Question

　　In 1959 an ordinary American family paid $989 for a year's supply of food.In 1972 the family paid $1311.Why does food cost so much??

　　Vegetables costs more when they have been washed and cut and sometimes even cooked before being packaged.Chicken costs more when it has been cut into pieces by someone other than the one who buys it.A family should expect to pay more when several”TV dinners“ are taken home from the store.These are fully cooked meals,including meat,vegetables,and so on,all arranged on a metal dish.The dish is put into the fire and heated while the housewife is doing something else (cleaning the house,perhaps,or resting or watching TV).Such a convenience costs money.It transfers（转换） much of the time and work of meal preparation from the kitchen to the food plant.?

　　Economists tell us that many modern housewives have jobs outside their home.They make money that helps to pay the family food bills.The housewife naturally has less time and energy for cooking after a day's work.She wants to buy many kinds of food that can be put on her family's table easily and quickly.?

“If the housewife wants all kinds of these,” the economists say,“that is her right,but she must be prepared to pay for those who make her work easier.”?

1.The price of food increased by ____ in the United States from the year 1959 to 1972.?

A.about fifty percent

B.about twenty percent?

C.nearly one third

D.nearly two thirds

2.According to the passage,“TV dinners” are usually________.?

A.expensive food sold by TV stations

B.meat mixed with vegetables?

C.fully cooked food sold in shops

D.heated vegetables cooked on TV

3.The reason why food costs so much in America now is that_____.?

A.the price of everything has increased as well?

B.a lot of work of food preparation has been done by food plants?

C.American housewives have less time and energy?

D.there isn't enough food for so many people

Answer 1

答案：C;C;B
解析：

1.解析：计算题。1959年美国普通家庭全年的食物消费额为989美元，1972年为1311元，增加了近三分之一。 答案：C 2.解析：所谓“电视套餐”是指商店出售的烹饪好的即食食品，因经常出现在电视广告上而得名。 答案：C 3.解析：第二段讲清了食品价格上涨的原因：食品加工厂投入了大量的人力对食品进行了初加工，因而成本增加了。 答案：B