2011年6月英語四級快速閱讀答案及解析

　　【試題】2011年6月英語四級試題

　　【答案】2011年6月英語四級答案

　　Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)

　　1. B. Its bad taste

　　解析：題干中g(shù)enerally known for 對應(yīng)原文a reputation for，根據(jù)原文第一句Why does British food have a reputation for being so bad? Because it is bad! 可知關(guān)鍵詞為bad，故選B。

　　2. A. an inadequate supply of production

　　解析：由題干關(guān)鍵詞the Second World War可以定位到原文第四段，二戰(zhàn)之前，英國的食品都是進(jìn)口的，二戰(zhàn)之后，食品供應(yīng)船只遭到攻擊，只能依靠配給。故選A，食品供給不足。

　　3. B. Its people cared more for quantity

　　解析：由compete with some of its neighbouring countries可以定位到原文第6段，they weren’t looking for…, they were looking for…, this prioritization of quantity over quality prevailed for decades. 可見他們對數(shù)量的追求高于質(zhì)量，因此選B。

　　4. C. all kinds of overseas visitors

　　解析：由題干關(guān)鍵詞culinary定位到原文第7段，根據(jù)最后一句…its ability to please the tastes of any international visitor. 而any international visitor就等同于答案all kinds of overseas visitors。故選C.

　　5. C. New ideas and presentations

　　解析：問題是按照David Tamlyn的觀點(diǎn)，香港的飲食者喜歡什么。先根據(jù)David Tamlyn這個人名定位到原文第八段，再根據(jù)最后一句話Hong Kong diners are extremely responsive to new ideas or presentations,…這里的are extremely responsive to在意思上等于題干中的welcome。

　　6. D. maintain British traditional tastes

　　解析：一些飯店修改菜譜，采用新樣式，而另外一些則保留英式口味，再根據(jù)Tamlyn is in the second camp，可知Tamlyn屬于后者，即保留原汁原味。故答案選D。

　　7. B. They are produced on excellent organic farms

　　解析：由Neil Tomes定位到原文第12段，根據(jù)最后兩句話…It has excellent organic farms, beautifully crafted cheeses, high-quality meats可選出答案B，Neil Tomes喜歡英國原料的原因就在于原料產(chǎn)于優(yōu)秀的有機(jī)農(nóng)場。

　　8. the local markets

　　解析：根據(jù)原文，… which means we take our vegetables from the local markets, …即除了從英國直接進(jìn)口，還有部分蔬菜從本地市場購買的。

　　9. in a British way

　　解析：先定位到The Phoenix那一段，再找到下一段，We use a lot of ingredients that people wouldn’t perhaps associate as British, but are presented in a British way.

　　10. share their meals

　　解析：At Yorkshire Pudding, Hill says that his staff asks diners whether they would like to share their meals.餐廳之所以在上菜之后再供應(yīng)碟子，原因就在于可能會有人愿意和別人分享食物。