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　　 One of the favorite foods in the United States is the hamburger(汉堡包), a kind of flat found bread with fine-cut beef(牛肉)in between. The favorite place to buy a hamburger is a fast food restaurant At fast food restaurants, people order their food, wait a few minutes to get it over the counter, and carry it to their tables themselves. People also take their food out of the restaurant and eat it in their cars or in their homes. At some fast food restaurants , people can order their food, pay for it and pick it up without leaving their cars.

　　 There are many kinds of fast food restaurants in the United States, Most of the restaurants sell hamburgers or other popular foods among Americans, In addition(另外), there are many fast food restaurants that serve Chinese food, Italian food, chicken, seafood and ice-cream. The idea of a fast food restaurant is so popular that nearly every kind of food can be found in one.

　　 Fast food restaurants are popular because they show the American way of life, First , they are not formal restaurants. People wear any type of dress when they go to a fast food place. Second, they are fast. People who are busy do not want to spend time preparing their food or waiting while someone else prepares it. In fast food restaurants the food is usually ready before the customer even orders it. Finally , most food in a fast food restaurant is not expensive. Therefore, people can often eat at a fast food restaurant without spending too much money, while they may not be able to go to more expensive restaurants very often.

5. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

　 A. The Disadvantages of Living in the Country.

　 B. The Expenses of Living in the Country.

　 C. Country Life.

　 D. Healthy Country People.

4. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

　 A. People living in the country enjoy no advantages.

　 B. People living in the city are in close contact with nature.

　 C. People living in the country suffer from more diseases than those living in the city.

　 D. The prices of farm products are lower in the country than in the city.

3. What is NOT true of country life?

　 A. The traffic accident rate is very high in the country.

　 B. Living in the country saves one a lot of money.

　 C. Country people enjoy better health than the city people.

　 D. Country people are honest.

2. What is probably more expensive in the country than in the city?

　 A. Vegetables.　　　　　 B. Beer.　　　　　 C. Milk.　　　　　 D. Fruit.

1. What can’t country people often enjoy?

　 A. Musical concerts.　　 B. Fresh air.　　 C. Song of birds.　　 D. Close contact with nature.

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　　 People living in the country enjoy several advantages that people living in the city cannot enjoy.

　　 They are in close contact (接触) with nature. They make friends with trees and stones. owns can dogs. They breathe fresh air. They fight with strong winds. They listen to the song of birds.

　　 This contact with nature is good for health. There are many diseases that are common in the city, but are not to be found in the country, For example, near---sightedness is almost unknown to country people.

　　 Because of the absence of cars, one can walk more freely in the country than in the city, There are no rules of the road nor traffic signs to obey.

　　 People living in the country can easily get fresh vegetables, fresh fruit and fresh milk, Are they get them at lower prices than in the city.

　　 Country life is economical (节俭的) in other ways, too. There are practically no temptations to waste money.

　　 Country people are mostly honest. They say what they mean, and make and keep promises with sincerity (诚意). They do not put on air (摆架子). They do not pretend to have those ridiculous (荒谬的) manners which are necessary in what we call polite society.

5. The underlined words Underprivileged Children mean children _______.

　 A. of low income families　　　　　　　　　　 B. who like to travel in taxi

　 C. who wish to go to sea but have no money　　　 D. from London

4. London taxi driver _______.

　 A. take money because they have to pay for the children’s ride

　 B. go to the sea for a day in the summer

　 C. pay the fares for the poor children to the sea for a day once every year

　 D. give the poor children a free ride for a day at the sea once every year

3. The author of the passage says that _______.

　 A. the taxi driver works longer than is necessary

　 B. the more runs the taxi driver makes, the more he gets

　 C. the taxi driver doesn’t like to work for others

　 D. the taxi drivers in the city not only take money but also give money