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1、Unit2Englisharoundtheworld李仕才***阅读理解ThefirstpotatoesweregrownbytheIncasofSouthAmerica,morethan400yearsago.TheirdescendantsR)inEcuadorandChilecontinuetogrowthevegetableashighas14,000feetupintheAndesMountains.(Thatshigherthananyotherfoodwillgrow.)EarlySpanishandEnglishexplorersshippedpota
2、toestoEurope,andtheyfoundtheirwaytoNorthAmericaintheearly1600s・Peopleeatpotatoesinmanyways一baked,mashed,androasted,tonamejustthree・However,intheUnitedStatesmostpotatoesareeatenintheformofFrenchfries.Onefast-foodchainalonesei1smorethan$1billionworthoffrieseachyear.Nowonder,then,thattheco
3、mpanypaysparticularattentiontothewayitsfriesareprepared・Beforeanyfrymakesittothepeoplewhoeatatthesepopularrestaurants,itmustpassmanyseparatetests.Failanyoneofthesetestsandthepotatoisrejected・Tostartwith,onlyRussetBurbankpotatoesareused.TheseTdahopotatoeshavelesswatercontentthanotherkind
4、s,whichcanhaveasmuchas80percentwater・Oncecutinto“shoestrings”shapes,thepotatoesarepartlyfriedinasecretblendofoils,sprayedwithliquidsugartobrownthem,steamdriedathighheat,thenflashfrozenforshipmenttoindividualrestaurants.Beforeshipping,everyshoestringismeasured.Fortypercentofabatchmustbeb
5、etweentwoandthreeincheslong・Another40percenthastobeoverthreeinches.Whataboutthe20percentthatareleftinthebatch?Well,afewshortfriesinabagareokay,itseems.So,nowthatyourealizetheenormoussizeandvalueofthepotatocrop,youcanunderstandwhymostpeopleagreethatthispartofthefoodindustryisno"smallpota
6、toes”•【解题导语】本文介绍了土豆被引进美国的历史及炸蒋条在美国食物产业中举足轻重的地位。1.PotatoesinNorthAmerica,camedirectlyfrom.C.EcuadorD.theAndesMountainsB解析：细节理解题。根据文中第一段最后一句可知，北美最早的土豆来自欧洲。故选B项。2-Whydoesthecompanypayspecialattentiontothewaythefriesareprepared?A.Becausesellingfriesisabigbusiness-B.Becausefriesarenoteasytop
7、repareatal1.C・BecauseAmericansareparticularaboutfries.D.Becausethegovernmcnthasastrictruleforthat.A解析：推理判断题。根据第二段的Onefast-foodchainalonesellsmorethan$1billionworthoffrieseachyear.Nowonder,then,thatthecompanypaysparticularattentiontothewayitsfriesareprepared.可知，在美国，炸薯条是个很大的行业,所以
