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1、[A卷]CollegeEnglishAchievementTest---BandTwo---试题册（120分钟）2004.6PartIIReadingComprehensionPassageOneWhatmakesAmericansspendnearlyhalftheirfooddollarsonmealsawayfromhome?TheanswerslieinthewayAmericanslivetoday.Duringthefirstfewdecadesofthetwentiethcentu
2、ry,cannedandconveniencefoodsfreedthefamilycookfromfull-timedutyatthekitchenrange.Then,inthe1940s,workinthewartimedefenseplantstookmorewomenoutofthehomethaneverbefore,settingthepatternoftheworkingwifeandmother.Todayabouthalfofthecountry’smarriedwomena
3、reemployedoutsidethehome.But,unlessfamilymemberspitchinwithfoodpreparation,womenarenotfullyliberatedfromthatchore.Insteadmanyhavebecome,inasense,prisonersofthecompletelycookedconveniencemeal.Itiseasiertopickupabucketoffriedchickenonthewayhomefromwork
4、ortotakethefamilyoutforpizzas,orburgersthantostartopeningcansorheatingupfrozendinnersafteralong,hardday.Also,therisingdivorceratemeansthattherearemoresingleworkingparentswithchildrentofeed.Andmanyyoungadultsandelderlypeople,aswellasunmarriedanddivorc
5、edmaturepeople,livealoneratherthanaspartofafamilyunitanddon’twanttobothercookingforone.Fastfoodisappealingbecauseitisfast,itdoesn’trequireanydressingup,anditoffersa“fun”break.21.Americanwomenlefthometoworkinlargenumbersbecauseof_____________.A)theimp
6、rovedlivingstandardB)theincreaseinfoodpricesC)theneedofwar-timeindustryD)themodernizationofthekitchen22.Thephrase“pitchin”inLine2,Paragraph2,isclosestinmeaningto____________.A)“offerhelporsupport”B)“eatwithgoodappetite”C)“offercompliment”D)“disagreew
7、ith”23.Whatisaworkingmother’sbestchoiceifshedoesnothavetimetopreparedinnerforthefamilyaccordingtothepassage?A)Makingamealoutofcannedfood.B)Buyingsomechickenonthewayhomeandfryingit.C)Takingthefamilytodinneratapizzaplace.D)Heatingupfrozendinners.24.Whi
8、chofthefollowinggroupsofAmericansaremostlikelytocooktheirownmealathome?A)Singleworkingmothers.B)Unmarriedmaturepeople.C)Elderlypeoplelivingalone.D)Unemployedwomenwithfamily.25.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A)Women’sliberationinAmerica.B)ChangesintheAm
