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【题目】Restaurants have been around in some form for most of human civilization. As far back as ancient Greece and Rome, there was a trend that inns and taverns(客栈) generally served food to people who had a reason to be away from home. 【1】 Although taverns and coffee houses were popular places to gather and share beverages in the 17th century, the idea of eating out for fun didn’t take off in Western society until the late 18th century.

Although McDonald’s was the first restaurant to use the assembly-line system, some people think of White Castle as the first fast-food chain. 【2】 At the time, most people considered the burgers sold at fairs, circuses, lunch counters and carts to be low-quality. Many people thought hamburger came from slaughterhouse(屠宰场) scraps and spoiled meat.

【3】 They built their restaurants so that customers could see the food being prepared. They painted the buildings white and even chose a name that suggested cleanliness. White Castle was most popular in the American East and Midwest, but its success helped give hamburger meat a better reputation nationwide.

The McDonald brothers opened their redesigned restaurant in 1948, and several fast-food chains that exist today opened soon after. 【4】 And Wendy’s opened in 1969. McDonald’s is now the world’s largest fast-food chain.

According to the National Restaurant Association, American sales of fast food totaled $163.5 billion in 2005. 【5】 Total sales for McDonald’s grew 5.6 percent in 2005, and the company now has 30,000 franchised stores in more than 120 countries.

A. The industry is growing globally as well.

B. This trend continued until relatively recently.

C. White Castle was founded in 1921 in Wichita, Kansas.

D. Burger King and Taco Bell got their start in the 1950s.

E. It’s hard to imagine fast food without drive-through windows.

F. It allows restaurants to receive and store a large amount of food.

G. White Castle’s founders decided to change the public’s perception of hamburgers.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】G

【4】D

【5】A

【解析】试题分析：本文主要讲述了快餐的发展史。介绍了麦当劳——世界最大的快餐连锁店和白色城堡等快餐店。

【1】考查上下文理解和推理判断。根据空格上文As far back as ancient Greece and Rome, there was a trend that inns and taverns(客栈) generally served food to people who had a reason to be away from home.可知，早在古希腊和罗马时期，客栈和酒馆就提供食物给离开家的人，选项B中的关键词“trend”与此处话题一致，B项“这种趋势一致延续到最近”符合语境。故选B。

【2】考查上下文理解和推理判断。根据空格上文some people think of White Castle as the first fast-food chain可知，此处讲述快餐店白色城堡，选项C“白堡1921年建立在堪萨斯州的Wichita”符合语境。故选C.

【3】考查上下文理解和推理判断。根据空格下文可知，此处讲述白堡的一些经营方式，让顾客看到食物烹制的过程，把房子漆成白色，选择的名字也暗示着清洁，结合上文most people considered the burgers sold at fairs, circuses, lunch counters and carts to be low-quality. Many people thought hamburger came from slaughterhouse(屠宰场) scraps and spoiled meat.（人们认为快餐店里的食物质量低，原材料不干净）推断，空格处讲述白色城堡的建立者想要改变公众对汉堡包的看法。故选G。

【4】考查上下文理解和推理判断。根据空格上下文可知，此处讲述今天存在的快餐连锁店的开创，因此推断D项“汉堡王以及塔可钟等连锁品牌也在20世纪50年代开始创立”符合语境。故选D。

【5】考查上下文理解和推理判断。根据上下文可知，2005年，美国的快餐销售额总计达到了1635亿美元，麦当劳在2005年的总销售额增长了5.6%，目前该公司在120多个国家拥有3万家特许经营店。因此推断快餐业在全球日益增长。故选A。