2011年6月大学英语四级考试试题.doc

Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15minutes) Directions: in this part ,you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1 ,For questions 1-7,choose the hest answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D). For questions 8-10.complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. British Cuisine: the Best of Old and New British cuisine (烹饪) has come of age in recent years as chefs (厨师) combine the best of old and new. Why does British food have a reputation for being so bad? Because it is bad! Those are not the most encouraging words to hear just before eating lunch at one of Hong Kong’s smartest British restaurants, Alfie’s by KEE, but head chef Neil Tomes has more to say. “The past 15 year or so have been a noticeable period of improvement for food in England.” The English chef says, citing the trend in British cuisine for better ingredients, preparation and cooking methods, and more appealing presentation. Chefs such as Delia Smith, Nigel Slater, Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay made the public realize that cooking-and eating-didn’t have to be a boring thing. And now most of the British public is familiar even with the extremes of Hesston Blumenthal’s molecular gastronomy, a form of cooking that employs scientific methods to create the perfect dish. “It’s no longer the case that the common man in England is embarrassed to show he knows about food,” Tomes says. There was plenty of room for improvement. The problems with the nation’s cuisine can be traced back to the Second World War, Before the War, much of Britain’s food was imported and when German U-boats began attacking ships bringing food to the country , Britain went on rations (配给). “As rationing came to an end in the 1950s, technology picked up and was used to mass-produce food,” Tomes says. “And by then people were just happy to have a decent quantity of food in their kitchens.” They weren’t looking for cured meats , organic