooking myself. I was looking for food that I could afford but I might take a diet more seriously if it hurt me in the wallet.
After online searches，I decided to compare the offerings of four companies：Zone Manhattan，Chefs Diet，Nu­Kitchen and eDiets. All four would send the meals to my door. Three send food daily，while eDiets sends a large package once a week. There were dozens of companies I could have chosen.Research suggests that the economic crisis has made diet programs less tempting.Consumers prefer do­it­yourself diets with foods bought from the supermarket.
Nu­Kitchen regards itself as the “personal chef”．I ordered the five­day plan ($230.53) and the taste was disappointing. I neither lost nor gained weight on the food.
eDiets promises “healthy，delicious meals sent to your door”．I ordered five breakfasts，five lunches and five dinners. My total cost was $119.70，or less than $25 a day. Overall，the food from eDiets was better than that from Nu­Kitchen.
Chefs Diet charged $380.99 for seven days，making it the most expensive of the four services.I never tasted anything terrible，but I never tasted anything that made me want to renew for a second week.
Zone Manhattan charged $349.80，with tax，for a week’s supply of food，or about $50 a day.I liked the food so much that I lost six pounds in the first four days on the diet.
【小题1】When the author began to have diet meals，she .A．was 200 poundsB．didn’t have any childrenC．worked as a cook in a company offering diet mealsD．didn’t believe she could stick to a diet if she had to cook herself【小题2】What does the underlined word “tempting” in Paragraph 2 mean?A．Attractive. B．Expensive.C．Delicious. D．Useful.【小题3】Which of the four companies’ food cost the least daily?A．Zone Manhattan’s. B．Chefs Diet’s.C．Nu­Kitchen’s. D．eDiets’．【小题4】We can learn from the passage that .A．the author gained weight on the food from Nu­kitchenB．the author would choose the food of Zone ManhattanC．the food from eDiets was the worst of the fourD．Zone Manhattan sends food once a weekD

(答案→)D 解析：者决定吃减肥餐，选了四家送减肥餐的公司，一起去看看这四家公司的情况吧！【小题1】D　细节题。 根据I decided to do the same，knowing I would never be able to stick to a diet if I had to do the buying and cooking myself.【小题2】A　词义猜测题。根据后边的Consumers prefer do­-it­-yourself diets with foods bought from the supermarket.可知由于经济危机减肥餐不再那么“吸引人”了。【小题3】D细节理解题。eDiets一天的餐费不到$25，与其他的相比较是最低的。【小题4】B 推理判断题。根据最后一段I liked the food so much that I lost six pounds in the first four days on the diet.可推出作者可能会选Zone Manhattan送减肥餐。

收益了