2012年12月英语四级考试阅读真题一
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Directions : In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Questions 37 to 46 are based on the following passage.
Section A
French fries, washed down with a pint of soda, are a favorite part of fast-food lunches and dinners for millions of American youngsters. But_____(37)a cue from health experts, a group of 19 restaurant companies are pledging to offer more-healthful menu options for children at a time when _____(38)is growing over the role of fast food in childhood obesity (肥胖症).
Burger King, the nation's second-largest fast food chain, for instance, will _____(39)automatically including French fries and soda in its kids' meals starting this month, although they will still be_____(40)Instead, the company said Tuesday, its employees will ask parents whether they _____(41)such options as milk or sliced apples before assembling the meals. "We're asking the customers to_____(42)what they want," said Craig Prusher, the chain's vice president of government relations. Other participating chains, with a_____(43) of menu options, include Denny's, Chili's, Friendly's and Chevy's.
As part of the Kids Live Well campaign—expected to be announced _____(44)Wednesday — participating restaurants must promise to offer at least one children's meal that has fewer than 600 calories (卡路里), no soft drinks and at least two _____(45)from the following food groups: fruits, vegetables,whole grains, lean proteins or low-fat dairy. Among other requirements, they must offer a side dish that meets similar_____(46); with fewer than 200 calories and less than 35% of its calories from sugar.
(单项选择题)_____
A.adapt
B.available
C.begin
D.concern
E.criteria
F.items
G.nationwide
H.possible
I.prefer
J.recommending
K.species
L.specify
M.stop
N.taking
O.variety