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二十一世纪报纸高三版阅读文章 1. My Italian Treat (BCAD) Everyone has heard of the famous Italian dishes of pasta (面食 ) and pizza, far fewer have actually had the chance to taste them in Italy. But I was lucky enough to visit the country with my school and enjoyed my fill of these and other lively foods. We went to the town of Vietri, Salerno, in southern Italy. On the fist day, we were told that dinner would be at 7:30, but it actually began at 7:50. Our teachers had told us in advance about the relaxed pace of Italian life ! But still, we were starving (饥饿的 ). However, once it did, it was worth all the waiting. The sea-food salad was delicious, not too sour and not too salty. The cheeses were a different matter; I had heard they were famous, but it took me a while to get used to them. The fruits were excellent, so fresh they tasted as if they had just been picked. As we had been banned from drinking alcohol, we sipped ( 吮吸 ) water, instead of wine at meals. There were two types, one was ordinary, the other sparkling ( 发泡的 ) water. It tasted like a flavorless soda. During the visit, we discovered that real Italian pizza was very different from anything we had tasted before. It was cheap, savory( 美味的 ) and had a soft texture ( 质地 ). My favorite was a plain one with just a cheese topping. Once I ate a whole one, almost 20cm in diameter (直径 ). I so stuffed ( 塞满 ) myself that I felt ill at the end of the meal. To be honest, unlike the other, I didn ’t much like the pasta. Perhaps I am too much in love with Chinese noodles to really take to them. My friend and I walked the whole of the town trying out different kinds of pastry ( 糕饼 ). The combination of sugar, cream and chocolate made them delicious. But if you hadn ’t had a sweet tongue, you would not have like