题目内容
4.Culture and CuisineThe United States is known for jazz and blue jeans.But travel to Paris and ask your average French citizen about American cuisine (烹饪) and he's likely to answer,"McDonalds."Ask the same thing of any American citizen on any American street and I'm afraid you'd get the same answer,or something close to it.
Hamburgers and hotdogs and fries are all fine,but with American malls and other outlets standardizing everything from clothing to food,the sad truth is that American cuisine is becoming more homogeneous-all the same-no matter where you live.True,many Americans are eating more varied foods these days,but these are largely the cuisines of immigrant groups,and they are quite likely to be affected by homogenization of American cuisine.
So what exactly is American cuisine?Well,to some extent it is a reflection of our melting pot culture,meaning that Europeans made huge contributions in the form of wheat,dairy products,pork,beef and poultry.But American cuisine also includes products that once were known only to the New World,including potatoes,corn,pumpkin,sweet potatoes,and peanuts.
The one region of the country where you still find all these things in daily use is the Deep South.The South lost the Civil War,but children of the southerners are winning the battle to preserve and advance their cooking traditions-and in this case one of the few cuisines can truly be called American,which is why we're pleased to have Low Country cuisine in this issue of food creation.That's right,grits and gravy are back in a big way in cities like Charleston and Savannah.Truth is,they never really left,but up until a decade ago Low Country cuisine was more common at home than in restaurants.
In fact,a large number of tourists now go to the lower Atlantic region in order to experience this extraordinary cuisine for themselves.Time will tell whether Low Country cuisine becomes popular in other regions of the country in the way that,say,Italian cuisine has,but it's amazing and heartening to see one of our true cultural treasures enjoying renewed popularity in these increasingly homogeneous times.
43.According to the passage,American cuisine impresses people as beingA.
A.dull and changeless
B.rich and various
C.popular and delicious
D.disagreeable and unpleasant
44.It can be seen that the writer feels regretful thatB.
A.cuisines of other countries play a more important role in America
B.American cuisine has become increasingly lacking in variety
C.American cuisine tends to vary because of immigration
D.American cuisine is being changed by foreign cuisines
45.From the passage,we know that grits and gravyB.
A.were cooked with new materials after the Civil War
B.are gaining popularity in the south of America
C.were more popular over ten years ago
D.are seldom served in restaurants
46.What's the writer's attitude towards the renewal of Low Country cuisine in America?C
A.Concerned and cautious.
B.Hopeless and doubtful.
C.Positive and supportive.
D.Critical and disapproving.
分析 本文是一片说明文,主要介绍了关于美国饮食的变化历程.人们对美国烹饪的印象是以麦当劳为标志的类似烹饪类型,美国烹饪的印象是乏味的、不变的.作者感到悲哀的原因是美国烹饪变得越发雷同,缺少多样性.粗燕麦粉和肉汁在美国南部受到欢迎,时间将会证明"Low Country cuisine"是否能在其他地区受到欢迎,看到真正的文化珍宝又重新受欢迎令人感到很奇妙的同时也很鼓舞人心.
解答 43.A 推理判断题.由第一段的内容"American cuisine (烹饪) and he's likely to answer,"McDonalds."Ask the same thing of any American citizen on any American street and I'm afraid you'd get the same answer,or something close to it"可知,当询问法国人对美国烹饪的印象时,他们的回答是"麦当劳",在美国街头询问任何一个美国人时,也会得到相同或者近似的答案,由此可推知,美国烹饪给人的印象是乏味的,一成不变的,故选A.
44.B 推理判断题.由第二段中的"the sad truth is that American cuisine is becoming more homogeneous-all the same-no matter where you live"可知,美国烹饪变得越来越一成不变这一事实让作者感到伤心、遗憾,故选B.
45.B 推理判断题.由第四段中的"grits and gravy are back in a big way in cities like Charleston and Savannah."可知,粗燕麦粉和肉汁在像查尔斯顿、萨凡纳这样的大城市中复兴起来,即粗燕麦粉和肉汁在美国南部受到欢迎,故选B.
