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1、内蒙古大学本科通识教育公共选修课之《英语报刊文章选读》期末考试试题(A卷)序号学号姓名专业年级补考标记口(请把答案写在答题纸上,写在试卷上无效)LReadingcomprehension.(20%)HowMcNuggetsChangedTheWorldThestoryoffastfood:Yes,youarewhatyoueatByAmandaSpakeFedupwithcarhops,brokenglassware,androwdyteenagecustomers,RichardandMauriceMcDonaldopenedMcDonald’srestaurantin1
2、948atthesiteoftheformerSanBernardinodrive-in.ToattractfamiliesdrivingCalifornia’snewfreeways,theytoppedtheirbuildingwitheye-catchinggoldenneonarches.Hamburgers,cheese-burgers,Frenchfries,milkshakes,andsodas,soldinpaperwrappersandcups,weretheonlymenuitems.Each15-centburgercamewithketchup,on
3、ions,mustard,andtwopickles,andfoodpreparationwasdrivenintosimple,repetitivetasks.Oneworkergrilledburgers,anotherputoncondiments,onewrappedfood,onemadefriesandshakes,otherstookorders.Withtheprinciplesoftheassemblylineaddedtothecommercialkitchen,fastfoodwasborn,andwithitanewwayoflife.“Fastfo
4、odhashadanenormousimpactnotonlyonoureatinghabitsbutonoureconomy,ourculture,andourvalues,”saysEricSchlosser,authorofFastFoodNation,outthismonth.Onanygivenday,aboutonequarterofU.S.adultsvisitafast-foodrestaurant.ThetypicalAmericannoweatsthreehamburgersandfourordersofFrenchfrieseachweek.Thirt
5、yyearsagoAmericansspentabout$6billiononfastfood;in2000theyspentover$110billion,morethanonhighereducation,personalcomputers,ornewcars.Let’seat!McDonald’s,ofcourse,primarilyowesitssuccesstoRayKroc,whoshowedupattheSpeedeeServicesellingmilkshakemixingmachinesin1954.Krochadavision:aMcDonald’sat
6、everycornerineverytowninAmerica.Soon,hemadeadealtofranchisetheeateries.Lowlaborcostsbecamehiskeytokeepingpricesdown.“McDonald’spioneeredasectorofserviceemployment—part-time,low-wagejobs,offeringnobenefits,”saysSchlosser.Todayfastfoodworkerstypicallyquitorgetfiredeverythreetofourmonths.Thei
7、ndustrypaysmostofthemminimumwage,andcompaniesbenefitfromfederalprogramsthatrewardthemforcreatingjobsforthepoor.“Americantaxpayersineffectsubsidizetheindustry'shighturnoverrate,”Schlosseradds.A.1985B.19903.TheauthorconsidersA.transfattvacidsB.smokingD.drinkingI
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