《2025年英语同步练习与测评高中英语必修第二册外研版》

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Hamburgers were first introduced to the United States in the early 20th century, and the first fast - food restaurant chain opened its doors in 1921. However, it was only after World War II that fast food became popular in the whole country.
After designing their hamburger restaurant to make food in a simpler and more effective way, the McDonald brothers reduced the costs of production. They ended up earning 275,000 by 1951, which was quite a fortune for a small restaurant at that time. Along with other pioneers in the fast - food business, by 1990 fast - food restaurants had taken over the American landscape. Today, at least 50 million Americans are fed by more than 180,000 fast - food restaurants every day.
When analyzing these data, we might find it shocking that the decline of our health has moved in direct proportion (比例) to the rise of fast - food consumption. This, sadly, is not a coincidence (巧合). Since 1990, various kinds of fast food have led to more consumption of calories compared to homemade meals.
The US government has conducted several surveys on this issue, and they have pointed out some alarming facts. Fast food and ultra - processed snacks are now taking the lead in more and more Americans’ daily diets. Rather than healthy food, more people prefer quick, easy treats with high calories like fried chicken and potato chips. Moreover, according to the surveys, fast - food consumption has more than doubled since the 1970s among people aged between 19 and 39. In a relatively short period of time, the fast - food industry has changed not only the way Americans eat, but also their economy and cultural landscape. The rapid development of the fast - food industry also triggers the problem of increased overweight population in the US.
1. What are the first two paragraphs about?
A. The development of the fast - food industry in the world.
B. The booming of the fast - food industry in the US.
C. The influence of fast food on our health.
D. The relationship between fast food and our lifestyle.
(B)
2. What does the underlined word “triggers” in the last paragraph probably mean?
A. To reduce.
B. To cause.
C. To increase.
D. To remove.
(B)
3. What is the author’s attitude toward fast food?
A. Supportive.
B. Unconcerned.
C. Negative.
D. Unclear.
(C)
4. The passage is probably followed by a paragraph about ______.
A. the influence of fast food on the economy
B. the development of fast - food industry
C. the solutions to the problem of overweight population
D. the relationship between fast food and overweight
(D)

答案： 1. B 归纳概括题。由前两段的内容可知，这两段主要讲述了快餐业在美国的兴起和发展，故选 B。2. B 词义猜测题。由上文 Rather than healthy food 可知，快餐往往不是很健康的食物，且从后文 the problem of increased overweight population 可推知，此处表示快餐业的迅速发展引发了一些社会问题，故选 B。3. C 推理判断题。由第三、四段可知，作者提到快餐业的发展与国民健康水平下降成正比，并且肥胖人口也不断增多，可以推出作者对待快餐的态度是消极的，故选 C。4. D 推理判断题。由最后一段最后一句可知，作者在文末提到了快餐业的发展也导致了肥胖人口的增长，据此可推知，下一段应具体阐述快餐与肥胖之间的关系，故选 D。