Question

You’ve heard of fast food, but what about slow food?

Slow food is an international movement. It promotes home cooking, and the use of fresh, unprocessed produce. It was founded as reaction to the popularity of unhealthy fast food. It also encourages people to buy food from local businesses, rather than large supermarkets.

The movement began in 1986. At that time, McDonald’s wanted to open a restaurant in the centre of Rome (Italy). Food writer Carlo Perini, along with others, was against this. So, the Slow Food Organization was born. Today, it has overt 100,000 members in 132 countries. And its symbol is one of the world’s slowest moving creatures, the snail. The organization’s website explains, “The snail was chosen because it moves slowly, and calmly eats its way through life.”

But Slow Food isn’t just about the food we eat. It’s also about how we eat it. Slow foodies say that in our fast-food world with very little time, we’ve forgotten that eating should be a social activity. They believe families should eat together and talk, rather than watch TV with their dinner while sitting in front of it. In fact, research has shown that if children grow up in a family that eats together at the table, they are more likely to do well in school, and less likely to have behavioral problems or develop eating disorders.

And there’s more! Slow Food has sparked an entire Slow Food Movement. This encourages people to slow down the pace of their busy lives. And now, within the movement, there’s Slow Money, Slow Travel, Slow Parenting, Slow Art and Slow Media, among many others. In 1999 the World Institute of Slowness was formed. One of the Institute’s slogans is a quotation by the famous American actress Mae West. She said, “Everything worth doing in life is worth doing slowly.” Do you agree? No need to answer straight away. Have a long hard thought about it. Take your time. And get back to us when you can.

51. If you are a member of the Slow Food Organization, you may _______.

A. react to fast food slowly                                 B. buy food from large supermarkets

C. like the animal of snails                                   D. like to cook at home

52. Why did people start the Slow Food Movement?

A. Because food writers are against fast food restaurant everywhere.

B. Because they have plenty of time to enjoy their dinner.

C. Because they think eating should be an enjoyable family occasion.

D. Because they want to slow down the development of society.

53. What can we infer from the text?

A. Slow Food Movement has little effect on the whole society.

B. Children growing in slow food families usually behave well.

C. Mae West thought that everything should be done slowly.

D. Slow foodies don’t like to watch TV and other entertainment.

54. What is the author’s purpose in writing this article?

A. To call on people to join Slow Food Movement.

B. To tell people what Slow Food Movement is about.

C. To tell people to think about their life and their food.

D. To call on people to object to fast food.

Answer 1

DCBA

51.D 细节理解题，由第二段It promotes home cooking, and the use of fresh, unprocessed produce.可知C选项正确。

52.C 细节理解题，由第四段内容But Slow Food isn’t just about the food we eat. It’s also about how we eat it … that eating should be a social activity. They believe families should eat together and talk, rather than watch TV with their dinner while sitting in front of it.可知。

53.B 推理判断题。由倒数第二段…they are more likely to do well in school, and less likely to have behavioral problems or develop eating disorders.可以推知。

54.A 推理判断题。本文倡导人们积极参加Slow Food Movement运动因而选择B。