Say no to Western fast food

With the appearance of fast food chains from the West such as McDonald’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Pizza Hut, the Chinese are being introduced to a diet that markedly increases the death rate from certain diseases in population.

The main killers in North America, the degenerative diseases such as heart attack and stroke as well as colon cancer, will become a way of death, not death, not life, in this country if the Chinese do not act quickly and compete with these health destroying food chains.

Scientific studies from all over the world show that a diet high in animal foods such as pork, beef, including sugar, white flour, white noodles and even white rice, undermines one’s health. Deposits of animal fat cling to the walls of arteries, blocking the blood supply to various organs.

This causes diseases in almost every organ, but in particular it damages two of the most vital ones, the heart and brain.

Compare these problems with the excellent health one may enjoy if one consumes good Chinese food. The cook goes out every day, procures great-tasting, fresh vegetables, then cooks them for just a few minutes so that their nutritional value is preserved and afterwards serves them in a most artistic and elegant fashion. Please cling to your traditional ways of eating. They are far superior to those of the West.

Certainly the fast food chains make lots of money, but who wants to fill the pockets of a foreign food chain that proceeds to ruin the health of the Chinese people?

Another reason Western fast food restaurants make money is that the food they serve, which comes from assembly lines, will not attract bugs or spoil easily.

How the Chinese could patronize these fast food places when the Chinese cook such pleasant food, not just in this country but over the entire world, is beyond my comprehension.

Western restaurants are clean and tastefully decorated. Moreover, these restaurants also do indeed have “good service and an inviting dining atmosphere”. However, Chinese food chains could do likewise if they would organize themselves as the Western chains do.

These lessons in management and decoration are the only ones worth learning from the invasion of this country by the Western fast food chains. In other words, only imitate the style of the restaurants, not the content of the food or the menus in any way, shape or form.

Do not let the desire for money destroy the wonderful tradition that China has established in producing absolutely fantastically tasty as well as healthful food.

1. They are fast food chains from the West except ________________.

A. McDonald’s

B. Kentucky Fried Chicken

C. Pizza Hut

D. Chinese food

2. A diet high in animal foods and refined foods will cause diseases, in particular it damages ________________.

A. the heart and brain

B. the walls of arteries

C. all organs

D. the blood

3. The reasons Western fast food restaurants make money are ________________.

A. assembly lines that will not attract bugs or spoil easily

B. clean and tastefully decorated

C. good service and an inviting dining atmosphere

D. above of all

4. What will be worth learning from the Western fast food chains?

A. The content of the food.

B. The menus.

C. The lessons in management and decoration.

D. Shape or form of the food.

5. In the passage, the author thinks________________.

A. Chinese should learn everything from Western fast food restaurants

B. Chinese should say no to Western fast food

C. Western fast food are good

D. Chinese food is bad

 

With the advent（出现） of fast food chains from the West such as McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Pizza Hut, the Chinese are being introduced to a diet that markedly（明显地） increases the death rate from certain diseases in any population.

The main killers in North America, the degenerative diseases（变性疾病）such as heart attack and stroke as well as colon（结肠） cancer, will become a way of death in this country if the Chinese do not act quickly and compete with these health destroying food chains.

Scientific studies from all over the world show that a diet high in animal foods such as pork, beef, including sugar, white flour, white noodles and even white rice, undermines（破坏） one's health. Deposits of animal fat cling to the walls of arteries(动脉), blocking the blood supply to various organs.

This causes diseases in almost every organ, but in particular it damages two of the most vital ones, the heart and the brain.

Compare these problems with the excellent health one may enjoy if one consumes good Chinese food. The cook goes out every day, procures great-tasting, fresh vegetables, then cooks them for just a few minutes so that their nutritional value is preserved and afterwards serves them in a most artistic and elegant fashion. Please cling to your traditional ways of eating. They are far superior to those of the West.

One reason Western fast food restaurants make money is that the food they serve, which comes from assembly lines（装配线）, will not attract bugs（病菌）or spoil easily.

Western restaurants are clean and tastefully decorated. Moreover, these restaurants also do indeed have "good service and an inviting dining atmosphere". However, Chinese food chains could do likewise（同样地）if they would organize themselves as the Western chains do.

These lessons in management and decoration are the only ones worth learning from the Western fast food chains. In other words only imitate the style of the restau-

rants, not the content of the food or the menus in any way, shape or form.

Do not let the desire for money destroy the wonderful tradition that China has established in producing absolutely fantastically tasty as well as healthful food.

1. They are fast food chains from the West except ________ .

A. McDonald's

B. Kentucky Fried Chicken

C. Pizza Hut

D. Chinese food

2. A diet high in animal foods and refined foods will cause diseases, in particular it damages ________ .

A. the heart and the brain

B. the walls of arteries

C. all organs

D. the blood

3. The reasons Western fast food restaurants make money are ________ .

A. assembly lines that will not attract bugs or spoil easily

B. that they are clean and tastefully decorated

C. good service and an inviting dining atmosphere

D. All of the above

4. What will be worth learning from the Western fast food chains?

A. The content of the food.

B. The menus.

C. The lessons in management and decoration.

D. Shape of the food.