Every day, about one-quarter of American adults eat at fast-food restaurants. Cheap, tasty

Every day, about one-quarter of American adults eat at fast-food restaurants. Cheap, tasty, and convenient, fast food is rich in fat and calories, and it’s low in fiber and nutrients. Thanks in large part to fast food, half of America’s adults and one-quarter of its children are fat, double the rate of a generation ago. In the past two decades, eating habits have changed as people pay more attention to their health. However, many Americans continue to eat red meat (beef in particular) as well as pork, chicken and other foods. Although beer and wine are popular in most areas, many Americans abstain from alcohol, because they think they will become healthier without drinking it. Various kinds of mineral water are commonly available.
Eating styles and habits vary between people of different backgrounds, but Americans generally eat with the fork in the hand with which they write. A knife is used for cutting and spreading; otherwise, it is laid on the plate or table. Fast foods, such as chips, fried chicken, hamburgers, and pizza, tend to be eaten with the fingers. There is an obvious difference between what people may do at home or in a fast-food restaurant, and how they act in a more formal restaurant. Because both parents often work outside the home, some Americans are less likely to sit down as a family to eat once the children are older and able to prepare their own food or serve themselves.
【小题1】How many adults became fat after eating fast foods a generation ago?A．12.5% of them B．25% of themC．50% of themD．75% of them【小题2】American have changed their eating habits in the past twenty years because . A．they want to keep healthyB．economy develops fasterC．they have different backgroundsD．they have to work outside【小题3】The underlined phrase “abstain from” in Para. 1 probably means . A．feel like B．get close to C．suffer fromD．get rid of【小题4】We can infer from the passage . A．some fast foods aren’ t eaten with tools in AmericaB．Americans always eat fried chicken with a knifeC．Americans prefer to eat outside than at homeD．Americans always go home having meals as a family【小题5】Which would be the best title of the passage?A．Fast foods in the US.B．Various cultures of the US.C．Diet and eating in America.D．Changes about Americans eating.B

(答案→)B 解析：文章是关于美国的饮食习惯变化。【小题1】计算题。根据第一段第3,4行half of America’s adults and one-quarter of its children are fat, double the rate of a generation ago.现在是百分之50.是a generation ago的两倍，说明当时是百分之12.5.【小题2】细节题。根据第一段第五行as people pay more attention to their health.【小题3】猜测词义题。根据下文they think they will become healthier without drinking it.很多人认为不喝酒会更健康，可以推断出很多人戒酒了。【小题4】细节题。根据第二段3,4行Fast foods, such as chips, fried chicken, hamburgers, and pizza, tend to be eaten with the fingers【小题5】主旨大意题。通读全文可知文章是关于美国的饮食习惯变化。

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