11．The"melting pot"in American cuisine（菜肴．烹飪法） is a myth，not terribly unlike the idea of a melting pot of American culture，notes chef Dan Barber．"Most cultures don't think about their cuisine in such monolithic（統(tǒng)一的） terms，"he says．"French，Mexican，Chinese，and Italian cuisines each consist of dozens of distinct regional foods．And I think"American'cuisine is moving in the same direction，becoming more localized，not globalized．"
American cuisine is shaped by the natural wealth of the country．Having never faced agricultural hardship，Americans don't have to rely on rotating crops，such as the Japanese，whose food culture now showcases buckwheat （蕎麥） alongside rice，or the Indians，or the French and Italians，who feature beans alongside wheat．"That kind of negotiation with the land forced people to incorporate（接受） those crops in to the culture，"says Barber．And so eating soba noodles becomes part of what it means to be Japanese，and eating beans becomes part of what it means to be French．
So if what we eat is what we are，what are Americans？Well，meat．"If Americans have any unifying food identity，I would say we are a mostly white meat culture，"says Barber．"The protein-centric dinner plate，whether you're talking about a boneless chicken breast，or a 16-ounce steak，as an everyday expectation is something that America really created，and now exports to the rest of the world．"
Every single culture and religion uses food as part of their celebrations，says Ellen Gustafson，co-founder of the FEED Project and The 30Project，which aims to deal with both hunger and overweight issues globally．"The celebratory nature of food is universal．Every season，every harvest，and every holiday has its own food，and this is true in America as well．It helps define us．"

24．According to the first paragraph，American cuisineA．
A．consists of varieties of regional foods     
B．is becoming more and more globalized
C．has absorbed a lot from Chinese cuisine   
D．is not as unified as its culture
25．What has made American cuisine different from other cuisines according to the article？D
A．Relying on rotating crops    
B．The difficulty of planting crops
C．The US'melting pot culture 
D．The US'agricultural wealth
26．We can conclude from the article thatC has become part of what it means to be American．
A．eating rice  B．eating beans  C．eating white meat  D．eating soba noodles
27．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article？C
A．American cuisine is healthier than other cuisines．
B．American cuisine hasn't changed much over time．
C．Americans use food as part of their celebrations．
D．Americans are quite proud of their own cuisine．

分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章向我們介紹了美國的食物，美國從沒有遭遇過種植困難，因此不需要依靠輪作，而美國人最喜歡的食物就是肉，并將其出口到世界上的其他國家，作者通過這篇文章告訴我們食物的珍貴，呼吁我們愛惜食物．

解答 24．A  推斷判斷題．根據(jù)第一段"French，Mexican，Chinese，and Italian cuisines each consist of dozens of distinct regional foods．And I think‘American'cuisine is moving in the same direction，"可知法國烹飪、墨西哥烹飪、中國烹飪和意大利烹飪都包含幾十個特色明顯的地區(qū)飲食，而且我認為美國餐也正朝著這個方向發(fā)展，故選A．
25．D  細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第二段："American cuisine is shaped by the natural wealth of the country．Having never faced agricultural hardship，Americans don't have to rely on rotating crops，"可知美國烹飪是由該國家的自然資源豐富塑造的，因為美國從沒有遭遇過種植困難，所以不像日本那些國家需要依靠輪作，故選D．
26．C  細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第二段最后及第三段"So if what we eat is what we are，what are Americans？Well，meat．If Americans have any unifying food identity，I would say we are a mostly white meat culture，"如果說美國人也有一個統(tǒng)一的食物身份，那我認為我們可以說是一個吃肉的文化集體，可知美國人將吃肉作為他們的一部分，故選C．
27．C  細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第四段"Every single culture and religion uses food as part of their celebrations，"每一個個體文化和地區(qū)都會把食物作為慶祝的一部分，美國烹飪也不例外，可知美國烹飪也把食物作為慶祝的一部分，故選C．

點評 考查學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力．做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確選擇．在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．

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