【題目】Just like rice and noodles are different from bread, snacks in China are a world apart from those in the UK and the US. For one thing, I never imagined that sunflower seeds(瓜子) would be so popular here. I spotted people having them while waiting for tables outside restaurants, before dinner and, of course, while watching TV. I also saw that a plate of sunflower seeds is always on offer during the Spring Festival holidays.

I had seldom tried sunflower seeds when I came to China. In the UK, though, young people love their snacks. In fact, young people in Britain eat more snacks than people of the same age in other European countries. A recent survey has discovered that 64 percent of under 20-year-olds snack between meals, according to an article on the British Council website. In comparison,58.7 percent of young people snack in Germany, 53 percent in France, and only 40.7 percent in Spain.

British snacks are generally unhealthy. Our favorites are probably potato chips, which we call crisps, and chocolate bars. From a very young age, we always looked forward to our crisps and chocolate bars after school, perhaps even included with sandwiches and fruit in our school lunches that our parents made for us.

Snacks are also popular in the US. One of the things that I found the most extraordinary(特別的) when I first visited the US was the number of snacks in their supermarkets; I was surprised to find huge aisles(過道) just for snacks that were bigger than some stores I’d been to in the UK. Snack tastes in the US are much the same as those in the UK, except there’s much more choice —— every kind of fatty, sugary food is available to everyone all the time.

All in all, it’s probably best for your health if you like sunflower seeds rather than potato chips and chocolate. But eating these delicious treats at times couldn’t possibly be wrong, could it?

【1】According to the article, snacks are the most popular among young people in ______

A. Britain B. Germany C. France D. Spain

【2】What surprised the author when he went to supermarkets in the US?

A. How the snacks tasted.

B. The size of the snacks’ packages.

C. The lack of choice when it came to snacks.

D. The large number of snacks.

【3】What does the author think of potato chips and chocolate?

A. They don’t taste as good as sunflower seeds.

B. They are unhealthy, so people should stop eating them.

C. It’s better to eat them with sandwiches and fruit.

D. It’s fine to enjoy them from time to time although they are unhealthy.

【4】What is the article mainly about?

A. The most popular snack in China.

B. Snacks in the UK and the US.

C. Snacks young western people like.

D. Some tips for choosing snacks in the UK.

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】短文主要介紹了英國和美國的零食。在英國，年輕人喜歡吃零食，最喜歡吃的可能是薯片和巧克力棒，英國小吃通常是不健康的。小吃在美國也很受歡迎。美國的零食口味和英國的差不多。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中“In the UK, young people love their snacks. In fact, young people in Britain eat more snacks than people of the same age in other European countries.”可知小吃在英國最受年輕人的喜愛。故選A。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中In U.S. One of things that I found the most wonderful when I first visited the US was the number of snacks in their supermarkets; I was surprised to find huge shelves just for snacks were bigger than some stores in the UK.作者到美國超市，使他驚訝的是超市里有大量的小吃。故選D。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段“All in all, it’s probably best for your health if you like sunflower seeds rather than potato chips and chocolate. But eating these delicious snacks sometimes couldn’t be wrong, could it?”可知作者認(rèn)為雖然它們不健康，有時(shí)享受它們是很好的。故選D。

【4】主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段第一句Just like rice and Noodles are different from bread, snacks in China are a world apart from those in the UK and the US.可知本文介紹在英國和美國的小吃。故選B。

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