Under pressure from health and children’s groups, McDonald’s is making changes to its famous Happy Meals. The fast food chain (连锁店) will add a serving (一份食物的量) of fruit or vegetable to all of the meals, which are aimed at children, and reduce the amount of French fries.

McDonald’s said it first experimented with cutting fries entirely from the Happy Meals, but children and parents disagreed. “People come to McDonald’s and, first of all, they want the choice and the control to be theirs, but their expectation of a Happy Meal does include fries,”said Jan Fields, president of McDonald’s in the US. ”When we did it without fries, there was a huge disappointment.”

The new French fries in Happy Meals will contain 1.1 ounces (31 grams) of potatoes, down from 2.4 ounces. Apple slices will often be included as the healthy dish, but it could also be carrots, pineapple slices or oranges, depending on the time of year and the region(区域) in which they are being served.

Although the subject to variation (变化) depends on what is ordered, the new meals will represent, on average, a 20% decrease (减少) in calories (卡路里) , the chain said. Fields said Happy Meal prices will not go up as a result of the changes. But the chain has raised prices this year as a result of increasing costs.

As the world’s largest restaurant chain by sales, McDonald’s has been under careful examination for the nutritional (营养的) quality of its food. People also criticized its sales of children’s meals with a toy, connecting it to the nation’s obesity (肥胖) problem.

1.Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?

A.New Happy Meals contain fewer calories.

B.New Happy Meal prices are not the same as the old ones.

C.People do not want to eat French fries in Happy Meals.

D.Old Happy Meals contain 2.4 ounces of potatoes in the form of French fries.

2.According to the passage ,_____________won’t be served in the new Happy Meals.

A.apple slices B.oranges

C.bananas D.carrots

3.Why did people criticize the sale of children’s meals with a toy at McDonald’s?

A.The toy is of poor quality.

B.Children prefer its toys to its meals.

C.It makes the children’s meals more expensive.

D.It will cause the obesity problem.

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A.McDonald’s to Raise Price Again

B.McDonald’s in Careful Examination

C.McDonald’s Criticized by Children and Parents

D.McDonald’s to Make Happy Meals Healthier

March 22 is World Water Day. It started in 1993. It not only makes us think about the importance of water, but also calls on(号召)us to___and protect water. Today, we're facing terrible water problems. Among them, the wastewater problem is rather ___, And the subject of World Water Day in 2017 is “wastewater”.

What is wastewater? It is used water. Usually, wastewater comes from homes,___, hospital and so on. It is produced by different kinds of activities, including washing machines, taking showers and using kitchens. The rain also___wastewater when it is running down the street during a storm. No matter where it comes from, this kind of water is sure to have____harmful in it.

___must we treat(处理)wastewater? Wastewater has a big influence in our lives. It causes both illness for us and pollution for the environment. We must care for our environment and our own___.

How can we treat wastewater? Different kinds of wastewater need different ways of treatment. Wastewater___homes can be reused. Then there will be___wastewater. Also, factory wastewater has to be cleaned____it goes back to nature.

1.A. drink B. save C. carry D. watch

2.A. easy B. popular C. small D. serious

3.A. factories B. lakes C. rivers D. seas

4.A. gets back B. hands in C. changes into D. picks up

5.A. nothing B. something C. nobody D. somebody

6.A. What B. Who C. Why D. How

7.A. work B. interest C. health D. business

8.A. on B. for C. with D. from

9.A. less B. more C. better D. worse

10.A. and B. whether C. after D. before

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