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课时作业(八) UNIT 2 WILDLIFE PROTECTION
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(2022·浙江新高考调研试卷)For the first time ever, more than half of all meals eaten out in the UK are from fast food restaurants. Burgers, fried chicken, pizzas, and takeout curry now account for 50.4% of meals bought outside the home. That's up from 47.3% in 2008. And it represents a shocking 5.54 billion fast food meals a year.
But why? The answers are simple. For a start, many see fast food as a cheap option, which is a priority for a lot of people in these times of economic hardship. And it seems that most people prefer familiar chains.
Many fast food chains are adapting their menus to appeal directly to middleclass families. And most chains are offering good discounts to attract customers. In London, for example, more than 25% of fast food purchases are made with a promotional voucher (促销券).
But is fast food really such good value for money? Not according to some. “Actually, healthy ingredients are cheaper...and offer better value for money,” a food expert explained. “On the face of it, it may seem like the cheapest option, but when you look at the labels, you'll find that you're only getting 50% of meat in your chicken nuggets, for example.”
So, what's the solution? An online survey on food has a number of suggestions.
“If you want to eat well and cheaply, simply buy lots of basic ingredients, then cook in large amounts. Afterwards, you can freeze any leftover food and eat it later,” says Molly Bates of Birmingham.
“Beans and lentils are all excellent forms of protein and a lot cheaper than meat and fish. They're also very tasty,” says Kylie Jones of Brighton.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文。文章分析了快餐在英国消费量惊人的原因,指出其虽便宜,但并非物有所值,最后提供了网上人们分享的吃得好又便宜的一些建议。
1.What do the statistics in Paragraph 1 show?
A.More people in the UK than before prefer to eat out.
B.More than 50 percent of UK people eat out every year.
C.An increasing percentage of meals eaten out is fast food.
D.There are more fast food restaurants in the UK than before.
C 解析:推理判断题。根据