2017届高考英语一轮基础知识复习：Unit 2 Cloning（新人教版选修8）
<p> <span word="Unit">Unit</span> 2 <span word="Clonin">Clonin</span></p><p> Ⅰ.阅读理解</p><p> (2015·北京市朝阳区第一次综合练习)</p><p> <span word="Culture">Culture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Cuisine">Cuisine</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="jazz">jazz</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="jeans">jeans</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="cuisine">cuisine</span>(烹饪)<span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>，“<span word="McDonalds">McDonalds</span>.”<span word="Ask">Ask</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p> <span word="Hamburgers">Hamburgers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hotdogs">hotdogs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fries">fries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="fine">fine</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="malls">malls</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="outlets">outlets</span> <span word="standardizing">standardizing</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sad">sad</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="cuisine">cuisine</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="homogeneous">homogeneous</span>—<span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>—<span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="live">live</span>. <span word="True">True</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="varied">varied</span> <span word="foods">foods</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cuisines">cuisines</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="immigrant">immigrant</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="homogenization">homogenization</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="cuisine">cuisine</span>.</p><p> <span word="So">So</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="cuisine">cuisine</span>? <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="extent">extent</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reflection">reflection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="melting">melting</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Europeans">Europeans</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="contributions">contributions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wheat">wheat</span>, <span word="dairy">dairy</span> <span word="products">products</span>, <span word="pork">pork</span>, <span word="beef">beef</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poultry">poultry</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="cuisine">cuisine</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="World">World</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="potatoes">potatoes</span>, <span word="corn">corn</span>, <span word="pumpkin">pumpkin</span>, <span word="sweet">sweet</span> <span word="potatoes">potatoes</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="peanuts">peanuts</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Deep">Deep</span> <span word="South">South</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Civil">Civil</span> <span word="War">War</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southerners">southerners</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="preserve">preserve</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cooking">cooking</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span>—<span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="cuisines">cuisines</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="American">American</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="pleased">pleased</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="Low">Low</span> <span word="Country">Country</span> <span word="cuisine">cuisine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="creation">creation</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="grits">grits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gravy">gravy</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Charleston">Charleston</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Savannah">Savannah</span>. <span word="Truth">Truth</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="left">left</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="Low">Low</span> <span word="Country">Country</span> <span word="cuisine">cuisine</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span>.</p>
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