Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time,you should listen carefully for its general idea.When the passage is read for the second time,you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally,when the passage is read for the third time,you should check what you have written.
注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
Americans today have different eatinghabits than they had in the past. There is a wide (36) ______ of foodavailable. They have a broader (37) ______ of nutrition (营养), so theybuy more fresh fruit and (38) _______ than ever before. At the same time, Americans(39)______ increasing quantities of sweets and sodas.
Statistics show that the way people live(40) ______ the way they eat. American lifestyles have changed. There are nowgrowing numbers of people who live alone, (41) ______ parents and children, anddouble-income families. These changing lifestyles are (42) ______ for theincreasing number of people who must (43) ______ meals or sometimes simply gowithout them. Many Americans have less time than ever before to spend preparingfood. (44) _________________________________. Moreover, Americans eat outnearly four times a week on average.
It is easy to study the amounts and kinds of food that people consume.(45) ___________________________________. This information not only tells uswhat people are eating, but also tells us about the changes in attitudes andtastes. (46) __________________________________. Instead, chicken, turkey andfish have become more popular. Sales of these foods have greatly increased inrecent years.