2019年高考英语一轮巩固达标练题unit2englisharoundtheworld（含解析）新人教版

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1、Unit2Englisharoundtheworld李仕才***阅读理解ThefirstpotatoesweregrownbytheIncasofSouthAmerica,morethan400yearsago.Theirdescendants(后代)inEcuadorandChilecontinuetogrowthevegetableashighas14，000feetupintheAndesMountains.(That’shigherthananyotherfoodwillgrow.)EarlySpanishandEnglishexplorersshippe

2、dpotatoestoEurope,andtheyfoundtheirwaytoNorthAmericaintheearly1600s.Peopleeatpotatoesinmanyways—baked,mashed,androasted,tonamejustthree.However,intheUnitedStatesmostpotatoesareeatenintheformofFrenchfries.Onefastfoodchainalonesellsmorethan$1billionworthoffrieseachyear.Nowonder,then,tha

3、tthecompanypaysparticularattentiontothewayitsfriesareprepared.Beforeanyfrymakesittothepeoplewhoeatatthesepopularrestaurants，itmustpassmanyseparatetests.Failanyoneofthesetestsandthepotatoisrejected.Tostartwith,onlyRussetBurbankpotatoesareused.TheseIdahopotatoeshavelesswatercontentthano

4、therkinds,whichcanhaveasmuchas80percentwater.Oncecutinto“shoestrings”shapes，thepotatoesarepartlyfriedinasecretblendofoils,sprayedwithliquidsugartobrownthem,steamdriedathighheat,thenflashfrozenforshipmenttoindividualrestaurants.Beforeshipping，everyshoestringismeasured.Fortypercentofaba

5、tchmustbebetweentwoandthreeincheslong.Another40percenthastobeoverthreeinches.Whataboutthe20percentthatareleftinthebatch?Well,afewshortfriesinabagareokay，itseems.So，nowthatyourealizetheenormoussizeandvalueofthepotatocrop,youcanunderstandwhymostpeopleagreethatthispartofthefoodindustryis

6、no“smallpotatoes”．【解题导语】　本文介绍了土豆被引进美国的历史及炸薯条在美国食物产业中举足轻重的地位。1．PotatoesinNorthAmericacamedirectlyfrom．A．Chile　　　　　　B．EuropeC．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．Becausesellingfriesisabig

7、business.B．Becausefriesarenoteasytoprepareatall.C．BecauseAmericansareparticularaboutfries.D．Becausethegovernmenthasastrictruleforthat.A　解析：推理判断题。根据第二段的Onefastfoodchainalonesellsmorethan$1billionworthoffrieseachyear.Nowonder,then,thatthecompanypaysparticularattentiontothewayitsfriesare

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