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20．Preparing family meals used to be a full-time job in America．（36）BGovernment records from a century ago show that women spent about 44hours a week preparing meals and cleaning up afterward．（37）F There are specialty stores where people can buy restaurant-quality equipment．And there are more foods available from around the world than ever before．
（38）GWomen are now about half the country's workforce．Who has time to make a big meal when you can buy something ready to heat in the microwave？
For thirty years the NPD Group，a market research company，has studied the eating behaviors of Americans．In 1980，more than 70% of the main dishes served at the evening meal--what Americans call dinner--were prepared at home．Today fewer than 60% are homemade．
Susan Fisher is a nutrition professor at Meredith College in Raleigh，North Carolina．She says some people may cook a big meal just once a month or for special events．She says much of the recent interest in cooking has more to do with the idea of a homemade meal than with the ability to do it night after night．"（39）E It smells wonderful，but you can buy it for two to three dollars a loaf．"
Susan Fisher says most people do not have the time or money to buy all their food from local farmers and prepare it at home．But that does not mean they lack interest in gaining valuable skills．（40）C
A．Today women still do most of the cooking．
B．People had to cut firewood，pump water from the ground and so on．
C．For example，she currently has a waiting list for students wanting to take her food canning class．
D．Eating more meals at home could reduce the amount of salt and fat in the American diet．
E．It's a neat idea to have home-cooked bread．
F．Today，kitchens are bigger and better-equipped than ever．
G．Yet many families have less time to cook and enjoy meals together．
分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了美国因妇女劳动的增加导致家庭用餐率的下降的事实．
解答 36．B．推理判断题．根据 前文Preparing family meals used to be a full-time job in America可知人们不得不砍柴，从地上抽水等等；故选B．
37．F．推理判断题．根据后文There are specialty stores where people can buy restaurant-quality equipment可知今天，厨房比以往任何时候都更大，装备更好；故选F．
38．G．推理判断题．根据后文Women are now about half the country's workforce可知然而许多家庭有更少的时间做饭和享受一起吃饭；故选G．
39．E．推理判断题．根据后文It smells wonderful，but you can buy it for two to three dollars a loaf可知这是一个好主意，有自家做的面包；故选E．
40．C．推理判断题．根据前文But that does not mean they lack interest in gaining valuable skills可知例如，她目前有一个等待名单的学生想采取她的食品罐头类；故选C．
点评 七选五阅读是完成性阅读，和完形填空很类似，不同的是一个选词，一个选句子．解题时，要注意上下文语境，充分考虑信息词（选项中和空格前后句子中相同或相近的词），选出最符合语境的句子．
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