46.C 推理判断题.由最后一段的最后一句"Time will tell whether Low Country cuisine becomes popular in other regions of the country in the way that,say,Italian cuisine has,but it's amazing and heartening to see one of our true cultural treasures enjoying renewed popularity in these increasingly homogeneous times"可知,时间将会证明"Low Country cuisine"是否能在其他地区受到欢迎,看到真正的文化珍宝又重新受欢迎令人感到很奇妙的同时也很鼓舞人心,由此可知,作者对美国"Low Country cuisine"的复活持支持、乐观的态度,故选C.
点评 解答细节理解题时,一个常用的方法就是运用定位法,即根据题干和选项中的关键词从原文中找到相关的句子,与选项进行比较从而确定答案;推理判断题既要求学生透过文章表面文字信息推测文章隐含意思,又要求学生对作者的态度、意图及文章细节的发展作正确的推理判断,力求从作者的角度去考虑,不要固守自己的看法或观点.
During a musical career that spanned six decades,Fitzgerald (56)Amore than 200albums.She won 13Grammy Awards,the last of which she received in 1990.She worked with some of the greatest American singers of the twentieth century,including Frank Sinatra,Louis Armstrong,Count Basie,and Dizzy Gillespie.Her talent and charm (57)Ba wide range of listeners around the world.The worldwide (58)Bof Ella Fitzgerald helped make jazz a more popular genre.
Until the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s,the United States (59)AAfrican American citizens the same treatment that white citizens received.Fitzgerald's manager and her band (60)B to perform at places where discrimination(歧视) was practiced.They also decided not to perform unless they were paid the same amount as white singers and musicians.Ella's fight for (61)C received support from numerous celebrity admirers,including Marilyn Monroe.Fitzgerald never took her good fortune for granted.She gave money to charities and organizations that contributed to (62)A disadvantages children.For her many civic contributions,in 1992President George Bush awarded her the Presidential Medal of Honor,one of the highest honors (63)Cto civilians.
In 1991,Fitzgerald gave her (64)Dperformance in New York's Carnegie Hall.Although Ella Fitzgerald died in 1996,the American"First Lady of Song"continues to live in the hearts and ears of music lovers worldwide.
50.A.rich | B.rough | C.funny | D.happy |
51.A.Importantly | B.Unforgettably | C.Naturally | D.Unfortunately |
52.A.survive | B.experience | C.learn | D.stand |
53.A.strangely | B.blindly | C.originally | D.probably |
54.A.jealousy | B.recognition | C.reputation | D.gratitude |
55.A.creative | B.dependent | C.undiscovered | D.distinguished |
56.A.released | B.sold | C.copied | D.showed |
57.A.compared with | B.appealed to | C.composed of | D.depended on |
58.A.celebration | B.admiration | C.relaxation | D.implication |
59.A.denied | B.supported | C.offered | D.hated |
60.A.decided | B.refused | C.started | D.afforded |
61.A.wealth | B.future | C.equality | D.agreement |
62.A.caring for | B.playing with | C.preferring to | D.picking up |
63.A.ignorant | B.inadequate | C.available | D.official |
64.A.best | B.vivid | C.open | D.final |
"I was asking God to give me a pair of (13)B,"was the boy's reply.
The lady took him by the hand and went into the store,and asked the clerk to (14)Ca half dozen pairs of socks for the boy.She then asked if he could give her a basin of water and a towel.He quickly brought them to her.She took the little fellow to the (15)D part of the store,washed his little feet and (16)A them with a towel.
By this time the clerk had returned with the socks.Putting on a pair for the boy,she (17)Dhim a pair of shoes.Then she tied up the remaining pairs of socks and gave them to him.She patted him on the head and said,"No doubt,my little fellow,you feel more (18)Bnow?"
(19)Cshe turned to go,the astonished boy caught her by the hand,and looking up in her face,with tears in his eyes,answered the question with these (20)A:"Are you God's wife?"
11.A.waiting | B.standing | C.cleaning | D.singing |
12.A.approached | B.questioned | C.caught | D.encouraged |
13.A.socks | B.shoes | C.towels | D.gloves |
14.A.pass | B.show | C.get | D.take |
15.A.right | B.front | C.middle | D.back |
16.A.dried | B.covered | C.patted | D.shared |
17.A.carried | B.offered | C.awarded | D.bought |
18.A.reasonable | B.comfortable | C.reliable | D.available |
19.A.So | B.But | C.As | D.Since |
20.A.words | B.signs | C.thanks | D.results |