第1题
Sure, we should be grateful for every bite of food. Unfortunately, many people in the US take a few too many bites. Instead of saying "clean the plate", perhaps we should save some food for tomorrow.
According to news reports, US restaurants are partly to blame for the growing bellies(肚子). A waiter puts a plate of food in front of each customer, with two to four times the amount recommended by the government, according to a USA Today story.
Americans traditionally associate quantity with value and most restaurants try to give them that. They serve large portions to stand apart from competitors and to give the customers value. They prefer to have customers complain about too much food rather than too little.
Barbara Rolls, a nutrition professor at Pennsylvania State University, told USA Today that restaurant portion sizes began to grow in the 1970s, the same time that the American waistline began to expand.
Health experts have tried to get many restaurants to serve smaller portions. Now, apparently, some customers are calling for this too. A restaurant industry trade magazine reported last month that 57 percent of more than 4,000 people surveyed believed restaurants serve portions that are too large; 23 percent had no opinion; 20 percent disagreed.
But a closer look at the survey indicates that many Americans who can't afford fine dining still prefer large portions. Seventy percent of those earning at least $150,000 per year prefer smaller portions. But only 45 percent of those earning less than $25,000 want smaller.
It's not that working class Americans don't want to eat healthy. It's just that after long hours at low-paying jobs, getting less on their plate hardly seems like a good deal. They live from paycheck to paycheck, happy to save a little money for next year's Christmas presents.
By saying "Be a member of the clean-plate-club!"(Para. 1) a parent or grandparent is asking the children to______.
A.wash dishes after meals
B.eat all the food on their plate
C.save food for the starving Africans
D.reserve food for the future
第4题
What is said about Barbara Waiters?
A.She was the interviewer on the Today show.
B.She was a famous women leader in the U.S.
C.She was a clerk working for Random House.
D.She was the most faithful fan of the author.
第7题
A.sorts of
B.a sort of
C.some sorts of
D.sort of
第8题
Barbara calls Mr. Smith to make an appointment.
Barbara: Hello, Mr. Smith. This is Barbara, the sales()of Audi. We met at the car exhibition last Friday.
Mr. Smith: Oh, yes. I was just going to call you. I really like that car you recommended and I am thinking of buying it.
Barbara: Good choice. Why don't you come to our store and we can work out the()of purchase? What time will be convenient for you?
Mr. Smith: I'll be out of town tomorrow, but almost any time after that would be fine with me.
Barbara: Well, could we make a tentative()for, say, this Saturday?
Mr. Smith: That's fine for me. Can you tell me your store's()and opening hours?
Barbara: It's near the Workers' Stadium. And we are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Mr. Smith: Then, I'll come to your store around 10 o'clock.
Barbara: OK. I will wait for you in the store. And don't forget to bring your driver's().
Mr. Smith: OK, see you then.
第10题
Would you mind helping me for a minute, Barbara?
().What do you want me to do?
A. Yes, I do
B. I'd be glad to
C. Sorry,I have no time