1、国家公共英语三级（饮食）练习试卷 5及答案与解析 Part A Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 0 The long years of food shortage in this country have suddenly given way to apparent abundance. Stores and shops are choked wi
2、th food. Rationing (定量供应 ) is virtually suspended, and overseas suppliers have been asked to hold back deliveries. Yet, instead of joy, there is widespread uneasiness and confusion. Why do food prices keep on rising, when there seems to be so much more food about? Is the abundance only temporary, or
3、 has it come to stay? Does it mean that we need to think less now about producing more food at home? No one knows what to expect. The recent growth of export surpluses on the world food market has certainly been unexpectedly great, partly because a strange sequence of two successful grain harvests i
4、n North America is now being followed by a third. Most of Britains overseas suppliers of meat, too, are offering more this year and home production has also risen. But the effect of all this on the food situation in this country has been made worse by a simultaneous rise in food prices, due chiefly
5、to the gradual cutting down of government support for food. The shops are overstocked with food not only because there is more food available but also because people, frightened by high prices, are buying less of it. Moreover, the rise in domestic prices has come at a time when world prices have beg
6、un to fall, with the result that imported food, with the exception of grain, is often cheaper than the home-produced variety. And now grain prices, too, are falling. Consumers are beginning to ask why they, should not be enabled to benefit from this trend. The significance of these developments is n
7、ot lost on farmers. The older generation have seen it all happen before. Despite the present price and market guarantees, farmers fear they are about to be squeezed between cheap food imports and a shrinking home market. Present production is running at 51 per cent above pre-war levels, and the gove
8、rnment has called for an expansion to 60 per cent by 1956; but repeated Ministerial advice is carrying little weight and the expansion programme is not working very well. 1 Why is there “wide-spread uneasiness and confusion“ about the food situation in Britain? （ A） The abundant food supply is not e
9、xpected to last. （ B） Britain is importing less food. （ C） Despite the abundance, food prices keep rising. （ D） Britain will cut back on its production of food 2 The main reason for the rise in food prices is that _. （ A） people are buying less food （ B） the government is providing less support for
10、agricultural products （ C） domestic food production has decreased （ D） imported food is driving prices higher 3 Why didnt the governments expansion programme work very well? （ A） Because the farmers were uncertain about the financial support the government guaranteed. （ B） Because the farmers were u
11、ncertain about the benefits of expanding production. （ C） Because the farmers were uncertain whether foreign markets could be found for their produce. （ D） Because the older generation of farmers were strongly against the programme. 4 The decrease in world food prices was a result of _. （ A） a sharp
12、 fall in the purchasing power of the consumers （ B） a sharp fall in the cost of food production （ C） the overproduction of food in the food-importing countries （ D） the overproduction on the part of the main food-exporting countries 5 What did the future look like for Britains food production at the
13、 time this article was written? （ A） The fall in world food prices would benefit British food producers. （ B） An expansion of food production was at hand. （ C） British food producers would receive more government financial support. （ D） It looks depressing despite government guarantees. 5 Americans
14、today have different eating habits than in the past. There is a wide selection of food available. They have a broader knowledge of nutrition, so they buy more fresh fruit and vegetables than ever before. At the same time, Americans purchase increasing quantities of sweets, snacks and sodas. Statisti
15、cs show that the way people live determines the way they eat. American life styles have changed. They now include growing numbers of people who live alone, single parents and children, and double income families. These changing life styles are responsible for the increasing number of people who must
16、 rush meals or sometimes skip them altogether. Many Americans have less time than ever before to spend, and almost all American homes now have microwave ovens. Moreover, Americans eat out nearly four times a week on the average. It is easy to study the amounts and kinds of food that people consume.
