时间:2019-01-25 作者:英语课 分类:英语六级听力练习集锦


英语课

 


Passage Two 


14. 


A) Because we might be offered a dish of insects. 


B) Because nothing but freshly cooked insects are served 


C) Because some yuppies like to horrify 1 guests with insects as food. 


D) Because we might meet many successful executives 2 in the media industry.


15. 


A) From yuppie clubs. 


B) In the seafood 3 market. 


C) In the supermarket.


D) On the Intemet.


16.


A) It's easy to prepare. 


B) It's tasty and healthful. 


C) It's exotic 4 in appearance.


D) It's safe to eat.


17. 


A) It will be consumed by more and more young people. 


B) It will become the first course at dinner parties. 


C) It will have to be changed to suit local tastes. 


D) It is unlikely to be enjoyed by most People.


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Yuppies are young people who earn a lot of money and live in a style that is too expensive for most people. If you're invited to a yuppie dinner party, don't be surprised if you're offered freshly-cooked insects as a first course(14). While the idea of eating fried insects fills most of us with horror, insect-eating is becoming highly fashionable. For example, in the media industry, successful executives are often seen to eat fried or boiled insects from time to time while working at their desks. These safe-to-eat insects can be found and ordered on the Internet(15). And young people are logging on to exotic food websites and ordering samples of prepared insects to serve at their dinner parties. Although the idea of eating insects is probably disgusting to most of us, few people would claim that pigs, chickens, and some kind of seafood we often eat are examples of great beauty. One day, insects could be marketed and sold as food item in supermarket. According to their fans, they are not only high in protein and low in fat, but also very tasty(16). But until our attitudes to food change fundamentally, it seems that insect-eaters will remain a select few(17).


14. Why did the speaker say we might be surprised at the yuppie dinner party?


15. Where can the people order the unusual food mentioned by the speaker?


16. Why are some yuppies attracted by the unusual food?


17. What does the speaker say about the future of this type of unusual food?



vt.使恐怖,使恐惧,使惊骇
  • His family were horrified by the change.他的家人对这一变化感到震惊。
  • When I saw these figures I was horrified.我看到这些数字时无比惊骇。
(公司或机构的)经理( executive的名词复数 ); (统称公司或机构的)行政领导; (政府的)行政部门; [the Executive][美国英语](美国政府的)行政当局
  • They have taken measures to equate the salaries of higher civil servants to those of business executives. 他们采取措施使高级文职人员的工资和企业管理干部的工资相等。
  • He disregarded the advice of his executives. 他对主管层的建议置若罔闻。
n.海产食品,海味,海鲜
  • There's an excellent seafood restaurant near here.离这儿不远有家非常不错的海鲜馆。
  • Shrimps are a popular type of seafood.小虾是比较普遍的一种海味。
adj.奇异的,异乎寻常的,外(国)来的,外国产
  • There are some exotic words in English language.英语中有一些外来词。
  • She likes to wear exotic clothes.她喜欢穿奇装异服。
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