試題部分：
1. Parents in the United States tend to ask their children
A) to save food.
B) to wash the dishes.
C) not to waste food.
D) not to eat too much.
2. Why do American restaurants serve large portions?
A) Because Americans associate quantity with value.
B) Because Americans have big bellies.
C) Because Americans are good eaters.
D) Because Americans are greedy.
3. What happened in the 1970s?
A) The US government recommended the amount of food a restaurant gave to a customer.
B) Health experts persuaded restaurants to serve smaller portions.
C) The United States produced more grain than needed.
D) The American waistline started to expand.
4. What does the survey indicate?
A) Many poor Americans want large portions.
B) Twenty percent Americans want smaller portions.
C) Fifty seven percent Americans earn $150，000 per year.
D) Twenty three percent Americans earn less than $25，000 per year.
5. Which of the following is Not true of working class Americans?
A) They work long hours.
B) They live from paycheck to paycheck.
C) They don’t want to be healthy eaters.
D) They want to save money for their children.
答案與題解：
1 C 問(wèn)題問(wèn)的是：美國(guó)父母總是叫他們的孩子干什么?文章開(kāi)頭說(shuō)到，每個(gè)美國(guó)孩子都能從父母或爺爺奶奶那里聽(tīng)到這樣的話，“吃光你盤(pán)子里的東西”，“做清盤(pán)俱樂(lè)部的成員”。這些話表達(dá)的意思就是不要浪費(fèi)糧食。因此C是正確的答案。
2 A 問(wèn)題問(wèn)的是：美國(guó)飯館為什么飯菜給得多?第二段相關(guān)的話是這么說(shuō)的：美國(guó)人在傳統(tǒng)上把東西值不值是跟數(shù)量聯(lián)系在一起，因此大多數(shù)的飯館給的量大。這些飯館樂(lè)于讓顧客們抱怨飯菜給得太多而不樂(lè)于讓他們抱怨飯菜給得太少。所以A是正確的答案。
3 D 問(wèn)題問(wèn)的是：二十世紀(jì)七十年代發(fā)生了什么?文章第三段是這樣說(shuō)的：一位賓州大學(xué)營(yíng)養(yǎng)教授，Barbara Rolls，告訴《今日美國(guó)》二十世紀(jì)七十年代飯館給的飯菜的量開(kāi)始增加，與此同時(shí)，美國(guó)人的腰圍開(kāi)始也開(kāi)始增大。所以D是對(duì)的。
4 A 問(wèn)題問(wèn)的是：調(diào)查報(bào)告說(shuō)明了什么?選項(xiàng)B、C和D所說(shuō)的數(shù)字不對(duì)。因此惟有A是正確的。A說(shuō)的是：許多美國(guó)窮人希望量大。這個(gè)信息可以在第四段中找到。相關(guān)的句子是這么說(shuō)的：許多吃不起精美正餐的美國(guó)人仍然要量大。
5 C 問(wèn)題問(wèn)的是：下面的哪一種說(shuō)法不符合美國(guó)工人的實(shí)際情況?C說(shuō)的是：他們不想做吃得健康的人。這個(gè)說(shuō)法是不對(duì)的。最后一段的第一句話是這么說(shuō)的：美國(guó)工人不是不想做吃得健康的人。因此C正確。
1. Parents in the United States tend to ask their children
A) to save food.
B) to wash the dishes.
C) not to waste food.
D) not to eat too much.
2. Why do American restaurants serve large portions?
A) Because Americans associate quantity with value.
B) Because Americans have big bellies.
C) Because Americans are good eaters.
D) Because Americans are greedy.
3. What happened in the 1970s?
A) The US government recommended the amount of food a restaurant gave to a customer.
B) Health experts persuaded restaurants to serve smaller portions.
C) The United States produced more grain than needed.
D) The American waistline started to expand.
4. What does the survey indicate?
A) Many poor Americans want large portions.
B) Twenty percent Americans want smaller portions.
C) Fifty seven percent Americans earn $150，000 per year.
D) Twenty three percent Americans earn less than $25，000 per year.
5. Which of the following is Not true of working class Americans?
A) They work long hours.
B) They live from paycheck to paycheck.
C) They don’t want to be healthy eaters.
D) They want to save money for their children.
答案與題解：
1 C 問(wèn)題問(wèn)的是：美國(guó)父母總是叫他們的孩子干什么?文章開(kāi)頭說(shuō)到，每個(gè)美國(guó)孩子都能從父母或爺爺奶奶那里聽(tīng)到這樣的話，“吃光你盤(pán)子里的東西”，“做清盤(pán)俱樂(lè)部的成員”。這些話表達(dá)的意思就是不要浪費(fèi)糧食。因此C是正確的答案。
2 A 問(wèn)題問(wèn)的是：美國(guó)飯館為什么飯菜給得多?第二段相關(guān)的話是這么說(shuō)的：美國(guó)人在傳統(tǒng)上把東西值不值是跟數(shù)量聯(lián)系在一起，因此大多數(shù)的飯館給的量大。這些飯館樂(lè)于讓顧客們抱怨飯菜給得太多而不樂(lè)于讓他們抱怨飯菜給得太少。所以A是正確的答案。
3 D 問(wèn)題問(wèn)的是：二十世紀(jì)七十年代發(fā)生了什么?文章第三段是這樣說(shuō)的：一位賓州大學(xué)營(yíng)養(yǎng)教授，Barbara Rolls，告訴《今日美國(guó)》二十世紀(jì)七十年代飯館給的飯菜的量開(kāi)始增加，與此同時(shí)，美國(guó)人的腰圍開(kāi)始也開(kāi)始增大。所以D是對(duì)的。
4 A 問(wèn)題問(wèn)的是：調(diào)查報(bào)告說(shuō)明了什么?選項(xiàng)B、C和D所說(shuō)的數(shù)字不對(duì)。因此惟有A是正確的。A說(shuō)的是：許多美國(guó)窮人希望量大。這個(gè)信息可以在第四段中找到。相關(guān)的句子是這么說(shuō)的：許多吃不起精美正餐的美國(guó)人仍然要量大。
5 C 問(wèn)題問(wèn)的是：下面的哪一種說(shuō)法不符合美國(guó)工人的實(shí)際情況?C說(shuō)的是：他們不想做吃得健康的人。這個(gè)說(shuō)法是不對(duì)的。最后一段的第一句話是這么說(shuō)的：美國(guó)工人不是不想做吃得健康的人。因此C正確。