[A卷]
CollegeEnglishAchievementTest
BandTwo
试题册
（120分钟）2004.6
PartIIReadingComprehension
PassageOne
WhatmakesAmericansspendnearlyhalftheirfooddollarsonmeals
awayfromhome?TheanswerslieinthewayAmericanslivetoday.During
thefirstfewdecadesofthetwentiethcentury,cannedandconvenience
foodsfreedthefamilycookfromfull-timedutyatthekitchenrange.Then,
inthe1940s,workinthewartimedefenseplantstookmorewomenoutof
thehomethaneverbefore,settingthepatternoftheworkingwifeand
mother.
Todayabouthalfofthecountry’smarriedwomenareemployedoutside
thehome.But,unlessfamilymemberspitchinwithfoodpreparation,women
arenotfullyliberatedfromthatchore.Insteadmanyhavebecome,ina
sense,prisonersofthecompletelycookedconveniencemeal.Itiseasier
topickupabucketoffriedchickenonthewayhomefromworkortotake
thefamilyoutforpizzas,orburgersthantostartopeningcansorheating
upfrozendinnersafteralong,hardday.
Also,therisingdivorceratemeansthattherearemoresingleworking
parentswithchildrentofeed.Andmanyyoungadultsandelderlypeople,
aswellasunmarriedanddivorcedmaturepeople,livealoneratherthan
aspartofafamilyunitanddon’twanttobothercookingforone.
Fastfoodisappealingbecauseitisfast,itdoesn’trequireany
dressingup,anditoffersa“fun”break.
21.Americanwomenlefthometoworkinlargenumbersbecauseof
_____________.
整理为word格式
A)theimprovedlivingstandardB)theincreaseinfoodprices
C)theneedofwar-timeindustryD)themodernizationofthe
kitchen
22.Thephrase“pitchin”inLine2,Paragraph2,isclosestinmeaning
to__________