问答题◆Topic 12：Fast Food　　Questions for reference:　　1) Fast food is a good reflection of the quick-paced modern society. What role does fast food play in China?　　2) Why is fast food so popular? What are the demerits of fast food?　　3) What attitude should we

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Every country has its own way of cooking． American people have their way of cooking，don’t they?

Most people in the United States like fast food． But if you think that American people don’t like cooking， you are not right． It’s true that most Americans take fast food as their breakfast and lunch． But they also think cooking is interesting． Parents see the importance of teaching their daughters how to cook． And most Americans say that home cooked meal is the best．Americans have their own way of cooking． For example， baking(烘烤) is the most popu’lar way of cooking in America． We can see ovens in most American families． American cooks． pay attention to the balance of food． In planning a big meal， they try to cook meat， a few vege’ tables， some bread and often some sweet food．They also like to make the meal look beautiful．There are many kinds of food in different colors on the plate， so the meal is healthy and looks beautiful， too．

( )21．Most Americans ________．

A． don't like cooking

B． cook food in the morning

C． like home cooked meal

What will be the American diet not like in the future?

A、It will consist of more meat and less vegetA

B、Bles.

C、More frozen food and canned food will be consumed.

D、Food rich in vitamins and protein will be welcomed. ECandy bars will be popular again.

A、which

B、who

C、what

D、where

Many people blame the fast food industry for its unhealthy food offered.()

A report published today by British doctors showed some worrying trends, but also some positive signs that in the long- term the country’s health might improve. The report was based on two years of interviews with family doctors about their patients.

The doctors expressed concern that patients were eating too much and were generally overweight. The doctors said this was particularly worrying as they were seeing more and more young people with weight problems. But it was not just their patients eating too much concerned doctors, but the quality of the food as well.

The doctors said that many of their patients led busy lives and did not have time to cook traditional meals. Because of this many of them were turning to unhealthy fast foods. Sales

of this type of food have been increasing steadily over the last decade, although there were signs that the rate of growth is declining. The doctors felt that there was a clear link between over- consuming of fast food and health problems among their patients.

But the report was not all bad news. The doctors interviewed also reported an increased awareness of the importance of healthy eating among their patients. Many reported an increase

in the number of patients they see who had switched to a healthy organic diet.

41.The report was_____________________.

A). mainly bad news B). all bad news C). all good news D). mainly good news 42. The doctors expressed concern about the problem of ___________________. A). patient’s eating too much B). patient’s quality of the food

C). both the patient’s eating too much and low quality of the food. D). old patients’ overweight

43.The doctors said that many of their patients didn’t cook traditional meals because__________________.

A). patients led busy lives and they have no time to cook the traditional meals. B). patients liked to have some fast food.

C). patients believed that traditional cook were not delicious D). patients often went out for dinner

44. At the moment sales of fast food______________. A). are growing rapidly B). are growing slowing C). are declining

D). are at the same speed as before

45. Doctors report that more of their patients _________________. A). are aware of the importance of healthy eating B). don’t care about healthy eating

C). are stopping eating fast foods D). turn to fast food more often

22． Which is similar to the sentence "It's true that most Americans take fast food as their breakfast and lunch"?

A. Most Americans don’t eat fast food for their breakfast or lunch．

B． Most Americans have fast food for their breakfast and lunch．

C． Most Americans like to eat fast food for dinner．

Your Bean Steak (素肉排), Sir!

What sort of food are we likely to be eating in the year 2000?

Most people, when you ask them a question like that, either say: " There won't be any left, " or "Whatever it is, there won't be much taste in it." Of course, there are good reasons for being worried about the world's food supplies in the future.Nevertheless, not all the experts share these worries.

For one thing, although the world's population is rising fast, food production is keeping pace with it, even in developing countries.It is therefore argued that the main reason why people are hungry is not that there is a world food shortage but that methods of cultivation are not sufficiently advanced in some areas and the food is not fairly distributed ( 分配 ).

This does not mean, however, that our diet ( 饮食 ) will go on being the same.In many industrialized countries, people feed animals with grain to produce high-quality beef, even though the grain would feed the human population, and use fishmeal to fatten pigs to improve the quality of bacon.While not many of us would like fishmeal for lunch, its nutritional value is high and the unattractive fish it is made from can be presented to the public in colorful packets of fish fingers.

By the year 2000, many of these problems will have been solved.Scientists are already capable of making steaks from soy beans.It is quite obvious that there will still be enough to eat, if we are not too particular about where the food comes from and what it is made of.

1.Most people believe that food supplies in the future().

A、will become a very serious problem

B、will be the same as they are today

C、will be enough in quantity but not good in quality

D、will be much better than they are today

2.The reason why people are hungry in today's world is().

A、poor farming methods and bad distribution

B、slow growth of food production

C、food shortages all across the world

D、fast rising population

3.The word "bacon" in Line 5, Para.3 most probably is().

A、a kind of "meat" made from grain

B、meat made from fish

C、food for fish

D、meat made from pigs

4.The word "particular" in Line 4, Para.4 means().

A、special

B、choosy

C、detailed

D、very exact

5.The title of this passage suggests that().

A、food in the future will be tasteless

B、there will be worldwide food shortages

C、diet in the future will be very different

D、science is making rapid progress

A.We shouldn’t eat too much fast food because it’s rich in fat.

B.A healthy diet should contain all the essential nutrients.

C.A lot of food safety issues have been exposed in the food industry.

Many American families pride themselves () their cooking, and have deep freezers, () they store foodthey grow in their gardens or buy in the supermarket. Supermarkets are large self service stores () every kind of food--fresh, canned or frozen. So, () the fast-food restaurant, their produce is less expensive andeasier () . There have been supermarkets in the USA since the 1930s, and they have now spread through a large part of the world.

The majority of employees in the fast food industry will rise up the corporate ladder.()