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The first KFC opened in Beijing in 1982. Three years later, the first McDonald’s restaurant opened in Shenzhen, a major city in Southern China. In just a few decades, they have become part of Chinese people’s   36   life. Why?

In recent years, Western fast food is more   37   to common people. But in the past, they were very expensive, but   38   people still crowded into the stores. Why? In fact, the high price there might have partly worked in the fast food chains’   39  . Western fast food was considered   40   of a luxury at the time. The image made Western fast Food something special and   41  .

Just as Chinese consumers are   42   Western foods, Western fast food chains are   43 

changed from their original ones to better meet Chinese   44  . Food items at KFC all taste   45    or mild in order to   46   Chinese people’s favor of spicy foods. Western fast food chains are not simply   47   foreign foods to the Chinese market.   48  , Western chains integrate(整合) aspects of Chinese foods into traditional Western fast food.

The differences between Western and Chinese food indicate some   49  . Though Chinese tastes have changed Western fast food, Chinese still   50   the food to be new and different. As was said by a young female customer of KFC, “Chinese food, that’s all I ever ate when I was growing up … I want something   51  .”

Western fast food chains not only sell Western food, but sell a dining   52   that did not exist in China before. In contrast to Pizza Huts in the US, which mainly   53   pizzas to customers, Pizza Hut in China offers a casual dining experience. Pizza Huts are said to be favored by Chinese customers for its comparably friendlier   54   and cleaner setting in comparison to local   55   restaurants.

36.       A. traditional               B. everyday                C. general                   D. best

37.       A. fit                            B. luxurious                 C. affordable               D. changeable

38.       A. many                      B. few                          C. several                          D. some

39.       A. advantage                     B. shortcoming            C. strength                  D. favor

40.       A. something                     B. nothing                  C. anything               D. everything

41.       A. interesting                     B. desirable                C. delicious               D. tasty

42.       A. referring to                    B. applying to                     C. turning to                D. adapting to

43.       A. in return                  B. in turn                    C. in exchange           D. in effect

44.       A. foods                            B. drinks                     C. tastes                           D. smells

45.       A. spicy                       B. sweet                            C. delicious               D. juicy

46.       A. agree                      B. suit                         C. fit                           D. interest

47.       A. presenting                    B. gathering                      C. laying                     D. creating

48.       A. However                 B. Yet                         C. But                         D. Rather

49.       A. thoughts               B. reasons                 C. results                   D. puzzles

50.       A. consider                 B. think                      C. treat                       D. imagine

51.       A. similar                    B. unique                   C. safe                        D. different

52.       A. adventure                     B. experience                    C. performance          D. behavior

53.       A. provide                  B. hand                             C. deliver                   D. supply

54.       A. service                   B. treatment                      C. customers                     D. friends

55.       A. American                B. Chinese                 C. Western                 D. Eastern

【回答】

36─40 BCADA    41─45 BDBCA   46─50 BADBA    51─55 DBCAB

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