In the United States ,the biggest change in spending has been in the amount（數(shù)目）spent on food ,which has decreased（減少）from 46% of the total family budget（預(yù)算）in 1901 to 19% of present day totals .This is due to the fact that people are now able to buy more and better foods at lower prices. As a result of the growth in fast-food restaurants (for example, McDonad’s or KFC), more people are also eating out. Thus about 30% of today’s food budget goes on meals eaten outside the home while a hundred years ago it was only 3%.

          At the beginning of the 20th century, few people owned their homes (only around 19% of working families )and cars (at $ 1,000 per car this was well above the average family income of $ 650 per year) , as most people were unable to borrow money. But there was a rapid rise in both home and car ownership during the mid-1900s.

          Free time increased considerably following the shortening of the working week, i. e. from six days to five ,and from ten hours to eight hours a day. In fact, the working day couldn’t be too long, otherwise people wouldn’t have the time to spend their money. The amount of a family’s budget spent on outside entertainment ,such as parties, films and concerts has increased from just under 6% in Ford’s day to about 9% today. On the other hand, we spend only a quarter of what our great-grandparents paid for reading materials.

          It is difficult to see how our spending patterns may change in the future. We already know that our population is aging and this will have an effect on the amount of money we spend on medical care.

 

56. What is the subject discussed in the text?

   A. Changing patterns in spending.          B. Changes in family planning.

   C. Decrease in food demand.                D. Increase in family income.

57. What is the immediate cause for people to have more time to enjoy life?

A. The development of the fast food industry.  B. The improvement of living conditions.

C. The reduction in working time.                   D. The rapid rise in income.

58. On which of the following did people spend less money than before?

A. Shopping.   B. Reading.     C. Traveling.              D. Family gatherings.

59. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that people will       .

A. spend less money on entertainment   B. spend more money on the health of the old

C. spend less money eating out             D. spend more money on books

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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is leading an effort called the National Salt Reduction Initiative. The idea is to put pressure on food companies and restaurants. Critics call it government interference.

Mayor Bloomberg has already succeeded in other areas， like requiring fast food places in the city to list calorie information. Now a study by the Seattle Children’s Research Institute shows that the calorie information on the menu can influence what parents order for their children.

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A．240，000

B．900，000

C．100，000

D．92，000

2.It can be inferred from the passage that           .

A．a(chǎn)ll the heart diseases result from eating too much salt

B．the American Heart Association suggests less than 3 grams of salt a day for everyone

C．Americans ate no more than 5 grams of salt per day in the 1970s

D．the less salt one eats， the healthier he will be

3.The last paragraph mainly tells us            .

A．Bloomberg has made some other efforts to improve people’s health

B．Bloomberg is very successful in his career

C．parents must pay great attention to calorie information

D．a(chǎn) new study is being done about calorie information

 

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閱讀下列短文, 從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中, 選出最佳選項(xiàng), 并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

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Perhaps, too, the ban on phoning-on-the-road will even spark a move away from other forms of dual activity. Who can tell? It could mark the first step in a welcome reconsideration of what really constitutes productivity and accomplishment.

1. The author thinks that multitasking has become one of the great measures of self-worth because ________.

A. it helps people to use time effectively                   

B. it makes people feel they are important

C. it means the ability to do several things at once     

D. people worship speed and desire

2. The bill approved by the New York Assembly is mentioned in the second paragraph in order to ________.

A. demonstrate the danger of multitasking                

B. show the high efficiency of multitasking

C. introduce the legislation system in America   

D. argue against using time effectively

3. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “oblivious” in the third paragraph?

A. serious                     B. absorbed deeply      

C. not noticing                     D. forgetting

4. We learn from the passage that uni-tasking is ________.

A. the new fashion for 21-century Americans            

B. accepted by most residents in Indiana

C. created by a retired professor of theology

D. the traditional act of doing one thing at once

5. In the eyes of the author, multi-tasking ________.

A. could not be avoided in this fast-changing age

B. should be taken the place of by uni-tasking

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D. should not become a word in everyday use

 

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