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  After moving to the United States,immigrant groups trying to fit in tend to choose highcalorie and fatty foods in an attempt to appear more American―a new study finds. That's one reason why immi?grants approach US levels of obesity within 15 years of moving to America.

  The researchers also did an experiment that measured whether or not the threat of appearing un-American influenced respondents' food choices. After being questioned about their ability to speak English,75 per cent of Asian-Americans identified a kind of typical American food as their favourite. Only25 per cent of Asian-Americans who had not been asked if they spoke English did the same.

  When their American identity was called into question during a followup study,Asian-American participants also tended to choose typical American dishes,such as hamburgers and cheese sandwiches. In that experiment,55 Asian-Americans were asked to choose a meal from a local Asian or American restaurant. Some pari ticipants were told that only Americans could participate in the study. Those who i chose the more typical American fare ended up consuming an extra182 calories,ini eluding 12 grams of fat and 7grams of saturated fat (飽和脂肪) .

  "People who feel like they need to prove they belong to a culture will change i their habits in an attempt to fit in," said Sauna Cheryan,an author of the study and I assistant professor of psychology at the University of Washington. "If immigrants I and their children choose unhealthy American food over healthier traditional food ¹ across their lives?this process of fitting in could lead to poorer health," Cheryan added.

  Social pressure,the study concluded,is at the heart of the problem. "In Ameri?can society today,being American is associated with being white. Americans,who don't fit this image even if they were born here and speak English,feel that pressure to prove that they're American," said Cheryan.

1. The author wants to show that      .

   A. more and more Asians enjoy highcalorie snacks

   B. immigrants tend to eat American junk food to fit in

   C. most Americans are at the risk of heart disease

   D. all the American people have a bad eating habit

2. According to the survey,      

   A. Asian-Americans care less about their health

   B. 25 per cent of Americans like junk food

   C. choosing food is related to Asian-Americans' situation

   D. immigrants are forced to eat junk food

3. The underlined word"fare" in Paragraph 3 most probably means"         

   A. food offered as a meal

   B. a person taking a taxi

   C. money spent on food,

   D. an arranged thing to do

4. According to Sauna Cheryan,      .

   A. what immigrants have done is ridiculous

   B. American traditional food is healthier

   C. immigrants risk their health in order to fit in

   D. American culture affects immigrants deeply

Answer 1

[文章大意]移居美W是不少人的夢想，許多亞洲移民不惜以健康為代價千方百計地融人美W社會。

1. B作者意圖題。本文是一篇研究報道，第一段是文章的中心段，作者旨在說明亞洲移民選擇食用高熱量的食物以便融人美國社會。

2. C推理判斷題。從第二段的研究可知，75%的被詢問過英語能力的亞裔美國人將典型的美國食物看作他們的最愛，而：只有25%的沒有被詢問是否說英語的亞裔美國人這樣做，由、此可推斷選擇食物與亞裔美國人的處境有關。

3. A詞義猜測題。結合上文中的"In that experiment,55 ： Asian-Americans were asked to choose a meal from a local Asian or American restaurant."以及畫線詞后面的內容可推：知，畫線詞表示的是"提供的食物"。

4. C推理判斷題。根據倒數第二段的內容可推出，移民不惜以健康為代價融人美國社會。