食品安全（food safety）、吃货(a foodie)、有机食品(organic food）、垃圾食品(junk food)等这些概念也是试题中经常出现的。而且，今天在推荐两道美食：（1）臭豆腐（stinky tofu,which is strong-smelling preserved bean curd）;(2)四喜丸子（Sixi Meatballs:Braised Pork Balls in Gravy Sauce）

老夏考研“每日一题”选自《大西洋月刊》，原文文章标题为“Eat Food. All the Time. Mostly Junk.”（吃的食物。总这样。主要是垃圾。）我们今天的题目更换一种形式。 ......

【题目】正如下文中所使用的那样，下面哪项与“促成、导致”无关？

[A] driving.

[B]targeting.

[C] spurred.

[D] inspired.

【试题】

①We’re now 50 years or so into an unprecedented run of culinary* activism known as “the food revolution” — a loose term, but in general think farmers’ markets, school-lunch reforms, chefs widespread on TV, and middle-class kitchens stocked with olive* oil and preserved lemons. ②That revolution is driving the politics of food, too: Federal policies targeting agriculture, hunger, nutrition, and food safety have jumped to the headlines and spurred a tremendous amount of local and national organizing. ③And, of course, we have celebrities — including chefs, nutritionists, movie stars, and Michelle Obama — telling us how to eat for optimal health and reminding us of the sacred importance of family dinner. ④It was this sensibility, combined with cheap and head-spinning travel to Europe, that inspired young gastronomes* such as Alice Waters to make “fresh and local” the basis for an entire culinary philosophy.

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①We’re now 50 years or so into an unprecedented run of culinary* activism known as “the food revolution” — a loose term, but in general think farmers’ markets, school-lunch reforms, chefs widespread on TV, and middle-class kitchens stocked with olive oil and preserved lemons. 50年前，一场史无前例的烹饪运动开始了，被称为“食品革命”—— 这是一个宽泛的术语，但总的来说，它让人想到农市、学校午餐改革、电视上随处可见的厨师，以及中产阶级厨房里摆满了橄榄油和腌制柠檬。

②That revolution is driving the politics of food, too: Federal policies targeting agriculture, hunger, nutrition, and food safety have jumped to the headlines and spurred a tremendous amount of local and national organizing. 这场革命也在推动食品政治:针对农业、饥饿、营养和食品安全的联邦政策已经成为头条新闻，并刺激了大量的地方和国家的活动。

③And, of course, we have celebrities — including chefs, nutritionists, movie stars, and Michelle Obama — telling us how to eat for optimal health and reminding us of the sacred importance of family dinner. 此外，当然，还有一些名人 —— 包括厨师、营养学家、电影明星和米歇尔·奥巴马 —— 都告诉我们如何吃才能保持最佳健康状态，并提醒我们家庭聚餐的神圣重要性。

④It was this sensibility, combined with cheap and head-spinning travel to Europe, that inspired young gastronomes* such as Alice Waters to make “fresh and local” the basis for an entire culinary philosophy. 正是这种感性，再加上廉价而又让人头晕目眩的欧洲之旅，激发了爱丽丝•沃特斯(Alice Waters)等年轻美食家将“新鲜而本土化”作为整个烹饪哲学的基础。

考研英语除了考查知识点之外，还注重考查考生的思辨能力,即概念理解能力，逻辑推测能力以及概括能力。鉴于此，“每日一题”以段落的形式出现（这样为理解提供充分的语境），题目设计的目的主要帮助你既巩固所学知识（knowledge）又提高思辨能力（critical skills）。相信能成为你达到“事半功倍”复习效果的助手。

我们选择的外刊是考研命题的高频题源外刊，而且都是近期的最新文章。老夏按照考试的要求对文章进行了改写，以让朋友们“轻装上阵”。

你在学习时无需投入太多的时间和精力，更无需照抄文本。只要做题，搞懂“大意”就可以了（当然，欲夺高分者多花一些精力也无妨）。注意带“*”是超纲单词。

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