【错误选项】A的确，B在户外，C直接的
68. According to the scientists, what will fencing influence? A. Land building. B. Species diversity. C. Human population. D. Wildlife’s body size. 【标准答案】B
【试题分析】scientists are asking that conservationists carefully weigh up the biodiversity costs
and benefits of new and existing fences. 【高考考点】细节题 【错误选项】物种多样性
69. What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 4? A. Replacements for fences. B. Wildlife-protection methods. C. Effective land-use approaches. D. Conflicts between human and wildlife 【标准答案】A
【试题分析】第四段开头就提到A variety of alternative approaches
【高考考点】细节题
【错误选项】
70. The main purpose of the passage is to __________. A. argue and prove B. inform and explain C. appeal and discuss D. compare and assess 【标准答案】B 【试题分析】 【高考考点】主旨题 【错误选项】
朝阳区 C
Culture and Cuisine
The 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 “McDonald’s.” 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 hot dogs 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 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 contribution in the form of wheat, dairy products, pork, beef and poultry. But American cuisine also includes products and 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 in 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.
63. According to the passage, American cuisine impresses people as being __________.
A. dull and changeless B. rich and various
C. popular and delicious D. disagreeable and unpleasant 64. It can be seen that the writer feels regretful that __________.
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 65. From the passage, we know that grits and gravy __________.
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
66. What’s the writer’s attitude towards the renewal of Low Country cuisine in America?
A. Concerned and cautious B. Hopeless and doubtful. C. Positive and supportive D. Critical and disapproving
【词汇扫描】
homogeneous adj.同性质的，同类的 region n.地区，地域，地带，领域 gravy n.肉汁，肉卤，意外之财
【长难句分析】
the sad truth is that American cuisine is becoming homogeneous – all the same – no matter where you live.
解析：表语从句
翻译：不幸的事实是美式烹饪都是性质相同的，不管你住在哪儿都是完全相同的
【重点段落大意归纳】
Paragragh1：美式烹饪以麦当劳闻名 Paragragh2:美式烹饪大都相同 Paragragh3:介绍美式烹饪是什么 Paragragh4:南部也可以找到美式烹饪