2011年6月大学英语四级考试真题及参考答案.doc

PartⅠWriting(30minutes)注意:此部分试题在答题卡1上。PartⅡprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-:theBestofOldandNewBritishcuisine(烹饪)eofageinrecentyearsaschefs(?Becauseitisbad!ThosearenotthemostencouragingwordstohearjustbeforeeatinglunchatoneofHongKong’ssmartestBritishrestaurants,Alfie’sbyKEE,butheadchefNeilTomeshasmoretosay.“Thepast15yearsorsohavebeenanoticeableperiodofimprovementforfoodinEngland,”theEnglishchefsays,citingthetrendinBritishcuisineforbetteringredients,preparationandcookingmethods,,NigelSlater,JamieOliverandGordonRamsaymadethepublicrealizethatcooking—andeating—didn’,mostoftheBritishpublicisfamiliarevenwiththeextremesofHestonBlumenthal’smoleculargastronomy,aformofcookingthatemploysscientificmethodstocreatetheperfectdish.“It’monmaninEnglandisembarrassedtoshowheknowsaboutfood,”’,muchofBritain’sfoodwasimportedandwhenGermanU-boatsbeganattackingshipsbringingfoodtothecountry,Britainwentonrations(配给).“Asrationingcametoanendinthe1950s,technologypickedupandwasusedtomass-producefood,”Tomessays.“Andbythenpeoplewerejusthappytohaveadecentquantityoffoodintheirkitchens.”Theyweren’anicproduceorbeautifulpresentation;theywerelookingforwhatevertheycouldgettheirhandson,andthisprioritizationofquantityoverqualityprevailedfordecades,meaningagenerationwasbroughtupwithfoodthatcouldn’tcompetewithneighbouringFrance,Italy,,’sculi