The power of food 食物的力量

顾邵芹

主题语境：社会

篇幅：297词

建议用时：6分钟

In an often divided world， new research reveals the fac?tor Americans feel unifies （统一） us the most—food！ Con?ducted by OnePoll with Sabra， the survey examined howAmericans look at cultures other than their own and how foodcan bridge gaps and create connections.

Eighty?four percent of Americans say food truly has thepower to connect people of different cultures and back?grounds. The poll of two thousand Americans found eighty?eight percent say they meet and experience other culturesthrough eating foods and reading about a variety of recipes. Infact， seventy?six percent are regularly drawn to foods that are representative of a culture dif?ferent from their own. The research revealed that eighty?six percent enjoy eating cuisinesdifferent from their home cuisines. Eighty?four percent of those who were studied revealedthey see food as a welcoming and approachable way to share cultures with others. And an?other eighty?two percent say they see chefs as cultural ambassadors （大使）—able to makeexperiencing a variety of cultures easy and understood.

Americans are also willing to travel only to experience food native to specific regionsof the world. Thirty?six percent would travel for Mexican cuisine while nearly half wouldtravel to enjoy authentic Italian cuisine. To our surprise， fifty?one percent prefer Chinesecuisine. The survey turns out that thirty?five percent would gladly travel to the Mediterra?nean to enjoy the food native to that area like grape leaves and hummus.

Food has become a way to bring different groups of people together. The majority ofpeople say having different meals is the best way to bring groups of people together andlearn about their culture. As a connection between different cultures， food plays an impor?tant part in our daily life. In addition， we must pay attention to its role seriously in a diversi?fied society.

ReadingCheck

1. What role does food play in international cultural exchange？

A. The bond.

B. The core.

C. The direction.

D. The supporter.

2. What do the majority of Americans think of chefs in paragraph 2？

A. They combine politics and foods.

B. They know other countries cultures a lot.

C. They make different cultures accessible.

D. They distinguish foreigners cuisine styles.

3. Which food attracts the most people to the local area to eat？

A. Italian food.

B. Chinese food.

C. Mexican food.

D. Mediterranean food.

4. Which is the best way to experience other cultures according to the text？

A. Talking with chefs.

B. Reading cultural books.

C. Travelling to other countries.

D. Sharing meals with each other.

LanguageStudy

Ⅰ. Difficult sentence in the text

Eighty?four percent of those who were studied revealed they see food as a welcomingand approachable way to share cultures with others. 84% 的受访者表示，他们认为食物是与他人分享文化的一种受欢迎且平易近人的方式。

【点石成金】此句是一个主从复合句，主干为Eighty?four percent of those re?vealed...。其中，who引导定语从句，修饰先行词those，关系词who在从句中作主语；动词revealed后接省略了that的宾语从句；to share cultures with others作后置定语，修饰way。

Ⅱ. Text?centered chunks

have the power to do 有力量做……

a variety of 各种各样的

be drawn to 被……所吸引

be willing to do 乐意做……；愿意做……

turn out 结果是；证明是