Ⅰ.阅读理解
Warm weather and sunny days signal the beginning of barbecue season in the US. Barbecue briefly features a cookout, so when people say they’re going to a barbecue, they usually mean that they’re going to an outdoor event where food is cooked over a grill. Barbecue includes popular foods like hamburgers, hot dogs, and grilled vegetables.
Barbecue fans say that this is not real barbecue; it’s just grilling. True barbecue — also called BBQ — is an American tradition that is as old as the country itself.
The first president of the United States, George Washington, wrote about going to a barbecue. Barbecue refers to meat that is cooked for a very long time (sometimes as long as 24 hours) over low heat from a wood fire. The smell of the burning wood adds flavor to the meat, which becomes soft as it cooks.
Different parts of the US have different ways of making barbecue. In Texas, people often use beef. In North and South Carolina, pork is the most common. In Kansas City, pork ribs (猪肋排) are the specialty. Each region says that its own barbecue is the best. There are barbecue contests every year, and even whole magazines about the art of making great barbecue.
Most Americans don’t have the time or patience to dig a hole, fill it with special wood, light a fire and then cook meat carefully over it all day and night. So when they want real barbecue, they go to restaurants that do the hard work for them. For those who want to have their own, easy barbecues, there’s always grilling.
语篇解读：本文主要介绍了烧烤是美国的传统风俗习惯。他们喜欢在户外的烧烤。在美国有不同的烧烤方式。在得克萨斯州，人们经常用牛肉；在北卡罗来纳州和南卡罗来纳州，猪肉是最常见的。
1．Why is George Washington mentioned in the text?
A．To tell us he was the first president of the United States.
B．To tell us barbecue is popular in America.
C．To tell us what a true barbecue was like.
D．To tell us barbecue has a long history.
解析：选C 推理判断题。第二段提到一些烧烤迷认为在烤架上烧烤不是真正的烧烤，真正的烧烤是美国的一种传统，第三段以华盛顿曾经烧烤的事情为例，来说明真正的烧烤是什么。故选C。
2．What can we infer from the text?
A．The food ingredients for barbecue are not quite the same.
B．BBQ means pork cooked only on an open fire.
C．Barbecue contests mainly attract professional cooks.
D．The art of making great barbecue is dying out.
解析：选A 推理判断题。根据第四段可知，在得克萨斯州，人们经常用牛肉；在北卡罗来纳州和南卡罗来纳州，猪肉是最常见的。由此可知，烧烤的食材不完全相同。故选A。
3．What do most Americans do when they are eager for a real barbecue?
A．They go outdoors and cook day and night.
B．They cook food on the grill in their garden.
C．They go to restaurants to have barbecue.
D．They watch a barbecue contest.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，大部分美国人没有时间和耐心去做真正的烧烤，当他们想要真正的烧烤时，他们就去餐馆。故选C。
4．What does this text mainly talk about?
A．How to grill foods.
B．Barbecue culture in the US.
C．A president and a barbecue.
D．The differences between barbecue and grilling.
解析：选B 主旨大意题。本文主要描述的美国的烧烤文化。故选B。
