Question

   In America,on school and work days,breakfast in most families is often a hurried meal. Some people even dont  have it in order to 1 work or school on time. Others just stop at coffee shops for coffee. But on weekends, 2 are quite different. People usually don5t need to go work,so they have e-nough time to have a large breakfast.

    Lunch is just a 3 break from the day's work rather than a large,long meal. It usually lasts 4 half an hour or an hour,so family members do not have time to 5 home. Most people have a sandwich or a hamburger,and fruit or ice-cream for lunch. 6 people either take their lunches to work in the brown paper “lunch bag”， 7 eat a sandwich at a fast food restaurant. Children 8 to bring the “lunch box”.

    Dinner is the most 9 meal of the day in the USA. At this meal,most American families can sit down together. It is usually a hot,large meal and it is quite different from lunch. 10 usually cooked dinner for their families in the past. Nowadays,however,with more women working and as a result,men are doing more in the kitchen.

() 1. A. reach to   B. get to   C. goes to   D. reaches to

() 2. A. things   B. prices   C. reports   D. life

() 3. A. long   B. boring   C. short   D. happy

() 4. A. almost   B. nearly   C. only   D. less than

() 5. A. drive   B. leave   C. return   D. walk

() 6. A. Famous   B. Clever   C. Working   D. Poor

() 7. A. or   B. but   C. and   D. nor

() 8. A. forget   B. decide   C. prefer   D. have

() 9. A. important   B. common   C. serious   D. hurried

() 10. A. Men   B. Women   C. Children   D. Cooks

Answer 1

1. B 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. C 6. C 7. A 8. C 9. A 10. B

[解析]本文介绍美国人一日三餐的安排。

1. B in order to为了，后跟动词原形。表7K到达， reach是及物动词不跟介词to;故选B.

2. A根据语境可知，在周末事情和平常就不一样 了，故选A.

3. C考查形容词，a short break简短的休息。

4. C考查副词，根据题意可知午饭仅有半小时到一 小时。

5. C由于时间短，没有时间回家，return home。

6. C上班的人往往带食物到工作场所吃，故选C.

7. A考査连词，根据语境可知或者是到快餐店吃 汉堡，故用or表选择。

8. C 考查动词 prefer 的用法，prefer to = like bettei 更喜欢，故选C.

9. A考查形容词，在美国晚餐是一天中最重要的， 故选A.

10. B考查名词，以前妇女做饭，如今男士也经常做饭了，故选B.