3ForeignFoodTheUnitedKingdom(UK)islocatedinthewestofthemainlandofEurope.Farmersinthiscountryproduceabout60percentofthefoodtheUKneeds.From1980－1990,farmersusedmachinestoplantandharvestcrops.Theproductivity(生产力)ofUKfarmsincreasedbyabout10percentduringthatperiod.Morefarmerswouldraiseanimalsratherthanplantcrops.Someoftheworld'sbestbeefandlambisproducedintheUK.TheUKconsistsofEngland,Wales,Scotland,andNorthernIreland.Eachregionhasitsownspecialcuisine.TheEnglishcookingstyledidn'tusemanyspicesandwassometimescriticizedforitstaste.Duringthe1700sand1800s,Englishexplorersandcoloniststradedanddevelopedsettlements(居留地)intheCaribbeanregion,Asia,Africa,andNorthAmerica.TheEnglishwereinfluencedbytheculturesoftheircolonies,soEnglishcookingbegantousenewspicesandcookingtechniqueslearnedfromcountrieslikeIndia.ThroughouttheUK,meatpieispopular.Itcombinesgroundmeat,vegetables,andpotatoesinsideit.Otherpopularmealsarefishandchips.Theyarepopulartakeoutfoods.Ataround4p．m.,peopleintheUKtraditionallytookabreakfortea.Traditional“hightea”includedformalpreparationoftea,accompaniedfingerfood,likecucumbersandwiches.PeoplelivinginthemodernUKaresometimestoobusytohaveabreakfortraditionalhightea,butmostpeoplestillstoptheirworkactivitiesforateabreakataround4p．m.Teaandcookiesarethecommonfoodforthisbreak.Traditionally,theBritisheatfourmealsaday,includingbreakfast,lunch,tea,anddinner.Thetraditionalbreakfastincludeseggs,sausage,mushrooms,tomatoes,andfriedbread.However,manyEnglishpeoplenowhavenotimetocooksuchbreakfast,andjusteatawheatcereal.Incasualconversations,theBritishusetheterm“pudding(布丁)”inageneralwaytorefertodessert,evenifthedessertservedisnotpudding.Section_ⅠIntroduction_&_Reading_—_Prereading[原文呈现]Passage1Chinesepeoplethinkalotaboutfood.Infact,Ithinkthattheyaresometimesobsessed①withit.Myfirstexperienceofthisaspect②ofChineseculturecameatabanquet③duringatriptoBeijingin1998.IhadeatenChinesefoodoften,butIcouldnothaveimaginedhowfabulousarealChinesebanquetcouldbe.Thefirstsixorsevendishes④seemedtofillthetable,withplatesdangerouslybalanced⑤oneontopofanother⑥.Ithoughtthisvastwaveoffoodwasthetotalnumberofdishestobeserved⑦，andIstartedeatinggreedily⑧.Everyoneelse⑨justtastedabitofeachdishandthenputtheirchopsticks⑩down,continuingtochat⑪.“Theycan'thaveverybigappetites，”Ithought.Tomysurprise⑫，moredishesarrived,plussoups,sidedishes,anddesserts⑬.Therewasenoughtofeedawholearmy.Nowonder⑭myfellowguestshadhadonlyafewbitesofeachdish;theyknewwhatwasstilltocome.ButIwasalreadysofullthatIcouldonlywatchasthebanquetcontinued⑮.[读文清障]①obsess/b'ses/əv.使着迷beobsessedwith/by着迷于②aspectn．方面③banquet/'bækwIt/ŋn.宴会④dish/dI/ʃn.一道菜⑤balancev．使保持平衡，立稳balance...on...把……平稳地放在……上面⑥withplates...是with复合结构，在句中作状语。⑦tobeserved是动词不定式的被动式作后置定语，修饰dishes，表示将来的动作。⑧greedily/'gridIli/ːadv.贪婪地greedn．贪心，贪婪greedyadj.贪婪的，贪心的⑨everyoneelse其他人，else修饰不定代词或不定副词时，必须后置。⑩chopstick/'tpstIk/ʃɒˌn.(常复)筷子apairofchopsticks一双筷子⑪continuingtochat是现在分词短语作伴随状语。⑫toone'ssurprise使某人吃惊的是若修饰此类短语，可在to前面加上much或greatly。⑬dessert/dI'zt/ɜːn.甜食desertn．沙漠v.遗弃，擅离⑭nowonder难怪It'snowonderthat...难怪……⑮本句是so...that...结构，句中as引导了一个时间状语从句。第一篇[第1...
