Question

The favorite food in the United States is the hamburger. The favorite place to buy a hamburger is a fast food restaurant. At fast food restaurant, people order their food, wait a few minutes, and carry it to their tables themselves. People also take their food out of the restaurant and eat it in their cars or in their homes. At some fast food restaurant, people can order their food, pay for it and pick it up without leaving their cars. There are many kinds of fast food restaurant in the United States. The greatest in number sell hamburger, French fries and so on. They are popular among Americans. Besides, fast food restaurant that serve Chinese food, Mexican food, Italian food, chicken, seafood and ice-cream are very many. The idea of a fast food restaurant is so popular that nearly every kind of food can be found in one.

Fast food restaurant are popular because they reflect(反映) American life style. Customer （顾客）can wear any type of dress when they go to a fast food place. Second, they are fast. People who are busy do not want to spend time preparing their own food or waiting while someone prepares it. In fast food restaurant, food is not expensive. So people often buy and eat at a fast restaurant, while they may not be able to go to a more expensive restaurant very often.

1.In the United States the favorite food is __________.

A. Chinese food       B. Mexican food

C. French fries       D. the hamburger

2.Americans like to fast food restaurant because__________.

A. they can easily find fast food restaurant

B. they like to eat hamburger and French fries

C. they are so busy that they don’t want to spend time preparing or waiting

D. they are so rich that they don’t want to do cooking themselves

3._____ of fast food restaurant sell hamburger, French fries.

A. All      B. Most      C. Few     D. None

4.The food in fast food restaurant is _________ ready before the customers order it.

A. always       B. usually       C. seldom     D. never

5.The best title for the passage is _____.

A. The Fast Food Restaurant in the USA.

B. The Hamburger in the U.S.A.

C. American Life Style

D. All Kinds of Food in the U.S.A.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了美国的快餐馆是很有欢迎的，因为美国人比较忙，他们不想花费时间自己去准备自己的食物。

1.细节理解题。根据The favorite food in the United States is the hamburger.可知，在美国人们最喜欢吃的食物是汉堡包，故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据People who are busy do not want to spend time preparing their own food or waiting while someone prepares it.可知，人们喜欢快餐是因为人们比较忙，不要花时间去做饭或等着别人做饭，故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据The greatest in number sell hamburger, French fries and so on. 可知，大多数餐馆都卖汉堡包、薯条等。故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据People who are busy do not want to spend time preparing their own food or waiting while someone prepares it.餐馆里的食物在顾客订购前已经准备好了，故选A。

5.细节理解题。根据本文的内容可知这篇短文叙述了美国的快餐馆，故选A。

考点：考查社会类短文阅读。