单选题     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     25    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     26    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     27    automatically including French fries and soda in its kids' meals starting this month, although they will still be     28    . Instead, the company said Tuesday, its employees will ask parents whether they     29    such options as milk or sliced apples before assembling the meals. 'We're asking the customers to     30    what they want, ' said Craig Prusher, the chain's vice president of government relations. Other participating chains, with a     31    of menu options, including Denny's, Chili's, Friendly's and Chevy's.
    As part of the Kids Live Well campaign—expected to be announced     32    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     33    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     34    , with fewer than 200 calories and less than 35% of its calories from sugar.
    A. adapt
    B. available
    C. begins
    D. concern
    E. criteria
    F. items
    G. nationwide
    H. possible
    I. prefer
    J. recommending
    K. specie
    L. specify
    M. stop
    N. taking
    O. variety
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【正确答案】N
【答案解析】该空格位于句子开头部分,被逗号隔开,同时but引导的成分是句子的状语,a cue为名词,可知这里缺少非谓语动词,选项中符合的有taking和recommending,take a cue from为固定搭配,表示“按…的指点行事”,所以选N。
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【正确答案】D
【答案解析】分析句子结构可知,when引导的是定语从句,修饰先行词time。句子缺少主语,根据句意“人们对快餐会造成儿童肥胖的——与日俱增”,在这种情况下,19家公司承诺向孩子们提供更为健康的菜谱,可见空格处填concern最符合题意,故选D。
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【正确答案】M
【答案解析】分析句子成分可知,空格位于助动词will之后,副词automatically之前,可见应填动词原形,因为上一段刚刚提到人们对于快餐引起儿童肥胖的问题越来越担忧,第二段顺承上面的内容。讲到快餐连锁店汉堡王采取的相应措施:将从本月起停止自动在儿童快餐中央带售卖炸薯条与苏打水,空格处填stop最符合题意,故选M。
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【正确答案】B
【答案解析】空格位于系动词be之后,故只能填名词或形容词,前面说了将停止自动在儿童快餐中央带售卖炸薯条与苏打水。根据although可知内容上应该是一个转折,故空处填available最符合题意,与前面的still放在一起表示“仍然可以买得到”,故选B。
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【正确答案】I
【答案解析】空格所在的宾语从句缺少谓语且这句话涉及一个选择关系的结构(whether…or…),备选词汇中只有prefer可用于表示选择取舍,故选I。
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【正确答案】L
【答案解析】该空位于ask sb. to这一结构之后,由此判断空格处要填动词原形。由上文中提到汉堡王停止自动夹带售卖炸薯条和苏打水以及雇员在配好餐之前征求孩子父母的意见等内容可知,此处应为作者引述的总结性语句,即“我们请顾客具体指定他们想吃什么”,备选词汇中只有specify符合,故选L。
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【正确答案】O
【答案解析】空格在a之后,且与介词of搭配,a variety of为固定搭配,意为“各种各样的”,这句话的意思是“其他参与该活动的连锁店,比如Denny's,Chili's,Friendly's,以及Chevy's等都将增加菜品的多样性”,故选O。
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【正确答案】G
【答案解析】分析句子结构可知,空格处需填入副词。备选单词中只有一个副词nationwide,结合上下文可知,“Kids Live Well(让孩子生活更美好)”活动应该是在全国范围内开展的,故选G。
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【正确答案】F
【答案解析】空前是数词,空格处需填名词,通过第三段第一句话的后半句可以看出,儿童每顿饭中至少要包含冒号之后食物中的两项,备选词汇中只有items(项目)符合题意,代指后面的选项,故选F。
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【正确答案】E
【答案解析】空格处于动词meet之后,被形容词similar修饰,由此判断空格处应填名词,前面提到的食物都是低脂、低卡路里的健康食物,最后一句中提到其他要求还包括,餐馆提供的配菜必须符合类似的“标准”,可见备选词汇中criteria符合,故选E。