Question

Generally speaking, American food is not very thick in taste. Salads are much liked and are served all year round. Many Americans are trying to keep down their weight. This is shown in menus offering “low calorie（卡路里）” or “weight watchers” meals. In markets, one can find “No Cal” drinks (meaning without calories) such as cola.

Many Americans drink coffee or tea with their meal. If a waiter in an American restaurant asks “Now or later?”, what he means is “Do you want coffee with your meal or later?” When eating out in the USA, we can ask for tea, milk, beer, and so on, if we prefer these to coffee. American restaurants cannot serve beer, wine, or liquor unless they are licensed to do so.

The main dish in American meals is usually meat, chicken or fish, but more than one of these is hardly served at the same meal.

Most Americans eat quickly during the day—that is, breakfast and lunch—unless it is a social, business, or family situation. The evening meal, however, is usually a family time. Racing through daytime meals is part of the “American pace” of life, for working hours are considered important.

The nationwide fast-food restaurants are suitable for the ways of American eating. The standard(标准的) products, of nearly the same price, are served quickly, and taste the same whether bought in New York City or in Los Angeles.

McDonald’s is a popular restaurant. It offers many choices of hamburgers, French fries and “cokes”. These foods are rich in fats, sugar and salt. Often, they are the major meal of the day of many young working people.

1.“Weight watchers” most probably means      in Chinese.

A. 减肥者        B. 观察者

C. 称重者        D. 参与者

2.. In American restaurants which of the following is NOT true？

A. Many American people like salads.

B. Coffee can be served after a meal.

C. One can order tea if he doesn’t like coffee.

D. All restaurants can sell beer and wine.

3. At the same meal, American people usually      .

A. have meat, chicken and fish together

B. have either meat or chicken or fish

C. drink a lot of beer, wine or liquor

D. sit down together around a table

4. In American restaurants, the standard foods      .

A. have different prices           B. taste different from place to place

C. are very expensive              D. can be served quickly

5. This passage mainly talks about      .

A. American restaurants and people  B. American eating culture

C. American working situation       D. American food and price

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了美国人的饮食习惯。美国人一年四季都吃沙拉，许多的美国人正在注意减少卡路里的摄入以减轻体重。美国人喜欢吃饭时喝咖啡或茶。相同的一顿饭不会出现两种肉食。大部分美国人进食快，快餐更适合美国人的吃饭方式。

1.词义猜测题。根据短文第一段This is shown in menus offering “low calorie（卡路里）” or “weight watchers” meals，这表现在提供给低卡路里或——的饭的菜单中，根据句意中的并列可以猜测出是减肥者，故选A。

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5.短文主要内容可知主要介绍了美国的饮食，故选B

考点：饮食文化类短文阅读。