One of the favorite foods in the United States is the hamburger(汉堡包), a kind of flat found bread with fine-cut beef(牛肉)in between. The favorite place to buy a hamburger is a fast food restaurant At fast food restaurants, people order their food, wait a few minutes to get it over the counter, 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 restaurants , people can order their food, pay for it and pick it up without leaving their cars.

There are many kinds of fast food restaurants in the United States, Most of the restaurants sell hamburgers or other popular foods among Americans, In addition(另外), there are many fast food restaurants that serve Chinese 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 restaurants are popular because they show the American way of life, First , they are not formal restaurants. People 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 food or waiting while someone else prepares it. In fast food restaurants the food is usually ready before the customer even orders it. Finally , most food in a fast food restaurant is not expensive. Therefore, people can often eat at a fast food restaurant without spending too much money, while they may not be able to go to more expensive restaurants very often.

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

A. Chinese food is also served in some fast food restaurants.

B. People can have almost every kind of food in fast food restaurants.

C. Fast food is usually expensive.

D. Fast food can be taken out of the restaurants.

2. Fast food restaurants are popular because they _______.

A. are many B. are fast

C. are expensive restaurants D. serve expensive food

3. According to the writer, American people ______.

A. are always busy

B. prefer ordinary type of dress

C. do not want to spend too much time preparing their food

D. go to more expensive restaurant very often

4. According to the passage., the favorite restaurants in the U.S. are _____.

A. the Chinese restaurants B. the fast food restaurants

C. more expensive restaurants D. less expensive restaurants

5. The best title for this passage would be ______.

A. Fast Food Restaurants in the U.S B. The Favorite Food in the U.S

C. The American Way of Life D. Different kinds of Restaurants


 

答案：1C 2 B 3 C 4 B 5 A