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阅读理解 　　Beginning in October, more than 13 000 McDonald’s restaurants in America will use a new variety of cooking oil．McDonald’s aims to make its French fries and other fried foods healthier． 　　The change will not affect the taste or the number of calories in the food．But by changing the cooking oil, McDonald’s says, it hopes to cut by nearly half the amount of trans fatty acids(转换脂肪酸)in French fries and reduce the amount of saturated fats which raise cholesterol(胆固醇)levels and increase the risk of heart disease．McDonald’s new step is important because McDonald’s is an industry leader and other fast-food chains and food processors may follow the lead． 　　For McDonald’s, the action comes at a time when Americans are becoming more and more concerned about obesity(肥胖)and are increasing pressure on food companies to offer healthy and nutritious foods to consumers． 　　After three years of study, McDonald’s officials say they are switching oil that is lower in saturated fats and trans fatty acids．McDonald’s says the change will not cause higher costs for consumers． 　　Though there is some changes, scientists say that the amount of trans fat in foods at McDonald’s and at other fast-food companies is still important． (1) More than 13 000 McDonald’s restaurants in America will use a new kind of cooking oil to ________． [　　] A． lower the costs of the products B． make its food taste better than ever before C． cure(治愈)the heart disease D． do good to the health of consumers (2) The underlined word “switching” here has the same meaning as “________”． [　　] A． turning on B． turning off C． changing D． studying (3) The main idea of the passage is ________． [　　] A． McDonald’s is a pioneer in food products B． McDonald’s is enlarging its restaurants in the world C． fried foods can’t keep up with the development of modern society D． McDonald’s is to use new cooking oil (4) When a new kind of cooking oil is used in McDonald’s, ________． [　　] A． the price of McDonald’s foods will be a lot higher B． consumers will find the taste of McDonald’s foods different C． many other food companies will do what McDonald’s does D． obesity will disappear in American society sooner or later

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．C;3．D;4．C;
解析：

(1)	第一段的第二句讲出了目的是“使薯条和其他食物更健康”。
(2)	从下面的trans fat acid和change两个词可以推断出switching是“改变”的意思。
(3)	文章的第一段点出了主题“McDonald’s restaurants in America will use a new variety of cooking oil”。
(4)	第四段的最后两句话否定了A项，第五段否定了D项，第二段的第一句话否定了B项，第三段里可以找到答案为C项。