题目内容
It is pretty well understood __________controls the flow of carbon dioxide in and out the atmosphere today.
A.that B.when C.what D.how
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解析:
主要测试主语从句。分析句子结构可知：句子属于形式主语格式；另外主句中缺少主语。双重作用的引导词只能是what。例如：It is still doubtful what he said at the meeting yesterday。昨天他在会上说的话仍然值得怀疑。
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项
McDonald's Corporation （NYSE: MCD） is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving nearly 47 million customers daily．_____1._____Brands （KFC, Taco Bell and others） and sandwich chain Subway．
In addition to its signature restaurant chain, McDonald’s Corporation held a minority interest in Pret A Manger until 2008, and owned the Chipotle Mexican Grill until 2006 and the restaurant chain Boston Market until 2007．_____2.____The corporations' revenues come from the rent, royalties and fees paid by the franchisees, as well as sales in company-operated restaurants．
____3._____In response to obesity trends in western nations and in the face of criticism over the healthiness of its products, the company has modified its menu to include such healthier alternatives as salads, wraps and fruit．
The business began in 1940, with a restaurant opened by brothers Dick and Mac McDonald in San Bernardino, California．Their introduction of the "Speedee Service System" in 1948 established the principles of the modern fast-food restaurant．The original mascot of McDonald's was a man with a chef's hat on top of a hamburger shaped head whose name was "Speedee．" Speedee was eventually replaced with Ronald McDonald in 1963．
The first McDonald's restaurants opened in the United States, Canada, Costa Rica, Japan, the Netherlands, Germany, Australia, France, El Salvador and Sweden in order of openings．The present corporation dates its founding to the opening of a franchised restaurant by Ray Kroc, in Des Plaines, Illinois on April 15, 1955, the ninth McDonald's restaurant overall．____4.___Kroc was also noted for aggressive business practices, compelling the McDonald brothers to leave the fast food industry．The McDonald brothers and Kroc feuded over control of the business, as documented in both Kroc's autobiography and in the McDonald brothers' autobiography．_____5.____
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A．McDonald's primarily sells hamburgers, cheeseburgers, chicken products, french fries, breakfast items, soft drinks, milkshakes and desserts． |
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B．The site of the McDonald brothers' original restaurant is now a monument． |
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C．At one time it was the largest global restaurant chain, but it has since beensurpassed by multi-brand operator Yum! |
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D．Each McDonald's restaurant is operated by a franchisee, an affiliate, or the corporation itself． |
E．The company has also expanded the McDonald's menu in recent decades to include alternative meal options。
F．Kroc later purchased the McDonald brothers' equity in the company and led its worldwide expansion and the company became listed on the public stock markets in 1965．
Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
they buy in cinemas, according to the Food Standard Agency. Smaller popcorn buckets and drink cups should also be made 1 , the nutrition inspector said. Tim Smith, chief executive of the agency, told The Times that cinemas should help to deal with the country's overweight 2 . "There is a misbelief that popcorn is calorie-free, but that is not the case. It is a 3 to us," he said. "Portion sizes are also a big issue, and there seems to be increasingly big packs on sale." He spoke as a number of food chains such as Pret A Manger, Wimpey and The Real Greek 4 to put calorie counts on all their menus. A trial scheme(试行方案) with 21 food companies took place last summer, and 5 are that consumers altered their buying habits when they realised the number of calories in a product. A consultation(征询意见) on the trial ends next month but Mr Smith is already planning the second drive for American-style calorie counts and is 6 to win support from cinemas and other entertainment places, from football grounds to concert halls. Government 7 suggest that two thirds of adults and a third of children are overweight. If trends are not 8 , this could rise to almost nine in ten adults and two thirds of children by 2050, putting them at 9 risk of heart disease, cancer and other diseases. |