28. What do people usually think of British food?
- A. It is simple and plain.
- B. It is rich in nutrition.
- C. It lacks authentic tastes.
- D. It deserves a high reputation.
答案：A
答案句：What comes into your mind when you think of British food? Probably fish and chips, or a Sunday dinner of meat and two vegetables. But is British food really so uninteresting?
参考译文：当你想到英国食物时，你会想到什么？可能是炸鱼薯条，或者周日的一顿肉加两种蔬菜的晚餐。但是英国食物真的那么无趣吗？
定位线索：题干“What do people usually think of British food”→答案句首句“What comes into your mind when you think of British food”；文中“fish and chips, or a Sunday dinner of meat and two vegetables”和“uninteresting”对应选项A“simple and plain”。
解析：题干问人们对英国食物的通常看法，答案句直接列举了人们想到的典型英国食物（炸鱼薯条、肉加蔬菜），并用“uninteresting”一词概括，这与选项A“simple and plain”（简单平淡）同义。选项C“lacks authentic tastes”（缺乏正宗味道）文中未提及，属于无中生有；选项D“deserves a high reputation”与文中“reputation for less-than-impressive cuisine”矛盾，属于偷换概念。
29. Which best describes cookery programme on British TV?
- A. Authoritative.
- B. Creative.
- C. Profitable.
- D. Influential.
答案：D
答案句：It’s thanks to these TV chefs rather than any advertising campaign that Britons are turning away from meat-and-two-veg and ready-made meals and becoming more adventurous in their cooking habits. It is recently reported that the number of those sticking to a traditional diet is slowly declining and around half of Britain’s consumers would like to change or improve their cooking in some way. There has been a rise in the number of students applying for food courses at UK universities and colleges. It seems that TV programmes have helped change what people think about cooking.
参考译文：正是由于这些电视厨师而非任何广告活动，英国人正在远离肉加蔬菜和现成餐食，在烹饪习惯上变得更加大胆。最近报道称，坚持传统饮食的人数正在缓慢下降，大约一半的英国消费者希望以某种方式改变或改进他们的烹饪。申请英国大学和学院食品课程的学生人数有所增加。似乎电视节目帮助改变了人们对烹饪的看法。
定位线索：题干“cookery programme on British TV”→答案句“TV chefs”和“TV programmes”；文中“helped change what people think about cooking”、“becoming more adventurous”、“rise in the number of students”对应选项D“Influential”（有影响力的）。
解析：题干问电视烹饪节目的特点，答案句明确指出电视节目“helped change what people think about cooking”，并列举了人们改变烹饪习惯、学生申请食品课程增加等具体影响，这些证据共同说明节目具有“Influential”（影响力）的特点。选项A“Authoritative”（权威的）文中未提及节目有权威性；选项C“Profitable”（盈利的）文中未提及节目盈利情况，属于无中生有。
30. Which is the percentage of the people using more diverse ingredients now?
- A. 20%.
- B. 24%.
- C. 25%.
- D. 33%.
答案：D
答案句：Almost one third say they now use a wider variety of ingredients (配料) than they used to, and just under 1 in 4 say they now buy better quality ingredients than before.
参考译文：几乎三分之一的人说他们现在使用的配料种类比以前更广泛，略低于四分之一的人说他们现在购买比以前质量更好的配料。
定位线索：题干“percentage of the people using more diverse ingredients”→答案句“Almost one third say they now use a wider variety of ingredients”；文中“Almost one third”对应选项D“33%”。
解析：题干问使用更多样化配料的人的比例，答案句明确说“Almost one third”（几乎三分之一）的人使用更广泛的配料，三分之一约等于33%，因此选D。选项A“20%”对应文中“1 in 5”（五分之一）但那是尝试不同食物的人的比例，属于张冠李戴；选项B“24%”对应“just under 1 in 4”但那是购买更好质量配料的人的比例，属于张冠李戴。
31. What might the author continue talking about?
- A. The art of cooking in other countries.
- B. Male chefs on TV programmes.
- C. Table manners in the UK.
- D. Studies of big eaters.
答案：B
答案句：With an increasing number of male chefs on TV, it’s no longer “uncool” for boys to like cooking.
参考译文：随着电视上男性厨师数量的增加，男孩喜欢烹饪不再“不酷”。
定位线索：题干“continue talking about”→答案句末句“With an increasing number of male chefs on TV”；文中“male chefs”对应选项B“Male chefs on TV programmes”。
解析：题干问作者接下来可能继续谈论什么，答案句是文章最后一句，提到“increasing number of male chefs on TV”和男孩对烹饪的态度变化，这是新引入的话题，按照文章逻辑，作者接下来很可能围绕男性厨师展开讨论，因此选B。选项A“The art of cooking in other countries”、C“Table manners in the UK”、D“Studies of big eaters”在文中均未提及或铺垫，属于无中生有。