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1、[A卷]CollegeEnglishAchievementTest---BandTwo---试题册（120分钟）2004.6PartIIReadingComprehensionPassageOneWhatmakesAmericansspendnearlyhalftheirfooddollarsonmealsawayfromhome?TheanswerslieinthewayAmericanslivetoday.Duringthefirstfewdecadesofthetwentiethcentury,cannedandconvenie
2、ncefoodsfreedthefamilycookfromfull-timedutyatthekitchenrange.Then,inthe1940s,workinthewartimedefenseplantstookmorewomenoutofthehomethaneverbefore,settingthepatternoftheworkingwifeandmother.Todayabouthalfofthecountry’smarriedwomenareemployedoutsidethehome.But,unlessfamil
3、ymemberspitchinwithfoodpreparation,womenarenotfullyliberatedfromthatchore.Insteadmanyhavebecome,inasense,prisonersofthecompletelycookedconveniencemeal.Itiseasiertopickupabucketoffriedchickenonthewayhomefromworkortotakethefamilyoutforpizzas,orburgersthantostartopeningcan
4、sorheatingupfrozendinnersafteralong,hardday.Also,therisingdivorceratemeansthattherearemoresingleworkingparentswithchildrentofeed.Andmanyyoungadultsandelderlypeople,aswellasunmarriedanddivorcedmaturepeople,livealoneratherthanaspartofafamilyunitanddon’twanttobothercooking
5、forone.Fastfoodisappealingbecauseitisfast,itdoesn’trequireanydressingup,anditoffersa“fun”break.21.Americanwomenlefthometoworkinlargenumbersbecauseof_____________.A)theimprovedlivingstandardB)theincreaseinfoodpricesC)theneedofwar-timeindustryD)themodernizationofthekitche
6、n22.Thephrase“pitchin”inLine2,Paragraph2,isclosestinmeaningto____________.A)“offerhelporsupport”B)“eatwithgoodappetite”C)“offercompliment”D)“disagreewith”23.Whatisaworkingmother’sbestchoiceifshedoesnothavetimetopreparedinnerforthefamilyaccordingtothepassage?A)Makingamea
7、loutofcannedfood.B)Buyingsomechickenonthewayhomeandfryingit.C)Takingthefamilytodinneratapizzaplace.D)Heatingupfrozendinners.24.WhichofthefollowinggroupsofAmericansaremostlikelytocooktheirownmealathome?A)Singleworkingmothers.B)Unmarriedmaturepeople.C)Elderlypeoplelivinga
8、lone.D)Unemployedwomenwithfamily.25.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A)Women’sliberationinAmerica.B)ChangesintheAm
