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Practice 2　　Prices have fallen in the food business because

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Practice 2　　Prices have fallen in the food business because of advances in food production and distribution technology. Consumers have benefited greatly from those advances. People who predicted that the world would run out of food were wrong. We are producing more and more food with less and less capital. Food is therefore more plentiful and cheaper than it has ever been. Spending on food compared with other goods has fallen for many years, and continues to drop.　　Supermarkets have helped push down prices mainly because of their scale. Like any big business, they can invest in IT systems that make them efficient. And their size allows them to buy in bulk. As supermarkets get bigger, the prices get lower.　　Huge retail companies such as Wal-Mart have tremendous power and they can put pressure on producers to cut their margins. As a result, some producers have had to make cuts. In recent years, Unilever has cut its workforce by 33,000 to 245,000 and dropped lots of its minor brands as part of its “path to growth” strategy. Cadbury has shut nearly 20 per cent of its 133 factories and cut 10 per cent of its 55,000 global workforce. These cuts help keep costs down, and the price of food stays low.　　Does cheap food make people unhealthy? Cheap food may encourage people to eat more. Food companies certainly think that giving people more food for their money makes them buy more. Giving people bigger portions is an easy way of making them feel they have got a better deal. That is why portions have got larger and larger. In America, soft drinks came in 8oz (225g) cans in the past, then 12oz (350g), and now come in 20oz (550g) cans. If a company can sell you an 8oz portion for $ 7, they can sell you a 12oz portion for $ 8. The only extra cost to the company is the food, which probably costs 25 cents.　　Now companies are under pressure to stop selling bigger portions for less money. But it is hard to change the trend.
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第1题：

29． What changes have happened to some families?

①There are lights at home．

②People like to eat home-cooked food．

③Lots of families have computers．

④Lots of couples live apart because of unhappy problems．

A．①②④

B．②③④

C．①②③

D．①③④


正确答案：D
29.D【解析】通读全文可知，只有②与文章不符。

第2题：

Considering the friendly business relations between us, we are prepared to offer you bath towels()prices that are 5% ()the prevailing prices.

A、in⋯off

B、by⋯of

C、with⋯under

D、at⋯below


参考答案：D

第3题：

—Why does food contamination seem to occur so frequently these days? —()

A.Because people do not realize the harmfulness of it.

B.Because contaminated food products are easy to produce and sell.

C.Because those food manufacturers only focus on making money.


参考答案：C

第4题：

We can infer from Paragraph 5 that ______.（ ）

[A] home prices has fallen down 28% compared with what's in mid-2006

[B] many foreclosed homes have been abandoned by their former owners

[C] home prices might fall down 28% fi'om their peak in mid-2006 in the future

[D] more foreclosed homes have been abandoned because of the falling price


正确答案：C
从第五段我们可以得出__________。
[A]房价与2006年年中相比降低了28%
[B]许多取消抵押品赎回权的房屋被房主抛弃了
[C]房价将来可能从2006年年中的高峰下降28%[
D]更多取消抵押品赎回权的房屋因为房价走低被抛弃
答案解析：[C]推理判断题。根据第五段可知，第一，2006年年中的房价是高峰；第二，全国范围的房价已经下降了18%；第三，虽然房价已经降价18%，但是可能会继续下跌10%；第四，房价继续下跌是因为大量持续不断的取消抵押品赎回权的房屋被抛向市场从而压低了房价。[A]把将来要跌的l0%算作现在已经跌的，排除；[B]、[D]把取消抵押品赎回权的房屋抛向市场误解为房主抛弃了这些房屋，排除。所以正确答案是[C]。

第5题：

Parents with large families ask fewer questions at dinner because 。

A. they are busy serving food to their children

B. they are busy keeping order at the dinner table

C. they have to pay more attention to younger children

D. they are tired out having prepared food for the whole family


正确答案：B
文章第二段提到conversation gives way to the parents’ efforts to control the loud noise they make. 故正确答案应该选择B。

第6题：

–– Marily: Don’t like to eat Korean food?

–– Robbie:______

A: No, Korean food is not real to my taste.

B: No, because Korean food is very good.

C: No, I prefer to have Chinese noodles.

D: No, I like very much to Korean food.


参考答案：C

第7题：

Marilyn: Don't you like to eat Korean food?

Robbie:________.

A、No, Korean food is not real to my taste

B、No, because Korean food is very good

C、No, I prefer to have Chinese noodles

D、No, I like very much to eat Korean food


参考答案：C

第8题：

—What should a healthy diet contain? —()

A.We shouldn’t eat too much fast food because it’s rich in fat.

B.A healthy diet should contain all the essential nutrients.

C.A lot of food safety issues have been exposed in the food industry.


参考答案：B

第9题：

．Why do Americans like to go to fast food restaurants?

A．It is because fast food restaurants are fast，informal，and inexpensive．

B．It is because people can easily find fast food restaurants．

C．It is because people like to eat hamburgers．

D．It is because fast food restaurants sell nearly every kind of food．


正确答案：A
根据文章第三自然段中的内容“customers can wear any type of dress whenthey go to a fast food place”可以推断到快餐店就餐可不拘礼节；“Second，they are fast”表示(第二点)快餐店食品供应速度快；“Finally most food in a fast food restaurant is not expensive”说明快餐店的又一特点是大多数食物都不贵。由此可选择出正确答案。

第10题：

The soybean prices ended higher this Monday as traders expect supplies to remain tight
The actively traded July contract for soybeans rose 20 cents to settle at $14.85 a bushel.
The U.S government’s weekly prediction for soybean exports was higher than traders expected, said Mike Zulo, president of a consulting company in Atchison Kansas
Supplies for beans have been extraordinarily tight as China’s demand for soybean continues to increase even as U.S production stays relatively steady he said Soybean prices have risen 15 percent this year
“That U.S.D.A. number caused the trade to refocus on just how razor-thin supplies are heading in to next fall’s harvest” Zulo said
Why did the prices of soybean rise according to the passage?

A. Because the general production of soybean stayed steady
B. Because the supplies were expected to keep tight
C. Because China’s demand for soybean increased
D. Because the trade of soybean was quite active

答案：C
解析：
细节题。根据文段第三段第一句“Supplies for beans have been extraordinarily tight as China’s demand for soymeal continues to increase”我们可以知道在美国整体产量相对稳定的状态下，中国对大豆的需求增加。因此导致价格上升。A项就是产量保持稳定需求上升，供不应求，价格才涨的。B项文段中只是提到大豆的出口会增加，但没有提到会紧缩。D文段当中未提及。因此答案选C。

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