17、The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the food industry growers, processors, marketers and restaurateurs compile sales statistics and keep accurate records. This information not only tells us about what people are eating, but in, fluences them on what to eat. Red meat, which used to
18、 be the most popular choice for dinner, is no longer an American favorite. Instead, chickens, turkey, and fish have become more popular. Sales of these foods have greatly increased in recent years. This is probably a result of the awareness of the dangers of eating food which contains high levels of
19、 cholesterol, or animal fat. Doctors believe that cholesterol is a threat to human health. According to a recent survey, Americans also change their eating patterns to meet the needs of different situations. They have certain ideas about which foods will increase their athletic ability, help them lo
20、se weight, make them alert for business meetings, or put them in the vegetables, which supply them with carbon hydrates, to give them strength for physical activity, such as sports. Adults choose foods rich in fiber, such as bread and cereal for breakfast, and salads for lunch to prepare them for bu
21、siness appointments. For romantic dinners, however, Americans choose shrimp and lobster. While many of these ideas are based on nutritional facts, some are not. Americans awareness of nutrition, along with their changing tastes and needs, leads them to consume a wide variety of foods foods for healt
22、h, for fun, and simply for good taste. 6 Americans have different eating habits today chiefly because _. （ A） there are more shops and restaurants in the country （ B） a great number of families have microwave ovens （ C） their life styles are different now （ D） they are busier with their work than be
23、fore 7 People have reduced their eating of red meal for the sake of _. （ A） keeping healthy （ B） losing weight （ C） eating more other foods （ D） saving money 8 Some people believe that eating salads _. （ A） makes them physically strong （ B） keeps them alert for business meeting （ C） helps them lose
24、weight （ D） makes them romantic 9 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? （ A） In America, meals have become rich and time-consuming. （ B） Peoples eating patterns are becoming less scientific. （ C） Peoples eating patterns are becoming more scientific. （ D） People eat tota
25、lly different things for different occasions. 10 The passage mainly discusses _. （ A） food consumption in the U.S. （ B） Americans life styles （ C） food, health and nutrition （ D） Americans eating habits 国家公共英语三级（饮食）练习试卷 5答 案与解析 Part A Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions
26、on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 【知识模块】 饮食 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 参阅第一段第五句说明，虽然供应充足，但食品价格不断上涨。 【知识模块】 饮食 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 参阅第三段第一句： “. due chiefly to the gradual cutting down of government support for food”。 【知识模块】 饮食 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 参阅最后一段第一句和第三句。注意： 1) The
27、significance of these developments is not lost on farmers， (这种势态的发展所产生的影响已被农民们所重视；或农民们已经领会到这种势态的发展对他们的影响。 )be last on sb是成语，意为： “未被 领会，未被 注意 ”。例如： My hints were not lost on him (ALD)我的暗示受到他的注意。 2) be about to do sth即将做某事 【知识模块】 饮食 4 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 参阅本文第二段：北美连续两年粮食丰收，英国来自海外的肉类供应增加，而且国内的产量也不断上升。所有这一切
28、导致世界食品市场的过剩，致使世界食品价格下降。 【知识模块】 饮食 5 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题是归纳推理题。从最后一段第三句可以看出，英国农民的处境不妙；被夹在廉价的进口食品和日益缩小的国内市场之间。此外，政府说话没有影响，发展计划进展不利。这一切说明前景令人沮丧。故选 D。注意：最后一句中有一个成语 carry weight意为 “说话有分量，有影响 ”，例如： Because of his age his words carry weight，由于他的年龄，他说话有影响。 【知识模块】 饮食 【知识模块】 饮食 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 事实细节题。 根据文章第二段
29、， “the way people live determines the way they eat”，生活方式的改变，是导致饮食习惯变化的原因。故应选 C。 【知识模块】 饮食 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 事实细节题。对于为什么人们不再爱吃 red meat(牛，羊肉 )，文章第三段的解释是： “This is probably a result of the awareness of the dangers of eating food which contains high levels of cholesterol, or animal fat Doctors believe
30、that cholesterol is a threat to human health”，可知人们是出于对健康的考虑才不吃red meat的。 【知识模块】 饮食 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 事实细节题。根据文章最后一段 “Adults choose foods rich in fiber， such as bread and cereal for breakfast， and salads for lunch to prepare them for business appointments”，因此选 B。 【知识模块】 饮食 9 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 推理判断题。根据文章中出现的 “health”， “awareness of nutrition”可以判断，美国人的饮食变得更加科学，所以选 C。 【知识模块】 饮食 10 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 篇章主旨题。本文讲述了美国人饮食习惯的变化，所以选 D。 【知识模块】 饮食
