人生的盛宴雅思阅读-练习七
(总分40, 做题时间90分钟)
Reading passage 1
You should spend about 20 migrates on Questions 1-14, which are bad on Reading Passage 1 below.
Are Children Prey for Fast Food Companies?
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A **panies have been in a headlong rush to prevent government from enacting policies that would affect sales of items such as sugar-sweetened beverages and fast food. One of their tactics is for **panies to issue pledges to protect children, saying in so many words, "You can trust us to police ourlves so government can back down."
B The marketing of junk food has been the focus of many such pledges. In the U.S., the pledges are made through the Children's Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative run by the Council of Better Business Bureaus. The two largest fast **panies, McDonald's and Burger King, take part in this initiative. A new report from our group at Yale University's Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity help answer the question about whether the and other fast **panies have made any meaningful changes.
C Charlie Brown kept hoping Lucy would hold the football in place. Government can keep hoping that industry will make meaningful changes, or it can step in. This study by Yale rearchers was the largest ever on the marketing of fast foods to children. A major finding is that the amount of marketing of fast foods to children is going up, not down. The average preschool child es three ads for fast food, every day. For teens the number is five. Much of the advertising is to create brand loyalty as much as it is to promote certain foods. **panies want people in the door. And once they enter, it is not a pretty sight. A few more of the key findings.
· Only 12 of 3,039 possible kids' **binations meet nutrition criteria for preschoolers. Only 15 meet nutrition criteria for older children.
· At McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, and Taco Bell, employees automatically rved French fries or another unhealthy side more than 84 percent of the time. A soft drink or other unhealthy beverage was rved at least 55 percent of the time.
· Snacks and desrts often marketed directly to teens contain as many as 1,500 calories, which is five times more than the American Dietetic Association's recommendation of a 200-to 300-calorie snack for active teens.
· McDonald's and Burger King have pledged to reduce unhealthy marketing to children, but children ages 6 to 11 saw 26 percent more ads for McDonald's in 2009 compared to 2007. The increa for Burger King was 10 percent.
· African American children and teens e at least 50 percent more fast food ads than their white peers. McDonald's and KFO specifically target African American youth with TV advertising, targeted websites, and banner ads.
D There is no longer doubt that children and teens need protection. Marketing of both brands and foods is relentless and the nation is paying a terrible price. The industry has had time to prove itlf trustworthy, and government can look the other way only so long. Children's health and well-being are esntial to the future vitality of the country and their erosion by some food industry practices must be stopped.
E The fast food industry can do veral things to help. One is to steer people toward healthier items, for instance offering fruit and milk as the default choices in kids' meals rather than fries and sugared drinks. Posters inside restaurants can promote healthier items. Healthier foods can be priced more attractively and deals that encourage purcha of large burgers, rvings of fries, and sugared beverages can end.
F Most important is **panies to remove children and teens from the list of groups to be recruited as loyal customers. It ems unlikely that industry will do so voluntarily --there is simply too much money at' stake. More weak and ineffectiv
e promis from industry will hurt more than help. Charlie Brown kept hoping Lucy would hold the football in place. Government can keep hoping that industry will make meaningful changes, or it can step in.
G There is much government can do. It has the authority to restrict marketing aimed at children and also has sway over what goes into food (for example, a number of cities in the U.S.and the entire country of Denmark have banned trans fats in restaurant foods). It is only a matter of time before government exercis this authority, driven by grave concern over rising health care costs, recognition that children need protecting, and legislators responding to public outrage as people learn just what industry is doing. Children's health is not something to be auctioned off to big **panies.
Questions 1-5
Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1 ?
In boxes 1-5 on your answer sheet, write
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this
1.
**panies disagree the authority to make laws concerned with fast food industry.
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答案:T
2.
McDonald's and Burger King have made many promis to the consumers through an organization.
该问题分值: 1
答案:T铭记历史
3.
The study made by Yale scientists suggests that junk food market decread in recent years.
该问题分值: 1
答案:N
4.
Fast **panies rved unhealthy food to the customers most of the daytime.
该问题分值: 1
答案:T
5.
Snacks and desrts have 5 times the calories more than the amount of recommendation, which can lead to obesity and heart dias.
该问题分值: 1
答案:NG
Questions 6-11
Reading Passage 1 has ven paragraphs, A-G.
Which paragraph contains the following information ?
Write the correct letter, A-G in boxes 6-11 on your answer sheet.
6.
Big fast **panies did not keep their promis and more fast food advertiments were shown to children.
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答案:C
7.
Black children e more fast food **pared with the white ones.
该问题分值: 1
点点成金答案:C
8.
The youth need protection to keep away the junk food while the society is paying a heavy price.英雄事迹素材
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答案:D
9.
What the fast food industry should do to make up the negative influence.
该问题分值: 1
答案:E
10. 春娇与志明台词
The urgent and primary thing for fast **panies to take a measure.
该问题分值: 1
答案:柴葛根F
11.
Government should play a much more important role in restrict maketing.
该问题分值: 1
答案:G
∙Questions 12-13
Choo TWO letters from A-E.
Write your answers in boxes 12-14 on your answer sheet.
4步简易折纸花 The list below gives some descriptions from the passage.
What are the two points that fast **panies should do to help7
