49. Why do restaurants give kids toys when they come to eat?

   A. Because kids love toys.

   B. Because that can bring in more kids to come.

   C. Because that can cause more adults to come.

   D. Because kids want to take their grandparents to come for meals.

48. What is the best title of this passage?

   A. Fast-food Companies.                      B. Fast-food Is Bad for Kids.

   C. Fast-food Companies’ Toys.                     D. Toys for Kids.

Next time you visit a fast-food restaurant, look closely at the ads for toys. About one out of every three toys that American children get each year comes from a fast-food restaurant. In fact, McDonald’s is the biggest toy company in the world. The company gives away or sells more than 1.5 billion dolls and other toys each year. The characters(角色) of Happy Meal toys are often from popular television shows and films.

    Why do fast-food companies give kids toys when they are really in the business of selling food? Almost 50 years ago, McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc discovered that one of the best ways to sell hamburgers was to make children want to visit his restaurants. He later helped to make TV programs with a popular clown, Ronald McDonald. Kroc realized that ads aimed at children could get whole families to eat at his restaurants. "A child who loves our TV programs," Kroc said, "and brings her grandparents to McDonald’s, gives us two more customers."

    McDonald’s ads have been very successful and Ronald McDonald is better known among children than Santa Claus, but this also brings some problems. Kids are eating too much junk food and more and more children are becoming fatter and fatter. About one out of five little kids eats French fries every day, which is very bad for their health.

   Fast-food companies shouldn’t be allowed to use toys to sell food that’s bad for kids. Also, kids should be taught that they may pay more for it in the future because the food is bad for their health.

47. What can be much cheaper traveling to Europe in winter？

   A. Hotels and airlines      B. Tickets for parks       C. Theaters           D. Operas

B

46. If you go to Europe in winter, you can NOT do _______ .

   A. snowboarding      B. going to concerts       C. enjoying food    D. football games

45. If you want to save money traveling to Europe, you should ________.

   A. go there in winter                            B. save enough money

   C. visit Christmas markets              D. not go to concerts

Too many people in hot summer are never a good memory.

In winter hotels and air tickets are cheaper, and there’s plenty going on: Go to cultural activities: operas, theaters, and music concerts.

   Have fun in the snow: skiing and snowboarding.

   Visit Christmas markets, festivals and carnivals(狂欢节).

   Enjoy winter food!

   How can you afford all this? ―Save money!

   In fact, if you think you can’t afford to travel in winter, take a look at the price of the plane. It can only cost you a half to a third of the price of a summer flight to get to Europe in winter. Also, hotels usually offer discounts(折扣) in winter as well.

   In this way, winter can turn into a very happy vacation experience.

根据短文内容,选择正确答案。

43. A. try                   B. follow           C. enjoy                            D. like

42. A. anything good    B. something nice   C. something bad               D. anything wrong