Question

    When I was in high school and college, I went to fast food restaurants pretty often. Even until today, fast food is a popular choice among students. So, what makes fast food restaurants really popular year after year?

The food is not very expensive. 1. So, it is good to get something delicious to eat and still have some money left for a movie later.

Nowadays, many fast food restaurants open till late nights. 2.Most teenagers go there also because other boys and girls are there. It is fun to be there, as seen in fast food TV advertisements. It is cool.

3.You can just order fries or you can also mix and match with plenty of choices, such as coke with French fries, sundae with apple pies, salad with burgers. And managers there will not stare at you for reading there for hours if you just order French fries and a cup of coke.

4. They can have group discussions of school projects, small talk and even birthday celebrations.

You can try telling them some fast food is unhealthy, but I doubt if youngsters will listen. 5.Some of them go to a fast restaurant every week. The food there is cheap, delicious, and served fast.

A.Fast food does not have to be bad for you.

B.Many teenagers do not have much money.

C.Fast food is still popular with many of them.

D.At fast food restaurants, you choose what you want.

E.Today, fast food restaurants are offering healthier food.

F.A fast food restaurant is a good place for some activities for teenagers.

G.So, these places are comfortable and safe to hang out during late nights.

Answer

1.B

2.G

3.D

4.F

5.C

【解析】

文章大意：本文主要讲了快餐店一年比一年受欢迎的原因。

1.

根据下句“So, it is good to get something delicious to eat and still have some money left for a movie later.”可知快餐是美味的，且不需要很多钱，结合选项可知要用“Many teenagers do not have much money.”表示“许多青少年没有很多钱。”故选B。

2.

根据上句“Nowadays, many fast food restaurants open till late nights.”可知许多快餐店营业到深夜，结合选项可知要用“So, these places are comfortable and safe to hang out during late nights.”表示“所以，这些地方很舒适，晚上出去玩也很安全。”故选G。

3.

根据下文“You can just order fries or you can also mix and match with plenty of choices ... And managers there will not stare at you for reading there for hours if you just order French fries and a cup of coke.”可知在快餐店你可以想点什么就点什么，不用担心被盯着看，结合选项可知要用“At fast food restaurants, you choose what you want.”表示“在快餐店，你可以选择你想要的。”故选D。

4.

根据下文“They can have group discussions of school projects, small talk and even birthday celebrations.”可知可以在快餐店举办各种活动，结合选项可知要用“A fast food restaurant is a good place for some activities for teenagers.”表示“快餐店是青少年进行一些活动的好地方。”故选F。

5.

根据下文“Some of them go to a fast restaurant every week.”可知有些人每周都去快餐店，结合选项可知要用“Fast food is still popular with many of them.”表示“快餐仍然受到许多人的欢迎。”故选C。