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C Healthy Diets Instead of buying only fresh foods, Americans nowadays buy many more convenience foods. There are foods which are already partly or completely prepared. Many of them are frozen, such as frozen dinner, heat-and-serve French fries, and frozen pizzas. There are also many canned (put in a can) convenience foods, such as ready-made spaghetti (意大利细条实心面), soups, stews (炖熟菜肴), and vegetables. Convenience foods save time and trouble. They are popular with people who are busy or who don’t like to cook or wash dishes. But they often cost more than fresh, unprepared foods and may contain artificial additives (a chemical added to the food). Also, many people feel they don’t taste as good as home cooked foods. Health food and Co-ops In the 1960s, a “back-to-the-earth” movement was started by young people in the United States. The movement was a reaction against the harmful effects of technology. From the movement came a new understanding of food and health. Many people now prefer natural and organic (chemical-free) foods to the prepared foods sold in health food stores and in food co-ops, which are small stores and where customers help manage the store. In co-ops, food is usually not packaged. Customers bring their own bags and jars and scoop (汲取) their food out of boxes or baskets. The Diet Craze (节食热) These days Americans are more and more concerned with their weight. Perhaps as many as 70 million Americans are on weight dollar business. American supermarkets sell a variety of diet foods such as diet soft drinks, diet candy, and diet salad dressings. Dieters also spend money on diet pills, exercise machines, and jogging suits (健美服). Each year dozens of new diets are popularized. They have such names as the Miracle Diet (a supernatural even), the Nine Day Wonder Diet, and the Easy 24 Hour Diet. There is even one called the Ice Cream Diet, which advises the dieter to eat only ice cream for lunch and dinner. For dieters who cannot lose weight on their own, there are many well-organized diet groups, which offer help and encouragement. 9. The disadvantages of convenience foods are _______________________________________. 10. Convenience foods are popular with people who ___________________________________. 11. How do customers buy food from co-ops? _________________________________________. 12. Can all the diet foods make people lose weight? ____________________________________. 答案与提示一、略。 二、1. 选A。通过阅读全文，我们可知，文章只是说到But basketball and volleyball are quite new. Neither one is a hundred years old yet. People are inventing new sports or games all the time. 并没有提及Basketball was invented in America。 2. 选D。 这是一道细节题，从文章第一小节的All over the world people enjoys sports. Sports help to keep people healthy, happy and help them to live longer. 第四小节的Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere go in for them.还有最后一小节的Sports help to train a person’ s character(性格).得出正确答案。 3. 选D。这是一道细节题，通过仔细阅读全文，就能发现A,B,C表述错误。 4. 选B。这是一道细节题，从最后一小节的People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game they often become good friends.可以得到答案。 5. 略。 6. In my opinion, both of them are very important. We should control the diet and meanwhile we have to do some exercise. If you walk along both lines, you will lose weight someday. 7. 略。 8. I think going to a gym is a good way to keep healthy and strong. If you want to keep healthier, you should try to go there more often. 9. They often cost more than fresh, unprepared foods and may contain artificial additives (a chemical added to the food). Also, many people feel they don’t taste as good as home cooked foods. 10. They are popular with people who are busy or who don’t like to cook or wash dishes. 11. In co-ops, food is usually not packaged. Customers bring their own bags and jars and scoop (汲取) their food out of boxes or baskets. 12. No. (责任编辑：admin) |