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Beginning in October, more than 13,000McDonald’s (麦当劳)restaurantsin America will use a new variety of cooking oil. McDonald' s aims to make itsFrench fries (油炸食品)and other fried foods healthier.

The change will not affect the taste or thenumber of calories in the food. But by changing the cooking oil, McDonald’ssays, it hopes to cut by nearly half the amount of trans fatty acids (转换脂肪酸) in French fries andreduce the amount of saturated fats(饱和脂肪) by 16 percent. Scientists believe that trans fatty acids andsaturated fats raise cholesterol(胆固醇) levels and increase the risk of heart disease.

McDonald's new step is important becauseMcDonald’s is an industry leader and other fast-food chains and food processorsmay follow the lead.

For McDonald's ,the action comes at a timewhen Americans are becoming more and more concerned about; obesity (肥胖) and are increasing pressureon food companies to offer healthy and nutritious (有营养的) food to consumers.

After three years of study, McDonald’sofficials say they are switching oil that is lower in saturated fats andtrans fatty acids. McDonald's says the change will not cause higher price for consumers.

Though there is some change, scientists saythat the amount of trans fat in foods at McDonald's and at other fast-foodcompanies is still important.

1.More than 13,000 McDonald's restaurantsin America will use a new kind of cooking oil to ______________.

2.The underlined ward "switching"here has the same meaning as "   _______ ".

3.The main idea of the passage is    __________ .

4.When a new kind of cooking oil is used inMcDonald’s,     ________ 

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【答案】

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.C

【解析】略