2019年12月大学英语四级阅读200篇第136篇：British Cuisine

　　注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

　　46. The Phoenix in Mid-Levels may not use British ingredients, but presents its dishes in a British way.

　　47. Yorkshire Pudding is a restaurant which will bring full dishes to the table but offer plates to those diners who would like to share their meals.

　　48. With culinary improvement in recent years，London’s restaurants are now able to appeal to the tastes of all kinds of overseas visitors.

　　49. Hong Kong diners welcome new ideas and presentations 9 according to Welsh executive chef David Tamlyn.

　　50. While using quality ingredients, David Tamlyn insists that the dishes should maintain British traditional tastes.,

　　51. The food ingredients from Britain are produced on excellent organic farms so Neil Tomes loves it.

　　52. Tamlyn says that besides importing ingredients from Britain once a week, his restaurant also buys vegetables from the local markets.

　　53. British food generally known for its bad taste.

　　54. The Second World War led to an inadequate supply of food in Britain.

　　55. Britain couldn't compete with some of its neighbouring countries in terms of food in the post-war decades.

　　参考答案：

　　46. G)先定位到 G 段 The Phoenix, We use a lot of ingredients that people wouldn’t perhaps associate as British, but are presented in a British way。与题干相符，因此选 G*

　　47. H)由题干定位到 H 段，At Yorkshire Pudding，Hill says that his staff asks diners whether they would like to share their meals.餐厅之所以在上菜之后再供应碟子，原因就在于可能会有人愿意 和别人分享食物。与题干相符，因此选H。

　　48. C)由题干关键词culinary定位到原文C段，根据最后一句... its ability to please the tastes of any international visitor.与题干相符因，此选 C。

　　49. D)先根据David Tamlyn这个人名定位到原文D段，再根据最后一句话Hong Kong diners are extremely responsive to new ideas or presentations,. ??这里的 are extremely responsive to 在意思 上等于题干中的welcome。与题干相符，因此选D。

　　50. E)根据 Tamlyn is in the second camp，定位到 E 段 Tamlyn is in the second camp. “We select our food very particularly. We use U. S. beef. New Zealand lamb and for our custards we use Bird’s Custard Powder，” Tamlyn says.“Some restaurants go for custard made fresh with eggs，sugar and cream, but British custard is different，and we stay true to that. ”与题干相符，因此选 E。

　　51. F)由 Neil Tomes 定位到原文 F 段，根据最后两句话.? ? It has excellent organic farms, beautifully crafted cheeses, high quality meats 与题干相符，因此选 F。

　　52. G)由题干定位到 G 段，根据原文，??? which means we take our vegetables from the local markets，. ? ?即除了从英国直接进口，还有部分蔬菜从本地市场购买的。与题干相符，因此选G。

　　53. A)题干中 generally known for 对应原文 a reputation for，根据原文第一句 Why does British food have a reputation for being so bad? Because it is bad!与题干相符，因此选 A。

　　54 B)由题干关键词the Second World War可以定位到原文B段，二战之前，英国的食品都是进口 的，二战之后，食品供应船只遭到攻击，只能依靠配给。与题干相符，因此选B。

　　55. C)由 compete with some of its neighbouring countries 可以定位到原文 C 段，they weren’t looking for... , they were looking for. ? ?，this prioritization of quantity over quality prevailed for decades. 可见他们对数量的追求高于质量，与题干相符，因此选C。

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