2019-2020年高一英语暑假阅读天天练 第十四天

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1、2019-2020年高一英语暑假阅读天天练第十四天（文化类）(1)Everypeopleusesitsownspecialwordtoshowitsideasandfeelings.Someoftheseexpressionsaremonlyusedformanyyears.Othersarepopularforjustashorttime.OnesuchAmericanexpressionis“Where’sthebeef?”Itisusedwhensomethingisnotasgoodasitissaidtobe.

2、Intheearly1980s“Where’sthebeef?”wasoneofthemostpopularexpressionsintheUnitedStates.Itseemedasifeveryoneusingitatthetime.Beef,ofcourse,isthemeatfromacow,andfoodismorepopularinAmericathanahamburgermadefrombeef.Inthe1960sabusinessmannamedRaybeganbuildingsmallrestaur

3、antsthatsoldhamburgersatalowprice.Raycalledthis“McDonald’s”.RaybecameoneoftherichestbusinessmenatlastinAmerica.Otherbusinesspeoplewatchedhissuccess.Someofthemopenedtheirownhamburgerrestaurants.Onepanycalled“Wendy’s”saiditshamburgerswerebiggerthanthosesoldbyMcDona

4、ld’soranyoneelse.TheWendy’spanybegantousetheexpression“Where’sthebeef?”tomakepeopleknowthatWendy’shamburgerswerethebiggest.TheWendy’stelevisionadvertisementshowedthreeoldwomeneatinghamburgers.Thebreadthatcoveredthemeatwasverybig,butinsidetherewasonlyabitofmeat.On

5、eofthewomensaidshewouldnoteatahamburgerwithsuchalittlepieceofbeef.“Where’sthebeef?”sheshoutedinafunnyway.TheadvertisementforWendy’shamburgerrestaurantswassuccess.Aswesaid,itseemedeveryonebeganusingtheexpression“Where’sthebeef?”.1._______startedMcDonald’srestauran

6、t.A.RayB.McDonaldC.WendyD.Threeoldwomen2.Otherpeoplewantedtoopenhamburgerrestaurantsbecausetheythought_______.A.theycouldsellhamburgersatalowpriceB.hamburgerswereeasytomakeC.beefwasverypopularinAmericaD.theycouldmakealotofmoney3.Wendy’smadetheexpressionknowntoeve

7、rybody_______.A.withmanyoldwomeneatinghamburgersB.byatelevisionadvertisementC.whilesellingbreadwithabitofmeatinitD.attheMcDonald’srestaurant4.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheexpression“Where’sthebeef?”means_______.A.ThebeefinhamburgersisnotasmuchasitissaidtobeB.Th

8、ehamburgersarenotasgoodastheyaresaidtobeC.ItisusedwhensomethingisnotasgoodasitissaidtobeD.Wendy’sisthebiggest(2)TheyearlyAcademyAwardsceremonywasonceaprivateaf