3．Generally speaking，American food is not very thick in taste．Salads are much liked and are served all year round．Many Americans are trying to keep down their weight．This is shown in menus offering"low calorie （卡路里）"or"weight watchers"meals．In markets，one can find"No Cal"drinks （meaning without calories） such as cola．
Many Americans drink coffee or tea with their meal．If a waiter in an American restaurant asks"Now or later？"．What he means is"Do you want coffee with your meal or later"．When eating out in the USA，we can ask for tea，milk，beer，and so on，if we prefer these to coffee．American restaurants cannot serve beer，wine，or liquor unless they are licensed to do so．
The main dish in American meals is usually meat，chicken or fish，but more than one of these is hardly served at the same meal．
Most Americans eat quickly during the day-that is，breakfast and lunch-unless it is a social，business，or family situation．The evening meal，however，is usually a family time．Racing through daytime meals is part of the"American pace"of life，for working hours are considered important．
The nationwide fast-food restaurants are suitable for the ways of American eating．The standard （標準的） products，of nearly the same price，are served quickly，and taste the same whether bought in New York City or in Los Angeles．
McDonald's is a popular restaurant．It offers many choices of hamburgers，F(xiàn)rench fries and"cokes"．These foods are rich in fats，sugar and salt．Often，they are the major meal of the day of many young working people．
37．"Weight watchers"most probably meansA in Chinese．
A．減肥者
B．觀察者
C．稱重者
D．參與者
38．At the same meal，American people usuallyA．
A．have either meat or chicken or fish
B．have meat，chicken and fish
C．drink a lot of beer，wine or liquor
D．sit down together around a table
39．Usually American people have breakfast and lunch quickly becauseC．
A．the food doesn't have a thick taste
B．they are all too busy to eat slowly
C．they think work time is important
D．they want to keep their weight down
40．This passage mainly talks aboutB．
A．American restaurants and people
B．American eating culture
C．American working situation
D．American food and price．
分析 【文章大意】這篇文章主要介紹了美國人的飲食習慣．美國人一年四季都吃沙拉，許多的美國人正在注意減少卡路里的攝入以減輕體重．美國人喜歡吃飯時喝咖啡或茶．相同的一頓飯不會出現(xiàn)兩種肉食．大部分美國人進食快，快餐更適合美國人的吃飯方式．
解答 37 A 詞義猜測題．根據(jù)文章：This is shown in menus offering"low calorie （卡路里）"or"weight watchers"meals．可知這表現(xiàn)在提供給低卡路里或者減肥者的飯的菜單中，此處是一個并列句，結(jié)合語境這里應(yīng)該是減肥者的意思．故選A．
38 A 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章：The main dish in American meals is usually meat，chicken or fish，but more than one of these is hardly served at the same meal．可知美國人的主餐中通常都是肉、雞肉、魚．相同的一頓飯不會出現(xiàn)兩種肉食．故選A．
39 C 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章：Racing through daytime meals is part of the"American pace"of life，for working hours are considered important．可知美國人很快的吃早飯和午飯是因為他們覺得工作很重要．故選C．
40 B 主旨大意題，根據(jù)文章可知篇文章主要介紹了美國人的飲食習慣．故選B，
點評 首先要仔細閱讀短文，掌握大意，然后結(jié)合具體的題目再讀短文，從中找出相關(guān)信息，就可以確定正確答案．
