2019年高考英语一轮巩固达标练题Unit2Englisharoundtheworld含解析新人教版.doc

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

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

3、arattentiontothewayitsfriesareprepared.Beforeanyfrymakesittothepeoplewhoeatatthesepopularrestaurants，itmustpassmanyseparatetests.Failanyoneofthesetestsandthepotatoisrejected.Tostartwith,onlyRussetBurbankpotatoesareused.TheseIdahopotatoeshavelesswatercontentthanotherkinds,whichcanhaveasmuchas80p

4、ercentwater.Oncecutinto“shoestrings”shapes，thepotatoesarepartlyfriedinasecretblendofoils,sprayedwithliquidsugartobrownthem,steamdriedathighheat,thenflashfrozenforshipmenttoindividualrestaurants.Beforeshipping，everyshoestringismeasured.Fortypercentofabatchmustbebetweentwoandthreeincheslong.Anoth

5、er40percenthastobeoverthreeinches.Whataboutthe20percentthatareleftinthebatch?Well,afewshortfriesinabagareokay，itseems.So，nowthatyourealizetheenormoussizeandvalueofthepotatocrop,youcanunderstandwhymostpeopleagreethatthispartofthefoodindustryisno“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

6、足轻重的地位。1．PotatoesinNorthAmericacamedirectlyfrom．8A．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．Becausesellingfriesisabigbusiness.B．Becausefriesarenoteasytoprepareatall.C．BecauseAmeri

7、cansareparticularaboutfries.D．Becausethegovernmenthasastrictruleforthat.A　解析：推理判断题。根据第二段的Onefastfoodchainalonesellsmorethan$1billionworthoffrieseachyear.Nowonder,then,thatthecompanypaysparticularattentiontothewayitsfriesareprepare