第26练 四选一Passage 5～8-【高考高手】备战2024年新高考英语必刷小题（新高考Word版）

[footnoteRef:2] [2: [解题关键]抓住定位词 审题时一定要认真,把题干读透,善于抓住定位词,本题题干中的cookery programmes就是定位词,据此将答案相关语句锁定在文章的第二段最后一句和第三段第一句。] 第26练　四选一Passage 5~8 答案见P171 打卡日期:　　　建议用时:6分钟　实际用时:　　　是否过关:□  Passage 5　体裁:说明文　主题语境:人与自我——英国饮食节目 (2023·全国乙,C,8分,难度★★★)What comes into your mind when you think of British food?Probably fish and chips,or a Sunday dinner of meat and two vegetables.But is British food really so uninteresting?Even though Britain has a reputation for less-than-impressive cuisine,it is producing more top class chefs who appear frequently on our television screens and whose recipe books frequently top the best seller lists. It􀆳s thanks to these TV chefs rather than any advertising campaign that Britons are turning away from meat-and-two-veg and ready-made meals and becoming more adventurous in their cooking habits.It is recently reported that the number of those sticking to a traditional diet is slowly declining and around half of Britain􀆳s consumers would like to change or improve their cooking in some way.There has been a rise in the number of students applying for food courses at UK universities and colleges.It seems that TV programmes have helped change what people think about cooking. According to a new study from market analysts,1 in 5 Britons say that watching cookery programmes on TV has encouraged them to try different food.Almost one third say they now use a wider variety of ingredients(配料)than they used to,and just under 1 in 4 say they now buy better quality ingredients than before.One in four adults say that TV chefs have made them much more confident about expanding their cookery knowledge and skills,and young people are also getting more interested in cooking.The UK􀆳s obsession(痴迷) with food is reflected through television scheduling.Cookery shows and documentaries about food are broadcast more often than before.With an increasing number of male chefs on TV,it􀆳s no longer “uncool” for boys to like cooking. 1.What do people usually think of British food?