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【題目】Restaurants have been around in some form for most of human civilization. As far back as ancient Greece and Rome, there was a trend that inns and taverns(客棧) generally served food to people who had a reason to be away from home. 【1】 Although taverns and coffee houses were popular places to gather and share beverages in the 17th century, the idea of eating out for fun didn’t take off in Western society until the late 18th century.

Although McDonald’s was the first restaurant to use the assembly-line system, some people think of White Castle as the first fast-food chain. 【2】 At the time, most people considered the burgers sold at fairs, circuses, lunch counters and carts to be low-quality. Many people thought hamburger came from slaughterhouse(屠宰場) scraps and spoiled meat.

【3】 They built their restaurants so that customers could see the food being prepared. They painted the buildings white and even chose a name that suggested cleanliness. White Castle was most popular in the American East and Midwest, but its success helped give hamburger meat a better reputation nationwide.

The McDonald brothers opened their redesigned restaurant in 1948, and several fast-food chains that exist today opened soon after. 【4】 And Wendy’s opened in 1969. McDonald’s is now the world’s largest fast-food chain.

According to the National Restaurant Association, American sales of fast food totaled $163.5 billion in 2005. 【5】 Total sales for McDonald’s grew 5.6 percent in 2005, and the company now has 30,000 franchised stores in more than 120 countries.

A. The industry is growing globally as well.

B. This trend continued until relatively recently.

C. White Castle was founded in 1921 in Wichita, Kansas.

D. Burger King and Taco Bell got their start in the 1950s.

E. It’s hard to imagine fast food without drive-through windows.

F. It allows restaurants to receive and store a large amount of food.

G. White Castle’s founders decided to change the public’s perception of hamburgers.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】G

【4】D

【5】A

【解析】試題分析：本文主要講述了快餐的發(fā)展史。介紹了麥當(dāng)勞——世界最大的快餐連鎖店和白色城堡等快餐店。

【1】考查上下文理解和推理判斷。根據(jù)空格上文As far back as ancient Greece and Rome, there was a trend that inns and taverns(客棧) generally served food to people who had a reason to be away from home.可知，早在古希臘和羅馬時期，客棧和酒館就提供食物給離開家的人，選項B中的關(guān)鍵詞“trend”與此處話題一致，B項“這種趨勢一致延續(xù)到最近”符合語境。故選B。

【2】考查上下文理解和推理判斷。根據(jù)空格上文some people think of White Castle as the first fast-food chain可知，此處講述快餐店白色城堡，選項C“白堡1921年建立在堪薩斯州的Wichita”符合語境。故選C.

【3】考查上下文理解和推理判斷。根據(jù)空格下文可知，此處講述白堡的一些經(jīng)營方式，讓顧客看到食物烹制的過程，把房子漆成白色，選擇的名字也暗示著清潔，結(jié)合上文most people considered the burgers sold at fairs, circuses, lunch counters and carts to be low-quality. Many people thought hamburger came from slaughterhouse(屠宰場) scraps and spoiled meat.（人們認為快餐店里的食物質(zhì)量低，原材料不干凈）推斷，空格處講述白色城堡的建立者想要改變公眾對漢堡包的看法。故選G。

【4】考查上下文理解和推理判斷。根據(jù)空格上下文可知，此處講述今天存在的快餐連鎖店的開創(chuàng)，因此推斷D項“漢堡王以及塔可鐘等連鎖品牌也在20世紀50年代開始創(chuàng)立”符合語境。故選D。

【5】考查上下文理解和推理判斷。根據(jù)上下文可知，2005年，美國的快餐銷售額總計達到了1635億美元，麥當(dāng)勞在2005年的總銷售額增長了5.6%，目前該公司在120多個國家擁有3萬家特許經(jīng)營店。因此推斷快餐業(yè)在全球日益增長。故選A。