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【题目】 What is＂American food＂？ To many people, American food m【1】hamburgers, hot dogs, and fried chicken. However, are those the only kinds of food in the U.S.？

E【2】 for Thanksgiving turkey, it＇s hard to find a typical ＂American＂ food. The United States is a land of immigrants. When people move to America, they bring their cooking s【3】 with them. So Americans eat food from many different countries. That’s why you can find almost every kind of ethnic food in America,such as Italian pizza, Mexican tacos and Chinese fried rolls. But they don’t t【4】 quite like the original food!

As a large country, the U.S. has several regions,and each region has its own style of food. You can visit the South and enjoy country-style cooking, take a trip to New England and try seafood dishes, and travel through the Midwest for baked goods.

Nowadays Americans live at a fast pace and often grab a quick bite to eat.One of the most common quick American m【5】 is a sandwich.Some Americans also choose to eat junk food,but others p【6】 ＂all natural＂ eating habits.They r【7】 to eat any food with additives.American culture is a good illustration of the saying:You are what you eat.The different kinds of food show the different kinds of p【8】 taste.Anyway,it＇s all-American.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】means

【2】Except

【3】styles

【4】taste

【5】meals

【6】prefer

【7】refuse

【8】personal

【解析】

这篇短文主要介绍了美国的食物。不同种类的食物代表不同的个人品味。

【1】句意：美国食品意味着汉堡包、热狗和炸鸡。

此处缺少谓语动词，根据列举的食物，结合首字母提示，可知此处指美国食物意味着汉堡包等等，mean意思是，意味着，主语是不可数名词，故填第三人称单数形式，故填means。

【2】句意：除了感恩节火鸡，很难找到一种典型的“美国”食物。

“Thanksgiving turkey”部分的修正了“it＇s hard to find a typical ＂American＂ food”的意思；except for 通常引述了一个相反的原因或细节，因而部分地修正了句子的主要意思。结合首字母提示，故填Except。

【3】句意：当人们搬到美国，他们带着他们的烹饪风格。

根据后文“So Americans eat food from many different countries. That’s why you can find almost every kind of ethnic food in America,such as Italian pizza, Mexican tacos and Chinese fried rolls.”可知此处指他们不同的烹饪风格，style风格，此处指人们各自的风格，所以用复数，故填styles。

【4】句意：但它们的味道不像原来的食物！

根据上文可以在美国找到各个民族的食物及此处的转折词，可知食物尝起来不像原来的食物，taste尝，品尝，don’t后加动词原形，故填taste。

【5】句意：最常见的美国快餐之一是三明治。

根据表语是a sandwich，可知此处指美国的快餐，meal餐，饭；one of+名词复数，故填meals。

【6】句意：但另一些人更喜欢“全天然”的饮食习惯。

对比上文“One of the most common quick American m____5____ is a sandwich.Some Americans also choose to eat junk food”可知此处指“其他人更喜欢“全天然”的饮食习惯”，prefer更喜欢，主语是复数，所以谓语动词用原形，故填prefer。

【7】句意：他们拒绝吃任何含有添加剂的食物。

根据上文“but others p____6____ ＂all natural＂ eating habits.”可知此处指他们拒绝吃含有添加剂的食物，refuse拒绝，结合句意及首字母提示，故填refuse。

【8】句意：不同的食物显示出不同的个人品味。

根据上文“American culture is a good illustration of the saying:You are what you eat.”可知此处指不同的食物代表不同的个人品味，personal个人的，结合句意及首字母提示，故填personal。