2022年高考英语阅读专题练习：饮食习惯（Eating habits）

2022年高考英语阅读专题练习：饮食习惯（Eating habits） 一、阅读理解-阅读选择（共12小题；共92分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Never before had a Kitchen so much of a History It tells of Freedom, Success, and of the Architecture of big American cities. Because that is where it started: in the second half of the 19th century! Welcome to a new Era of Kitchen Interior Design Back then, a Generation of successful American Entrepreneurs dreamt of a new style of Architecture to express their personal wealth. This dream was realized by young architects such as Daniel Burnham and Stanford White. They all had studied at the cole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. And they created a new style for Architecture and Interior Design, named after the famous French Art Institute: Beaux-Arts. SieMatic BeauxArts Breaks and Creates In fact it was not a new style at all, but a composition of styles from different periods and cultures. Many world-famous structures such as the Chicago Art Institute and the Statue of Liberty account for it. But what does that have to do with your kitchen Just as much as you want it to. Because in the same way that the anti-conventional architects back then took the freedom to combine elements from different historical eras, today, you too can break the conventional rules of style and create something new: your own personal composition of your kitchen. For that, SieMatic BeauxArts offers unique opportunities: A broad range of seemingly conflicting features that you combine to a harmonious design of your own. You can choose from menu of various forms, appealing colors, and precious materials, to create an environment that is much more than just a kitchen: a reflection of your personality. 1. Why did the BeauxArts style attract American entrepreneurs A.It helped display their money status. B.It was created by famous architects. C.It was named after a famous institute. D.It represented the 19th century urban culture. 2. What is unique of SieMatic BeauxArts A.Its designs are anti-conventional. B.Its designs come from famous structures. C.Its customers can enjoy their own composition. D.Its customers can choose from various new styles. Finally, I decided to go abroad as a teaching assistant. I think it is the best choice because it is always good to gain lots of teaching experience when you want to become a teacher. I chose to go abroad as an Au Pair then because I thought it would be great to live in an English family. This would give me the opportunity to learn more about English traditions and what life is like in an English family, and I would surely have to speak English all the time. The first thing I did was to check the Internet for Au Pair agencies. I sent an email to an IST Au Pair agency and they sent me information and application forms which I filled in. I had to write a letter to the still unknown host family, in which I introduced myself. I also sent photographs of myself, my family and of me taking car ... ...