2015年12月四级阅读真题答案完整版

　　37. F) decades

　　38. H) globally

　　39. D) chances

　　40. J) occurs

　　41. A) additional

　　42. B) associated

　　43. G) experiences

　　44. M) reduce

　　45. K) populations

　　How to Eat Well

　　46. Cooking benefits people in many ways and enables them to connect with one another.

　　答案：D Shouldn't preparing—and consuming—food be a source of comfort, pride, health, well-being, relaxation, sociability?…

　　47. Abundant information about cooking is available either online or on TV.

　　答案：B It's not because fresh ingredients are hard to come by…

　　48. Young people do less cooking at home than the elderly these days.

　　答案：F. Perhaps a return to real cooking needn't be far off…

　　49. Cooking skills can be improved with practice.

　　答案：O. You don't have to hit the grocery store daily, nor do you need an abundance of skill…

　　50. In the mid-20th century, most families ate dinner at home instead of eating out.

　　答案：G. Back in the 1950s most of us grew up in households where Mom cooked virtually everynight…

　　51. Even those short of time or money should be encouraged to cook for themselves and theirfamily

　　答案：E. When I talk about cooking, I'm not talking about creating elaborate dinner parties or three-day science projects.…

　　52. Eating food not cooked by ourselves can cause serious consequences.

　　答案：J. There have been half-hearted but well-publicized efforts by some food companies toreduce calories in their processed food, but….

　　53. To eat well and still save money, people should buy fresh food and cook it themselves.

　　答案：M. To those Americans for whom money is a concern…

　　54. We get a fairly large portion of calories from fast food and snacks.

　　答案：C. And yet we aren't cooking…

　　55. The popularity of TV led to the popularity of frozen food.

　　答案：H. Although frozen dinners were invented in the '40s, their popularity didn't boom untiltelevisions became popular a decade or so later…

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　　56. A) It is disappearing.

　　57. B) electronically.

　　58. D) Spending money is so fast and easy.

　　59. A) It represents a change in the modern world.

　　60. C) He feels reluctant to part with the traditional wallet.

　　61. A) They are culture-related.

　　62. C) They get less sleep on public holidays.

　　63. C) The World Cup.

　　64. B) They want to get sufficient sleep.

　　65. B) Few people really know the importance of sleep.