A
“Food in France is still primarily about pleasure,”says Mark Singer,technical director of cuisine at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris.“Cooking and eating are both pastimes(消遣) and pleasure.”The French might start their day with bread,butter,jam,and perhaps something hot to drink—it’s a time of the day when the whole family can be united.Singer,born in Philadelphia,has lived in France for more than 40 years.
“Although things have changed greatly in the past 20 years when it comes to food in the country,”he says,“and what was a big affair with eating has been slowly softened up,there are still events in the year,like birthdays and New Year’s Eve and Christmas Eve that are still really anchored in traditional food and cooking.But it’s not every day.”
Some people think French food life may be a performance,adds Jennifer Berg,director of graduate food studies at New York University.“They want to believe that France is this nation where people are spending five hours a day going to 12 different markets to get their food.The reality is most croissants(羊角面包) are factory-made,and most people are buying convenience food,except for the very small group of people in high society.But part of our identity relies on believing that myth.”
In Italy,as in France,takeout is still relatively rare.“Eating fast is not at all part of our culture.”says Marco Bolasco,editorial director of SlowFood and an Italian food expert.“Our meals are relaxed,even during a lunch break.Food in Italy is love,nutrition and pleasure,”he says.An Italian child’s first experience with food is not small round cakes or rice or eggs,but probably ice cream,notes Bolasco.Status and wealth play less of a role in food.
21.How have things about French food changed?
A.People prefer to cook at home.
B.More people choose to eat out.
C.Traditional food is less frequently cooked.
D.People eat faster than before.
答案C
解析推理判断题。根据第二段的内容可知,法国传统美食受到冲击,人们只是偶尔在重大节日中才去享用传统美食,并不是每一天,故选择C项。
22.What does the underlined word “performance” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A.Bother.
B.Play.
C.Hobby.
D.Routine.
答案A
解析词义猜测题。由后文中的“peoplearespendingfivehoursadaygoingto12differentmarketstogettheirfood”可知,此处应是指部分人认为法国传统烹饪比较烦琐。故此处performance指“麻烦”。故选A项。
23.Why is Italian food compared with French food in the last paragraph?
A.To show the advantages of Italian food.
B.To prove the differences between them.
C.To reflect the customs of Italian food.
D.To indicate the common points of the two.
答案D
解析推理判断题。由本段中的“InItaly,asinFrance”,再结合第一段中的“FoodinFranceisstillprimarilyaboutpleasure”和最后一段中的“FoodinItalyislove,nutritionandpleasure”可知,作者比较这两种食物的目的是找出二者的共同点,阐明主旨,故选D项。
24.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A.Food as identity.
B.Food as pleasure.
C.Food as survival.
D.Food as status.
答案B
解析主旨大意题。由文中的“FoodinFranceisstillprimarilyaboutpleasure”,“Cookingandeatingarebothpastimesandpleasure.”以及“FoodinItalyislove,nutritionandpleasure”可知答案。
