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The favorite food in the United States is the hamburger. The favorite place to buy a hamburger is a fast food restaurant. At fast food restaurant, people order their food，wait a few minutes ，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 restaurant, people can order their food, pay for it and pick it up without leaving their cars.There are many kinds of fast food restaurant in the United States. The greatest in number sell hamburgers,French fries and so on. They are popular among Americans. Besides, there are many fast food restaurants that serve Chinese food, Mexican 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 restaurant are popular because they reflect (反映) American life style. Customer (顾客) can 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 own food or waiting while someone prepares it. In fast food restaurants,food is not expensive. Therefore (因此)，people often buy and eat at a fast restaurant，while they may not be able to go to a more expensive restaurant very often.
1.In the United States the favorite food is Chinese food.
2.Americans like fast food restaurant because they are too busy to want to spend time preparing or waiting.
3.None of fast food restaurants sells hamburgers or French fries.
4.The food in fast food restaurant is seldom(很少) ready before the customers order it.
5.The best title for the passage is The Fast Food Restaurant in the U.S.A.
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阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，选择最佳答案。
At midnight Mr. King coughed again. He got up and took some medicine. Before he lay down again, he smoked. And he couldn’t go to sleep any longer. He found the medicine book and began to read it. He was afraid he had lung(肺) cancer (癌). He seemed to see death was waiting for him. Tears(眼泪) ran down his face. He didn’t see his wife was standing by him.
“What’s wrong with you, dear?” asked the woman.
“Nothing,” the old man answered and covered his face with his hands.
The old woman opened the book and understood at once. She said, “You must stop smoking right now.”
“I began to smoke when I was nine, you know. How can’t I do that?”
“But I think health is more important.”
Mr. King coughed again and his wife said, “Go to see a doctor tomorrow. He will be able to help you, I think.”
The doctor told Mr. King to have an Xray examination(检查) of his lungs. And then he looked at the Xray carefully for a long time.
“Tell me the truth, doctor.”said Mr.King, “Do you see any shadows(阴影)in my lungs?”
“No, I don’t see anything.”
“Yes?” the old man said happily. “Really?”
“Yes. Your lungs are turning black. How can I see any shadows?”
1.Mr. King got up to .
A. smoke again
B. talk with his wife
C. read the medicine book
D. take some medicine
2.Mr. King coughed because .
A. he couldn’t go to sleep
B. he was afraid to die
C. he smoked too much
D. he was too old
3. , so tears ran down his face.
A. Mr. King thought he had lung cancer
B. Mr. King couldn’t understand the book
C. Mr. King was too sad to go to sleep
D. The doctors refused to help Mr. King
4.The doctor told Mr. King to have an Xray examination because .
A. he was sure the man would die soon
B. he wanted the man to stop smoking right now
C. he wanted to know if there was something wrong with his lungs
D. he was sure the man would soon be all right
5.Which of the following is true?
A. There was nothing serious with Mr. King.
B. Smoking too much caused Mr. King’s lungs to turn black.
C. The doctor found some shadows in Mr. King’s lungs.
D. Mr. King decided to stop smoking at once.
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阅读图表，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选择出最佳选项。
1.Where can you see this sign?
A. In a sandwich shop. B. In a college. C. In a hospital.
2.What did the German boys come to Changsha for?
A. To celebrate Children’s Day.
B. To meet pen pals in Changsha.
C. To learn Chinese in Changsha.
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Ted Robinson has been worried all the week. Last Tuesday he received a letter from the local police. In the letter he was asked to call at the station. Ted wanted to know why he was wanted by the police, but he went to the station yesterday and he is not worried any more.
At the station, he was told by a smiling policeman that his bicycle had been found. Five days ago, the policeman told him, the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away. It is now being sent to his home by train.
Ted was the most surprised when he heard the news. He was amused(感到有趣) , too，because he never expected (指望) the bicycle to be found. It was stolen(被偷) twenty years ago when Ted was a boy of fifteen.
1.What happened last Tuesday?
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2.What was he told at the station?
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3.What are the police doing with (处理)the bicycle?
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4.Why was he surprised and amused?
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5.How old was Ted when his bicycle was stolen?
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