Question

In north America people are always in a hurry．Children have special lessons or sports activities after school．Parents often work late and don't get home until 7 or 8 o'clock at night．More than 50％ of women work at full-time jobs，and many people do part-time work．Most North American families don't have time to eat many meals together．

When a family takes the time to eat a meal together，often there isn't enough time to prepare the food That is why “fast food ”is so popular in North America．People spend about 40％ of their dollars on fast food．[来源:学科网Fast food is food such as pizza, sandwiches or fried chicken．People usually buy the food from a restaurant chain(连锁店) such as Pizza Hut，McDonald's，or Kentucky Fried Chicken．Fast food saves time，but it is not very nutritious(有营养的)．

Fast food is popular in many countries．American fast-food companies now have restaurants all over the world．But not everyone is happy about the spread（扩展 of North American fast food．A group of people in Italy want to fight against it．They do not want any more fast-food chains to open restaurants in their country．They also want to fight against the spread of fast food everywhere in the world．

1.Children in North America _______．

A．don't go home until 7 or 8 o'clock at night

B．often have sports activities after school

C．often do part-time work after school

D．have meals with their parents every evening

2.The second paragraph tells us ______．

A．something about American women

B．where to have fast food

C．why people often have fast food

D．how to spend one's money on fast food

3.Which of the following is NOT fast food?

A Pizza B．Sandwiches

C．Fried chicken D．Rice

4.According to the writer，_______．

A．people in many countries like fast food

B．fast food is not at all popular in North America

C．people in North America spend most of their money on fast food

D．fast food is becoming more and more popular in the world

5.The passage is mainly about _______．

A．fast food B．history of fast food

C．fast food in Italy D．fast food restaurants

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了北美的人们非常的忙碌，所以快餐才受欢迎，现在快餐也受到许多人的欢迎。

1.Children have special lessons or sports activities after school．可知孩子们经常在放学后有活动，故选B。

2.】归纳理解题。根据第二段描述可知人们太忙没有时间准备食材，所以快餐才受欢迎，故选C。

3. food is food such as pizza, sandwiches or fried chicken．快餐的列举，故选D

4.作者描述Fast food is popular in many countries．可知许多国家的人喜欢快餐，故选A.

5.短文主要描述了北美的人们非常的忙碌，所以快餐才受欢迎，现在快餐也受到许多人的欢迎，由此可知主要围绕快餐展开，故选A

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。