全国高等职业院校招生考试英语全真模拟试卷（十二）.docVIP

全国高等职业院校招生考试英语全真模拟试卷（十二） In 1995, a man named Raymon Kroc entered a partnership with two brothers named McDonald. They operated a popular restaurant in California which sold food on the limited menu(菜单). 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”chains in America and the world. Why was his idea so 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. During the 1960s, the movement for equality(平等) between men and women and an economy(经济) that needed more families to have two money-earners resulted in many women returning to the workplace. This meant that they had less time and energy to do housework, so they depended more on fast food restaurants. Fast food is not part of the diet of all Americans. Another of the 1960s was called back-to-nature-movement. More and more Americans based their diets on natural foods. This preference for natural foods continues to this day. These products can now be found not only in the special health food store but also in many supermarkets. 11. “Cooking for one is more trouble than it is worth” in the third paragraph means ． A. cooking for several people is worth more money B. it takes too much time and effort to cook for one person C. there are more problems when one person cooks D. people cooking together has less trouble than one person cooking 12. The main idea of the reading is that . A. Raymond Kroc is the most successful fast-food business owner in the world B. social and economic changes affect eating habits C. Americans in general eat either fast food o r natural food D. food changes faster than society 13. An idea implied but not directly stated in the reading is that . A. natural foods are still popular today B. many married women be