In 1955, a man named Raymond Kroc together with two brothers named McDonald opened a popul

In 1955, a man named Raymond Kroc together with two brothers named McDonald opened a popular restaurant in California which sold food that was easy to prepare and serve quickly. Hamburgers, French fries, and cold drinks were the main food there. Kroc opened similar eating places under the same name, “McDonald’s”, and they were an instant success. He later took over the company, and today it is one of the most famous and successful “fast-food” in America and around the world.
Why was his idea successful? Probably the most important reason was that his timing was right. In the 1950s, most married women stayed home to keep house and take care of their children. In the 1960s, many women returned to the workplace. This meant that they had less time or energy to prepare meals, so they spent more on “ TV dinners ” and fast-food restaurants. Single parents also have little time to spend in the kitchen. People living alone also depend on this type of food, since cooking for one is often more trouble than it is worth.
Fast-food is not part of the diet of all Americans. Another trend of the 1960s, sometimes called the back-to-nature movement influenced many people to avoid food that was packaged (包装) or processed(处理). This preference for natural food continued to this day.
From the success of Raymond Kroc’s fast-food business, we can say that social economic trends influence where and what we eat.
【小题1】The underlined sentence “Cooking for one is often more trouble than it is worth” means that .A．cooking for some people is worth more moneyB．it is not worthwhile to take too much time to cook for one personC．there are more problems when one person cooksD．cooking for one person cost more money【小题2】Para 3&4 seem to imply (暗示) that .A．many married women began to work in the 1960sB．natural foods are still popular todayC．fast food is not part of the diet of all AmericansD．divorce (离婚) causes people to change their eating habits【小题3】Which of the following is NOT the reason for McDonald’s success?A．people living alone tend to depend on fast foodB．single parents have little time to spend in the kitchenC．many women returned to the workplace in the 1960sD．Kroc chose the “Mc Donald” brothers as his partners【小题4】The main purpose of the passage is to tell us .A．Raymond Kroc is the most successful fast-food business owner in the worldB．social and economic changes affect eating habitsC．fast-food is easy to prepare and serve quicklyD．Americans eat either fast food or natural foodB

(答案→)B 解析：文章通过麦当劳快餐告诉我们社会和经济变化会影响人们的饮食习惯。【小题1】猜测词义题。根据上下文可知是不值得为一个人做饭，太麻烦且费钱。【小题2】推断题。根据第三段最后一句This preference for natural food continued to this day.可知B正确。【小题3】细节题。根据倒数第三段倒数第二行People living alone also depend on this type of food说明A正确；Single parents also have little time to spend in the kitchen说明B正确；第二段第三行In the 1960s, many women returned to the workplace.说明C正确。D文章没有说是原因。【小题4】推理题。根据文章最后一段可知社会和经济变化会影响饮食习惯。

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