内容正文:
新高考英语19— 2
小卷练透19
一、阅读理解(共7小题;每小题2.5分,满分17.5分)
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
(2023福建省厦门市思明区一中高三一模)Everydelicioussteakyouhaveeverenjoyedeating
startedwithagoodcutofmeat.However,pickingthatperfectcutcanbechalenging—supermarkets
arefloodedwithoptions,anditisnotasstraightforwardassimplychoosingtheonewiththehighest
pricetag.Folowthisguideforsomeadvice.
Tenderloin(US),Filet(UK),EyeFilet(AUS/NZ)
Aclassiccut,thetenderloincomesfromthestripofmuscletuckedagainstthebackboneoftheanG
imal.Asthismuscledoesnotdomuchwork,thisisthetenderestcutofbeef—whichalsomakesitthe
mostexpensive,andarguablythemostdesirable.Wesay“arguably”because,whilethetenderloinis
supremelyleanandafavoriteofthosewholovetheirsteaktomeltintheirmouth,itcanalsobetasteG
less.Filetmignon,widelyreferredtoasthecremedelacreme(精华)ofalsteakcuts,iscutfromthe
verytipofthetenderloin.
Ribeye(US/UK),Scotchfilet(AUS/NZ)
Thiscut,fromtheribsectionoftheanimal,comeswithanabundanceofrichmarbling.TheribG
eyewontgiveyouthatsame“meltGinGyourGmouth”feeling,butitisstiloneofthetenderestcutsaG
vailable.Differently,theribeyeiscookedwiththebonein,whiletheScotchfiletisnot.
Strip(US),Sirloin(UK),Porterhouse(AUS/NZ)
Comingfromthehindquarteroftheanimal,thestripisnotquiteastenderasthetenderloin,or
loadedwithquiteasmuchflavorastheribeye,butformanysteaklovers,itisjustright.Thebest
partisthatbecausethisalGrounderhasabitmorechewandabitlessmarblingthanthosecuts,it
tendstobelessexpensive.
TGbone
Cantdecidebetweenthetenderloinandthestrip? Whynotboth? TheTGboneiscutwithstripon
onesideofabone,andtenderloinontheother.Withtwoverydifferenttextures(口感)andflavors,
theTGbonegetsthebestofbothworlds,butitcanalsobemoredifficulttocook.Themeatcloserto
theboneisslowertocookthantherestofthesteak.
1.Whatmakesthetenderlointhemostexpensivepartamongthesteak?
A.Differenttextures. B.Muchflavor.
C.Richmarbling. D.Thetenderestcut.
2.Whatcanwelearnaboutthesteaksfromthepassage?
A.Itsnotapieceofcaketopickaperfectcut.
B.Althingsconsidered,ribeyeisthebest.
C.Agoo