Everyone knows that the favorite food in the United States is the hamburger. It seems impossible, but people eat 34 billion hamburgers a year. This is enough to make a line of hamburgers around the world four times.
The favorite place to buy hamburgers is a fast-food restaurant. In these restaurants, people order their food, wait just a few minutes, and carry it to their tables themselves. They can eat it in the restaurant or take the food out and eat it at home, at work, or in a park. At some restaurants people can drive up beside a window. They order the food, and a worker hands it to them through the window. Then they eat in their cars.
Hamburgers are not the only kind of food that fast-food restaurants serve. Some serve fish, chicken, beef sandwiches, or Mexican food. They also serve fries, shakes (a drink made from milk and ice cream) , soft drinks and coffee.
Fast-food restaurants are very popular because the service is fast and the food is inexpensive. For many people, this is more important than quality of the food. These restaurants are also popular because the food is always the same. People have known that if they eat at a company' s restaurant in the north or south of the city, the food will be the same.
In a fast-food restaurant, people______.
A.stand up to eat
B.are served at table
C.eat in a hurry
D.serve themselves
The fast-food is convenient owing to the following factors except______.
A.it doesn't take you much time to have a meal
B.you can get a lot of salt and fat in your fast-food
C.you can take your order without leaving your car
D.you can take the food to anywhere you like
Fast-food restaurants are popular because______.
A.people are free to order their food
B.the quality of the food is good
C.it is cheaper and faster to have meals there
D.people can find fast-food restaurants everywhere
Which of the following sentences is not correct?
A.The service is fast and the food is cheap in fast-food restaurant.
B.Everyone likes eating fast food.
C.People can find the same food in all the restaurants.
D.People can take fast food out.
What" s the main idea of the passage?
A.Americans eat enough hamburgers to make a line around the world four times.
B.Fast-food restaurants are popular in the United States.
C.Some people can eat fast food in parks.
D.Mothers who work outside home often have meals in fast-food restaurants.
A、response
B、revolution
C、recession
D、resistance
阅读理解。 |
One of the best-loved American writers was William Sydney Porter, or O.Henry. From 1893 he lived with his family in a house in Austin, Texas, which is now a museum. Visitors to Austin can see the house. It was saved from destruction (破坏) and turned into a museum in1934. The museum is a good way to learn about the interesting life of the American writer. William Porter rented this house in Austin and lived there with his wife Athol and daughter Margaret for about two years. Many objects in the museum belonged to the Porters. Others did not. An important piece in the room is the original photograph over here. It was taken there in the house about 1895. The piano there goes back to the 1860s. His wife took lessons on it when she first moved to Austin. Porter did not start his career as a successful writer. He worked at a farm, land office and bank. He also loved words and writing. The museum has a special proof (证明) of Porter's love of language- his dictionary. It is said that he had read every word in that dictionary. Later William Porter was forced to leave Austin because he was charged (指控) with financial wrongdoing at the bank and lost his job. Because he was afraid of a trail (审判), he left the country secretly. But he returned because his wife was dying. After her death, he faced the trial and became a criminal. He served three and a half years in a prison in Ohio. William Porter would keep his time in prison a secret. But there was one good thing about it. It provided him with time to write. By the time he was freed, he had published 14 stories and became well known as O.Henry. Porter later moved to New York City and found great success there. He published over 180 stories in the last eight years of his life. |
1. O.Henry's house in Austin has been well kept up till now so that ____. |
A. Americans can explore their history B more visitors will be attracted to Austin C. visitors can learn about O.Henry's life D. it can show the way of life in the 1860s |
2. What do we know about the piano in the house? |
A. It was hated by Porter's daughter. B. It has a long history of about 150 years. C. Porter's wife gave music lessons on it. D. Porter usually created music on it. |
3. How does the museum prove (证明) Porter was fond of language? |
A. With a dictionary he used. B. With the records they keep. C. Using the books they wrote. D. Using the photograph they keep. |
4. Why did Porter escape from Austin? |
A. He didn't want to lose his job. B. He didn't want to make trouble. C. He meant to save his wife's life. D. He was charged with a crime. |
5. From the last two paragraphs we know that _____. |
A. Porter became famous suddenly B. Porter spent his time in prison writing C. Porter suffered (遭罪) a lot from his time in prison D. life in prison provided what he could write for Porter |
A、to decide if the author's support relevant;
B、to decide if the author's support sufficient;
C、to recognize the point the author is making;
D、to read for the main idea only.
A、migrant bird
B、migrating bird
C、migratory bird
D、migration bird
A、edge
B、ringe
C、rim
D、point
A、entrepreneurial spirit
B、innovative ideas
C、business contacts
D、consumer demands
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