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After moving to the United States , immigrant groups trying to fit in tend to choo high calorie fatty foods in an attempt to appear more American , a new study finds . That’s one reason why immigrants approach US levels of obesity within 15 years of moving to America.The rearchers also did an experiment that measured whether or not the threat of appearing un-American influenced respondents’ food choices . After being questioned about their ability to speak English , 75 percent of Asian-Americans identified a typical American food as their favorite. only 25 percent of Asian-Americans who had not been asked if they spoke English did the same.When their American identiy was called into question during a follow-up study, Asian-American participants also tended to choo typical American dishes , such as hamburgers and chee sand wiches In that experiment , 55 Asian-Americans were asked to choo a meal from a local Asian or American restaurant . Some participants were told that only Americans could participate in the study. Tho who cho the more typical American fare ended up consuming an extra 182 calories , including 12grams of fat and 7 grams of saturated fat(饱和脂肪).“People who feel like they need to prove they belong to a culture will change their habits in an attempt to fit in , ”said Sauna Cheryan ,an anthor of the study and assistant professor of psychology at the University of Washington.” If immigrants and their children choo unhealthy American foods over healthier traditional foods across their lives , this process of fitting in could lead to poorer health .Cheryan added.Social pressures , the study concluded , are at the heart of the problem. “In American society today , being American is associated with being white . Americans , who don’t fit this image even if they were born here and speak English , feel that pressure to prove that they’re American,” said Cheryan.小题1:The author wants to show that  .A．more and more Asians enjoy high-calorie snacksB．immigrants tend to eat American junk food to fit in C．most Americans are at the risk of heart diaD．all the American people have a bad eating habit小题2:According to the survey,  .A．Asian-Americans care less about their healthB．25 percent of Americans like junk foodC．choosing food is related to Asian-American’s situationD．immigrants are forced to eat junk food小题3:The underlined word “fare” in Paragraph 4 most probably means “  ”.A．food offered as a mealB．a person taking a taxiC．money spent on foodD．an arranged thing to do小题4:According to Sauna Cheryan,   .A．what immigrants have done is ridiculousB．American traditional foods are healthierC．immigrants risk their health in order to fit inD．American culture affects immigrants deeply小题5:Which of the following should take the blame for the bad eating habit?A．The situation of employment.B．The traditional culture.C．The American government.D．The pressures from society. 题型：未知难度：其他题型

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小题1:B小题1:C小题1:A小题1:C小题1:D

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小题1:从第二段的句子：The rearchers also did an experiment that measured whether or not the threat of appearing un-American influenced respondents’ food choices .可知移民者往往会通过饮食去适应。选B小题1:推理题：从第四段的句子：“People who feel like they need to prove they belong to a culture will change their habits in an attempt to fit in , ”可知选择这种食物和他们的情况有关，选C小题1:猜词题：从后面的句子：ended up consuming an extra 182 calories ,可知这个单词是食物的意思。选A小题1:推理题：从倒数第二段的句子：If immigrants and their children choo unhealthy American foods over healthier traditional foods across their lives , this process of fitting in could lead to poorer health .Cheryan added.可知改变食物去适应是危险的。选C小题1:细节题：从最后一段的句子：Social pressures , the study concluded , are at the heart of the problem.可知社会压力是主要问题，答案是 D

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