ConvenienceFoods

InsteadofbuyingonlyfreshfoodsAmericansnowadaysbuymanymoreconveniencefoods.Therearefoodswhicharereadypartlyorcompletelyprepared.Manyofthemarefrozensuchasfrozendinner(TVdinners)heat-and-serveFrenchfriesandfrozenpizzas.Therearealsomanycanned(putinacan)conveniencefoodssuchasready-madespaghettisoupsstews（炖熟的菜肴）andvegetables.

Conveniencefoodssavetimeandtrouble.Theyarepopularwithpeoplewhoarebusyorwhodon'tliketocookorwashdishes.Buttheyoftencostmorethanfreshunpreparedfoodsandmaycontainartificialadditives(achemicaladdedtothefood).Alsomanypeoplefeeltheydon'ttasteasgoodashomecookedfoods.

HealthFoodandCo-ops

Inthe1960sa“back-to-the-earth”movementwasstartedbyyoungpeopleintheUnitedStates.Themovementwasareactionagainsttheharmfuleffectsoftechnology.Fromthemovementcameanewunderstandingoffoodandhealth.Manypeoplenowprefernaturalandorganic(chemical-free)foodstothepreparedfoodssoldinhealthfoodstoresandinfoodco-opswhicharesmallstoreswherecustomershelpmanagethestore.Inco-opsfoodisusuallynotpackaged.Customersbringtheirownbagsandjarsand（汲取）theirfoodoutofboxesorbaskets.

TheDietCraze（节食热）

ThesedaysAmericansaremoreandmoreconcernedwiththeirweight.Perhapsasmanyas70millionAmericansareonweightdollarbusiness.Americansupermarketssellavarietyofdietfoodssuchasdietsoftdrinksdietcandyanddietsaladdressings.Dietersalsospendmoneyondietpillsexercisemachinesandjoggingsuits（慢跑服装）.Eachyeardozensofnewdietsarepopularized.TheyhavesuchnamesastheMiracleDiet(asuper-naturaleven)theNineDayWonderDietandtheEasy24HourDiet.ThereisevenonecalledtheIceCretanDietwhichadvisesthedietertoeatonlyicecreamforlunchanddinner!Fordieterswhocannotlostweightontheirowntherearemanywell-organizeddietgroupswhichofferhelpandencouragement.

(1)GenerallyspeakingconveniencefoodsinAmerica________.

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A．arcshippedfromforeigncountries

B．aremadebyfarmersonfarms

C．arerichandpopular

D．arebetterthanfreshones

(2)Youngp