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9.Convenience(方便)FoodsInsteadofbuyingonlyfreshfoods,Americansnowadaysbuymanymoreconveniencefoods.Thesearefoodswhicharereadypartlyorcompletelyprepared.Manyofthemarefrozen,suchasfrozendinner,heat-and-serveFrenchfries,andfrozenpizzas.Therearealsomanycannedconveniencefoods,suchasready-madespaghetti,soups,stews(炖熟的菜)andvegetables.Conveniencefoodssavetimeandtrouble.Theyarepopularwithpeoplewhoarebusyorwhodon’tliketocookorwashdishes.Buttheyoftencostmorethanfresh,unpreparedfoodsandmanycontainman-madeadditives.Also,manypeoplefeeltheydon’ttasteasgoodashome-cookedfoods.HealthFoodandCo-opsInthe1960s,a“back-to-the-earth”movementwasstartedbyyoungpeopleintheUnitedStates.Themovementwasareactionagainsttheharmfuleffectsoftechnology.Fromthemovementcameanewunderstandingoffoodandhealth.Manypeoplenowprefernaturalandorganic(有机的)foodstothepreparedfoodssoldinhealthfoodsstoresandinfoodco-ops,whicharesmallstoreswherecustomershelpmanagethestore.Inco-ops,foodisusuallynotpackaged.Customersbringtheirownbagsandjarsandscoop(汲取)theirfoodoutofboxesorbaskets.TheDietCraze(节食热)ThesedaysAmericansaremoreandmoreconcernedwiththeirweight.Perhapsasmanyas70millionAmericansareonweight-dollarbusiness.Americansupermarketssellavarietyofdietfoodsuchassoftdrinks,dietcandy,anddietsaladdressings.Dietersalsospendmoneyondietpills,exercisemachines,andjoggingsuits(健美服).Eachyeardozensofnewdietsarepopularized.TheyhavesuchnamesastheMiracle(奇效的)Diet,theNine-dayWonderDiet,andtheEast24-hourDiet.ThereisevenonecalledtheIceCreamDiet,whichadvisesthedieterstoeatonlyicecreamforlunchanddinner!Fordieterswhocannotloseweightontheirown,therearemanywell-organizeddietgroups,whichofferhelpandencouragement.1.Generallyspeaking,conveniencefoodsinAmerica___________.A.areshippedfromforeigncountriesB.aremadebyfarmersonfarmsC.ArepopularwithpeopleD.arebetterthanfreshones2.Youngpeoplewhostarteda“back-to-the-earth”movement____________.A.mightbetoofoolishB.shouldbepraisedfortheiractionC.mightsufferfromsomediseasesD.mightgetlessmoneyfromtheircompanies3.Fromthefourthparagraph,wecanfindthat___________.A.ThedietcrazeintheUSisunnecessaryB.RichAmericanpeopleshouldoffertheirmoneytothepoorC.BusinessmenaregettingmuchmoneyfromthedietcrazeD.FatAmericansaretoofoolishtotaketoomuchfood4.Which’swriter’sopiniononAmericandiets?A.TheyarealleffectivetopeopleB.TheyareofnoeffectonpeopleC.TheIceCreamDietisthebestD.Notallofthemarebelievable5.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?A.EATINGAmericanFoodB.ALookatAmericanFoodC.MakingAmericanFoodD.CookingAmericanFood