Question

    Reyes Clark， the owner of Yemaya a pop-up business， is part of a movement in El Salvador， composed of young chefs who are making traditional foods into contemporary cuisine．

"We used to go to McDonald's and Pizza Hut a lot when we were kids． We thought it was cool，" she says． "Anything from the U．S． was considered better than here． But attitudes about American fast food are changing． Salvadorans are becoming more curious about ancestral vegetables and herbs．"

Reyes Clark picks up a piece of paterna， a large seedy green pod （豆荚） that grows all over the country． "I'm going to make hummus （豆沙） out of the seeds，" she says． "The first time I made it for my friends， they thought I was crazy， but then when they tasted it， they were surprised by how good it was．"

Paterna， along with leafy green nutritional powerhouses - mora， chipilin and chaya - grow easily in the wild， but over the years they have been replaced with processed foods． You are not going to find paterna in the supermarket， Reyes Clark says．

"This is because most of El Salvador's food culture was wiped out，" says Luis May， a doctor who focuses on locally sourced food as medicine． He has a garden behind his office where he grows many local plants and teaches his visitors about their nutritional value． He says， "Nearly 500 years ago， the Spanish rulers abolished many local foods．"

Mirandal is a chefs at a newly opened restaurant Boca Boca， hidden in a tree-lined area of San Salvador， where they focus on what they call food nostalgia （乡愁）． "We take old plants from the farming areas and combine them in new ways． The taste is new and exciting for our generation， and brings back a flood of good memories for the older people，" Mirandal says．

Mirandal's 68-year-old grandmother， Elva Duran， is thrilled to see these foods making a comeback． " When I was young， we didn't have fast-food chains that have no health value，" she says． "I think it's incredible that this generation is taking steps to keep our roots alive．"

1.What is the best title of the text？ ______

A. Salvadorans are Struggling to Keep Their Roots Alive．

B. Attitudes Towards Fast Food Chains are Changing in El Salvador．

C. Young Chefs in El Salvador are Breathing New Life into Traditional Cuisine．

D. Local Food Culture in El Salvador is Passed Down From Generation to Generation．

2.What does the underlined word "it" in paragraph three refer to？ ______

A. Paterna． B. Pod．

C. Hummus． D. Seed．

3.What's the food in Boca Boca like according to Mirandal？ ______

A. It focuses on the nutritional value．

B. It is as convenient as fast food．

C. It sticks to the taste of old memories．

D. It combines tradition with new taste．

4.What's the old people's attitude towards the movement？ ______

A. Approving． B. Skeptical．

C. Objective． D. Neutral．

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】

本文是一篇故事类阅读，主要讲述了萨尔瓦多的年轻厨师正在为传统美食注入新的活力。

1.主旨大意题。阅读全文，根据文章内容可知，本文主要讲述了萨尔瓦多的年轻厨师正在为传统美食注入新的活力，故选C。

2.词义猜测题。根据上下文内容可知，The first time I made it for my friends， they thought I was crazy， but then when they tasted it， they were surprised by how good it was．"句意为我第一次为朋友们制作它们时，他们认为我很疯狂，但是当他们品尝它时，他们对它有多好感到惊讶，故it指的是豆沙。故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段We take old plants from the farming areas and combine them in new ways． The taste is new and exciting for our generation， and brings back a flood of good memories for the older people，我们从农业区采取旧植物并以新的方式将它们结合起来。对于我们这一代人来说，味道是新的和令人兴奋的，并为老年人带来了大量的美好回忆。可知，Boca Boca的食物将传统与新口味相结合。故选D。

4.推理判断题。根据最后一段Mirandal's 68-year-old grandmother， Elva Duran， is thrilled to see these foods making a comeback． " When I was young， we didn't have fast-food chains that have no health value，" she says． "I think it's incredible that this generation is taking steps to keep our roots alive．" Mirandal的68岁祖母Elva Duran很高兴看到这些食物卷土重来． "当我年轻的时候，我们没有健康价值的快餐连锁店，"她说。"我认为，这一代人正在采取措施保持我们的传统，这令人难以置信。"可知，老人对运动的态度是支持的。故选A。