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1、赢战2020高考英语百日冲刺卷 04第一部分听力(略)第二部分阅读理解 第一节阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项A In the US,the potato is one of the most widely consumed crops. French fries are commonly found in typical American fastfood burger joints and cafeterias. French fries were introduced to the US when Thomas Jefferson served the
2、m in the White House during his presidency from 1801 to 1809. Potato chips are popular with consumers as well. The humble potato is more than just a kind of food. In many ways its part of American pop culture.Lets take a look at some pop culture potatoes. Mashed Potato danceThe Mashed Potato dance i
3、s a craze that began in 1962. The name of the dance came from the song it accompanies,Mashed Potato Time,performed by American R&B singer DeeDee Sharp. The move vaguely resembles that of the Twist dancestyle,by Sharps fellow,Philadelphian,Chubby Checker.Hot PotatoHot Potato is an action puzzle video
4、 game released in2001. In the game the player must drive a bus and clear the road of alien potato beings.The potato beings are either red or blue; when two samecolor potatoes touch each other,they disappear. Over the years,Hot Potato has received mostly positive reception from critics.来源:学科网ZXXK Mr.
5、Potato Head Mr.Potato Head is an American toy invented by GeorgeLerner in 1949. The toy consists of a plastic potato model and a variety of plastic parts like hands,feet,ears and mouths. In1952,Mr.Potato Head became the first toy advertised on television. This commercial revolutionized marketing and
6、 caused a boom that solidified this toys place in American pop culture.21Which is the newest to American pop culture?AFrench fries.BMashed Potato dance.CHot Potato. DMr.Potato Head.22What can we infer from the text?AFrench fries were popular in the US when first served in the White House.BMashed Pot
7、ato Time came from Mashed Potato dance.CPlayers can play Hot Potato on their phone.DMr.Potato Head can be taken apart.23Which of the following can be the best title for the text?AEnjoy American Fast Food来源:学*科*网BHave Fun with PotatoesCDifferent Uses of PotatoesDAmerican Food CultureBThe spread of We
8、stern eating habits around the world is bad for human health and the environment. These findings come from a new report in the journal Nature.David Tilman,a professor of ecology at the University of Minnesota,America,examined information from 100 countries to identify what people ate and how diet af
9、fected health. He noted a movement beginning in the 1960s. He found that as nations industrialized(工业化),population increased and earnings rose,more people began to adopt what has been called the Western diet.The Western diet is high in sugar,fat,oil and meat.By eating these foods,people began to get
10、 fatter and sicker. David Tilman says overweight people are at higher risk of noninfectious diseases like diabetes(糖尿病) and heart disease.Unfortunately when people become industrialized,if they adopt this Western diet,they are going to have these health problems,especially in developing countries in
11、 Asia.China is an example where the number of diabetes cases has been jumping from less than one percent to 10 percent of the population as they began to industrialize over a 20year period.And that is happening all across the world,in Mexico,in Nigeria and so on.And,a diet bad for human beings is al
12、so bad for the environment.As the worlds population grows,more forests and tropical(热带的) areas will become farmlands for crops or grasslands for cattle.We are likely to have more greenhouse gas in the future from agriculture than that coming out of all forms of transportation right now.Mr.Tilman cal
13、ls the link between diet,the environment and human health,“a trilemma”,a problem offering a difficult choice.He says one possible solution is leaving the Western diet behind.24According to the passage,more greenhouse gas might be given off in the future from _.AtransportationBdeveloping countriesCag
14、riculture Ddeveloped countries25David Tilman believes that _.Adiet,the environment and human health are closely connectedBthe Western diet is the only choice as the nation industrializesCpeople in tropical areas are more likely to have heart diseaseDtraditional diets are more balanced than the Weste
15、rn diet26We can infer from the passage that _.ANigeria has the largest number of diabetes casesBoverweight people are at higher risk of infectious diseasesCthe examined information comes from developing countriesDindustrialization contributes to the spread of the Western diet27The main purpose of the passage is to _.Acall on us to protect the environmentBremind us of the importance of healthCwarn us of the danger of the Western dietDadvise us to have a balanced dietCIt is not unusual to see your desk-mate yawn (打呵欠) as he complains that he didnt have a good