Question

To save time, many Americans buy foods which can be quickly made ready for the table. On holidays, families enjoy delicious meals. For example, on Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November, family members get together for a turkey dinner with pumpkin pie(南瓜派).

People can easily find fast food chains(连锁店),such as McDonalds’ and KFC, in most of the big cities in the world.

These years, many people have taken more and more care of their health while eating. They come to know eating too much meat will make them overweight. Many of them are also worried about food addictives(添加剂). Some of them may be harmful to the body.

1.Many Americans buy _______ to save time.

A. ready-made food                         B. food to cook at home

C. inexpensive food                       D. foreign food

2.Thanksgiving Day is on _________.

A. November 4th

B. Every the 4^th Tuesday in November

C. the fourth Thursday in November

D. Every November the 4^th

3.Pizza is a kind of __________ food.

A. take-away        B. home-cooking

C. fast              D. Chinese

4.What does the underlined word ‘overweight’ mean? It means______________

A. thinner           B. fatter

C. worse             D. better

5.People are worried about_________. Which is NOT true?

A. overweight          B. their health

C. food addictives      D. fast food

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述美国人为了节省时间，他们买做好的直接摆在饭桌上的食物。在假期家人一块享受美味。美国在世界上以快餐闻名，像汉堡包，三明治，披萨，沙拉棒和许多种冰激凌。人们很容易找到快餐连锁店，像肯塔基和麦当劳。这些年当人们吃饭时人们越来越注意健康了。吃得太多会超重。他们许多人也担心食品添加剂。一些食品添加剂会对身体有害。

1.A考查细节理解题。根据第一段第一句To save time, many Americans buy foods which can be quickly made ready for the table.可知选A。

2.C考查细节理解题。根据第一段第三句For example, on Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November,可知选C。

3.C考查细节理解题。根据第二段第一句The United States is known around the world for its fast food, such as hamburgers, sandwiches, pizzas, salad bars, and many kinds of ice cream.可知选C。

4.B考查细节理解题。根据此句中eating too much meat可知是变胖。故选B。

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考点：考查生活百味类短文阅读。