"FoodinFranceisstillprimarilyaboutpleasure,"saysMarkSin...

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"Food in France is still primarily about pleasure,"says Mark Singer, technical director of cuisine at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris."Cooking and eating are both pastimes(消遣) and pleasure."The French might start their day with bread, butter, jam, and perhaps something hot to drink — it’s a time of the day when the whole family can be united. Singer, born in Philadelphia, has lived in France for more than 40 years.

"Although things have changed greatly in the past 20 years when it comes to food in the country,"he says,"and what was a big affair with eating has been slowly softened up, there are still events in the year, like birthdays and New Year’s Eve and Christmas Eve that are still really anchored in traditional food and cooking. But it’s not every day."

Some people think French food life may be aperformance, adds Jennifer Berg, director of graduate food studies at New York University."They want to believe that France is this nation where people are spending five hours a day going to 12 different markets to get their food. The reality is most croissants(羊角面包)are factory-made, and most people are buying convenience food, except for the very small group of people in high society. But part of our identity relies on believing that myth."

In Italy, as in France, takeout is still relatively rare."Eating fast is not at all part of our culture,"says Marco Bolasco, editorial director of Slow Food and an Italian food expert. Our meals are relaxed, even during a lunch break. Food in Italy is love, and nutrition, and pleasure, he says. An Italian child’s first experience with food is not small round cakes or rice or eggs, but probably ice cream, notes Bolasco. Status and wealth play less of a role in food.

28．How have things about French food changed?

le prefer to cook at home.

people choose to eat out.

itional food is less frequently cooked.

le eat faster than before.

29．What does the underlined word"performance"in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A.A bother.                 B.A play.                    C.A hobby.                 D.A routine.

30．Why is Italian food compared with French food in the last paragraph?

show the advantages of Italian food.

prove the differences between them.

reflect the customs of Italian food.

indicate the common points of the two.

31．What’s the main idea of the passage?

as identity.                                       as pleasure.

as survival.                                       as status.

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