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1、2022年考博英语-中国人民大学考前拔高综合测试题（含答案带详解）1. 单选题British food has a good reputation, but English cooking has a bad one. It is difficult to explain the reason for this. Unfortunately, however, superb raw ingredients are often mined from the kitchen so that they come to the table without any of the natural flav
2、or and goodness.This bad reputation discourages a lot of people from eating in an English restaurant. If they do go to one, they are usually full of prejudice against the food. It is a pity, because there are excellent cooks in England, excellent restaurants, and excellent home-cooking. How, then, h
3、as the bad reputation been built up?Perhaps one reason is that Britains Industrial Revolution occurred very early, in the middle of the nineteenth century. As a result; the quality of food changed too. This was because Britain stopped being a largely agricultural country. The population of the towns
4、 increased enormously between 1840 and 1870, and people could no longer grow their own food, or buy it flesh from a farm. Huge quantities of food had to be taken to the towns, and a lot of it lost its freshness on the way.This lack of freshness was disguised by “dressing up” the food. The rich middl
5、e classes ate 16ng elaborate meals which were cooked for them by French chefs. French became, and has remained, the official language of the dining room. Out-of-season delicacies were served in spite of their expense, for there were a large number of extremely wealthy people who wanted to establish
6、themselves socially. The “look” of the food was more important than its taste.In the 1930s, the supply of servant began to decrease. People still tried to produce complicated dishes, however, but they economized on the preparation time. The Second World War made things even worse by making raw ingre
7、dients extremely scarce. As a result, there were many women who never had the opportunity to choose a piece of meat from a well-stocked butchers shop, but were content and grateful to accept anything that was offered to them.Food rationing continued in Britain until the early 1950s. It was only afte
8、r this had stopped, and butter, eggs and cream became more plentiful, and it was possible to travel abroad again and taste other ways of preparing food, that the English difference to eating became replaced by a new enthusiasm for it.1.According to the author, it is difficult to explain（ ） .2.The ne
9、gative effect of Britains Industrial Revolution on English cooking is that（ ） .3.As a result of the Industrial Revolution,（ ） .4.The Second World War worsened the problem because（ ） .5.A new enthusiasm for eating emerged in Britain（ ） .问题1选项A.why excellent ingredients are spoiled in the process of c
10、ookingB.why people do not like English cookingC.why British food often has a natural flavorD.why people prefer home-cooking to ready made food问题2选项A.the population in the countryside decreased dramaticallyB.people no longer grew their own food on their own farmsC.the freshness of food was lost on th
11、e way to the citiesD.Britain was no longer an agricultural country问题3选项A.more attention was given to the look of the foodB.French became the official language in English restaurantsC.a large number of extremely wealthy people ate in French restaurantsD.out-of-season delicacies became very expensive问
12、题4选项A.there was an increasing demand for servantsB.there was a lack of raw ingredient supplyC.many women refused to choose meat from butchers shopsD.French chefs dominated English restaurants问题5选项A.when many women finally had the opportunity to purchase flesh meat from a well-stocked butchers shopB.
13、when butter, eggs and cream became availableC.when people started traveling to other citiesD.after the early 1950s【答案】第1题:B第2题:C第3题:A第4题:B第5题:D【解析】1.根据第一段的一二句“British food has a good reputation, but English cooking has a bad one. It is difficult to explain the reason for this.”可知，很难解释的是为什么人们不喜欢英国的烹饪
14、。选项B符合原文。2.根据关键词“Industrial Revolution”定位到第三段，根据本段内容可知，英国工业革命对英国烹饪产生的一个负面影响是“Huge quantities of food had to be taken to the towns, and a lot of it lost its freshness on the way.”大量的食物被运到城镇，食物在运输的过程中不再新鲜。选项C符合原文。3.根据第四段最后一句“The “look” of the food was more important than its taste.”工业革命使得人们更注重食物的外观而不是
15、口感。选项A符合原文。4.根据关键词“The Second World War ”定位到倒数第二段第三句“The Second World War made things even worse by making raw ingredients extremely scarce.”二战使得原材料极度匮乏，情况更加糟糕。选项B符合原文。5.根据最后一段的内容可知，在1950年以后，英国出现了一种新的饮食热潮。选项D正确。2. 单选题Television has become quite a vigorous activity. Sitting up is exhausting so most people（ ）down while watching television.问题1选项A.layB.lieC.lyingD.lied【答案】B【解析】形近词辨析。根据句意可知这里应填入动词且意为“躺”, 首先排除选项A和C；句子时态为一般现在时,所以选项B正确。3. 单选题Advocates of private school argue that education in one of these facilities is more valuable and（ ） than any other educational opport
