I was 230 pounds this spring and I decided

题目内容：

I was 230 pounds this spring and I decided to get down to a healthier 200.In a house full of food，including snacks bought for my 7­year­old sons，I had a hard time cutting calories. Then I noticed my neighbors were having diet meals (减肥餐)．I decided to do the same，knowing I would never be able to stick to a diet if I had to do the buying and cooking myself. I was looking for food that I could afford but I might take a diet more seriously if it hurt me in the wallet.

After online searches，I decided to compare the offerings of four companies：Zone Manhattan，Chefs Diet，Nu­Kitchen and eDiets. All four would send the meals to my door. Three send food daily，while eDiets sends a large package once a week. There were dozens of companies I could have chosen.Research suggests that the economic crisis has made diet programs less tempting.Consumers prefer do­it­yourself diets with foods bought from the supermarket.

Nu­Kitchen regards itself as the “personal chef”．I ordered the five­day plan ($230.53) and the taste was disappointing. I neither lost nor gained weight on the food.

eDiets promises “healthy，delicious meals sent to your door”．I ordered five breakfasts，five lunches and five dinners. My total cost was $119.70，or less than $25 a day. Overall，the food from eDiets was better than that from Nu­Kitchen.

Chefs Diet charged $380.99 for seven days，making it the most expensive of the four services.I never tasted anything terrible，but I never tasted anything that made me want to renew for a second week.

Zone Manhattan charged $349.80，with tax，for a week’s supply of food，or about $50 a day.I liked the food so much that I lost six pounds in the first four days on the diet.

小题1:When the author began to have diet meals，she________.

A．was 200 pounds

B．didn’t have any children

C．worked as a cook in a company offering diet meals

D．didn’t believe she could stick to a diet if she had to cook herself小题2:What does the underlined word “tempting” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Attractive.

B．Expensive.

C．Delicious.

D．Useful.小题3:Which of the four companies’ food cost the least daily?

A．Zone Manhattan’s.

B．Chefs Diet’s.

C．Nu­Kitchen’s.

D．eDiets’．小题4:We can learn from the passage that________.

A．the author gained weight on the food from Nu­kitchen

B．the author would choose the food of Zone Manhattan

C．the food from eDiets was the worst of the four

D．Zone Manhattan sends food once a week

最佳答案：

小题1:D

小题2:A

小题3:D

小题4:B

答案解析：

者决定吃减肥餐，选了四家送减肥餐的公司，一起去看看这四家公司的情况吧！

小题1:D　细节题。 根据I decided to do the same，knowing I would never be able to stick to a diet if I had to do the buying and cooking myself.

小题2:A　词义猜测题。根据后边的Consumers prefer do­-it­-yourself diets with foods bought from the supermarket.可知由于经济危机减肥餐不再那么“吸引人”了。

小题3:D细节理解题。eDiets一天的餐费不到$25，与其他的相比较是最低的。

小题4:B 推理判断题。根据最后一段I liked the food so much that I lost six pounds in the first four days on the diet.可推出作者可能会选Zone Manhattan送减肥餐。

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