8．British people，writes BBC reporter Denise Winterman，were brought up on the idea of three square meals a day being a normal eating pattern （模式），but this is changing．
Family dinner around a table，according to Winterman，is in decline （衰落）and the UK is not the only country experiencing such change．
A traditional English breakfast includes sausages，bacon，fried eggs，mushrooms，baked beans，fried tomatoes，and toast with butter．However，these days most people don't eat a traditional breakfast every day，or even at all．This is because it is very greasy （油膩的）．Most people eat a bowl of cereal with milk，or have a slice of toast with butter to start the day．
Take a look at a typical British Sunday．For millions of Britons，Sundays have gone from quiet church-going and housework days，to days of happy shopping and socializing．People get up later and eat brunch at pubs．Fewer people bother to cook for themselves．
As for lunch，sandwiches dominate （占主導(dǎo)）．Today the average time taken to eat lunch-usually in front of a computer-is about 15minutes，according to researchers at the University of Westminster．
According to the British Sandwich Association，a sandwich is a popular lunch choice for 75percent or Britons．People in the country buy about 3billion ready-made sandwiches a year，meaning each Briton eats about 200sandwiches annually．
Dinner is the main meal of the day，and a time for people to relax and enjoy a cooked meal with friends or family after a hard day at work．But when the first microwave meal came on to the market in 1986，the family dinner began to decline．
While a formal family dinner may be eaten by fewer people nowadays，the dinner party with friends certainly isn't over-thanks to the huge sales of recipe books by celebrity chefs．
67．What is the article mainly about？D
A．New popular choices for British meals．
B．What British people traditionally eat at mealtime．
C．What influences the British diet．
D．The changes of eating habits in Britain．
68．One reason British people have stopped eating traditional breakfast is thatB．
A．it takes too much time B．it is considered unhealthy
C．it contains too much sugar D．it is not nutritious enough
69．We can conclude from the article that sandwichesC．
A．a(chǎn)re considered the healthiest lunch in Britain
B．a(chǎn)re more popular among young people than elders
C．a(chǎn)re a quick lunch for many Britons
D．have seen an increase of 15percent in popularity in the past ten years
70．Which of the following statements is TRUE？A
A．British people spend less time cooking and eating with family nowadays．
B．British people eat more sandwiches than people in any other countries．
C．It's common around the world that people have more parties with friends．
D．The author is delighted about the changing eating pattern in Britain．
分析 本文主要介紹英國飲食習(xí)慣的改變．比如，認(rèn)為傳統(tǒng)的早餐油膩而改食谷物為主的食物，午餐為節(jié)省時(shí)間改吃三明治，晚餐隨著微波爐的出現(xiàn)，英國人和家人一起做飯和吃飯的時(shí)間減少了．
解答 67--70 DBCA
67．D 主旨大意題．根據(jù)第一段可知，傳統(tǒng)的一日三餐白飯模式正在發(fā)生改變，下文便談到早、中、晚三餐的變化．故選D．
68．B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段However，these days most people don't eat a traditional breakfast every day，or even at all．This is because it is very greasy可知，大多數(shù)人不吃傳統(tǒng)早餐，是因?yàn)樗湍仯@是不健康的，故選B．
69．C 推理判斷題．根據(jù)第五段Today the average time taken to eat lunch-usually in front of a computer-is about 15minutes可知，對大多數(shù)英國人來說花15分鐘時(shí)間來吃午餐，時(shí)間當(dāng)然夠快的．故選C．
70．A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段But when the first microwave meal came on to the market in 1986，the family dinner began to decline可知，1986年隨著第一臺(tái)微波爐的出現(xiàn)，家庭晚餐開始減少．也就是英國人和家人一起做飯和吃飯的時(shí)間減少了．故選A．
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