Warmweatherandsunnydaysmeanit’sbarbecue(烧烤)seasonintheUS.Thesedayswhenpeoplesaythey’regoingtoabarbecuetheyusuallymeanthatthey’regoingtoanoutdooreventwherefoodiscookedoveragrill(烤架).Popularfoodsbarbecueincludehamburgershotdogsandgrilledvegetables.
Barbecuefanssaythatthisisnotrealbarbecue;it’sjustgrilling.Truebarbecue–alsocalledBBQ–isanAmericantraditionthatisasoldasthecountryitself.
ThefirstpresidentoftheUnitedStatesGeorgeWashingtonwroteaboutgoingtoabarbecue.Barbecuereferstomeatthatiscookedforaverylongtime(sometimesaslongas24hours)overlowheatfromawoodfire.Thesmelloftheburningwoodaddsflavor(味道)tothemeatwhichbecomessoftasitcooks.
DifferentpartsoftheUShavedifferentwaysofmakingbarbecue.InTexaspeopleoftenusebeef.InNorthandSouthCarolinaporkisthemostcommon.InKansasCityporkribs(猪肋排)arethespecialty.Eachregionsaysthatitsownbarbecueisthebest.Therearebarbecuecontestseveryyearandevenwholemagazinesabouttheartofmaking greatbarbecue.
MostAmericansdon’thavethetimeorpatience(耐心)todigaholefillitwithspecialwoodlightafireandthencookmeatcarefullyoveritalldayandnight.Sowhentheywantrealbarbecuetheygotorestaurantsthatdothehardworkforthem.Forthosewhowanttohavetheirowneasybarbecuesthere’salwaysgrilling.
1.Popularbarbecuefoodsinclude___________.
A.hamburgers B.hotdogs C.grilledvegetables D.allofthese
2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?
A.BBQmeansporkcookedonlyonanopenfire.
B.Whenwecookfoodonthegrillwecallitbarbecue.
C.Peoplegotorestaurantstohavebarbecuebecauseit’smoredelicious.
D.InTexaspeopledon’toftenhaveabarbecue.
3.___________addsaspecialflavortothemeat.
A.Burningwood B.Cookingashorttime
C.Cookingoutdoors D.Diggingahole
4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“region”mean?
A.house B.place C.people D.meat
5.Whatdoesthistextmainlytalkabout?
A.Howtogrillfoods. B.BarbecuecultureintheUS.
C.Apresidenta