2023年6月英语四级阅读理解练习题及解析.pdfVIP

2023年6月英语四级阅读理解练习题及解析（1）

【阅读练习】

WhatisitaboutAmericansandfood?Welovetoeat,butwefeel1aboutitafterward.Wesawewantonlthebest,

butwestrangelenjojunkfood.We*re2withhealthandweightlossbutfaceanunprecedentedepidemicofobesit月（巴

胖）.Perhapsthe3tothisambivalence冲（突情结）liesinourhistor.ThefirstEuropeanscametothiscontinent

searchingfornewspicesbutwentinvain.Thefirstcashcrop经（济作物）wasnteatenbutsmoked.Thentherewas

Prohibition,intendedtoprohibitdrinkingbutactuallencouragingmore4wasofdoingit.

Theimmigrantexperience,too.hasbeenoneofinhannon.DoasRomansdomeanseatingwhat“realAmericans”

??

eat,butournationsfoodhascometobe5bimports-pizza,sa,orhotdogs.Andsomeofthecountrsmost

treasuredcookingcomesfrompeoplewhoarrivedhereinshackles.

Perhapsitshouldcomeasnosurprisethenthatfoodhasbeenamediumforthenationsdefiningstruggles,whether

attheBostonTeaPartorthesitinsatsouthernlunchcounters.Itisintegraltoourconceptsofhealthandeven

moralitwhetheronerefrainsfromalcoholforreligiousreasonsorevadesmeatforpolitical6

Butstrongopinionshavenotbrought7.Americansareambivalent